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Roger Bell <RBell -at- OptioSoftware -dot- com> wrote:
>
> I want to tell users they can create something from
a template or "from
> scratch." However, "from scratch" doesn't have the
right euphony to me.
> Any suggestions for an alternative to "from
scratch?"
>
Oh, I dunno, but if the doc isn't going to be
translated I think it might be fun to say:
"You can create the document using a template or you
can roll your own."
Seriously, I do think it might be a good thing the
first time this comes up to add a note that if they
create a new document substantially different from
their existing templates, if they want to make another
similar one later they should consider making a new
template from this one when it's finished.
David
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