1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/util/DropConverter.ts b/src/client/util/DropConverter.ts
index 082b6d8bd..256ab5c44 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DropConverter.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DropConverter.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@ import { ImageField } from "../../fields/URLField";
 import { ScriptingGlobals } from "./ScriptingGlobals";
 import { listSpec } from "../../fields/Schema";
 
+export function MakeTemplate(doc: Doc, first: boolean = true, rename: Opt<string> = undefined, templateField: string = "") {
+    if (templateField) Doc.GetProto(doc).title = templateField; /// the title determines which field is being templated
+    doc.isTemplateDoc = makeTemplate(doc, first, rename);
+    return doc;
+}
 // 
 // converts 'doc' into a template that can be used to render other documents.
 // the title of doc is used to determine which field is being templated, so
 // passing a value for 'rename' allows the doc to be given a meangingful name 
 // after it has been converted to
-export function makeTemplate(doc: Doc, first: boolean = true, rename: Opt<string> = undefined): boolean {
+function makeTemplate(doc: Doc, first: boolean = true, rename: Opt<string> = undefined): boolean {
     const layoutDoc = doc.layout instanceof Doc && doc.layout.isTemplateForField ? doc.layout : doc;
     if (layoutDoc.layout instanceof Doc) { // its already a template
         return true;