Comments on: Fixing InDesign’s Mac Template Files

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:58:12 +0000

@Anna: You can set your default measurements in the Preferences dialog box while no documents are open. You can change the size of the default page size by choosing File > Document Presets > Default and editing “Default”. Hope that helps!

By: anna

anna — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:54:46 +0000

Hi all, I have a similar related querie that I just can’t seem to find an answer for anywhere but I think you guys could help me here.

May seem a bit of a blonde questions but Ive just upgraded my mac and ofcourse all my programs are back to factory settings! Arggh! I want to change the CS3 indesign template which is used to start any ‘new document’ i.e. instead of letter size in pixels to a4 in millimeters. I’ve made my template file but I just can’t remember where I’m supposed to save it or load it to so Indesign registers it every time I go ‘new document’ ???

- great website by the way!

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:09:02 +0000

Addendum: I have found a solution to get around this problem, but I don’t see why it should be happening at all.

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:56:19 +0000

I’ve run into a variation on this problem. Even when I use “Open Normal” I fail to get an untitled document. I’ve tried the locked file work around, and now InDesign is effectively ignoring the template. I place text and it ignores the second page of the template, then creating new pages to populate based on the first. It’s quite maddening. Ay help is most appreciated.

By: Prozacgrrl

Prozacgrrl — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:24:34 +0000

ignore the last comment… i haven’t had my coffee and my brain is playing terrible tricks on me. Sorry about the bother.

By: Prozacgrrl

Prozacgrrl — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:06:27 +0000

It works — Cheers. But how does one template open up as a INDT when “double clicked” and another launches an Untitled Doc also when “double clicked”? I’ve check their info — they seem exctly the same. I just want to “double-click”… lol/cry

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:17:38 +0000

Prozagrrl: Hm. What I said in comment #14 should work. No?

By: Prozacgrrl

Prozacgrrl — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:44:43 +0000

I’ve been attempting to re-edit the template file, but everytime I have opened it since, it opens as an untitled indd instead of indt which I need to correct. Forcing it into the dock or opening recent from within the program doesn’t work either. My head hurts now…

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:18:00 +0000

Alex, see comment #12: In the Open dialog box, click the Open Original option before opening the file.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:59:17 +0000

Friends, how can i open a saved file in its own name& replace after correction in same name?