Section 6.3. Creating New Documents

6.3. Creating New Documents

There are two main ways to create new documents in an existing library. They differ based on where you start:

• Creating a new library document from Word is familiar to most of usthere's little new to learn.

• Creating from the library itself can provide a template to ensure all the documents are consistent.

The following sections show the two approaches.

6.3.1. Starting from Word

To create new document in a library from Word, simply save the document to a SharePoint library:

1. Create a new document in Word .

2. Choose File Save .

3. Enter a name for the file and choose Save. Word saves the file to the library .

Once you save a document to a library, Word can display information about the library in the Shared Workspace task pane. To see the other documents in the library from Word:

1. Choose View Task Pane. Word displays the Shared Workspace task pane .

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   Word refers to this task pane as a workspace, even though it displays a document library from a team site.

   6.3.2. Starting from the Library

   To create a new document from the library:

   1. In your browser, navigate to the library and choose New Document .

   2. SharePoint displays a security warning. Choose OK .

   3. SharePoint starts Word and creates a new document based on the library's document template .

   4. Save the new document. SharePoint sets the save location to the SharePoint library. The new document won't appear in the library until you save it there .

   As with starting from Word, you can view other documents in the library by choosing View Task Pane.