I think what you actually want is a form. Templates are not intrinsically
connected to what you want to do. But I'm not very familiar with forms.
Start with one of these pages--they are written for WinWord, but you should
be able to translate them. If you have problems, this is not a good place to
post, as you will get better and quicker help on the group that is for just
MacWord, not all of Office.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.mac.office.word
To Create Fill in the Blank Lines:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfms/LinesInForms.htm
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Please Fill out this Form
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm
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PS.
There are many Mac-specific MS newsgroups and the better you direct
questions, the more likely to receive quick accurate help.
<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/community/community.aspx?pid=newsgroups>
More info on using Newsgroups:
<http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/AccessNewsgroups.htm>
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> Hi there~
> I am new to the newsgroup and I need help. How do I save a document
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> Thanks

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