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The Templates folder lives deep within OmniGraffle’s container, but there’s a quick way to get to the Stencils folder from within OmniGraffle. To make the process of exporting an OmniGraffle file as a Template or Diagram Style a little easier, you’ll need to create a shortcut to the Templates folder in the Finder’s sidebar. If you want to set your newly-created template as the default, click Set as Default, and then choose one of the two options for what happens when you choose File ▸ New, as shown earlier.Ĭreating a Shortcut to the Templates Folder If you didn’t select a subfolder within the Templates folder, select the Miscellaneous folder in the Resource Browser’s sidebar, and then select your template. To view your template, choose File ▸ Resource Browser ( Shift-Command-N), and choose the folder in which you saved your template. When you save the template, OmniGraffle places the file inside the app container’s Templates folder, or you can select one of the subfolders (or create a new one) in which to store your templates.

Enter information about the project file in the Document Data inspector.

Choose how projects that use this template are saved in the Format inspector.

Set a background color or an image to use on the canvas in the Canvas Fill or Background Image inspectors.

Specify an Infinite Canvas in the Canvas Size inspector.

Choose a default line type in the Line inspector.

Turn on Auto layout in the Diagram Layout and Style inspector.

Place Ruler Guides on the canvas so you don’t have to recreate these for every project that uses the template.

To create a new template, choose File ▸ New Resource ▸ New Template, and then use the inspectors to set the properties for the template.

The Info pane displays a preview of the template, along with additional information about the template’s settings, including whether auto-layout is on or off, the dimensions of the canvas, the units of measurement, and whether snap to grid is on or off. This button opens an Info pane along the right side of the Resource Browser that displays additional information about the selected template. To learn more about a particular template, first click to select a template from one of the folders, and then click in the Resource Browser’s upper-right corner.

The Resource Browser is kind of like an OmniGraffle-specific Finder, that gives you access to your OmniGraffle files, templates, and stencils.Īfter opening the Resource Browser, you can either click the Templates heading in the sidebar to view all of the available templates, or select one of the folders for something more specific to the project you plan to work on. To choose a different template, rather than choosing File ▸ New to create a new document, choose File ▸ Resource Browser instead. It’s pretty sparse, which is great when you’re just getting started. When you create a new document-by either choosing File ▸ New or pressing Command-N-OmniGraffle loads the default template into the window, supplying you with a single canvas and its base layer.Īs noted earlier, the default template for OmniGraffle 7 is the Blank template. In OmniGraffle, a template is used to define the base properties of a project.