Making a document in pages

This should be easy for yas.
I have created a simple application form in pages i.e.
Costumer name:
Costumer no:
Costumer email:
And so on.
I have saved the document but now I need to fill in the blanks as & when I need without changeing the Document.
Basicaly I need the saved document to be permanet.
I would love any help as I am new to pages.
Thanks..

Ryan,
The feature you need is Custom Templates. The usual approach would be to create your document with dummy words in the places where you want to insert specific custom information in the future. One at a time, Select the dummy words, or phrases, and convert them to Placeholder Text by typing the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Option-Command-T.
Then, do File > Save as Template.
Now each time you need to use that base document, look for it in the Template Chooser. That document will never be disturbed, and each time you use it you will have spawned a copy without affecting the original.
To use the Placeholder text, click once on it and type the custom text. Repeat this for each field in your document.
Jerry

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