{"id":13234,"date":"2024-01-08T17:24:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T08:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eformsign.com\/en\/blog\/?p=13234"},"modified":"2024-01-22T15:13:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T06:13:04","slug":"how-to-replace-a-template-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eformsign.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-replace-a-template-file\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Replace a Template File"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1189\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eformsign.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13284\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In eformsign, if you need to make changes to your template file, you can always replace it instead of uploading a new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you replace a template file, any fields already applied on the original template file carry through to the new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In eformsign, the method for replacing a template file differs depending on whether the template is created using Web Form Designer or Form Builder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at each method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2>\u2460 When a template is created on the Web<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you created a template through the web editor by uploading a template file on eformsign, you can easily replace the original file from the <strong>Design form<\/strong> screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to &#8216;Manage templates&#8217; and select the template you want.<\/li><li>Left-click on the three dots button on the right side of the tab of the document you uploaded.<\/li><li>Click &#8216;Replace file&#8217;.<\/li><li>Select the file you want to replace the template file with.<\/li><li>The template file is replaced with all the fields in the same place as before.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eformsign.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/replace-file-en-gif.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13257\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2>\u2461 When a template is created using a Microsoft Office program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you created and uploaded a template using a Microsoft Office program (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint), you can only replace the template file using the same Microsoft Office program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to &#8216;Manage templates&#8217; and left-click the three dots button on the template you want,<\/li><li>Click &#8216;Download file&#8217; to download the file.<\/li><li>Open the file in the appropriate program (Word, Excel, or PowerPoint) and edit the document.<\/li><li>When you are done with editing, click the &#8216;Upload&#8217; button in the ribbon menu and select the same template as before.<\/li><li>The document is replaced with all the fields in the same place.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eformsign.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/replace-file-2-gif.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13260\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In eformsign, if you need to make changes to your template file, you can always replace it instead of uploading a new one. 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