If you want to create a routine template with a pattern
that is similar to the pattern of an existing template, you can base
the new template on the existing template definition.
About this task
You can base the new template on the definition of a default
template, a template that you created, or a template that you imported.
Procedure
To create a routine template from an existing template:
- Select .
- In the Preferences window, select .
- On the Templates page, select the template on which you
want to base your new template, and then click Edit.
- In the Edit Template window, change the name of the template
and its description, and then use the pattern of the existing template
to specify the pattern for your new template.
- Click OK. A message box
prompts you to specify whether you want to create an additional template
with the new name or rename the existing template. Click Yes. Your template is added to the list on the Templates page.
- Click OK in the Preferences window.
Results
The new template is now available for you to use in the routine
creation wizards.