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Last week I started seeing blog postings about the new templates on Google Docs, but I didn’t have a chance to look at them until today. As a person who likes to create good looking documents, spreadsheets and presentations, but has little artistic ability, I love templates! As a busy person with lots to do, I also like the idea of not having to start something from scratch. Templates are a life-saver when you want to create something professional looking and don’t have a lot of time.

In the Google Docs collection, there are templates for business of course, but there are also templates for students and teachers: academic calendar, science fair project outline, research paper, lesson plan, grade book, book report, class schedule, you name it – right there waiting for your own customization!

On the personal side, there are templates for wedding planning, sign-up sheets, packing lists and lots more.

I’m always using the templates in Microsoft Office – it’s nice to know that Google Docs has that option now too. Browse through the whole list here.