Manage the template library | Mingcedar Studio

<section id="template-library" class="docs-block docs-block-intro docs-block-current"> <span class="section-kicker">Templates</span> <h2>Manage the template library</h2> <p>Templates → Library provides search, insertion, saving, metadata, import/export and deletion.</p> <div class="docs-detail-list"> <article id="template-library-item-1" class="docs-detail-row"> <strong>Open the library and find a template</strong> <p>Open MX Design → Templates → Library. Search by name, group or keyword; results update after typing stops and remain grouped. Check the card name and preview before acting.</p> <ul> <li>No result: clear Search and confirm the template exists in the current user&#39;s local library.</li><li>Many groups: scroll the library area to the required Group.</li><li>After selecting a card, Export and Delete enable or disable according to the template type.</li> </ul> </article><article id="template-library-item-2" class="docs-detail-row"> <strong>Insert by double-click, drag, or context menu</strong> <p>Double-click a card, drag it to the slide or choose Insert Template. Select the new instance and fill its variables and position in Template Edit.</p> <ul> <li>Fast insertion on the current slide: double-click.</li><li>Control the drop position: drag the card onto the slide.</li><li>Menu operation: choose Insert Template.</li><li>After insertion, verify Instance, Template, and Group.</li> </ul> </article><article id="template-library-item-3" class="docs-detail-row"> <strong>Save selected PowerPoint content as a new template</strong> <p>Select one or more reusable objects on the slide and click Save in the library. In Save as template, fill Template name, Group, and Sort order; review Captured variables and their order; then choose Save template. A new template cannot be created with no selected content.</p> <ul> <li>Template name: required; use a name that identifies the device or purpose.</li><li>Group: choose an existing group or type a new one; blank becomes Ungrouped.</li><li>Sort order: an integer from 1 to 99999; lower values appear first.</li><li>Captured variables: confirm every &lt;variable&gt; and its letter case.</li><li>After saving, search by name and confirm that the card appears.</li> </ul> </article><article id="template-library-item-4" class="docs-detail-row"> <strong>Update an existing template source</strong> <p>If the current PPT is an existing template source, Save updates it in place and retains its ID and sort order. Check the preview, name, group and variables afterward.</p> <ul> <li>Update the original template: edit and save from its source presentation.</li><li>Keep the old template as a version: save the presentation separately and use a new template name.</li><li>Insert a new instance after the update and test it.</li> </ul> </article><article id="template-library-item-5" class="docs-detail-row"> <strong>Reorder Captured variables</strong> <p>Variable order sets Template Edit field order. Drag rows, use arrow buttons or Ctrl+Up / Ctrl+Down; put frequent fields such as PLC and equipment code first.</p> <ul> <li>Drag the row handle to a new position.</li><li>Use the up or down arrow to move one place.</li><li>Use Ctrl+Up or Ctrl+Down from the keyboard.</li><li>Resolve variable-case warnings in the source objects before saving.</li><li>A template with no variables can still be saved; use &lt;Title&gt; style placeholders for editable text.</li> </ul> </article><article id="template-library-item-6" class="docs-detail-row"> <strong>Import and export .hqtpl files</strong> <p>Select a custom template and click Export to create a .hqtpl file. On another computer, click Import and choose that file. If the template contains behavior scripts, review the script warning and choose whether to trust the scripts or import without them.</p> <ul> <li>Select the target before Export; built-in templates normally cannot be exported.</li><li>Include template name and version in the exported file name.</li><li>After Import, search by name, insert one instance, and test it.</li><li>For an untrusted source, choose Import without scripts and review behaviors manually.</li> </ul> </article><article id="template-library-item-7" class="docs-detail-row"> <strong>Edit fields, edit behavior, or delete</strong> <p>The card menu provides Edit Template Behavior and Edit fields.... Use Edit fields... for name, group, sort order, and variable order. Use Edit Template Behavior for behaviors inside the template. Delete removes the selected custom template; built-in templates are normally protected.</p> <ul> <li>Metadata only: Edit fields....</li><li>Behavior inside the template: Edit Template Behavior.</li><li>Current inserted instance position or type-specific fields: choose Templates → Edit Instance on the ribbon to open Template Edit.</li><li>Export a .hqtpl archive before deleting a template that may be needed later.</li> </ul> </article> </div> </section>