You can export saved user-defined layouts to share them
with other users or to keep a backup. You can also import layouts
that are saved to a definition file.
About this task
When you export layouts, all your saved user-defined layouts
are exported to a definition file. To import layouts, a suitable definition
file must be available.
Procedure
- To export the saved layouts, use the following steps:
- Click the View Menu icon
in
the toolbar of the view, then click Export Layouts.
- In the Export layouts to file dialog, type the location
and name for the definition file in the File location field,
or use the Browse button to specify the location
and file name.
The default location is the current workspace,
with a default file name of my_layouts.lpref.
The file name must have a .lpref file extension.
To share layouts with other users, specify a location on a suitable
shared disk.
- Click OK.
- To import saved layouts, use the following steps:
- Click the View Menu icon
in
the toolbar of the view, then click Import Layouts.
- In the Import layouts from file dialog, type the location
and name of the definition file you require in the File
location field, or use the Browse button
to specify the definition file. The definition file must
have a .lpref file extension.
- Click OK.
When you apply a layout in the Sheet view,
the imported layouts are available to select.