Create a new Word document using a template
Standard template
To start a blank document, open Word, go to the File tab, choose 'New' and then click 'Create'. This automatically creates a new blank document based on NICE's standard Word template.
Document-specific template
To start a new Word document based on a specific template rather than the blank template (for example, for guidance documents), open Word, go to the File tab, choose 'New' and select 'Shared' from the list just above the various templates. This takes you to a pop-up box that contains most of the commonly used templates.
If the template you need is not shown, open the Global drive (G:\Templates), go to 'Templates' and double click on the template you need (do not right click or use 'file' open' – this opens the original template, not a new document based on the template).