What are Quick Project templates?

A template is a collection of files that are copied into a new Quick Project folder. When creating a new Quick Project in ArcPad, if default is chosen in the Template drop-down list, a default Quick Project is created with three shapefiles: point.shp, line.shp, and polygon.shp. These are the same files created in ArcPad 8's Quick Project tool.

In ArcPad 10 and later, installed with ArcPad are four sample templates you can use in place of the default template: Fire Perimeter, Tree Register and Sign Survey, and Short Shoreline Assessment (Short Shoreline Assessment is only available on PCs). More information on these templates can be found by tapping the Info tool next to the drop-down box on the Quick Project dialog box. You can also make your own templates and have them appear in this list.

A template is a ZIP file containing all the layers that make up the template. An APM file called Template.apm references all of these layer files. You can create your template from any layers. The layers can be shapefiles, AXF layers, or raster layers. Place your template's ZIP file in the \\Shared Documents\ArcPad\Templates folder so they appear in the Template drop-down list in ArcPad.

Every time you choose to create a new Quick Project in ArcPad, and you nominate a template, you create a new set of files based on the template; however, without editing your original files.

Some examples of how templates can be used are:

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