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Template browser dialog

The template browser shows a list of available templates on the left pane, and on the right pane a description of the selected template, and controls for selecting which elements of the template should be imported.

There are at least two tabs shown on the template list pane. The General tab shows all the StoryLines project files in the Templates folder, located under the StoryLines installation folder. The Custom location tab allows you to choose a location other than this for project files to use as templates. There may be further tabs shown, one for each folder that is a child of the main Templates folder.

These are the controls determining what information is imported:

Include existing storylines If checked, the storylines in the template will be appended to the ones you have already specified.
Include existing cards If checked, the cards in the template will be imported. If unchecked, the columns and column/section labels will be imported, but not the cards.
Include existing story information If checked, the story details will be included: this is all the information that you can edit on the Project Information Dialog, including the story description, character profiles, and locations.

Templates are simply StoryLines project files that are placed in the appropriate location. To create a template, save a project in the Templates folder under the StoryLines installation folder. On Windows, this will typically be c:Program FilesStoryLinesTemplates.