I have two MS Word templates (.dotx). One is a Header page with Logo and Company details , the other a simpler page with no logo etc, which I want to use following the



My question is how to I select the simpler template for page number two onwards.

Also , how do I reselect the page with company logo etc if I want to insert in middle of document ?

Hope this makes sense .

Thanks in advance for any help

I'm using Office 365

A document can have only one template at a time. Word is a complex program and the task you describe brings out some of its hairier complexities.

You can create a document based on each of the templates and cut and paste to put elements you want into each.

Be careful of mixing styles.

If you want headers/footers (not headings) to be different in different parts, you will need section breaks.

Start here.
Basic Concepts of Microsoft Word - from Shauna Kelly
For more on sections and section breaks, see:
Sections / Headers and Footers in Microsoft Word 2007-2013
For more on Styles see:
Understanding Styles in Microsoft Word

Thanks Charles, I am a relative novice to Word, but it would seem to me this is a very basic
requirement and am most surprised that what I want is not straightforward

Most multi page letters I receive have a different layout for pages following first page

Maybe my question is not clear , or if it is I will have to live with it

Hi,

follow this link to learn about setting up a letterhead template:
http://wordfaqs.mvps.org/Letterhead.htm

You can save logos, headers and footers and so on using Building Blocks of which there are approximately 35 categories (eg Autotext, Custom Footer and so on). An excellent place to learn about building blocks is to follow the below link:
http://gregmaxey.com/word_tip_pages/..._autotext.html

So be patient, read and learn.

Regards

What you are asking now, although not exactly simple, is far easier that what you originally asked to do. A lot of that has to do with Word jargon. "Template" has a specific meaning in Word jargon that is probably not what you meant. You were talking about the look or layout of the page.

How can I get a different header/footer on the second page?
I have several tutorials on letterhead and samples at Tutorials.

The key is the header/footer area and the controls for them. You can have different headers/footers on the first page than in the rest of the document so you put your material for the first page in the first-page header and that for continuation pages in the plain "header." You can use Frames or Textboxes in the left or right margin on the first page to simulate different margins if needed. This is not completely successful but works for most purposes. These can hold letterhead material or can simply move first-page text out of the way for a pre-printed letterhead.

There's much more about headers and footers in the page I linked to earlier.

For more about templates, see Templates in Microsoft Word.

I would, again urge you to start with the Shauno Kelly articles. They will save you a lot of time if you use Word much.