How to Organize Meeting Minutes Using Word. To save time as you prepare meeting minutes, you can download and customize a Microsoft Office template to suit your organization and participants.

Meeting minutes are essential to recording the contributions people have to the actions taken by a company. Meeting minutes can also be used in a court of law as evidence in the case of a lawsuit.

If your company has recently issued stock to the public, ask corporate counsel to assist in developing a template for meeting minutes that meets applicable standards.