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+<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
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+<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
+
+]>
+
+<section id="sn-templates">
+  <title>Session Templates</title>
+  <para>
+    Ardour allows you to create templates that specify the number of tracks
+    and busses, the I/O configuration and other aspects of the session. When
+    creating a new session, you can specify a template and it will be
+    created to match the template settings. To create a template, you will
+    need to be working on an existing session. Make sure that the session is
+    setup to in exactly the way you would like the template to be. Choose
+    <menuchoice> <guimenu>Session</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Save
+    Template</guisubmenu> </menuchoice>.
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+    To open the Save Template dialog enter a name for the template and click
+    <guibutton>Save</guibutton> or
+    <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>S</keycap></keycombo> to store
+    the template using the current session configuration. Templates are
+    basically session files without any audio data references. They are
+    stored in your <filename>.ardour</filename> folder.
+  </para>
+  <mediaobject>
+    <imageobject>
+      <imagedata fileref="images/save_template_dialog.png"/>
+    </imageobject>
+  </mediaobject>
+  <section id="sn-using-a-template">
+    <title>Using a template</title>
+    <para>
+      When opening a new session, instead of leaving the <guibutton>New
+      setup</guibutton> button selected in the New Session dialog, click the
+      <guibutton>Use template</guibutton> button, and then click on the name
+      of the template you would like to use. Note that this option does not
+      appear until you have saved at least one template.
+    </para>
+  </section>
+<!--
+	<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" 
+		href="Some_Subsection.xml" />
+	-->
+</section>