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Saving & Updating Templates

Auto-save vs manual save

Section titled “Auto-save vs manual save”

Zandovi does not auto-save. Changes are tracked — the header shows a Modified badge with a pulsing dot when there are unsaved changes.

Header save-status area showing the amber Modified badge with a pulsing orange dot, and to its right the save icon button with the tooltip "Save changes (⌘S)".

Saving a new template

Section titled “Saving a new template”

Press ⌘S (Mac) or Ctrl+S (Windows), or click the save icon in the header.

The Save as Template dialog opens:

  1. Enter a Template Name (required).
  2. Optionally add a Description.
  3. If your template contains variables they appear in a detected-variables panel, showing each variable’s name, type, and required status.
  4. A Thumbnail Preview is generated automatically.
  5. Click Save Template.

Save as Template dialog with a template name filled in, a description, a detected-variables section listing three variable rows (name, type badge, required flag), and the thumbnail preview.

Updating an existing template

Section titled “Updating an existing template”

After the first save, pressing ⌘S opens the Update Template dialog (same fields, button now says Update Template). Review and click Update Template to save.

Save status states

Section titled “Save status states”
StateWhat it means
No badgeTemplate is saved and up to date
Modified (amber)Unsaved changes exist
Read only (gray)You are viewing a template you don’t own

Read-only templates

Section titled “Read-only templates”

If you open a shared template that belongs to another user, the header shows Read only and a banner at the top of the canvas reads “Viewing shared template”. You can make edits but cannot save them back. Use Use this template to make your own editable copy. See Reusing & Copying Templates.