Using the Microsoft Word Proceedings Paper Template - Technical Instructions

Sep 12, 2026

Technical instructions explain how authors prepare manuscripts using the Microsoft Word proceedings paper template. The guide covers opening the correct template files, applying predefined style formats via a custom ribbon tab, and working around formatting behavior when using copy & paste. It also describes macro activation considerations, security settings, and macro-dependent ribbon commands for formatting titles, subtitles, author names, ORCID identifiers, affiliation and contact details, abstract, keywords, and heading levels.

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Working with the Document Template

General Information

How to Style Your Paper

Activate the Macros

Using the Microsoft Word Proceedings Paper Template

What the Ribbon’s Commands Do

How to Format the Header of Your Paper

How to Format Headings

Instructions for Using the Microsoft Word Proceedings Paper Template 1 Working with the Document Template 1.1 General Information The template, splnproc2310.docm, has been designed for authors preparing a paper tobe published in one of Springer’s proceedings series. The template supports Word 2010 and newer. As Word for Mac 2016 does not support all features provided in recent Word for Windows versions, a special template version splnproc2310_mac.docm is provided for Mac users. Predefined style formats are available for all the necessary structures to be included in the manuscript, and these formats can be quickly accessed using a custom ribbon tab provided with the template. For a detailed description of how to prepare your text, illustrations, and references, see the Author Guidelines for the Preparation of Contributions to Springer Computer Science Proceedings. Please note that the template is provided as a sample document (.docm), while earlier versions came in the Microsoft Word template format (.dotm) . Authors who prefer to work with templates in the .dotm format can request this format from our editorial as well. 1.2 How to Style Your Paper If you have not yet started to write your paper, simply open the document splnproc2310.docm and overwrite its sample contents with your data. Use the buttons of the template’s custom ribbon to format additional elements. If you use copy & paste to transfer content from another document to the template, please note that the original formatting of the pasted text will usually be retained. It will not be automatically adjusted to the template’s predefined styles. In this case you should select the pasted paragraphs and use the built-in macros to format them according to the Springer standard. Finally name the document with your name and a short form of the title (e.g., Smith_TitleOfMyPaper.doc) . 1.3 Activate the Macros The activation of the template’s custom ribbon and macros depends on the security settings on your individual system. If you encounter problems in activating the macros, please check [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/enable-or-disable-macros-in](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/enable-or-disable-macros-in)microsoft-365-files-12b036fd-d140-4e74-b45e-16fed1a7e5c6 or the documentation of the Microsoft Word version you are using. 2 Using the Microsoft Word Proceedings Paper Template 2 What the Ribbon’s Commands Do The ‘Springer Proceedings Macros’ribbon mainly consists of buttons for the available style elements in the template. All commands are applied to the highlighted text. If no text is highlighted, the selected style will be assigned to the paragraph that currently has the cursor in it. We recommend to first enter your text and then click the required button. For example, if you have just typed your affiliation and you are going to continue with writing your abstract, do not click‘Abstract’before having started a new paragraph. Otherwise the abstract format will be applied to the address information, where the cursor is still positioned. The descriptions below show you how the ribbon buttons work in detail. Fig. 1. Custom ribbon ‘Springer Proceedings Macros’ 2.1 How to Format the Header of Your Paper | Button | | Effect | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | Formats the
contribution title | 􀁸 This button does not work if more than one paragraph is selected.
􀁸 If a subtitle follows the title, the space after the paragraph is adjusted automatically. | | | | | | | | | Formats a
contribution subtitle | 􀁸 This button does not work if more than one paragraph is selected.
􀁸 The spacing between the title and the subtitle is adjusted automatically. | | | | Formats the authors’ names | 􀁸 This button does not work if more than one paragraph is selected. | | | | Formats ORCID ids | 􀁸 The current text selection is formatted as superscript.
􀁸 This button also checks for the correct synta

FAQs

Which template files should authors use and for which systems?

Authors use splnproc2310.docm for Word 2010 and newer. A separate Mac-specific version, splnproc2310_mac.docm, is provided because Word for Mac 2016 does not support all Windows features.

How can authors apply the formatting rules in the template?

Authors can enter text first, then use the template’s custom ribbon buttons to format elements like titles, subtitles, authors, ORCID IDs, abstract, and keywords. The ribbon applies commands to highlighted text, or to the paragraph where the cursor is located when nothing is selected.

What should authors do if they copy and paste content into the template?

Pasted content usually keeps its original formatting and will not be automatically adjusted to the template’s predefined styles. Authors should select the pasted paragraphs and use the built-in macros to apply the Springer standard formatting.

Sep 12, 2026

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