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Note. All of these Add-Ins are Templates set for download in zip files. If you double-click on a template you will get a document, not the template. The template, itself, needs to be stored in your Word Startup Folder, to be used as an Add-In. The Add-Ins can be opened and read without activating the macros. In most cases, you can examine the vba code (macros) if you wish. Each download title acts as a hyperlink to begin the download. These Add-Ins are intended for use on Windows or Mac desktop versions of Word on a computer. They are not for the mobile or online versions of Word. They will not work on the Chromebook.

	Random Text Add-In for Ribbon Versions of Word - Adds icons on Quick Action Toolbar to run two variations on the Rand function to insert six paragraphs of random text. Contains macros.Created to help a poster on a Word forum. My personal recommendation is to, instead, learn the functions. The Add-In can help with that, too. See "The rand "virus": or how to insert dummy text into a document" by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP. This uses a custom dialog box to write the functions and use them to insert dummy text. User has option to get a message box showing the AutoCorrect function that is written. You can use Ctrl+Z to back up and see the function in the document. This will help you learn these AutoCorrect functions. Also can insert older "Quick Brown Fox" text. It also has three QAT buttons, one for the userform and two for the other forms of random text. The Help button on the UserForm provides documentation. This is version 20.14 and is a dotm file inside a zip folder. Updated 2 December 2020 Download Add-In latest version.
	MacroButton Prompt Add-In - Adds command and dialog to insert a MacroButton Prompt. In Ribbon versions of Word, the command is added to the QAT. In Word 2003, the command is added at the bottom of the Insert menu. Gives the user the dialog shown at right allowing entry of a MacroButton Prompt using colored text. The Add-In itself acts as a help file. In both versions the dialog can also be launched with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+F4. Contains .dot file for Word 2003 and .dotm file for Ribbon versions of Word and pdf versions of these files. This is Version 20.14. (2 December 2020) This Add-In does NOT work in Word 97. Don't know about Word 2000-2002. It shouldn't hurt anything in Word 97, the code simply does not work. Download Add-In latest version.
	Pop Up Text Add-In - Inserts pop-up text that appears on mouse-over in a word document. The document where you are inserting the pop-up need have no macros and does not need the Add-In. Version 23.05. Works in Word 2007 and later. Shows shading on dialog box in response to checking option to shade display text in document. It also selects all the text in either of the input text areas in the dialog upon going into them. Updated 2 November 2023. Here is an example produced by the Add-In: This uses AutoTextList Fields rather than Hyperlink fields and allows up to 58 characters for the display text - the text in the document, and 255 characters in the balloon pop-up. This AutoTextList method is also discussed in this video: How to Create Text Pop-Ups in Microsoft Word This is similar to the method using the HyperLink field except the result is slightly different. See below. The documentation in the Add-In discusses how to use either method without using the Add-In. Download Add-In latest version.

BarCode Add-In for Word 2013 and later. I recommend using Graham Mayor's Add-In for QR, Code39, and Code 128 bar codes, instead of mine. He is a better programmer than I am. Mine inserts barcode for text using the DisplayBarCode field. His creates both the DisplayBarCode and the related MergeBarCode fields. Neither field displays a barcode in earlier versions of Word. This version of my Add-In inserts any of the ten types of bar codes recognized by the field. Field generated by this Add-In can be modified manually after generation to allow for more types of bar codes or different sizes. Bar codes generated using this can be saved as graphics using a screenshot. This is Version 21.15 updated on 14 September 2021. Produces all kinds of bar codes but focused on the QR Bar Code. Allow setting scale, rotation, and error correction switches for QR barcode. It is a .dotm file in a .zip file and contains macros as well as a QAT button to run the macros. Pdf of documentation text also included.

NOTE: I don't believe either of these fields can add a USPS-compliant barcode (Intelligent Mail) for envelopes. Using the old barcode field will slow down delivery of mail. You can download something from the USPS from here. I do not know how to use that software. The USPS barcode does not have an even bottom edge.

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FileNew Classic Dialog for Word 2002-2024 - Adds a New File or Template Button on left end of Home Tab together with a keyboard shortcut. It Ribbon versions of Word, it also adds a QAT button or icon. This gives quick access to user and workgroup templates through the traditional tabbed FileNew dialog box. This is a .dot[x] file to add to the Word Startup folder. It contains no macros. It also puts the command on the QAT. There is a version without the Home Tab button as well. Windows version only.
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(Alternative methods - QAT button and Keyboard shortcut)

See File New Variations in the Versions of Word for information about the problems addressed by this Add-In. The Zip file contains a ReadMe file; each template is self-documenting.

This is Version 17.5 of this template package. All templates are macro-free.

This does not work in Mac versions of Word. I know of no way to have it work on mobile devices or the browser version.

In the .dot version for Word 2002-2003 this adds command to the File Menu and to the Standard Toolbar (as well as keyboard shortcut).

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	Easy New Document Template package (letterhead in headers) - This is a zip file with a set of templates. It is designed to make it easy to create a new document based on a template other than the normal template. The enclosed templates are designed to be used in versions Word 97-2024 (365) (and probably later). They are a basic letterhead with the letterhead in the first-page header and with a continuation header. Macro-free versions are enclosed as well. This does not change the default new document but rather gives an easy way to create a new document based on a particular template. For a method that changes the default template for new documents (without changing the normal template) see the Letterhead AddIns below. See this ReadMe file for more information. The method demonstrated can be used with any template. Version 2014.2 2014-03-26 (zip file - 109K) The screenshots below take you to relevant places in that ReadMe file. Download Add-In latest version.
	Letterhead AddIn(s) - Created to assist someone who mistakenly wanted to make the letterhead the normal template for all people in the company. Adding text to the normal template (including headers or footers or page numbers) is a very bad idea. The zip file contains two versions. The first creates a new letter based on a letterhead template in the workgroup template folder when Word is opened. The second is a single template to go in the Word Startup Folder which acts as the template for letters. In either version the tempate becomes the default new document without replacing the normal template. This is a variation of the EasyNewDocument Add-In. This Add-In changes the default template for new documents, without changing the normal template. Although the title is "Letterhead," it could be any document format. This includes documentation and instructions for modification. For Word 2007 and later only, although concept would work in earlier versions as well. Version 18.6 updated February 12, 2018. Download Letterhead Addins
	Letterhead system. This is a system for self-updating letter forms. The idea is to have letterhead components stored in one location and have letter forms reference that location when used so that form letters will have the latest letterhead information. If you are generating your letterhead on the computer or if your letter forms need to accommodate pre-printed letterhead, you should look at this! - Last updated 10-Jul-2001 - Version 2001.05 - zip file 496 KB - See also the Letterhead Textboxes and Styles Tutorial (below) Download Letterhead System Now
	Gender Toolbar - Lets you use a custom document property to make gender-specific fields in Word 97 - 2024 (365). Contains built in toolbar, instructions for installation (and un-installation), autotext entries & macros. Zip file - Version 2017.09. Adds these options to the Insert tab on the ribbon.- Last Updated 10 Nov 2017. Unobtrusive - powerful! -------------- Examples: Ms. X is female, a woman. She is married, making her a wife. Her bicycle was a present from her parents. That is why people say the bicycle is hers. Mr. X is male, a man. He is married, making him a husband. His bicycle was a present from his parents. That is why people say the bicycle is his. The gender-specific words can be set/changed at the click of a button. The fields can be inserted from the drop-down menu. Once fields have been inserted from the toolbar, the document with fields can be used by someone else who does not have the add-in by manually changing the document property. Otherwise, they retain their gender just as if they were ordinary text. Documentation is included. Download Gender Toolbar Now
	Checkbox Add-In Lets you put active checkboxes in your documents without protecting them as forms! Designed as a tutorial with macros that you can read as well as an Add-In you can use right away. Combines use of AutoText, MacroButton Fields, and macros to achieve clickable checkboxes. This is primarily for use in menu versions of Word (2004 and earlier).You can use this as an Add-In and give this capability to all your documents or copy the components to your other templates for use in individual documents. Now with a ?/Y/N Toggle as well. (Includes a separate document on a substitute for the REF field with online form checkboxes.) For more on how this is constructed, see Single-Click Checkboxes in Word. Last updated 18 March 2023 - Version 2023.11 (Zipped - 67K). Download Checkbox Add-In Now
	Legal Toolbars

Based on a toolbar described in Word 97 for Law Firms, Word 2000 for Law Firms, Word XP for Law Firms & Word 2003 for Law Firms - Includes date field menu that inserts various date fields using AutoText entries. (Zip format. Last updated 20 January 2017 - 183 Kb, Version 2017.07) Latest update includes superscripted ordinals (23^rd) in date fields as shown by Paul Edstein (MacroPod) as well as keyboard shortcuts for heading styles 4-9.
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Navigation and Styles Pane Settings - for Word 2010 and later.
In Word 2016-21 Navigation Pane settings are not "sticky." The pane will be very large when initially shown.
In Word 2010-13, when Word starts, the Navigation Pane is displayed or not depending on the setting when it was last used.

Contains checkbox to display the Styles Pane and set width as well. Dialog box shown is what will display when Word is first opened after installation. File location is user setting. Can check box to hide for later. (Width setting for Styles Pane does not work on some recent versions.)

This zip file has an Add-In that gives the user control over both. Version 23.22. The template is its own Read-Me file with documentation. This is not for Word 2007.
Last updated June 8, 2023

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	Web Toolbar Handler - Use as an Add-In or copy code and toolbar to your own global template. Disables Web toolbar and provides menu command for you to view the toolbar when you want to. Version 2001.01 - (Zipped - 10K) Last updated 28 October 2001. Download Web Toolbar Handler Now
	Print Current Page Only Add-In - Adds macro to print only the current page. This is assigned to a printer icon on the QAT for versions 2007 and later. For all versions, the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+P is assigned to this macro. Download zip file contains a .dotm file and a .dot file. Only one should go into the Word Startup Folder. Version 14.2. Released 2014-04-08. Download Print Current Page Only Add-In Now
	DateLoader Add-In - In Word Alt+Shift+D inserts a Date field (4/15/2014) that updates every time you open or print a document. Most uses work better with a CreateDate field that gives you the current date when you insert it and remains that same date. When used in a template, it is updated when a new document is created. Also, people may prefer a long date rather than the short date. This Add-In substitutes a long format (April 15, 2021) CreateDate field. It also has instructions for changing the format and has several options. For details on datefields take a look at Using Date Fields in Microsoft Word. (template in 8K zip folder, no macros or code, Version 19.2) Download DateLoader Add-In Now
	FileName and Path Keyboard Shortcut Add-In - This is a simple Add-In (.dot file) that lets a person insert the FileName and Path field in Word at the insertion point with the Keyboard shortcut Alt+Ctrl+Shift+F. Creating this path is very simple Insert > Field but the Add-In attaches a keyboard shortcut to a macro that does this directly. Can be used in conjunction with the following macro-free Add-In for Supplemental Building Blocks. Works in Word 97-2024 (365). Version 18.3. Download FileNamePath Add-In Now
	Append Date to FileName Add-In - saving new documents This Add-In is discussed in my article on the Microsoft Answer site: Automatically Adding Date to the FileName for New Documents - vba to to go into templates. If this is placed in the Word StartUp folder without modification any new documents created will have a proposed filename including the date in the format YYYY-MM-DD. Said proposed name will also include any text in the document’s Title Document Property. It can be modified so that this only happens with documents created based on certain templates. Version 23.01
	Supplemental Building Blocks for Headers and Footers with Page X of Y Header/Footer and FileName Building Blocks for Word 2007-2024 (365) - Addin that can be placed in either the Word Startup Folder or the Building Blocks folder. Contains Header and Footer building blocks with the Page X of Y and FileName entries familiar to those who used Word 97-2003. This Add-In contains no macros. This contains Page Number entries for direct entry and Header and Footer Building Blocks. Version 2024.5. Can be used in conjunction with the FileName and Path Add-In which contains a macro to insert the filename at the insertion point. Now contains an AutoText version for use with the Mac.
	Table Cell Color Keyboard Shortcuts This Add-in gives keyboard shortcuts to color table cells. Version 20.2 Word 2007-2024 (365) Self-documenting .dotm file.
	Toggle Toolbars Add-In for Word 2007-2024 (365) - A substitute for/supplement for AutoHide Ribbon. This Add-In Assigns the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+; to the legacy command ToggleToolbars. In the Ribbon versions of Word this hides the Ribbon and QAT, the Status Bar, and panes like the Styles Pane and Navigation Pane. The rulers are still displayed. Unlike the AutoHidden Ribbon, this does not require the full screen and is not "sticky." It can be used in a normal window, it does not require full-screen. See Ribbon Display Problems and Comparison of AutoHide / Minimize Ribbon and AutoHide Ribbon Macro-Free Version 20.2. Download Toggle Toolbars Add-In
	Outline Headings Global Stylesheet for Word 2002-2024 (365) - Version 23.14 2 Add-in to be used as a global stylesheet as described in A Global StyleSheet in Microsoft Word? This imports the Body Text and all 9 heading styles from the global template. Has keyboard shortcut to do this as well as keyboard shortcuts for Heading Styles 4-9. Zip file with .dot and .dotm files. Use only one of the templates. Contains macro to remove numbering from heading styles (written by Stefan Blom) as well as a toolbar in the .dot version and Ribbon buttons in the .dotm version. Also includes optional body text styles to match the indents of the headings. Also includes three [Quick] Style Sets that may work for you instead of the Add-Ins. Those use three different numbering styles. Also includes a separate sample macro holder that copies all styles in the template into the active document. -- If you only want to add the Keyboard shortcuts, use the following macro-free Add-In instead. Download the Global Stylesheets Add-In
	Heading Style Keyboard Shortcuts - Heading Styles 4-9 - Heading Styles 1-3 have keyboard shortcuts associated with them. Ctrl+Alt+[Heading level] This macro-free Add-In provides keyboard shortcuts to apply the other heading styles. Zip folder containing .dotx and .dot files. For Word 97-2024 (365). Updated 2023.01.24 Download
	Styles QAT Add-In - for Ribbon versions Adds four Style controls to Quick Access Toolbar (QAT). The one on the left gives access to the Quick Styles Gallery from the Home tab. The text Drop-down is the legacy Styles drop-down from menu versions of Word. The third opens the Styles Pane giving access to other controls. The fourth one launches the Styles Organizer. The screenshots below show the Styles Gallery and the legacy Styles drop-down. This is version 20.04. Macro-free .dotx file in a zip folder. Download Styles QAT Add-In
	Animated Text Effects Font Sampler - Earlier versions of Word (97-2003) have animated font effects (Red Marching Ants, Sparkle Text, etc.) that are no longer available (probably because corporate folks found them too annoying). There are no font dialog controls for these in Word 2007 and the later ribbon versions of Word. A macro can still insert such text or you can simply put text that already has the feature you want into your document and it will retain that character. (Such a macro written by Greg Maxey can be found here.) Text that has these effects applied keeps the effect when inserted or pasted into Word 2007-2010. You can then replace the pasted text with anything you want. (You can get rid of text effects in those versions by clearing font formatting (Ctrl+Spacebar)). The download has samples of all six text animation effects. You can copy text from it and then write your own text to suit or use it as an AutoText/Building Blocks Add-In. Word 2013/365 and later does not display these text effects, period. The zip file contains a .doc file and a .dotx template. The template can be placed in the Word Startup Folder or in your Building Blocks folder to make it global. It contains AutoText entries but no macros. The names of the AutoText entries each begin with the letter "x" and are listed in the template. Current version is 4.14. Download Text Effect Font Sampler Add-In Now
	Open Recent File QAT Modification for Word 2013-2024 - This file adds a button for the Open Recent File command to the QAT when placed in the Word Startup Folder. See page 2 of this thread on the Microsoft Answers Word forum. This Add-In was created using Word 2010, which gives access to this command in the Modify QAT dialog. Note, in Word 2013-2024 you can easily get to Recent Files (with or without this Add-In) using the Keyboard Shortcut Alt+F,R. This .dotx form Add-In is without macros. Also contains a separate .dotm Add-In that implements macros and a UserForm to display recent files. See Doug Robbins' answer in this forum thread. This has a different button on the QAT. These can work together; however, I can't think of a reason to use both. This is version 18.4 of this Add-In. Download Add-In latest version.
	Legacy Spell Check Dialog Add-In This Add-In uses a macro to intercept the new Editor when using the F7 key to check spelling, instead using the legacy spell-check dialog. See Classic Spell Check Dialog - Macro to use classic dialog rather than Editor and Spell Check Dialog Instead of Editor for information about this. Download Add-In latest version.

	Blank Header/Footer Building Blocks Add-In for Word 2013 and later - I understand that the blank headers and footers have been removed from the Building Blocks Gallery in Word 2013. This is a .dotx file with blank headers and footers for those who care to use them. It would be placed in either the Word Startup Folder or in the Building Blocks folder. It adds a header and footer with a content control for typing (like Word 2010) as well as a truly empty header and footer to the choices available. Note, if you have a 2010 version of the Building Blocks file, you can use that as a global Add-In. I would recommend renaming, it, though. Download Add-In latest version.
	Continuous Page Numbering Add-In - In (32-bit versions of) Word 2007 or later, this adds a button (shown below-left) to the Header/Footer tools tab to reset any page numbers in a document to number continuously. (This is the default setting in Word so you shouldn't need this often.) Page numbering can get messed up in multiple-section documents and can be difficult to fix manually. This button triggers a macro to do it. The macro is based on one written by Jay Freedman. The macro is shown in the Add-In text and can be copied. This does not add or change page number fields; it makes sure that the numbering does not restart anywhere in the document. After it is clicked, the user has a chance to cancel. Once it has been run, the user can choose to restart page numbering in any section using the Format Page Numbers dialog. Also contains a .dot file for earlier versions of Word. This has been tested in Word 2003, but does not work in Word 97. It may work in Word 2000 and 2002 but has not been tested. In menu versions, this add-in adds the button shown to the Header/Footer Toolbar (shown to the right). This is Version 21.14 Updated 20 March 2021 . Download Continuous Page Numbering Add-In latest version
	2003 WordArt Add-In for Word 2010-2024(365) - In Word 2010 .docx formatted documents the legacy WordArt Dropdown gallery is not available and the items must be recreated via text effects or imported from a legacy document. This macro-free Add-In gives the users a custom AutoText gallery on the Quick Access Toolbar that allows use of the traditional choices as an addition to the WordArt directly available in Word 2010 - 2024 (365). 30 AutoText entries are in the Custom 4 gallery. (DOTM template in 299K zip file, contains gallery and QAT assignment, Version 22.08) Works in Word 2007-2024 (365) but not useful in Word 2007 because Word 2007 uses Word 2003's WordArt graphics engine. For a discussion of alternatives, see this thread on the Microsoft Answers Forum. This also includes some simulations of classic WordArt done using the new graphics engine. See also this page on Word Art by Greg Maxey, MVP. Download 2003 WordArt for Word 2010-Normal.dot(m) Add-In Now.
	See also WordArt 2010 Sampler Version 2013.01
	Paid Date Stamp (Word 2007 and later) Version 17.3 Inserts Date and Time Stamped PAID in a document.

Has button on the Quick Action Toolbar (QAT) triggering a macro. Uses an AutoText entry. Macro would not be needed except for the date stamp.

Text Date Stamp Macros With Keyboard Shortcuts Add-In

This Add-In contains seven macros with keyboard shortcuts to type dates and/or times into a document. This inserts text, not a field. (Contrast this with the Paid Date Stamp and the Choose a Date Stamp Add-Ins, above and below, which give rubber-stamp-type date stamps on top of text.) Version 23.04
Templates for Ribbon and Menu versions of Word.

For more on keyboard shortcuts and prefixes, see my article on the Microsoft website Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts in Microsoft Word 2007-2024 (365).

Choose a Date Stamp Dialog Date Stamp with message, User Name, date and time.
This Add-In uses a dialog to let the user pick which stamp message they want (or write their own). Documentation in the template.

Dialog to Choose Date Stamp - free Add-In

Date Stamp wih optional message download free

The dropdown gives choices of nine different stamps (Approved, Closed, Denied, Draft, Faxed, Filed, Paid, Released, Received, Reviewed, Revised, Sent, Updated). You can choose one of the pre-set texts for the stamp or you can also write your own. Also includes direct macros for Reviewed and Revised.

Version 20.06, 20 September 2020
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Chris Woodman's Keyboard Shortcuts Organizer - very good - his web page has been down for some time. Here is a link to the archive page. Below are links to my ribbon version. A link in my download will take you to the original .dot file on a web archive page. The keyboard shortcuts in the keyboard shortcut organizer are Alt+Ctrl+Shift+K to launch the keyboard organizer, and Alt+Ctrl+Shift+V to launch the document variable organizer.

The screenshot above is from Word 2019. This is old software (2003) but it still work. I do not know of anything else available to copy keyboard shortcuts. Load as an Add-In by placing in the Word Startup Folder. In Word 2007 and later, both the original and the modified version require that the Trust Center Settings be set to trust access to the vba project. This is not a usual setting.

I incorporated the code from this in a version for Word 2007 and later that adds a group to the Developer Tab.
The buttons for this are shown below with their tooltip text.

This is Version 23.15 November 2023. In a zip folder. The template is the documentation.

Alignment Tabs in AutoText Add-In Use on Mac or Windows Versions of Word (Mac Version 2016 and later)

The control to insert such tabs is available in the Header/Footer tab of Windows versions of Word (beginning with Word 2007) but as of 2023, not available in the Mac. Alignment Tabs are set in relation to the Margins rather than tab settings in the Ruler. While these will Work in the Mac Ribbon versions, there are no controls to allow their insertion. This .dotx template has them in AutoText entries so they can be available in any template or document. These will work in the Windows version, but there is not a real need since they are already on the Header/Footer tab in the Windows versions.

The screenshot above shows how these adapt to changes from a Portrait to a Landscape orientation.
This is Version 23.1 and was created in response to this question on the Microsoft Answers site. It is both just the template and in a zip folder. (The Zip folder will likely be easier to download.)
AlignmentTab AutoText Holder Template - AlignmentTab AutoText Holder Template in zip folder

	Style Separator as AutoText Entry Add-In for Mac This is a macro-free template that has the Style Separator character saved as an AutoText Entry. This character works on the Mac version but there is no method built into the Mac version to generate it. Prepared to assist in answering this question on the Microsoft Answers site. Version 24.02
	Keyboard Shortcuts for "No Proofing" Formatting This is a short Add-In that adds three keyboard shortcuts to run macros that change the "Do not check Spelling or Grammar" setting. One if to allow such checking in selected text, another for the entire document. Finally, there is a third that disables checking of spelling or grammar for selected text. (I think that a style is a better way to do this, though.) See this question on the Microsoft Answers forum for more information.
	Turn Off Display of Field Codes Automatically You can toggle display of Field codes (so you do not see Field results) in a document to edit fields. In the Windows version you can do this with the keyboard shortcut of Alt+F9. On Mac versions, the shortcut is Opt+F9. If you are seeing things like { PAGE } or { DATE } in your document, your display has been toggled to show the codes rather than the results. Pressing the shortcut again gives you the field results back (toggles the display). I have a very short attention span and forget to toggle back. I find it annoying and created this little Add-In to help with this. It automatically turns off display of field codes whenever a document is opened or created. Zip file with Text Read-Me file and Macro-Enabled .dotm and .dot templates. Version 22.04 April 2022 Download HideFieldCodes Add-In Now.

Keyboard Shortcuts Holder for Paragraph(¶ ) and Section(§) Mark. Version 22.02
Response to this question on Word Answers forum. Needed these in a Global Template. See also Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts in Microsoft Word 2007-2024 (365).

Word 2003 and Word 2002-

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	FileNewDialog Add-In - In Word 2003, the File > New command brings up a task pane which the people at Microsoft thought helpful, instead of the Dialog box that lists the available templates. You can get to that dialog from the task pane, but it is an extra step. This Add-In returns the old File > New command (as File > New (dialog)) and changes the built-in command to File > New (task pane). No macros or code. (template in 6K zip folder, Version 2004.01) Download FileNewDialog Add-In Now
	FormatStylesDialog Add-In - In Word 2003, the Format > Styles and Formatting... command brings up a task pane which the people at Microsoft thought helpful, instead of the Dialog box that lists the available templates. This Add-In returns the old Format > Styles... command (as Format > Styles... ) and leaves the Task Pane command of Format > Styles and Formatting... No macros or code. (template in 6K zip folder, Version 2004.01) Download FormatStylesDialog Add-In Now
	Styles DropDown Add-In - In Word 2002 and later you can no longer access the Styles window in a custom Formatting toolbar by pressing Ctrl+Shift+S. This Add-In restores that function. (template in 9K zip folder, contains macro and keyboard assignment, Version 2004.01) See also Styles QAT Add-In above. Download StylesDropDown Add-In Now

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	ASK and Fill-In Fields Tutorial - ASK and FILL-IN fields date back at least to Word 95. They are tried and true technology, if a bit arcane. Two three-page tutorials using ASK fields with bookmarks that are referenced by REF fields. Also uses FillIn fields to show the differences. One tutorial is a template, the other is a document. Contains macros that update REF fields in headers and footers. Contains macros that update only certain types of fields. Last Updated: 29-Jul-2015 - (zip file 72 K) Version 15.8. (Updated to include Word97 versions - code was locking - and folder with VBA code modules. Added work-around for repeated asking provided by Paul Edstein.) Download ASK Fields Tutorial Now
	StyleRef Field Tutorial - Four-page tutorial document on the StyleRef field - no macros - Last Updated 29 April 2024, Version 2024.04. (zip file with .docx file) More Information - Download StyleRef Tutorial Now - See also the Letterhead Textboxes and Styles Tutorial (below)
	Letterhead Textboxes and Styles Tutorial - Two page template showing use of frames/textboxes in the headers/footers to reserve space for preprinted letterhead, styles for a letterhead, and use of the StyleRef field to put information into the second-page header automatically. No macros. Contains Closing AutoText entry. Distributed in .dotx and .dot format. Last Updated 20 Feb 2019, Version 2019.04. (zip file - 96 Kb) Use with page on headers and footers. Download the Letterhead Textboxes and Styles Tutorial Now
	Basic Letterhead Template - Basic letterhead template using user properties, styles, different headers and footers, and styleref fields. Version 22.5 (zip file) .dot file, .dotx file and Readme.doc file. The .dot file was created in 2002, the .dotx file has almost the same content and was created in 2017. No macros. The .dotx version uses the mapped Document Property Content Control Author instead of the Author Document Property field.
	Building Block Gallery Content Control and AutoText List Comparison - There are two simple methods of putting large parts (Building Blocks / Quick Parts / AutoText) in dropdown lists in Word. This template in a zip folder looks at and compares them. Version 22.05.
	IncludeText Field Tutorial - Ten-page tutorial with three documents demonstrating how to use the IncludeText Field with bookmarks. Shows interaction of styles and how to use a hidden Page field in one document to get continuous page numbering of separate documents - three methods shown for hiding the Page field! Also demonstrates weird interaction of headers and footers in source document. Version 2023.07 - Last updated 30 March 2023 - zip file .doc and .docx versions Download the IncludeText Field Tutorial Now
	Space Before at Beginning of Page - Often when writing a longer document divided into chapters, it is desirable to mark the beginning of chapters by starting the text substantially lower on the page. This can be difficult to do. This is two macro-free documents demonstrating different methods. Download Heading Space-Before Formatting Tutorial Now
	UserForm (a/k/a Bookmarks and Fields Sampler) - example of a basic userform, bookmarks and REF and IF fields in a Locked Form - (Yes, this tutorial uses both a UserForm and a protected "online" form.) Last Updated 1 March 2002 - zip file 20K - written by Jay Freedman with additions from Charles Kenyon - Version 3 - three-page template. Now includes a folder with the VBA modules as separate files. Works in Word Versions 97 - 2024 (365) Download UserForm Tutorial Now
	Random Text Add-In for Ribbon Versions of Word - This is a .dotm template designed to work as an Add-In. The text in the template contains a short monograph on the AutoCorrect functions that can be used to generate pseudo-random or dummy text in a document. It also contains viewable vba code and a simple userform to implement those functions. See here for version information.
	AutoText Sampler Shows drop-down fields and AutoText menus. Intended as a tutorial. Last updated 7 March 2002. (Two-page template. Zipped - 21K) Download AutoText Sampler Now
	AutoText Inserter Code Sampler This template has code to use to insert AutoText entries in a global template into a document at the insertion point. Created May 4, 2004. Version 01. (Template for use as global. Zipped, 13K.) Download AutoText Inserter Code Sampler Now
	Checkbox Add-In - Inter-related Autotext entries, fields, and macros (link is to description above)
	Nested Tables Demo - demonstrates potential problems caused by using nested tables in Word 2000 if the document is going to be opened in Word 97. Also shows a pseudo-nested table that is Word 97 compatible. (Zipped - 25K) Version 2001.01 - Last updated 08-Feb-2001. Download Nested Tables Demo Now
	Letterhead System - macros in letterforms show how to run a macro in a global template (or Normal.dot) from one in a document template. (Link is to description above)
	Gender Toolbar - demonstrates use of AutoText to hold and insert complex fields, AutoText on a customized menu. (Link is to description above)
	Calculated Date Field Tutorial - Two-page Word document showing complex calculated date field using IF, CREATEDATE, DATE, SET, and other fields. Contains two documents, one with 14-day delay, the other with 21-day delay. Both are based on fields generated by Chris Woodman's Delayed Date Toolbar. See Calculated Dates for information. (Zipped - no macros) Version 24.3 You can also download a macro-enabled template that lets you set the variables for date calculation in the tag of a date-picker content control. That template allows automatic skipping of certain holidays and weekends in calculations. Download Calculated Date Field Tutorial Now
	Buttons Listing - a template with toolbars that have all (or at least many) of the button icons built-in to Office with their face-ids. Over 1000 button images. (This is a tool for customizing Word, not really a tutorial although it does show the VBA that was used to generate the toolbars.) Zip file - 50K - last updated 28-Feb-2001. Version 2001.03. (Latest version corrects instructions.) Download Buttons Listing Template Now
	Templates Menu - document with macros that demonstrates use of macro to create new document based on templates. Download Templates Menu latest version.
	Word Questions and Answers - 160+ page Word document in Zip format with Five-Page TOC (Zipped - 170K) Version 2001.01 Although written about earlier versions of Word, this guide is very useful and may have answers you'll have difficulty finding elsewhere.
	FileName and Path in Footer template - Zip file with .dot and .dotx templates that have field for Filename and Path in all three footers. No Macros - Added 2013-09-03 See also, above, FileName and Path Keyboard Shortcut Add-In and Supplemental Building Blocks for Headers and Footers. Download latest version.
	Page Numbering Calculation Tutorial - Document with different page numbers in headers and footers - one solution - uses calculation fields and bookmarked SectionPages fields. Also enclosed is a document with instructions for doing this prepared by someone after reviewing the tutorial. Version 17.3 April 9, 2017. Download latest version.
	Watermark Anomalies Demonstration - A document showing multiple Watermarks and explaining how they were produced. Also demonstrates a bit of how Headers and Footers work. Version 19.1
	Mirrored Margins in Landscape Mode Demo - Document showing one workaround to problem with Mirrored Margins with Landscape Mode using textboxes to take up space. Word 97-2024 (365) Here is a separate one showing a different workaround using space-before and space-after formatting in Styles.
	Envelope Tutorial - Graphics in return address and more. Uses EnvelopeExtra AutoText entries. (Zip file - 45K) Download Envelope Tutorial Now

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Templates and documents

	AutoText Loader - This utility written by Jay Freedman lets you bulk-insert AutoText into a template. You set up a two-column table with the first column holding the names for AutoText entries and the second column holding the entries. You click on the toolbar button and Instant AutoText! Slick! January 2004 (zip file - 23K) Later versions on Jay's site. Word 2000-2003 only.
	$Autocorrect fractions supplement illustration$ Fractions AutoCorrect Document - This is a macro-free document that can be used with Jay Freedman's AutoCorrect utility to add fractions to AutoCorrect. Currently contains about 160 fractions but can easily be supplemented. See this thread on Microsoft's Word Community for more. Contains instructions for use and link to Jay Freedman's utility. See also Creating Fractions by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP. This is Version 24.4
	Date-Restricted Document Template - Demo of use of a field to display "VOID" 14 days after document is created. Intended to be placed in header of a document restricted for editing. No macros. Version 17.2
	Document formatted entirely using Styles - I created this document to help answer a question on a Word forum about how a large document could be so small. The latest version has four versions of the same document, each approximately 240 pages. There is a .dotx version that uses styles throughout for formatting and the first copy is another .docx version formatted without using styles. It takes about twice as long to open or save. Also included are .doc versions of both which are far larger files. The four documents are in a zip folder. This is Version 23.3 of the documents.
	Document Property Content Control Repurposed Example This document uses the Published Date Document Property Content Control repurposed as Completion Date and then used in one of Paul Edstein's date calculation fields. The field gives a date a number of days before a completion date set in the CC. Version 21.2 This is a proof-of-concept document for the page Using Document Property Content Controls and Other Mapped Content Controls to Repeat Data in Microsoft Word. Jay Freedman's version can be found as https://jay-freedman.info/date_calc.zip on his site.
	Graph Paper - A set of seven templates for graph paper. Created using MVP Bill Coan's macro with an accompanying readme file. Macro-free. Version 19.1. Letter-size. Bill Coan's macro can be used to generate on other size papers. A printout of the macro is in the readme file. Here is a screenshot from the 1/6" template:
	Notebook template - a collection of very simple macro-free templates with lines that can be typed on in Word. Zip file with readme. See also Ruled Paper Templates below. Now including ruled paper and legal-ruled paper templates and pdf files. This is version 24.03. Download the zip folder with the templates and readme files.
	Ruled Paper templates - This was created in response to this question on the Microsoft Answers site. Two templates for printing ruled paper. These are not set up to type over. This is version 24.01. See also the Notebook Template above. - Download the zip folder with the templates and readme files.
	Password Protected Header and Footer Document Sample - see my answer in this Microsoft Answers thread. See also No Copies - No Editing. Macro-free .docx demonstrating locking of Headers and Footers using Restrict Editing methods. This is version 23.2.
	Portrait Headers and Footers in Landscape Sections demo - I created this .docx document to demonstrate a method of having the headers and footers continue on the same edge of the page in printed documents that have both portrait and landscape sections. This was in response to a posted question. Version 20.2 Added Frames method.
	Question and Answer Styles - A sample document and related template set up for multiple choice(guess) question and answers with automatic numbering and spacing. Custom styles are based on the body text style for easy modification. If at all possible, questions and answers will be kept together on one page. Has keyboard shortcuts for styles. Styles can be copied to other documents or templates using the Styles Organizer. Written in response to this question. Macro-free .dotx and .docx in a zip file. Version 23.5
	Quick Reference Guide for Headers, Footers and Page Numbers - Ribbon Versions of Word Based on this Microsoft Help page. pdf Version 17.2 added a 2-page condensed version Current Version is 23.4.
	Quotation and Sidebar Textboxes for the Mac - Word for Windows introduced Building Blocks that included a number of textboxes. These are not available in the Mac version because it does not yet support Building Blocks. This download is a template that has the quotation and sidebar textboxes saved in AutoText. It can be placed in the Word Startup Folder to give access to these. Zip folder download or direct download of template. Aug 2021
	Table of Contents Training Template from Microsoft In Word 365 a template was released to help someone learn about Tables of Contents. Insert your first Table of Contents. It is currently not showing up in searches done in earlier versions but is helpful for anyone using any of the earlier Ribbon versions. This is a zip file. I do not expect that I will update it.
	No Quick Style Template for use in creating Quick Style Sets. See Quick Styles.

	[Quick] Styles Set Sampler Docx format Version 24.4 This is a macro-free .docx format document to let you see all 25 of the styles in a standard [Quick] Styles Set by holding your mouse over the style set in Word. See [Quick] Style Sets in my page on Understanding Styles in Word. Can be used in conjunction with the Themes Sampler below. See also my article on the Microsoft site: [Quick] Style Sets and Word Themes in Microsoft Word.
	Themes Sampler - Docx format Version 23.04 (in zip folder) This is a sampler document to let you play with the Themes Galleries in Ribbon Versions of Microsoft Word. Contains four shapes, heading and body fonts and samples of each of the theme colors. Also contains a number of Quick Styles. Changing the Theme and Quick Style Set lets you see what it looks like. Can be used in conjunction with the Quick Styles Set Sampler above. See also my article on the Microsoft site: Quick Style Sets and Word Themes in Microsoft Word.
	Macro to Insert Building Blocks - Word 2007 and later - This is a demonstration of a couple of ways to use macros to insert building blocks. They are introduced in the chapter on Automated Boilerplate in Word. Template has macros to handle situation when multiple building blocks have the same name. This is version 16.1. For demonstration purposes, there are also QAT icons for the various macros.
	Startup Path Macro Holder. This is a Word file containing macros that will give you the location of the Word Startup Path on your computer or to open that folder. Zip File with two Word files, one a .dotm and the other a .doc file. Both contain the macros. Version 18.2
	Content Controls Template for Mac. This is a macro-free .dotx file that contains Document Property Content Controls as well as regular Content Controls inserted from the Developer Tab for use in Word for Mac system. Templates can cause problems downloading. Here is the same file in a zip folder. Controls can be copied and pasted. They can be used in AutoText and AutoText entries are included in the template that have all of the Document Property Content Controls and a separate one for the standard controls available in the Windows UI. Version 24.09.
	WorkGroup Templates Folder Macro Holder Word .docm and .doc files containing a macro that will give you the location of the Word Workgroup Templates Folder on your computer. If none has been set, it lets you declare one. Also will open that folder in Windows. Version 18.2
	Margins Tabs and Indents in Word 2013 and later shows how these three settings interact. Docx file.
	Text Boundaries Template for Word 2013 and later Word 2013 changed the text rendering engine in Word so that "text boundaries" are around individual paragraphs rather than displaying the page margins. Many people prefer the old method.This is a zip file containing two letter-size macro- and text-free templates and a read-me document. Documents created using one template will display text boundaries like they were displayed in Word 2003-2010, they will be in compatibility mode. This compatibility mode method does not work in Word 2019-2024/365. Documents created using the second template will display with a pseudo text boundary that is actually a page border set to be one point from text. Those documents will not be in compatibility mode. This is a work-around, not a solution, but may be helpful. See the Read Me file for directions. Version 15.3. For more on the problem this addresses, see Text Boundaries Display in Microsoft Word.
	WordFAQ The Microsoft Word New Users' Newsgroup FAQ in Word form (zipped) 185K Last updated 18 December 2000 - To view (more up-to-date) web version click here. Download Word FAQ in Word Format Now
	CD / DVD Jewel Case - basic template to print CD / DVD jewel case inserts (front & back) in Word. Very rudimentary. (zip file - 5K) Download CD/DVD Jewel Case Template Now
	Business Cards - Two business card layouts: 3-part with graphic, straight text - both use custom document properties and fields - template (zip file - 38 K - Version 1.3 - Posted 18 May 2004) Download Business Cards Template Now
	Styles In a Networked Environment - Word document - transcription of newsgroup discussion of this topic. This is a round-table discussion by some very experienced people on different philosophies regarding styles and methods of implementing them.(zip file - 51 K)
	Digital Signature in Document Samples - Two word documents that have been "digitally signed" using an email certificate and an Authenticode certificate. Purpose is to demonstrate messages that come up and how they change if the document is altered. Version 1 - zip file 17 K - 09-Feb-2001 Download Digital Signature Samples Now
	Header Footer Toolbar reviver - Missing your header/footer toolbar? AutoOpen macro gets toolbar back. Version 2002.01 - zip file 9 K Download latest version.

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Other Download Pages:

Microsoft Download Pages

Count # of Words in Selected Text (including footnotes / endnotes) Description Page - Download

Supplemental Macros for Word 2000 Description Page - Download

Word 97/2000 Viewer - allows people who don't have Word to view/print documents in Word - Description Page - Download (large 3800K +)

Payne Consulting - Authors of Word 97/2000/X for Law Firms -including

VBA Code Cleaner

MetaData Assistant

"Bates" Numbering Label Maker (and more)

CompuServe Word Forum
Word Downloads - VBA Word Downloads

Chris Greaves, Inc.
Word Utility Function Library
Technical Papers

Greg Maxey has numerous utilities and modifications to the Ribbon - great tutorials - the Add-Ins are usually at the bottom of a tutorial page

Graham Mayor has downloads and macros too many to mention - but very good

Graham Mayor and Greg Maxey's List Variables, Bookmarks, Content Controls and Document Properties Add-In

the tutorial that is the standard on how to insert and use macros: Idiots' guide to installing macros from text listings

Pieter Jannsens (disable web toolbar and others)

MacroPod Paul Edstein, Word MVP - excellent demo documents on Date Calculations and Word Field Math

Styles Copier Application - Paul Edstein (macropod) A userform that mimics the Styles Organizer with additional features
"I developed STYLE COPIER to improve on what I consider to be two disadvantages of the Word Organizer: One, that the Organizer always defaults its Open dialog boxes (“Styles available in”) to all Word templates in the Templates folder, and Two, that it can copy multiple styles but to only one document at a time.
"STYLE COPIER’s Open dialog boxes default to any Word document type, including but not limited to templates, and default only to either the current folder or the last folder accessed using the utility."

Lene Fredborg, MVP has a number of utilities and macros available
DocTools
Add AutoCorrect Options to Word 2013 or Word 2016 by Lene Fredborg, MVP
How to Open Word Documents with Specific Zoom and View by Lene Fredborg, MVP
Add Screen Tips to Text in Word by Lene Fredborg, MVP

Toolkit for advanced management of headers and footers, screenshots below
This adds a custom tab to the Ribbon:

That gives access to this dialog which gives a view into the headers and footers of each section in a document.

Alternative placement! Because I did not want to give up screen space for another tab, I moved the controls to the Header and Footer Tools tab using an XML modification. You can download that macro-free modification by clicking on the screenshot below. It is in a zip package and is version 18.1.

Chris Devrell Downloads Page - Utilities toolbar, sample userform to get information for letter.

Greg and Dian Chapman's Mousetrax download page including Word Option Utility, Directory Cataloger, Word Backup Utility, Word Crayon and more!

Jay Freedman's site The Macro Zone
Listing as of 12/2013: Fix for multiple versions of Word, Calendar templates, AutoCorrect Utility, AutoText Dumper/Loader, Bookmark Add-In, Finder, Form Picture, NewDocUserForm, SaveView2013, WordBasic Help, Zip to City Zip

Ron de Bruin - an Excel MVP

Download Page - Windows

Custom UI Editor For Office

Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar Pages

How to Create a Template - John McGhie - download the Word version which includes an excellent template

Word's Numbering Explained - John McGhie - downloadable .pdf file or read on the web.

Office Places Bar Customizer - Zjooj - One version for Windows 2000/XP and another that works with all versions of Windows - free - nice site!

Favorite Places Bar Wizard by Romke Soldaat does the same thing as the PlaceBar Customizer and is free! A different link - with an explanatory article is also free: Favorite Places Bar Wizard at OfficeVBA However, there is a catch! This is on the OfficeVBA site which is member-only. Don't despair! You can sign up for a free issue of the magazine and get 30 days of free access to the site. This site is so good I ended up paying for a subscription to the magazine just for these download privileges.
You don't really need to read the articles, just download the utilities. The articles, though are good if you are trying to learn VBA because they explain in great detail what is being done and why.

Better Proofing - Thesaurus and Speller Improvements by Romke Soldaat (Word 2000/2002 only)
Also on the OfficeVBA site (see above) is an Add-In that improves the drop-down thesaurus and spelling menus by giving you access to more replacement choices, retaining capitalization in replacements, and allowing addition of words to multiple custom dictionaries. Although you will want to read both articles (Thesaurus and Speller) you only need to download the Add-In from the Speller article.

Malcolm Smith - folder-wide replacer, Word quick mark add-ins

Graham Mayor, MVP - various utilities; See also, his tips page.

Greg Maxey, MVP - Content Control/Variable/Bookmark and Document Property Tools Add-In - Word 2007 & 2010

Document Productivity Tools for Word, Excel and Visio from Martin Coomber - free downloads

Agenda Wizard - from Microsoft Office 97-2003 - works in Word 2013 in zip folder. Put in location where macros can be used.

Windows Utilities

Character Mapping Utilities - Replacements for Windows Character Map

Characteristica (free)

Extended Character Map (free)

CapsLock - NumLock alert - modification - Toggler (shareware) - free download trial

** Note about Bug in Word 2013 that may cause problems with some Add-Ins. Using Word 2013/365, if an Add-In (such as the Macrobutton Prompt Add-In) displays and then hides field codes in a multi-page document, it will cause new documents created after use of the Add-In to open zoomed to 10%. This can be corrected with the zoom screen controls in Print View. In the MacroButtonPrompt Add-In there is a Word 2013 version that incorporates a workaround until such time (if ever) that this bug is fixed. This bug is discussed in Word Answers in this thread.

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