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<h1>Importing and exporting code templates</h1>
<p>You can import and export code templates.</p>
<p><b>Note:</b> A code template must be an .xml file formatted as follows:</p>
<pre>&lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;UTF-8&quot; ?&gt;
&lt;templates&gt;
&lt;template name=&quot;author&quot; description=&quot;author name&quot; context=&quot;C&quot; enabled=&quot;true&quot;&gt;author ${user}&lt;/template&gt;
&lt;/templates&gt;</pre>
<p>To import a code template</p>
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<li>Click <b>Window &gt; Preferences</b>.</li>
<li>Expand <b>C/C++</b>, and click <b>Code Templates</b>.
</li>
<li>Click <b>Import</b>.</li>
<li>Select the template file that you want to import.</li>
<li>Click <b>OK</b>.<br>
The code template list is updated to include the template that you imported.</li>
</ol>
<p>To export a code template</p>
<ol>
<li>Click <b>Window &gt; Preferences</b>.</li>
<li>Expand <b>C/C++</b>, and click <b>Code Templates</b>.</li>
<li>Select the templates that you want to export. The Exporting x dialog opens
where x is the number of code templates that you are exporting.</li>
<li>In <b>File name</b> box, type the path&nbsp; where you want your code templates
file to be saved.</li>
<li>Click <b>Save</b>.<br>
The templates.xml file containing the code templates you exported is saved
in your file system.</li>
</ol>
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