PL does not seem to have the capability to create a new project from a template but, it will open a MS project template if you rename it from *.mpt to *.mpp To create your own templates, save an existing project as e.g. “Anual shut template”, and use the Open button to open it, and the Save as button to rename it, and preserve the template.

It does happen that we have recurring (annualy for instance) project types, of which a certain amount of task will always be the same (e.g. shut down, and start up tasks) so "create from template" can be quite useful.

It seems to me that working with a template is basically the same as opening and working from an existing project, with the added luxury, that when you close or save the file, PL sees the template extension, and prompt the user to rename the file (providing the default as the template's name with a standard POD extension) and thereby preserve the template. It would make life easier if PL could do this, if it is such a small adjustment as I think it would be. POT would be a nice extension for Project Open Templates. The save as command should then also have a standard option to save as *.POT. The community could then share their created templates with each other. And some basic templates could be shipped with the installer in a templates folder.

New from template button in File group of File menu opens dialog window same as Open dialog, but is titled  New from template. Default location is not current location, but projectLibre emplates and file types is *.POT, After a template is selected the next window is the standard New dialog window that force the user to give a name to the project (it may default to copyofTemplateName). Open the template project and go on with project creation / editing. When the project is saved and the extension is still *.POT, PL bring up the Save as dialog window, and default to current location ( before the template was opened) and ProjectName.POD as file name.

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