How do I save a custom template in Numbers '09?

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How do I save a custom template in Numbers '09?

I have done this successfully in the past but cannot do it now. After creating a template, I have tried following the directions:

File > Save as Template

but there is no folder named My Templates in which to save the file. The specified path:

Library/Applications Support/iWork/Numbers/Templates/My Templates

does not exist. This is as far as I get:

Library/Applications Support/iWork '09 (with 2 subfolders, neither of which seems appropriate)

Thanks in advance for any help I receive with this!

Numbers '09-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jul 20, 2012 11:27 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 20, 2012 2:40 PM in response to PBartonMD

PB,

There's no reason for you to go looking in Finder for your custom templates. They will appear in the Template Chooser ( File > New from Template Chooser) if properly saved with File > Save as Template...

Jerry

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Answer 2

Peggy

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Jul 20, 2012 3:38 PM in response to PBartonMD

As Jerry said, you should not need to find the My Templates folder. Choosing Save As Template from the File menu in Numbers (or Pages) will automatically select that folder. If the path doesn't already exist it will be created the first time you choose to save a template. Here is a screenshot of the save window when I choose Save As Template in Numbers.

Should you want to delete any templates you have created or want to place any you have downloaded in the My Templates folder you will need to navigate to the folder. You are looking in the main HD Library folder not your user/home Library. In Lion the user Library is hidden & you need to go to Finder & hold down the Option key while clicking the Go menu to reveal it.

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Answer 3

Dec 9, 2013 11:15 AM in response to Jerrold Green1

I have this same problem in the new Numbers. Every time I open a template from an alias on my desktop it asks if I want to add to My Templates, which I have now done repeatedly. When I open Numbers without using the shortcut, there is no option for My Templates in Template Chooser, and I am unable to locate any Library in Finder.

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