Operation Manual
3) In the last section of the wizard, you can specify the template name which will show in the
Template Manager, and also the name and location for saving the template. The two names
can be different but this may later cause you confusion. The default location is your user
templates directory, but you can choose a different location if you prefer.
4) To set the file name or change the directory, select the Path button (the three dots to the
right of the location). The Save As dialog opens. Make your selections and click Save to
close the dialog.
Figure 52: Creating a template using a wizard
5) Finally, you can choose whether to create a new document from your template immediately,
or manually change the template, and then click Finish to save the template. For future
documents, you can re-use the template created by the wizard, just as you would use any
other template.
You may need to open the Template Manager and click Refresh on the Action menu to have any
new templates appear in the listings.
Editing a template
You can edit a template’s styles and content, and then, if you wish, you can reapply the template’s
styles to documents that were created from that template. You cannot reapply content.
To edit a template:
1) From the Menu bar, choose File > Templates > Manage or press Ctrl+Shift+N. The
Template Manager dialog opens.
2) Navigate to the template that you want to edit. Click once on it to activate the file handling
controls (see Figure 50). Click Edit. The template opens in LibreOffice.
3) Edit the template just as you would any other document. To save your changes, choose
File > Save from the Menu bar.
Updating a document from a changed template
If you make any changes to a template and its styles, the next time you open a document that was
created from the template before the changes, a confirmation message is displayed.
To update the document:
1) Click Update Styles to apply the changed styles in the template to the document.
2) Select Keep Old Styles if you do not want to apply the changed styles in the template to
the document (but see the Caution notice below).
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