Double-click on the template file you created in the steps above.To create a document from your template or apply it to an existing document, Unless you are using macros in your document, choose the. In order to save the file as a template, you can use either the. In the File Ribbon, select Save As, then click on the Browse button.To create a template in Word 2013 or later, To modify your template later, open Word first, then open the template file – if you double-click on it, it will create a new document based on the template as described below.Save it somewhere that you can find easily.