Setting up Your Document > Creating and opening documents > Creating a new default template

 

Creating a new default template

Using the default template, you can apply document-level defaults to control settings in documents as a whole. You can apply object-level defaults to the default template to control settings for selected objects.

To create a new default template:

1

Choose File > New.

2

Modify the document.

For example, you can change the page size, default colors in the color list, default font size, and magnification, and save these with the template.

3

Choose File > Save As.

4

Choose the FreeHand Template format from the Save as Type pop-up menu (Windows) or FreeHand Template from the Format pop-up menu (Macintosh).

5

Name the file and save it in the English folder within the FreeHand application folder. In Windows, an FT10 extension is added to the file name.

Note: To ensure that the template file name matches the default template name, choose Edit > Preferences, click Document, and verify that the name entered under New Document Template matches the file name you just saved.