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ScreenSteps Documentation » ScreenSteps 2.9 » Updating Your Templates

Topics

  • Getting Started 9
    • New Features in ScreenSteps 2.9
    • Learn About The Blue Mango Learning Systems Customer Support Methodology
    • Creating a Lesson
    • Key ScreenSteps Concepts
    • Display Overview
    • How ScreenSteps Deals With Large Images
    • Registering ScreenSteps With a Serial Number
    • Registering ScreenSteps With a ScreenSteps Live Account
    • Upgrading from ScreenSteps 1 to ScreenSteps 2 Pro or Standard
  • Capturing Images 10
    • Capturing Images Using the Global Key Command
    • Using the Capture Tool
    • Using the Capture Tool Delay
    • Using the Capture Palette
    • Using the Clipboard Recorder
    • Importing Images Into a Step
    • How to Capture a Menu
    • Using SnagIt with ScreenSteps
    • Dragging and Dropping Images Onto Lessons
    • Embedding Video in a Step
  • Editing Steps 14
    • Formatting Text
    • Insert a Link to a Web Page Into Your Lesson
    • Insert a Link to Another Lesson in the Same Manual
    • Removing a link from your text
    • Annotating Images
    • Using the Blur Tool
    • Cropping Images
    • Image Tools
    • How do I Change the Layering of Annotations?
    • How do I Check Spelling?
    • How do I Search for Text in a Lesson?
    • What is Lesson Status?
    • Setting the Draft Status of a Lesson
    • Reordering Steps in a Lesson
  • Exporting and Templates 11
    • Exporting Lessons
    • Getting Started With a ScreenSteps Live Account
    • Configure ScreenSteps to Upload Lessons to Your Blog
    • Uploading a Lesson to a Blog/Wiki
    • Configuring a Clarify-it.com account
    • Assigning a File Name to use for a Lesson or Manual
    • Selecting Word, PDF and HTML Templates for Lessons
    • Changing/Setting the Default Template
    • Overriding the Default Template for a Lesson
    • How Can I See Which Web Servers I've Uploaded a Lesson To?
    • Breaking a Link Between a Lesson and a Web Server
  • Exporting to the System Clipboard 6
    • Exporting a Lesson to the Clipboard as HTML
    • Exporting a Lesson to the Clipboard as PDF
    • How do I Specify Which Template Is Used When Exporting To Clipboard?
    • How do I paste the path to the PDF file into a file selection dialog on OS X?
    • How do I paste the path to the PDF file into a file selection dialog on Windows?
    • Why don't images show up in emails I send that I pasted a lesson into?
  • Searching/Filtering Lessons 1
    • Searching in Tag Mode
  • Tags 5
    • How Do I Tag a Lesson?
    • How Do I Tag Multiple Lessons Quickly (Using the Tag Palette)?
    • How do I delete tags from a lesson?
    • How do I delete all instances of a tag from my library?
    • Tagging Tip - Dragging Lessons Onto Tags in Tag Mode
  • Manuals 6
    • How to Create a Manual and Stub Out Lessons
    • Adding Existing Lessons To Manuals Using the Lesson Palette
    • What are Draft Chapters?
    • How do I reorder Chapters?
    • Exporting a Manual to Word, PDF or HTML (Pro only)
    • Choosing a Template for a Manual (Pro only)
  • The Library Folder 6
    • Introduction To The ScreenSteps Library
    • Creating New Libraries
    • Opening Libraries
    • Renaming a Library
    • How to Move a Library From One Computer to Another
    • Importing a Library
  • Customizing Output 5
    • Configuring HTML and Blog Templates
    • Customizing PDF Output
    • The ScreenSteps Templates Folder
    • Customizing HTML Templates
    • Updating Your Templates
  • Additional Topics 12
    • Editing Images in an External Editor
    • Importing a Plain Text File Into a Lesson
    • Syncing Image Filenames to Step Titles
    • Using Split Step
    • How to Split a Lesson in Two (Create Two Smaller Lessons Out of One Large Lesson)
    • Duplicating Lessons and Manuals
    • Uploading HTML Lessons to Your Mobile Me or .Mac Site
    • Sharing ScreenSteps Lessons with Other Users of ScreenSteps
    • How do I Resize an Image Without Resizing Annotations?
    • How do I Copy Steps Between Lessons?
    • Where Is The ScreenSteps Preference File Stored?
    • How to have ScreenSteps automatically check for updates

Last Updated

Nov 19, 2010

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Other Resources

  • ScreenSteps Desktop & Workgroup

  • ScreenSteps 2.9
  • ScreenSteps Workgroup
  • Customizing HTML Templates
  • ScreenSteps: Tips & Tricks
  • Creating Word Templates
  • Publishing to Blogs & Wikis
  • ScreenSteps Live

  • ScreenSteps Live
  • Setting up a New Admin, Editor or Author on ScreenSteps Live
  • ScreenSteps Live Support Client
  • Integrating ScreenSteps Live With Other Services
  • Collaborating on ScreenSteps Live
  • ScreenSteps Live Remote Authentication
  • ScreenSteps Live API
  • API Examples
  • Implementation Guides

  • Creating a Software Manual With ScreenSteps
  • Creating a ScreenSteps Live Support Site
  • Improving your Zendesk Support Site with ScreenSteps Live

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Updating Your Templates

The first time you launch ScreenSteps on a computer a Templates folder is created. You can then update and modify those templates as you wish. If you would like to restore the factory default templates or would like to update your templates because ScreenSteps introduced a new template feature, this lesson will show you how.

Restore Defaults Button

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At the bottom of the Word, PDF and HTML templates panes you will find a Restore Defaults button. To reinstall the original versions of the templates that shipped with ScreenSteps click this button. If you have made any changes to these templates those changes will be lost. No changes will be made to custom templates you've created, however.

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Comments (2)

crystal Saturday Aug 28 at 04:05 AM

In Preferences I modified the blue css file to have the image appear on the right of the text. However, I'm creating a lesson in which I want the text to be below the image using the same blue template. I noticed when I uploaded two lessons that there still only appeared to be one css file? They share that file?
If so, do I copy and rename the css file and use it for the new template?

Blue Mango Saturday Aug 28 at 04:22 AM

Crystal-

The way css files work is that your HTML file references a CSS file on your server. If both your html files are referencing the blue.css file then they will be sharing that file. If you really do want two different templates then I would suggest doing the following:

1. Duplicate the "Blue" template folder and rename it to something like "Blue - Image Below".

2. In that folder rename the "blue.css" file to "blue-image-below.css".

3. Open the index.html file in the new template folder and find the text "blue.css". Replace it with "blue-image-below.css".

Now you should be able to export using the template you like.

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