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36         <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Changing the Default Template</title>
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41<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3155913"><bookmark_value>default templates;defining/resetting</bookmark_value>
42      <bookmark_value>defaults; templates</bookmark_value>
43      <bookmark_value>templates; default templates</bookmark_value>
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47                 oldref="28"><variable id="template_default"><link href="text/swriter/guide/template_default.xhp" name="Changing the Default Template">Changing the Default Template</link>
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49      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145569" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="68">The default template contains the default formatting information for new text documents. If you want, you can create a new template and use it as the default template.</paragraph>
50      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id6414990" role="heading" level="2" l10n="NEW">To Create a Default Template</paragraph>
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52         <listitem>
53            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149838" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="102">Create a document and the content and formatting styles that you want.</paragraph>
54         </listitem>
55         <listitem>
56            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156101" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="113">Choose <emph>File - Templates - Save</emph>.</paragraph>
57         </listitem>
58         <listitem>
59            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149283" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="106">In the <emph>New Template</emph> box, type a name for the new template.</paragraph>
60         </listitem>
61         <listitem>
62            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153409" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="114">In the <item type="menuitem">Categories</item> list, select "My Templates", and then click <item type="menuitem">OK</item>.</paragraph>
63         </listitem>
64         <listitem>
65            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153140" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="107">Choose <link href="text/shared/01/01110100.xhp" name="File - Templates - Organize"><emph>File - Templates - Organize</emph></link>.</paragraph>
66         </listitem>
67         <listitem>
68            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149952" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="108">In the <item type="menuitem">Templates</item> list, double-click the "My Templates" folder.</paragraph>
69         </listitem>
70         <listitem>
71            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149970" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="105">Right-click the template that you created, and choose <emph>Set as Default Template</emph>.</paragraph>
72         </listitem>
73         <listitem>
74            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149620" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="115">Click <emph>Close</emph>.</paragraph>
75         </listitem>
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77      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3149867" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U"
78                 oldref="109">To Reset the Default Template</paragraph>
79      <list type="ordered">
80         <listitem>
81            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145102" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="110">Choose <link href="text/shared/01/01110100.xhp" name="File - Templates - Organize"><emph>File - Templates - Organize</emph></link>.</paragraph>
82         </listitem>
83         <listitem>
84            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149582" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="111">Right-click a text file in any of the two lists, choose <item type="menuitem">Reset Default Template - Text Document</item>.</paragraph>
85         </listitem>
86         <listitem>
87            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156245" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="112">Click <emph>Close</emph>.</paragraph>
88         </listitem>
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