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Any settings that can be added to or modified in a document can be saved within a template. For
example, below are some of the settings (although not a full list) that can be included in a Writer
document and then saved in the template for later use:
• Printer settings: which printer, single-sided or double-sided printing, paper size, and so on
• Styles to be used, including character, page, frame, numbering and paragraph styles
• Format and settings regarding indexes, tables, bibliographies, table of contents
Templates can also contain predefined text, saving you from having to type it every time you create
a new document. For example, a letter template may contain your name, address, and salutation.
You can also save menu and toolbar customizations in templates; see Chapter 14, Customizing
LibreOffice, for more information.
Saving a template to a hidden folder
This procedure is for an installation that has yet to have any user installed templates in place.
Because empty template folders are hidden in the Template Manager, a work-around is necessary
to save the first template into a My Templates folder.
Tip
You can also import a template into a hidden folder by using a similar technique.
It does not matter what document type you are saving as a template, text, spreadsheet, drawing or
presentation, follow this procedure. In this example we will save a drawing document which we will
title Floor Plan, as a template. Selecting the Drawings tab before starting shows a completely
empty category listing (this is our first save).
1) Choose File > Save As Template. The Template Manager Save dialog opens at the
Documents page. Click once on the MediaWiki folder to select it.
2) Click Save, specify the template name in the pop-up dialog (for example, Floor Plan), and
click Accept. The template is saved into the MediaWiki folder. This appears in the
MediaWiki folder in the category of the file type being saved (in our example Drawings).
Figure 49: Saving into MediaWiki in Documents
3) Close the Template Manager Save dialog. Open the Template Manager and select the
category tab of the template type just saved (Drawings in the example). Double-click the
MediaWiki folder to open it. Select the template you just added. The file handling controls
are displayed.
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