The Copy Templates command copies editing templates from a source map to a destination map. This command is available when you right-click a map in the Manage Templates pane.
When you copy editing templates, consider the following:
- You can choose to replace or skip existing templates in the destination map that have matching names.
- Editing templates with unique names in the source map are copied to matching layers and group layers in the destination map.
- Editing templates with broken data sources are not copied.
To copy editing templates, complete the following steps:
- On the ribbon Edit tab, click Manage Templates in the Manage Edits group.
The Manage Templates pane appears.
- In the layers view, right-click the map containing the source templates and click Copy Templates .
The Copy Templates dialog box appears.
- Click the Choose the target map drop-down arrow and choose the destination map.
The source editing templates to be copied appear in the Layer Matching view.
- If duplicate template names exist between the source and destination maps, choose one of the following options in the Handle duplicate templates section.
- Skip—Copy editing templates with unique names to the destination map, and do not replace templates with matching names.
- Overwrite in Target—Copy editing templates with unique names to the destination map, and replace templates with matching names.
These options are not available if duplicate template names don't exist.
- Review the editing templates to be copied in the Layer Matching view.
Layers in the source map that do not have editing templates do not appear in this view.
- Click Copy to copy the editing templates from the source map to the destination map.
Caution:
If you click Cancel, also click Undo on the Quick Access Toolbar immediately following cancelling this command to ensure that all changes are undone.