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		<h1>Saving a Custom Template</h1>
		<p>If you've created a comic with page layouts and styles that you'd like to use again in the future, you can save the comic as a template by choosing File->Save As Template.... But before doing this, run through the following checklist (it will save you trouble when you come to use the template in the future)</p>
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		<b class="subhead">Creating and saving a custom template:</b>
			<li>Save a copy of your comic to use as the master of your template design.</li>
			<li>Make sure you're using the copy and not the original!</li>
			<li>Remove any pages that have duplicate layouts&mdash;there should only be pages with unique layouts remaining.</li>
			<li>Remove any photos from the remaining panels (unless you want these images to always be part of new comics).</li>
			<li>Eliminate any unused styles or styles you don't like from the Style Browser.</li>
			<li>Now save the comic (File->Save).</li>
			<li>And save the comic as a template (File->Save as Template...).</li>
			<li>The template should appear in the My Templates area of the Template Browser.</li>
			<li>Create a comic from your template. It should be ready to fill with your content.</li>
			<li>If you're not happy with the template, go back to step 2.</li>
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