Copy a Template

Copy a Template: Quick Steps

• Choose 'File|Open|Template'
• Select and open the appropriate Entity folder
• Select and open the appropriate existing template
• Save the existing template as a new file: choose 'File|Save As'
• Give the new template an explanatory name, always beginning with the name of the Entity, e.g., Expression template.Audio
• Customize your new template

Copy a Template: Detailed Steps

If you want to create a new template based on a previous template that has aspects that you would like to copy, then you should start from that existing template instead of from a default template.

Choose 'File|Open|Template'

Select the appropriate template folder and click <Open> (or double-click on the folder)

Select the appropriate template to copy and click <Open> (or double-click on the filename)

Immediately use 'File|Save As' to save the existing template as a new file to prevent inadvertantly changing the existing template:

Give the new file an explanatory name—always beginning with the name of the Entity and “template” (e.g., Manifestation template.LP); you could also include the name of the copied template, to group similar templates.

You can use customized templates to add constant data to records for a particular type of entity, e.g., large print data for all large print manifesations; or to a particular batch of records, e.g., manifestation records sharing the same publisher.