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This is Chapter '''10''' of the '''OpenOffice.org 2.x Writer Guide''' (Third edition), produced by the [http://oooauthors.org/ OOoAuthors group]. A PDF of this chapter is available from the [http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/ OOoAuthors Guides page] at OpenOffice.org.
 
This is Chapter '''10''' of the '''OpenOffice.org 2.x Writer Guide''' (Third edition), produced by the [http://oooauthors.org/ OOoAuthors group]. A PDF of this chapter is available from the [http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/ OOoAuthors Guides page] at OpenOffice.org.
  
[[User_Manuals| &lt;&lt; User Manuals page]]<br>
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== Introduction ==
[[Writer Guide| &lt;&lt; Writer Guide Table of Contents]]<br>
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[[Writer Guide/Working with Tables| &lt;&lt; Chapter 9 Working with Tables]] &nbsp;&nbsp;|
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&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Writer Guide/Using Mail Merge| Chapter 11 Using Mail Merge &gt;&gt;]]
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= Introduction =
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{{:What is a template}}
 
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See [[#Setting a default template|Setting a default template]] for more information.
 
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* [[#Using a template to create a document|Use a template to create a document]].
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* [[Documentation/OOoAuthors User Manual/Writer Guide/Using a template to create a document|Use a template to create a document]].
* [[#Creating a template|Create a template]].
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* [[Documentation/OOoAuthors User Manual/Writer Guide/Creating a template|Create a template]].
* [[#Editing a template|Edit a template]].
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* [[Documentation/OOoAuthors User Manual/Writer Guide/Editing a template|Edit a template]].
* [[#Setting a default template|Set a default template]].
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* [[Documentation/OOoAuthors User Manual/Writer Guide/Setting a default template|Set a default template]].
* [[#Organizing templates|Organize templates]].
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* [[Documentation/OOoAuthors User Manual/Writer Guide/Organizing templates|Organize templates]].
 
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= Using a template to create a document =
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= Creating a template =
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You can create your own templates in two ways:
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* From a document
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* Using a wizard
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== Creating a template from a document ==
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== Creating a template using a wizard ==
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You can use wizards to create these types of Writer templates:
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* Letter
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* Fax
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* Agenda
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= Editing a template =
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= Adding templates with Extension Manager =
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= Setting a default template =
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If you create a document by choosing '''File > New > Text Document '''from the main menu, Writer creates the document from the Default template. You can, however, set a custom template to be the default. You can reset the default later if you choose.
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== Setting a custom template as the default ==
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You can set any template to be the default, as long as it is in one of the folders displayed in the Template Management window.
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To save a template in one of these folders, do one of the following:
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* Create and save the template as described in “[[#Creating a template|Creating a template]]” on page [[#Creating a template|2]].
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* Import the template into the desired folder as described in “[[#Importing a template|Importing a template]]” on page [[#Importing a template|9]].
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To set a custom template as the default:
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# From the main menu, choose '''File > Templates > Organize. '''The Template Management window (Figure 4) opens.
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# In the box on the left, double-click the''' '''folder that contains the template that you want to set as the default.
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# Click the template that you want to set as the default.
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# Click the '''Commands '''button.
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# From the drop-down menu, choose''' Set as Default Template. '''The next time that you create a document by choosing '''File > New > Text Document,''' the document will be created from this template.
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== Resetting Writer’s Default template as the default ==
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# From the main menu, choose '''File > Templates > Organize. '''The Template Management window (Figure 4) opens.
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# In the box on the left, click any folder.
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# Click the '''Commands '''button.
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# From the drop-down menu, choose''' Reset Default Template > Text Document. '''The next time that you create a document by choosing '''File > New > Text Document,''' the document will be created from Writer’s Default template.
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= Organizing templates =
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Writer can only use templates that are in OOo template folders. You can, however, create new OOo template folders and use them to organize your templates. For example, you might have one template folder for report templates and another for letter templates. You can also import and export templates.
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To begin, choose '''File > Templates > Organize''' from the main menu. The Template Management window (Figure 4) opens.
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== Creating a template folder ==
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# In the Template Management window, click any folder.
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# Click the '''Commands '''button.
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# From the drop-down menu, choose''' New. '''A new folder called Untitled appears.
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# Type a name for the new folder, and then press ''Enter''. Writer saves the folder with the name that you entered.
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# From the drop-down menu, choose''' Delete. '''A dialog box appears and asks you to confirm the delete.
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# Click '''Yes. '''The dialog box closes and the selected folder is deleted.
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# In the Template Management window, double-click the folder that contains the template that you want to move. A list of all the templates contained in that folder appears underneath the folder name.
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# Click the template that you want to move and drag it to the desired folder.
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== Deleting a template ==
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# In the Template Management window, double-click the folder that contains the template that you want to delete. A list of all the templates contained in that folder appears underneath the folder name.
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# Click the template that you want to delete.
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# Click the '''Commands '''button.
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# From the drop-down menu, choose '''Delete. '''A dialog box appears and asks you to confirm the delete.
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# Click '''Yes. '''The dialog box closes and the selected template is deleted.
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== Importing a template ==
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If the template that you want to use is in a different location, you must import it into an OOo template folder.
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| When you download a template from a website or CD, you can save it anywhere on your computer and then import it into OOo as described here.
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To import a template into a template folder:
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# In the Template Management window, double-click the folder into which you want to import the template.
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# Click the '''Commands '''button.
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# From the drop-down menu, choose '''Import Template'''.''' '''The Open dialog box opens.
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# Find the template that you want to import and click '''Open. '''The Open dialog box closes and the template appears in the selected folder.
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# If you want, type a new name for the template, and then press ''Enter''.
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== Exporting a template ==
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# In the Template Management window, double-click the folder that contains the template that you want to export. A list of all the templates contained in that folder appears underneath the folder name.
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# Click the template that you want to export.
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# Click the '''Commands '''button.
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# From the drop-down menu, choose '''Export Template'''.''' '''The Save dialog box opens.
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# Find the folder into which you want to export the template and click '''Save. '''Writer exports the template to the selected folder, and the Save dialog box closes.
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| All the actions made by the '''Commands''' button in the Template Management window can be made as well by simply right-clicking on the templates or the folders.
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Latest revision as of 19:27, 25 September 2009



This is Chapter 10 of the OpenOffice.org 2.x Writer Guide (Third edition), produced by the OOoAuthors group. A PDF of this chapter is available from the OOoAuthors Guides page at OpenOffice.org.

Introduction

A template is a model that you use to create other documents. For example, you can create a template for business reports that has your company's logo on the first page. New documents created from this template will all have your company's logo on the first page.

Templates can contain anything that regular documents can contain, such as text, graphics, a set of styles, and user-specific setup information such as measurement units, language, the default printer, and toolbar and menu customization.

All documents in Apache OpenOffice (AOO) are based on templates. You can create a specific template for any document type (text, spreadsheet, drawing, presentation). If you do not specify a template when you start a new document, then the document is based on the default template for that type of document. If you have not specified a default template, AOO uses the blank template for that type of document that is installed with AOO. See Setting a default template for more information.

This chapter shows you how to:


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