Completing the template

Now that you have modified the masters, written the validation rules, and enhanced the first page, you need to put the finishing touches to the template before creating an installation file.

Follow the instructions in Chapter 8 to add a title block, select a theme, and to insert the page name field into the title shape in the background page. Then save your document as a template DFMD_M.vst, if it is metric units, or DFMD_U.vst, if it is US units.

Test your template by creating a new document from it, and then resize the first page to be square.

Note

If you hold down the Ctrl key and move your mouse cursor to the top of the page, then you will see that the cursor changes to a vertical two-way arrow. You can then click and drag the top edge of the page downwards, whilst still holding down the Ctrl key, until the page looks square.

Now arrange some of the DFD shapes on the page as this page will be used as the preview image on your new template. Follow the instructions...