Creating A New Default Template; To Change The Default Template - MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11 Use Manual

To convert any FreeHand file into a template without opening it (Macintosh):
Select the FreeHand file in the Finder.
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Select File > Get Info or File > Show Info and then select Stationery Pad.
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To convert a template into a regular FreeHand document, deselect Stationery Pad.

To change the default template:

Display document preferences by doing one of the following:
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In Windows, press Control+U, then click the Document tab.
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On the Macintosh, press Command+U, then click the Document category.
Do one of the following:
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Select a template from the New Document Template pop-up menu.
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Click the Ellipsis (...) button (Windows) or the Select button (Macintosh) and locate another
template file.
Click OK.
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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:
Select File > New.
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Modify the document.
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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.
Select File > Save As.
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Select FreeHand Template from the Save as Type pop-up menu (Windows) or from the
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Format pop-up menu (Macintosh).
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