After you have customized a plot, you can save its settings as a template for use in other plots. Generally, you would use templates when scripting plots. For example, every day you might want to generate a plot of flow, stage, and precipitation via a script, and then apply a template that has all of the correct formatting, such as viewport placement, size, line colors, and fills.

To create a template from a plot:

  1. Open a Plot window.
  2. From the File menu, click Save Template, and the Export Plot Template dialog will open (Figure 1).
    Figure 1 Export Plot Template Dialog
  3. Specify whether you want the template to be available for All Applications, This Watershed only, All Users Watershed, or All Users. Then enter a name for the template in the Name field.
  4. Click OK, and the Save Template dialog closes saving the template.

To apply (import) a template you have previously created to another plot that is currently open:

  1. Open a Plot window.
  2. From the File menu, click Apply Template.
  3. The Import Plot Template dialog (Figure 2) opens.
    Figure 2 Import Plot Template Dialog
  4. Specify whether you want the template to be available for All Applications or This Watershed only.
  5. Choose the template you want from the list.
  6. When you select a template, its name will display in the Name field.
  7. Click OK to apply the template to the current plot, and the Import Plot Template dialog closes.