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 ====== File Templates ====== ====== File Templates ======
  
-File templates are files with default pattern content used to "pre-fill" newly created documents. +File templates are files, with default pattern content, used to "pre-fill" newly created documents. 
  
-Selection of file template is done based on extension of new document and name of template: editor searches for file with same extension and name "default" in directory of file templates. +Selection of the file template is done based on the extension of new document and name of the template: editor searches for a file with same extension and name "default" in the directory of file templates. 
 To find directory where file templates are located select File->New->Manage File Templates (usually [[options:user_directory|<user-directory>]]\templates). To find directory where file templates are located select File->New->Manage File Templates (usually [[options:user_directory|<user-directory>]]\templates).
  
 {{:file_templates.png?400|New File Template}} {{:file_templates.png?400|New File Template}}
  
-You can have different templates for same extension, you can use code templates inside for filling some default values, you can skip using of the file template by keeping Ctrl pressed when creating new file.+You can have different templates for the same extension, you can use [[general:built-in-variables|built-in variables]] inside for filling default values, you can skip using of the file template by keeping Ctrl pressed when creating a new file. 
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 +<note>Because contents of file templates are preprocessed, you need to escape special characters as % -> %% same was as it done when defining [[options:syntax:code-templates|code templates]].</note>
 ====== Configuration ====== ====== Configuration ======
 If you want to change default templates directory, you can do this by [[options:xml:templates-directory|direct modification of xml setting file]].  If you want to change default templates directory, you can do this by [[options:xml:templates-directory|direct modification of xml setting file]].