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Create Excel Template

By Manisha SharmaManisha Sharma

Create Templates in Excel

Create Excel Template (Table of Contents)

  • Create Templates in Excel
  • How to Create Templates in Excel?
  • Examples to Create Templates in Excel

Create Templates in Excel

We have different types and categories of templates available in Excel, which we can be accessed from the File menu ribbon’s New section. This has a different types of Templates such as Business, Calendar, Budget, Planner, Financial Management, etc. To create customize templates other than these, we can use Data Validation for drop-down, Table, Images and give them proper header names. We can also insert a logo for our template. To standardize the template, always fix the theme or template, and visuals should see the purpose of creation.

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How to create Templates?

Templates can be made by saving an excel file with a specialized extension and then saving the file in a specified directory.

What type of content can be stored as a Template?

Text data can be stored as a template. Various sections of a document, such as page titles, column and row labels, text and section headings, any cell in Excel that contains text or numbers, or any kind of data, can all be included in a template. We can also include any graphical shapes, logos of companies, or any background image and even Excel formulae.

The type of text formattings such as font or color, or size can be saved as a template along with the data. Formats of cells or worksheets, such as column width or background fill color or alignment of text and even formats of numbers and dates, and a number of sheets can be saved in templates.

What are the advanced features that can be saved as Templates?

All hidden and protected areas such as locked cells that cannot be altered and hidden columns and rows, or even worksheets that may contain data that is not meant for general view.

All Macros are specially customized toolbars that may contain frequently used options; macros, as well as the quick access toolbar, can be saved as templates.

How to Create Templates in Excel?

To create a template in recent versions of Excel, there is actually very little work that has to be done.

Excel 2013 & later versions – Prior to saving a file as a template, one has to define the custom template directory.

  • Go to File.

Create Templates Step 1-1

  • Click on Options.

Create Templates Step 1-2

  • Select the option Save in the menu ribbon.

Create Templates Step 1-3

  • Find the option Default personal templates location among the various options.
  • Provide the choice of a directory where you want to save all the templates. Documents\Custom Office Templates is regarded as a good choice.

Create Templates Step 1-4

Excel 2007 and Excel 2010

  • Firstly, go to the File.

Create Templates Step 2-1

  • Click on Save As.

Create-Templates-Step-2-2-2

  • Now, the option to provide a name to your template file appears.

Create Templates Step 2-3

  • Here we see that in the drop-down menu, there is an option called Excel Template (*.xltx)

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  • Click on the Save button to save the template.

Create Templates Step 2-5

Note: It is better to choose “Excel Macro-Enabled Template” (.xltm) for cases where the workbook might contain macros. “Excel 97-2003 Template” (.xlt) is to be chosen for the cases where the version of the Excel workbook is very old. “Excel Template” (.xltx) should be chosen for all other cases.

Examples to Create Templates in Excel

Below are some examples to create templates in excel.

Example #1

Now, firstly we will make all the changes in a new file, modify it till all the items that you wish to save in the template are ready. Then you have to save the file as a template. Template files have a special extension.

Create Excel Templates Example 1-1

In the screenshot above, we have added an image and text as the structure of the template. Now we shall follow the steps below to create the excel template.

Step 1 – Firstly, go to File.

Create Excel Templates Example 1-2

Step 2 – Click on Save As.

Create Excel Templates Example 1-3

Now, the option to provide a name to your template file appears.

Create Excel Templates Example 1-4

Step 3 – Here, we see that in the drop-down menu, select Excel Template (*.xltx)

Create Excel Templates Example 1-5

Step 4 – Click on the Save button to save the template.

Create Excel Templates Example 1-6

Now, automatically, Excel will place this template file in the appropriate directory. And new Excel documents can be created based on this template file by navigating and choosing “Personal” in the new file window (which is right next to Featured) and then choosing the appropriate template.

Concepts always become much clearer when we have more examples. So, let us look at yet another example to create Excel Templates.

Example #2

Let us now explore how to save a Macro-Enabled Excel template through an example. Suppose we have an excel with some macros(s) that is to be used as a base for other files, then we need to save this Excel as a macro-enabled excel template.

Create Excel Templates Example 2-1

Create Excel Templates Example 2-2

In the screenshots above, we have added a macro in the template file, and now we shall proceed to create the template in excel.

  • Firstly, go to File –> Save As (As shown in the above Example)
  • Now, the option to provide a name to your template file appears.
  • Here we see that in the drop-down menu, there is an option called Excel Macro-Enabled Template (*.xltm)

Create Excel Templates Example 2-3

  • Click on the Save button to save the template.

Create Excel Templates Example 2-4

Now, automatically, Excel will place this template file in the appropriate directory. And new Excel documents can be created based on this template file by navigating.

  • Firstly, go to File.

Create Excel Templates Example 2-5

  • Click on New.

Create Excel Templates Example 2-6

  • Choose Personal in the new file window (which is right next to Featured) and then choose Template 2.

Create Excel Templates Example 2-7

Example #3

Now, let us look at another example. Firstly, we will make all the changes in the new file, modify it till all the items that you wish to save in the template are ready. Then you have to save the file as a template. Template files have a special extension.

Create Excel Templates Example 3-1

In the above screenshot, we have added an image and text as the structure of the template. Now we shall follow the steps below to create the excel template.

Step 1 – Firstly, go to File and then click on Save As an option (As shown in the above examples).

Now, the option to provide a name to your template file appears.

Step 2 – Here, we see that in the drop-down menu, select Excel Template (*.xltx)

Create Excel Templates Example 3-2

Step 3 – Click on the Save button to save the template.

Create Excel Templates Example 3-3

Example #4

Now, let us look at yet another example. Now, we will make all the changes in a new file, modify it till all the items that you wish to save in the template are ready. Then you have to save the file as a template. Template files have a special extension.

Example 4-1

In the screenshot above, as you can see, we have added the template structure – we have added a world map and increased the default worksheets and renamed them, and now we shall proceed to save this file as a template.

Now we shall follow the steps below to create the excel template.

Step 1 – Firstly, go to File and then click on Save As an option (As shown in the above examples).

Now, the option to provide a name to your template file appears.

Step 2 – Here from the drop-down menu, select Excel 97-2003 Template (*.xlt)

Example 4-2

Step 3 – Click on Save to save the template.

Example 4-3

Example #5

Now we shall proceed to use a template file to create a new file in excel. We will make use of the Example #4 template file.

  • Firstly, go to File.

Example 5-1

  • Click on New.

Example 5-2

  • Choose “Personal” in the new file window (which is right next to Featured) and then choose the appropriate template.

Example 5-3

  • We shall choose Template 4 as the base and create a new file in excel.

Example 5-4

  • As we can see, all the template structures are retained, and the new file is named Template4 1 – the first file based on Template 4.

Example 5-5

Example #6

Now we shall proceed to use another template file to create a new file in excel. We will make use of the Example #3 template file.

We shall choose Template 3 as the base and create a new file in excel.

Example 6-1

Hence, we can see that the image and the header structure is retained in the new file. And it is also important to note that this new file is named Template3 1 – signifying that it is the first file based on Template 3.

Example 6-2

Example #7

Now we shall create another new template. We will create the template structure in excel, as shown below.

Example 7-1

Now we shall follow the steps below to create the excel template.

Step 1 – Firstly, go to File and then click on Save As an option (As shown in the above example).

Now, the option to provide a name to your template file appears.

Step 2 – Here, from the drop-down menu, select Excel Template (*.xltx)

Create Excel Templates Example 7-2

Step 3 – Click on the Save button to save the template.

Create Excel Templates Example 7-3

This will create a Template 7 template with the template structure defined in the Default Template location in excel.

Example #8

Now we shall attempt to use Template 7 to create another file in excel.

Here we see that we have Template 7 listed. Click on it to create a new file based on Template 7.

Example 8-1

Now, automatically, Excel will place this file in the appropriate directory.

Example 8-2

Example #9

Now, let us see an example where we have Excel formulae in the Template file.

Example 9-1

As we can see above, we have created a Template structure with the formula for Net Profit Margin defined as:

Net Profit Margin = (Net Profit/Total Revenue)*100

Since this is the template, no data is present here. Let us see how to create the template file in excel.

Now we shall follow the steps below to create the excel template.

Step 1 – Firstly, go to File and then click on Save As an option (As shown in the above examples).

Now, the option to provide a name to your template file appears.

Step 2 – Here, from the drop-down menu, select Excel Template (*.xltx)

Example 9-2

Step 3 – Click on the Save button to save the template.

Example 9-3

This will create a Template 9.xltx template with the template structure defined in the Default Template location.

Example #10

Now, we shall attempt to use the previous example template to create a new file and see if that works in excel.

We will go to File -> New -> personal and then find our Template file (in this case, it is Template 9) and click on it to select it.

Example 10-1

We see that in the new file, we have the structure defined and once we feed in the data on Column A, B, and C, the Net Profit Margin in Column D is automatically calculated by using the formula from the Template File.

Example 10-2

Example #11

Let us now use our second example – Template 2 to create a new file in excel. Template2 has a macro defined in it, so let us see if the same is available in the new file.

Now let us see what happens when we select “Template2”.

Example 11-1

It opens up a new file with the same macro (that was defined in the template file) loaded automatically.

Example 11-2

We will need to click on “Enable Content” in the pop-up to enable the macro upon enabling content once we click on the Open Requests button.

Example 11-3

We will get the desired result.

Example 11-4

Things to Remember

  • For versions of Excel 2013 and later, it is possible to change Excel’s default template for a workbook by saving the template at the appropriate location. All default templates must have a specific name – Book.xltx or Book.xltm and must be saved in Excel’s startup directory. C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART
  • In order to modify the template used to add new sheets in already existing files, the template has to be named xltx or Sheet.xltm and must be saved in the same folder.

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