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Let's say that you want to add a new target to a project. You already know that you want your target to share most of the same settings as other targets that you've created in the past, with a few minor exceptions. So when you add the target, you can base it on a target template that already contains all of the settings that are shared by your many targets. That way, you do not have to specify all of those settings manually in your new target. After the target is inserted into the project, you can adjust the new target as necessary.
In most cases, Flare provides you with one or more templates (called "factory templates"), so you do not need to worry about coming up with your own template. However, if you want, you can create your own templates and use them when you
For general steps on creating custom templates, see Creating Templates. For specific steps on creating a template for a particular element, refer to the following list.