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Figure 54: Resetting the default template for text documents
Associating a document with a different template
At the time of writing this chapter, LibreOffice has no direct method of changing the template that a
document uses; the Template Changer extension has not been updated for this version of
LibreOffice. However, you can copy the contents of a document into an empty document that uses
a different template.
For best results, the names of styles should be the same in the existing document and the new
template. If they are not, use Edit > Find & Replace to replace old styles with new ones. See
Chapter 4, Getting Started with Writer, for more about replacing styles using Find & Replace.
To associate a document with another template:
1) Use File > Templates > Manage to open the Template Manager dialog, and select the
template you want to use. A new document opens, containing any text or graphics that were
in the template.
2) Delete any unwanted text or graphics from this new document.
3) Open the document you want to change. Select Edit > Select All or press Ctrl+A.
4) Select Edit > Copy, or press Ctrl+C, to copy the contents of the document to the clipboard.
5) Click inside the blank document created in step 1. Go to Edit > Paste, or press Ctrl+V, to
paste the contents from the old document into the new one.
6) Update the table of contents, if there is one. Close the old file without saving. Go to File >
Save As to save the new file with the name of the file from which content was taken. When
asked, confirm that you want to overwrite the old file. You may prefer to save the new file
under a new name and preserve the old file under its original name.
Caution
Any changes recorded (tracked) in the document will be lost during this process. The
resulting document will contain only the changed text.
Organizing templates
LibreOffice can use only those templates that are in its template folders. You can create new
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.
To begin, choose File > Templates > Manage to open the Template Manager dialog.
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