There are a wide range of Office Templates available for use in Microsoft Word & Excel, OpenOffice Calc & Writer, and Google Drive applications Google Docs and Google Sheets. Here are some useful example Templates types for use in Office software. These are the favourite categories for templates.
Excel Template Types
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program so the templates on offer focus on financial spreadsheets with formulas and functions already built in to add up columns, divide amounts, work out vat and tax, and adjust for different date ranges. There are also templates for Excel with built in charts and graphs, infographics and calendars.
Some examples on the Office Template website are:
- Infographic timeline
- Mileage and expense report
- Household monthly budget
- Personal monthly budget
- Credit card tracker
Word Template Types
Microsoft Word is a powerful word processor used for producing a wide range of documents. The templates for Word concentrate on different layouts for different types of document, such as letters, resumes, newsletters, brochures or certificates. The templates for Word documents include layouts for text, text formatting with fonts and colours, and the incorporation of graphical elements.
Some example types of Word template are:
- Newsletter
- Flyer
- Business Letter
- Sales Receipt
- Invoice
- Brochure
- Greeting Card
- Meeting Agenda
Powerpoint Template Types
Microsoft Powerpoint is the industry standard presentation software using slides containing text, images, graphics and charts, to convey visually the main points of a presentation. It can be used alone, or more usually as part of a business presentation, talk or lecture.
The Powerpoint templates tend to be categorised by business sector, such as architecture, retail, and tech, or by theme, such as modern, winter, dark, light, and futuristic.
Some examples of Powerpoint Templates are:
- Dark modernist presentation
- Futuristic pitch deck
- Product roadmap timeline
- High school presentation
- Technology infographics
- Retail pitch