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Templates are formatted text shapes that can be repeatedly sewn while changing the text that they contain. By
using templates, the format of a text shape in a design that you have created can be reused without recreating
the design or reformatting the text shape each time you change the text.
Creating a template
To create a template:
1
Using the
Move
ing ants" (moving dashes) appear around the shape.
2
Click the
Text Properties
3
In the
group box, select the
Template
4
In the
box, type the desired label for the text shape.
Label
5
Click the
button.
OK
Entering template text data
To enter the text:
1
On the
drop-down menu, click
Edit
2
In the cells below the appropriate template label, type the text.
NOTE: In the grid, each column label indicates a template. The text entered in the cells below each col-
umn label will replace the original text in that template. Each row represents a design, which will
include all templates that have text entered in the cell.
Press the Tab key to move to the next cell in the grid; hold down the Shift key while pressing the
Tab key to move to the previous cell in the grid.
3
Click the
button.
OK
Editing template text data
In the
tab of the
Template
ing the template data:
To select all rows and columns, including empty cells, click the empty cell in the top-left corner of the grid,
directly above the cell for row number 1.
To select an entire column including empty cells, click the column label.
To select an individual row, click the row number.
Chapter 14: Templates
tool (
), select the formatted text shape that you wish to specify as a template. "Danc-
button (
) in the
Enabled
Template Data
dialog box, the following operations and buttons are available for edit-
Template Data
bar. The
tab of the
Text
Text
check box. A check mark will appear.
. The
tab of the
Template
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dialog box appears.
Text Properties
dialog box appears.
Template Data
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