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36<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">First Steps</title>
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41<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3156324"><bookmark_value>samples and templates</bookmark_value>
42<bookmark_value>templates; new documents from templates</bookmark_value>
43<bookmark_value>business cards; using templates</bookmark_value>
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45<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156324" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><variable id="aaa_start"><link href="text/shared/guide/aaa_start.xhp" name="First Steps">First Steps</link>
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47<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156211" xml-lang="en-US" level="3" l10n="U" oldref="2">How to simplify your work using samples and templates</paragraph>
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49<item type="productname">%PRODUCTNAME</item> includes many sample documents and ready-to-use templates. You can access these by choosing <emph>File - New - </emph><link href="text/shared/01/01010100.xhp" name="Templates and Documents"><emph>Templates and Documents</emph></link>, or press Shift+<switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+N.</paragraph>
50<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147291" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">When you open one of the templates, a new document is created based on this template.</paragraph>
51<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0820200803563860" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Click the <emph>Get more templates online</emph> link in the dialog to select and download more templates.</paragraph>
52<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id0820200803563974" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">You can also use the various wizards (under the <emph>File - Wizards</emph> menu) to create your own templates, which you can use as a basis for further documents.</paragraph>
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55<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149095" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="7"><switchinline select="appl"><caseinline select="WRITER"><link href="text/swriter/guide/main.xhp" name="Working with Text Documents">Working with Text Documents</link>
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59<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147243" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9"><switchinline select="appl"><caseinline select="IMPRESS"><link href="text/simpress/guide/main.xhp" name="Working with Presentations">Working with Presentations</link>
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63<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153824" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11"><switchinline select="appl"><caseinline select="MATH"><link href="text/smath/guide/main.xhp" name="Working with Formulas">Working with Formulas</link>
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