A. Windows XP has a Compatibility Mode to let us run older programs on our machines.

1. Follow the path: Start > All Programs > Accessories > Program Compatibility Wizard. The wizard helps you select and test compatibility settings that may fix problems.
2. Choose from a list of programs the Wizard finds on your computer, the program in the CD ROM drive, or locate the program manually. When the program has been selected, then click on the Windows operating system for which the program was written.
3. Either type in the path to the shortcut or.exe file or browse to locate it.
4. Select the display settings such as 256 colors or 640 x 480 screen resolution. The Wizard has you test the program to determine if it works properly with the compatibility settings, and if you say, “Yes”, the settings will be run automatically each time you run the program.

 There is also an online list of programs that Microsoft has tested with the Compatibility Wizard. Follow the path: Start > Help and Support > Find compatible hardware and software for Windows XP. The Windows Marketplace Tested Products List has a category for Software and one for Hardware which you can search alphabetically by Name or Manufacturer.

A. To create a template:

1. open MS Word; click on File > Page Setup.
2. Change the margins to .25 inch and click OK. A message saying, “One or more margins are set outside the printable area of the page. Choose the Fix button to increase the appropriate margins.” Click on the FIX button and the bottom margin will be change to .46 inch. (You can type in .46 inch and not go through the Fix business.)
3. Click on File—Save As.
4. Click on the down arrow beside Save as type: and select Document Template (.dot). Save In: should now say Templates.
5. Name your template something like Qtr Margins Portrait or Qtr Margins Landscape
6. click Save.

To open a new document in Word using the new template:

1. Open Word 2003 or XP, click on View > Task Pane.
2. In the Task Pane, under Open, click on Create a new document.
3. In the Task Pane, under the subheading Recently used templates, click on the name. OR if it isn’t listed, under the Templates subheading click On my computer and then click on the new template on the General tab. This opens a new document using the formatting you set up in the template.

 To modify or make changes in a Word template:

1. Click on File > Open > My Recent Documents OR History depending on the version.
2. Select the .dot file
3. Make the desired changes and click on File—Save or click on the small blue disk icon on the formatting toolbar.