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Thenselectthetemplatefile.Atemplatefilehastheextension.OL-template.
ThemostrecentlyopenedtemplatesanddatamappingconfigurationsarelistedontheWelcome
screenandinthemenu:File > Open Recent.
Tocleartheselists,selectWindow > Clear Recent Files Lists.
Caution: Atemplatecreatedinanolderversionofthesoftwarecanbeopenedinanewerver-
sion.However,openingandsavingitinanewerversionofthesoftwarewillconvertthetemplate
tothenewestfileformat.Theconvertedtemplatecan'tbeopenedinolderversionsofthesoft-
ware.
Opening a package file
Templatescanalsobestoredinapackagefile(see"Creatingpackagefiles"onpage107).Toopena
packagefile,switchthefiletypetoPackagefiles(*.OL-package)intheOpenFiledialog.Ifthepackage
containsPrintPresets,youwillbeaskedifyouwanttoimportthemintotheproperrepositories.
Savingatemplate
ADesignertemplatefilehastheextension.OL-template.Itisazipfilethatincludesupto3contexts,
alltherelatedresourcesandscripts,and(optionally)alinktoadatamappingconfiguration.
Tosaveatemplate,selectFile > SaveorpressCtrl+S.Thefirsttimeyou'llhavetogivethetemplatea
name.File > Save asallowsyoutosavethetemplatewithadifferentname.TheSave asdialogalso
appearswhensavingatemplatethatisread-only.
Tip: Toquicklycopythenameofanyotherfile,setSave as typetoAny file (*.*)intheSavedia-
log.SelectafiletoputitsnameintheFilenamefield.ThensetSave as typetoTemplate files
(*.OL-template)andsavethetemplate.
WhenmorethanoneresourceisopenandtheDesignersoftwareisclosed,theSaveResourcesdialog
appears.Thisdialogdisplaysalistofallopenresourceswiththeirnamesandfilelocation.Selected
resourceswillbesaved,deselectedresourceswillhavealltheirchangessincetheywerelastsaveddis-
missed.
Saving older templates
Savingatemplateinanewerversionofthesoftwarewillconvertthetemplatetothenewestfileformat.
Thismakesitunreadabletoolderversionsofthesoftware.
Thewarningmessagethatisdisplayedinthiscasecanbedisabled.
Tore-enablethismessage(andallotherwarningdialogs),gotoWindow > Preferences > General,
andclicktheReset All Warning Dialogsbuttonatthebottom.
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