Manage Templates

You can manage Action Templates (rename and delete them) by selecting Actions > Manage Templates.

This displays a list of all the templates for all action types on the system. You can rename the templates by clicking on the name, and you can delete a template by clicking the minus button. When you delete a template you are warned by an alert that this operation cannot be undone through the usual undo / redo mechanism. This is because the deleting a template is a global operation and will affect all documents in the system.

Built-in templates are not shown in the Manage Templates window since they cannot be deleted, renamed or exported. Templates are stored in the user preferences and there is a mechanism to import and export templates through the action gear popup menu.

If you have created a template the Export Templates option will be enabled. If you choose to export, you are prompted to select where the templates will be exported. The exported file is created with the extension of “.actionTemplates”. These exported templates can then be imported onto another computer or user account.

When importing templates, if the template already exists, it will be overwritten by the imported file. The import is added to the list of templates -- it does not overwrite existing templates you have created that are not updated by the import operation.