How to Open the Learning Design Tool
Click the Windows button in the lower left corner of your screen to open your computer’s Start menu
In Windows 11, click All Apps in the top right corner of the Start dialog box
Scroll down the list of All Apps until you get to L
Click on Learning Design Tool
This will open Word and bring up the Learning Design Tool ribbon
The Learning Design Tool tab and ribbon will appear along the top of your screen in Word while you are using the tool
How to open an existing Learning Design Tool document
Open your Learning Design documents the same way you open any other Word document.
Or, if the Learning Design Tool ribbon is up on your screen, you can use the Open button on the ribbon to navigate to your save file.
The Learning Design Tool runs within Microsoft 365 Word.
When using the tool, you are in a Word document.
You need to Save your work just like you do for any other Word file.
How to Open the Learning Design Tool from your Templates in Word
In Word, click File > New
Select the Learning Design Tool from your Word templates
If you do not see the Learning Design Tool in your OFFICE templates, select PERSONAL
If you don't see the Learning Design Tool in your PERSONAL templates, follow the steps below
How to Add the Learning Design Tool to your Word Templates
1. Go to your C drive
2. Navigate to Users > Your Name > AppData > Roaming > Microsoft > Templates
If you don’t see App Data, scroll down to the bottom of this page for help
3. Copy the file path address as text
4. Open Word
5. Click on File > Options > Save
6. Look for Default personal templates location
7. Paste in your file path
8. Click OK in bottom of the dialog
9. Now, when you click File > New in Word you will see the Learning Design Tool as an option - select it to bring up the LDT tab and ribbon
If you don't see your App Data folder
Click View
Check the box next to Hidden Items in the Show/Hide group