Creating a Project From a Template

A template is a Flare project that already contains a few basic topics, styles, and outputs to help you start writing quickly. After your new project is loaded, you can make any changes as necessary.

How to Create a New Project From a Template

  1. When you first open Flare Desktop, you will see the Start Page in the middle of the interface. On the Start Page, click New Project. The Start New Project Wizard opens. This is where you can specify basic settings for your project.

  2. In the Project name field, name your project San Diego.

  3. (Optional) In the Project folder field, you can enter a location where you want to save your project. By default, projects are saved in your Documents > My Projects folder.

  4. Click Next.

    The next screen in the wizard lets you select the kind of project you want to create: a template, a new project based on an existing project, or an imported project. We are going to create a project using an existing template.

  5. Under Factory Templates, expand the Tutorials folder. Select the San Diego template.

  6. Click Next.

    The next screen in the wizard displays default branding for the template. You can change branding elements such as the logo, hero image, font, and color palette to match the output with your company's brand.

  7. In this tutorial, we are going to change the Primary branding color from orange to blue, and then make the Secondary branding color a lighter shade of the primary color. In the Primary field enter #6283BD, and in the Secondary field enter #DFE6F1.

  8. Click Next.

    The next screen in the wizard lets you select the primary target for your project. A target is a single instance of an output type, such as a PDF document or an HTML5 Help system. The primary target will generate by default when you build output from Flare Desktop.

  9. We only have one target set up right now (we'll add more later), so go ahead and click Finish.

    The San Diego project is created and loaded into Flare Desktop.