Editing tags in a template

You can edit an existing template to add additional direct tags to the objects in it, or to remove or modify the existing tags. These changes are made on the template Configuration tab

Prerequisites:

An existing template
One or more installed tag dictionaries

This task describes using the Template sidebar to access an existing template and invoke the Edit Tags window from the template Configuration tab.

Perform the following steps:

To locate a template, open the Template side bar by clicking Window > Side Bars > Template.
In the Template side bar, click the pull down menu and select either: the Template or Module.

NOTE: To see templates stored in a template module, select the myModule folder and expand the module. You cannot edit a template stored in a module. When you open it, ReadOnly appears in the top left corner of the Template View. To make changes you must first click Save As and save it as a new template in the templates folder.
Double-click on the template.
The Template View opens that displays the template tabs with the Template Info tab selected.
Click the Configuration tab in the Template view, right-click the object you want to change in the left pane, and select Edit Tags.
The Edit Tags dialog displays.
Proceed to add tags, remove tags, or modify values of existing tags and click Save to close the Edit Tags dialog.
To save your changes to the template when finished, click Save or, click Save As to create a new variation of the template with a different filename (leaving the original template unchanged).

NOTE: For more details on using the Template view Configuration tab, refer to the Template Guide sections “Creating a template” and “Template reference”.

Editing tags in a template

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