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== Creating and editing a library ==
== Creating and editing a library ==
=== What is the template library? ===
=== What is the template library? ===
The template library is a set of pre-defined forms allowing quick database creation based on thirteen popular field layouts. The fields can then be customized, removed or added to suit user preference.
The template library is a set of pre-defined forms allowing quick database creation based on field layouts. The fields can then be customized, removed or added to suit user preference. Within the template library, you have additional options to create a blank database, browse the online catalogue of thousands of user uploaded templates.
Within the template library, you have additional options to create a blank database, browse the online catalogue of thousands of user uploaded templates, or import a database that is synced with Google Drive, allowing sharing of databases over multiple devices.<br />
 
To access the templates library, select the '''+''' option from the main Memento interface, followed by ''Add Library''.
To access the templates library, open the 3-dot menu inn the upper-right corner of the Libraries List screen, and then press ''Add Library''.
 
=== How can another Memento user access a template from my library? ===
Edit the relevant library &mdash; from the Libraries List screen, press the 3-dot menu from your library icon or from the library's Entries List screen, open the 3-dot menu from the upper-right corner of the screen and select ''Edit the library''. Then, open the 3-dot menu inn the upper-right corner of the screen and select ''Share'', name the template, select the related category, and give a small description to help others.


=== Can another Memento user access a template from my library? ===
Additionally, within the Library Edit screen, 3-dot menu > ''Export'', choose a suitable name, and click Save. This creates a ''.template'' file which can later be transferred using a file management application.
Yes, simply select the relevant library, select context menu > ''Edit the library''. Using the Share button at the top right, name the template, select the related category, and give a small description to help others.<br />
Additionally, within the library edit menu, context menu > ''Export'', choose a suitable name, and click Save. This creates a .template file which can later be transferred using a file management application.


=== Can I change the type of a field? ===
=== Can I change the type of a field? ===
The only way a field type can be changed is during creation; once a field type is locked in, there is no way of changing it.<br />
'''No''', once a field is created, its type cannot be changed.
'''''Pro Tip:''''' If a field type does need to be changed, why not create a new field and field type, sync the database with Google Drive, copy the data, and re-sync back to Memento.
 
:; Pro Tip: If you want to change a field's type, and you also want to preserve the data from the field, you could create a new field with the field type you want, sync the database with Google Sheets, copy the data to the new field within Sheets, and re-sync back to Memento. After verifying the results, you can delete the original field.


=== Can the value of one field affect the visibility of the other fields when creating or editing an entry? ===
=== Can the value of one field affect the visibility of the other fields when creating or editing an entry? ===

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