Creating and Changing Default and Custom Templates
When you open a new document with File - New, a blank document appears based on a Collabora Office template. You can edit, modify, or replace this template so that the new document contains your customized Styles or other contents.
You can define document templates for each Collabora Office application.
Creating a Default Template
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First, open either an existing Collabora Office template and modify it, or open a new document and edit it as necessary to create the desired template.
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Save the document by choosing , then enter the template name, click the Set as default template checkbox, and save in the My Templates category.
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The next time you open a new text document, the new document will be based on this new default template.
Modifying a Default Template
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Use Filter to select the type of document.
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The default template is marked with a green check mark. Right-click that template and choose .
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When you open a new document, the modified default template will be used.
Collabora Office provides built-in presentation templates, which cannot be edited, renamed, or deleted. To modify a built-in presentation template, open a document using the template, modify, then save as a new template.
Collabora Office provides built-in templates for Writer, which cannot be edited, renamed, or deleted. To modify a built-in template, open a document using the template, modify, then save as a new template.
Setting a Template as Default
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Choose .
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Right-click on template to be made default, choose .
Creating a Custom Template
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First, open either an existing Collabora Office template and modify it, or open a new document and edit it as necessary to create the desired template.
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Choose , then enter the template name, choose a Template category, and save.
Modifying a Custom Template
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Choose .
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Right-click on the template to be modified, and choose .
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Make desired changes, choose , and close the document.
Saving a Template in the Template Folder
You can save any document as a template by selecting "Template" file type in the Save dialog. To access the template from the Template Manager, save the template in the User Paths directory specified for Templates in - Collabora Office - Paths. It is often easier to save a document with , because it automatically places the template in the appropriate directory.
The Template Manager is the preferred method for working with templates. and are equivalent for opening the Template Manager. +Shift+N is the predefined shortcut key.