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Creating a document definition (Publisher)
You can create an empty Document Definition, a Document Definition that is based on a Document Template that appears in your New Document pane, or a Document Definition that is based on another Document Definition.
To create an empty document definition:
1. Click the Full Editor Layout button.
2. On the File menu, click New.
3. Select the folder in which you want to create the Document Definition, in the File Name box specify the name, and then click Open.
Publisher creates the new Document Definition.
To create a document definition that is based on a document template:
1. Click the Full Editor Layout button.
2. In the New Document pane, right-click the Document Template you want to use, and then click Create Document.
3. Select the folder in which you want to create the Document Definition, in the File Name box type the name of the Document Definition you are creating, and then click Open.
Publisher creates the new Document Definition based on the Document Template you selected.
To create a document definition that is based on another document definition:
1. Click the Full Editor Layout button.
2. Open the Document Definition on which you want to base the new Document Definition:
a. On the File menu, click Open.
b. Select the Document Definition file you want to open, and then click Open.
3. On the File menu, click Save As.
4. Select the folder in which you want to create the Document Definition, in the File Name box type the name of the Document Definition you are creating, and then click Save.