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To work more efficiently and avoid design inconsistencies, you can create templates for documents that share common design elements and production settings. You can then use these templates as defaults for creating new documents.
You can also use master pages to apply page layouts to individual pages. For more information, see Working with master pages.
A template’s settings and attributes are defaults for creating other documents. To create new documents with the same objects, settings, colors, and object and paragraph styles as those of an existing document, you can save the existing document as a template.
A template file saves the following elements of a FreeHand document:
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Guides |
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Layer information |
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Graphic styles |
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Text styles |
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Symbols and master pages |
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All objects |
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Custom brushes |
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Custom colors |
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Custom page sizes |
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Custom units of measure |
When you open a template, an untitled copy of the template document appears. You use the untitled copy to create a new template or replace an existing template. You can also designate a template as the default for all new documents.
To save a document as a template:
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Select File > Save As. |
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Enter a name for your template file in the Save Document dialog box (Windows) or Save dialog box (Macintosh). |
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Select FreeHand Template from the Save as Type pop-up menu (Windows) or from the Format pop-up menu (Macintosh). |
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Select a destination and click Save. In Windows, the extension .ft11 is added to the filename. |
To edit a FreeHand template:
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Open the template, make changes, and then select File > Save As. |
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Save the newly revised document as a template with the same name and location. |
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FreeHand prompts you to replace the original template file. Click Yes (Windows) or Replace (Macintosh). |
The edited template replaces the old one. |
To convert any FreeHand file into a template without opening it (Macintosh):
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Select the FreeHand file in the Finder. |
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Select File > Get Info or File > Show Info and then select Stationery Pad. |
To convert a template into a regular FreeHand document, deselect Stationery Pad. |
To change the default template:
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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. |
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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. |
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Click OK. |
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