Creating and Opening a New Author Template

The following best practices apply to your use of author templates:

• Create a new template using the File > New menu in the Editor. Do not copy and rename a .udt file. The copy process renames the file but does not modify the template's unique identifier. A document is linked to a template via the template identifier, not the template name.
• After creating a .udt file, do not rename the file via Microsoft Windows Explorer as this may cause an author to have multiple template files with the same identifier.

Creating a New Author Template

1. From the Editor, select File > New....
2. Complete the following fields:

   Field	Description
   File name	Enter a name for the new template.
   Type	Select Template from the drop-down list.
   Template	Select a template from which you would like to create a new template.

3. Click OK.

Opening a Template

1. From the Editor, select File > Open > Open Template.
2. Select the template you want to open.
3. Optionally, select Lock template for editing.
4. Click OK.

Managing Local Templates

1. 1. Select File > Preferences
   2. Click Manage Local Templates on the left pane.
   3. Perform any of the following options:

      If You Want To	Then
      Import a template	Click Import.... Navigate to the template and click Open. Click OK.
      Export a template	Select a template from the list. Click Export.... Navigate to the location to which to export the template. Enter a name for the template. Click Save.
      Remove a template	Create a backup of the template file prior to deleting the template. NOTE: Any existing documents created with the deleted template cannot be opened after the template is deleted. Select the template you want to delete. Click Remove. Click Yes.