Working With Templates
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TPDesign4 (v3.2 or higher)
FIG. 389 shows the "[ placeholder#Placeholder]Placeholder" page as it appears in the Design View:
Creating Preview Images
In order for a TP4 file to be successfully exported as a VisualArchitect Template file, the TP4 project file must
contain at least one Main Preview Image. However, you can create multiple preview images to represent
various elements in the project.
Preview Images are used in VisualArchitect for both the thumbnail images displayed in the Template
Manager, as well as the icons in the toolbox.
Preview Images cannot be used within the panel design itself.
They must be either JPG or PNG files.
To create preview images for your VisualArchitect template:
1. Open a page in a Design View window.
2. Select Page > Create Template Preview Image to open the Create Template Preview Image dialog. The
preview image will be created using the page that currently has edit focus (FIG. 390):
3. Click on Element Type to access the drop-down menu (FIG. 391):
FIG. 388 Example Placeholder page in the Workspace Window
FIG. 389 [ placeholder#Placeholder]Placeholder" page
If you have created multiple color palettes as part of your TP4 project, and intend to
use them to enable the Color Schemes feature in VisualArchitect you must create a
separate preview image for each custom palette that you want to be available for
application (via the Project > Color Schemes option in VisualArchitect). See the FIG.
for details.
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