If you add content to a frame and then later want to reuse it in future frames, you can export that content. It will be converted to a snippet and become available when you pick content for a frame (in the same way that you insert a page number). When you export the text, you simply need to save it in the appropriate location on your computer where MadCap templates are stored.
How to Export Frame Text
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Make sure you have created a templates folder. When you create a templates folder using the Template Manager, all of the regular template subfolders are created for you, including one named "FrameSnippets," which is the subfolder that will hold your frame snippets.
- Open a page in a page layout.
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Right-click on the frame with the content that you want to export, and select Export Text. The Export Frame Text dialog opens.
Note You can export content only from header, footer, and decoration frames. You cannot export content from a body frame (which automatically displays content from your topics).
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Select a template folder to hold the new snippet.
Note You can click the Manage Templates button
if you want to open the Template Manager. This lets you manage any of your template files (e.g., add new templates, enter descriptions for templates). - In the Template Name field, provide a name for the snippet template file.
- In the Export Frame Text dialog, click OK.
- Click
to save your work.
