Choose a Google Docs Template

The only thing you must have is a Google account and a few custom templates to work with. What tool you use to create those templates doesn’t matter, as long as you can copy and paste the template content. This means you could create your templates from within Google Docs, or create them locally with a tool like LibreOffice. If you have created the templates with a local application, it’s important that you do not upload those template files to Google Drive. If you create the template files in Google Drive, you’ll only need to open the files, so you can copy and paste the content. You could also make use of one of the available templates within the Google Docs Templates Gallery. To do that, follow these steps: After closing the modified template file, it will automatically be saved in the main directory of Google Drive. Before you move on, it’s time to get a bit organized.

Create a Templates Folder

The first thing to do is to create a folder to house the templates.

Add Templates to the New Folder

It’s time to add your custom templates to the newly created folder.

Using Your Custom Templates

You might think using your newly added templates is as simple as opening one and filling in the necessary blanks. That’s not the case. Instead, follow these steps: Congratulations, you now have a new template to use.