Using BarTender Sample Documents

Because designing templates on your own may be time-consuming, you can use a number of sample documents that are installed with the BarTender software. You can use these documents as a starting point and modify them to your own requirements. If a sample document is similar to what you want to design, then you do not need to start from scratch.

When you view the sample documents in BarTender, you can easily discover the many features and capabilities of the application. After you load a document, you can examine the various dialog settings to determine what features and customization options are available.

When you want to use a sample document as a starting point for your own design, you must save a copy of the document to a location outside the sample documents folder. This process ensures that the original sample document is not edited and is available for future reference.

ClosedTo create a copy of a sample document

  1. On the File menu, click New. Alternatively, click on the main toolbar.

  2. In the New Document wizard, select Select template from library, and then click Select to open the Select Document dialog to the Templates directory (\Program Files\Seagull\BarTender <version>\Templates).

  3. Double-click the industry or category folder that you want, and then locate the sample document that you want to open.

  4. Double-click the sample document. Alternatively, click the document name, and then click Select.

  5. Click Finish to exit the New Document wizard and to open the copy of the document in BarTender.

  6. When you want to save your copy of the sample document, click Save on the File menu, and then use the Save As dialog to browse to a location that is outside the sample documents folder, such as the BarTender Documents folder. Then, click Save.