Start a New Office Document

You don’t need a finished file to start a piece of content. Papercurve can create a new document, spreadsheet or presentation for you and open it in Papercurve Office, ready to edit.

Authors and Admins can create new content.

Starting from a blank file

1. Click + New at the top right, then choose the library the content belongs to.

2. Open the Create tab. Under Start with a blank file, choose Document, Spreadsheet or Presentation.

3. Type a Title, then click Create and edit.

4. Your new draft is created and the editor opens on it. Start working.

5. Save with File > Save or Ctrl+S (Cmd+S on a Mac). When you are done, click the ✕ at the right of the editor’s title bar to return to your draft.

From the draft you can add a review team, fill in content properties and submit it for review, the same as content you uploaded.

Starting from a template

A template is a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file that your team reuses, such as a branded letter or a slide master. Each library has its own templates.

• To add one, open the Create tab and click Upload beside Or start from one of this library’s templates.
• The library’s templates are listed below. Click one to select it, then type a title and click Create and edit.
• Use the pencil icon to rename a template and the trash icon to delete it.

Starting from a template gives you a copy. The template itself is never changed.

Good to know

• The first time you save, your work becomes version 1 of the draft. After that, each save creates a new version.
• Content properties are not filled in when you create content this way. Add them from the draft using Edit beside Content Properties.
• Content created here is not given a Job ID. If your library uses Job IDs and this content needs one, prepare the file outside Papercurve and upload it instead.
• If you click Create and edit and then exit without typing anything, an empty draft with your title is left behind. Delete it if you don’t need it.