Defining Template Preferences for Altium Designer

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The Data Management - Templates page of the Preferences dialog


The Data Management - Templates page of the Preferences dialog

Summary

The Data Management – Templates page of the Preferences dialog allows you to set the path to their document template directory.

Access

The Data Management – Templates page is part of the main Preferences dialog that is accessed by clicking the  control in the upper-right corner of the workspace then selecting the Templates entry under the Data Management folder. 

When signed into a managed content server, a green icon () appears next to the name of the page in the folder region to denote that the page is under the server's control.

Options/Controls

  • Document Templates 
    • Template location - click  to open the Browse For Folder dialog to find and set the path to the directory that contains your document templates. To change the location, you must be logged out of the server.
For a default installation, the Template Location will be: \Users\Public\Documents\Altium\AD18\Templates\.
For a default installation, the Template Location will be: \Users\Public\Documents\Altium\NEXUS\Templates\.

 

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Note

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