How to update the official GSI business forms!

• In the GSI environment there are defined central template directories in which these templates are saved. Make sure that the drive "„gsi$gsiroot on WinFileSVB (P:)“ is connected. (Should it not be connected by default, do combine in the Explorer under „Tools > Map Network Driven“ and connect with the path
  \\winfilesvb\gsi$gsiroot)
• Open a new document in MS Word: „File > New“
  
• On the right side of the Word window in the tab „New Document“ select „on my computer“.
  
• In the new window that appears, select the tab from "GSI Templates". If this tab ist not available, so you first need to set the departments drive over "Extras > Options > File Locations". Select "department forms" and set the path P\Office2003\Templates (or your Office version), follow the dialogue to the end.
  
• If the tab is available you will see the single templates. Select one and open it with the option „Create as > template“ (in the window bottom right).
  
• The templates contain a VBA macro, if a security check appears approve the use of macros.
  
• Personalize your template and save it again. When saving automatically use your own template directory (which will be provided by your pc)
  E:\Documents and Settings\Benutzername\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates
  
• Repeat this instructions with all templates you need.
  
• To use a customized template in Word, choose „File > New“ and then in the workspace „on my computer“ (Word 2003) "general templates" (Word XP).
  
• In the appearing new window the tab „General“ is marked already,"General" contains all your previously customized templates. Select a template and open it with the setting "Create as document" (in the window bottom right).

Linux - OpenOffice

• The management of user-specific and general template directories is only properly supported as of the OpenOffice version 2.0.4 (as Debian 4.0, Etch ').
• The templates mentioned above you can find in the template directory of GSI
  /usr/local/share/openoffice/template/GSI_letter
• Use the templates by following this path File - New - Templates and Documents - Templates - GSI_letter
• Personalize these templates and save them in your own template directory, which is located at
  ~/.openoffice.org2/user/template befindet.

LaTeX

• In the central TeX-installation in Windows and Linux, the templates are located in the local branch.
• A template for using class file scrlttr2 scrlttr2 ifor GSI letter in connection with the Ico-files for the various templates can be found in the Web documentation http://www.gsi.de/doc/TeX/brief.html

MacOS - Microsoft Word 2008

• In the Finder go to link „Go to“ > „Connect to Server“ and then connect to the central template directory under
  smb://winfilesvb/gsi$gsiroot
• You will need your Windows user account and password. Change to the subdirectory
  „Office2007/Templates/GSI-Business Letters“.
• There create a new a new directory (for example „GSI templates") locally on your Mac “Applications/Microsoft Office/Office/media/templates" and copy the templates from the server into this directory.
• With a double click you can open, personalize and save the templates in the same folder.
• In Word, you can the templates under „File > Catalog > Reopen > GSI Templates“.