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How to extract a composition from an app

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If you want to customize an app template, you'll first need to extract a composition from it. The Dashboard is where you do this. Here's how:

  1. Right-click on the app that you'd like to extract a composition from.

  2. Select Extract Composition. The new composition will appear in the Compositions section of the same fold that contains the control app.

Extracting a composition from an app template