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In the OS X Finder, when I do a Get Info on a file I notice a checkbox for 'Stationery Pad' right above 'Locked' (see attached).
What does this do?
Darren Newton
Posted 2010-01-15T14:44:38.573
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What is the 'Stationery Pad' setting in OS X Finder?
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As explained here, it turns any file into a template. Tick it and open the file, and a copy of the file will be created, ready to be saved elsewhere without affecting the original.
Eric3
Posted 2010-01-15T14:44:38.573
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7But it's very crude: it won't create a new document with the contents of the file; it will literally make a copy of the file the normal way and open that copy. That's it. – Benjamin Dobson – 2010-01-16T00:52:59.990
1So if I wanted to create a template, I would need to make a 'blank' version (say, of an XHTML page with no body content) and set that as 'stationary pad' - this would let me create new versions? – Darren Newton – 2010-01-16T15:10:41.483
As I understand it, yes; try it yourself. – Eric3 – 2010-01-16T17:03:14.267
Yep - works as advertised. – Darren Newton – 2010-01-17T13:34:13.133