How do you want to create a new template? You can create a new template from a document or other template, or you can assemble styles from other templates. Styles in templates, like styles in documents, can be modified, deleted, and renamed. You can create a new template from scratch, create a template from a document, or create a template by assembling styles from other templates and documents.
To save time formatting your documents, you are invited to create templates with styles that you know and love. In the act of creating a document, you choose a template, and the styles on the template become available to you when you work on your document.
The purpose of a template is to store styles for documents.