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title: Create new Word documents based on existing documents
description: 🖊️Accidentally overwriting a template has happened to all of us once. To prevent that, learn here how to create Word docs based on existing documents!
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# [Create new Word documents based on existing documents](https://www.empowersuite.com/en/blog/new-word-doc-based-on-existing-documents)

 Written by [Theresa Spiller](https://www.empowersuite.com/en/blog/author/theresa-spiller) | November 24, 2022

In many cases, offers, invoices or cover letters are based on existing documents. It has probably happened to you, too, that you are working in a template and save the document without having saved it under a different name before. If this mistake is noticed too late, information may be overwritten and therefore lost.

## Here are two ways to create new Word documents without overwriting old ones

 

1. The best way is to [**create a template**](https://www.empowersuite.com/en/blog/create-word-template) directly. To do this, go to *"File"* > *"Save As"* and select *"Word Template"* or *"Word Template with Macros"* as the file type.
   
   Open this document. Now a new document is created directly on the basis of the template. It is a good idea to save frequently used documents as templates.
2. Another possibility is to use an old document as a basis when opening a new document. To do this, select *"File"* > *"New"* > *"New from existing"* and search for an appropriate document from the existing files. The existing document will automatically be opened under a new name and there is no danger of overwriting the base.

You can read more tips and tricks about your work with Microsoft applications in our [Microsoft 365 guide](https://www.empowersuite.com/en/blog/microsoft-365-guide-tips-and-tricks).

Does that sound too bothersome to you? empower®s [Content Enablement solution](https://www.empowersuite.com/en/solutions/document-automation) allows you to automate the creation of frequent documents such as offers and invoices. Your employees only have to fill in a form and the solution will create the document automatically, using the newest information available!

[Contact us](https://www.empowersuite.com/en/get-started) to learn about our solutions and ways to save your employees a lot of time!

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