Adding Content to a Word Template

Important: Before you can add Word content to a template, you must complete at least step 1. Template Setup of the Properties Wizard (see Template Setup).

  1. Do one of the following to start editing the Word template:
  1. The way you add content to a Word template depends on what type of Word integration your PolicyTech system is currently using. Do one of the following:

With Office Online Integration

  1. Click the Edit Document button.
  1. Do one of the following:

Important:

  • The Open in Office option will work only if you have the desktop version of Word installed on your computer.
  • Always save your work in Word before closing the PolicyTech template window. Closing the PolicyTech template window ends the connection between the Word application and PolicyTech. Changes made in Word after closing the PolicyTech template window would therefore not be automatically saved back to the PolicyTech database. You would have to save the changes to a local hard drive, reopen the PolicyTech template, and then upload the document with the offline changes.
  1. Do any of the following to add or modify template content:

Note: If you uploaded a document, to edit it, click the Edit Document button, and then select either of the Open with Microsoft Office Online or Open in Office options described above.

Note: Property fields added to a template are placeholders that will contain actual document property information once a document is created from the template.

  1. (Optional) To return to the Properties Wizard to finish assigning properties, do one of the following, depending on how you initially opened the template's contents:
  1. When you're finished, click Save and Close.

With WordModulePlus

  1. Do either of the following to add content to the document:

Note: If you would like to see more of the document within the window, click Tools, and then click Collapse Header Bar. When you are ready to use a feature in the header bar, click Tools, and then click Expand Header Bar.

Important: Importing content completely overwrites any existing content. Copy and paste information from another document if you need to preserve existing content.

  1. (Optional) Place your cursor in the document where you want to insert a document property field. Click Tools, click Insert Properties, and then find and insert a document property (see Inserting Document Properties for detailed instructions).

Note: Property fields added to a template are placeholders that will contain actual document property information once a document is created from the template.

  1. When you're finished adding content, do either of the following: