Create a New Page Template
- Applies to:
- MindTouch (current)
- Role required:
- Author
Create your a New Page templates
Follow these steps to create a Custom Template
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From the MindTouch toolbar, select Site tools > Dashboard.
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Under Site Administration, click Template directory.
- Click on the section where you want your Custom Template to live.
- Click New to create a new section under Template:Custom.
- Title the Custom Page Template and then click Save.
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Enter the formatted text that is to function as template (i.e. formatted notes, headers, text, etc.).
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Choose the appropriate Article Type in the Page Settings. (Article Types are not automatically added to the custom template as you should determine how you want the page to function).
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Click Save.
- Navigate to the Template Directory and locate your newly created template. Note that the Type column is blank.
Edit template properties
- Click the pencil icon to edit the template's properties.
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Add a description.
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Choose either New Page or Content from the template Type options and click Update template properties.
Only Admins have access to the template proporties.
Use a New Page Template
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Navigate to the location where the custom New Page Template is going to live.
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Click on New in the MindTouch Toolbar
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Choose your custom New Page Template. (Note your custom New Page Template appear next to the MindTouch out of the box templates in the add new page dialog box).
