hi everyone, this is what i'm trying to do. I have made a template to open when I start a new project however the template that I made shows up in the box that opens when I click "file" along with whatever else i'm working on. what I want it to do is just show up in the "template" box that is in "the new project" box. does this make any sense?
thank you

Hmm...not sure. Do you use Help > Quick Start?

Did you save it to the "templates" folder? You set those parameters in the preferences box under file locations.

If I understood your post correctly, you have things setup the way you want and want to save those settings as a project template.  You have attempted to accomplish this, but the 'template' you created shows up as a project and not a template.

IF my understanding is correct, it sounds like you saved your settings as a regular Project, rather than a template.

IF that is the case, here is the fix:

1.  Open that Project (that you are wanting to use as a template)
2.  Click on File>Save As
3.  When the Save As dialog box opens, you will need to change the File Type from Project to Template, AND you will need to save it in the location Cakewalk uses for Project Templates.  If you did not alter that location, the default folder location for Project Templates is: C:\Cakewalk Content\SONAR X2 Producer\Project Templates.  So, in the Save As dialog box, navigate to the above location, and since you changed the File Type to Template, you should see all of the existing project templates listed
4. Now click on Save - your project template will be saved in the same place Sonar looks when it generates the list of New Project Templates when you either open Sonar or click on File>New.

I hope the above made sense, AND I hope my read of your post was correct.

Please post back and let me know if this helps you, 

Bob Bone

thank you very much

To the original poster:

If this is now working for yo0u, can you edit your first post for the thread and add the word 'Solved' or something like that?  It would save folks from digging through the post only to find it got fixed - sort of an etiquette thing. 

Thanks, 

Bob Bone

solved, thank you all for your help

@joeypinter - please edit your first post, and add the word 'Solved' to the subject of the thread, so folks know it was fixed and don't spend time reading down through the posts to find out it was resolved.

Thanks, and congrats on it working for you now, 

Bob Bone

hi Robert, I did what you asked about posting "resolved (I think) if I did it wrong please let me know. i'm still trying to find my way around forum etiquette
jp 

You did great - thanks.  More importantly, I am happy you have this part of things working for yourself - with the templates.

Bob Bone