Is opened or closed, allowing you to configure Word's preferences, forĮxample, to make sure that your environment is exactly the way you likeīy default, macros, autotext and customizations are stored in the Normal Template is a special case in that it is always a global template as wellĪ global template can also contain automacros, which run when the template Thus giving Word new functionality that works for any document. Global templates canĬontain autotext entries, macros, custom toolbars and keyboard shortcuts, Only to the documents to which they are attached. That apply to all documents, as opposed to document templates which apply

Global templates, also called add-ins, are, as the name implies, templates Using Global Templates to add functionality to MacWord