====== File Templates ======

File templates are files, with default pattern content, used to "pre-fill" newly created documents. 

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).

{{:file_templates.png?400|New File Template}}

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.

<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 ======
If you want to change default templates directory, you can do this by [[options:xml:templates-directory|direct modification of xml setting file]].