# Why windows and template can not be opened in designer ? can anyone please help

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, database, vision\
**Created:** [November 11, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-windows-and-template-can-not-be-opened-in-designer-can-anyone-please-help/52958 "2021-11-11T09:28:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Atanu\_Sanyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@Atanu\_Sanyal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Atanu_Sanyal)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-windows-and-template-can-not-be-opened-in-designer-can-anyone-please-help/52958/1 "2021-11-11T09:28:25Z")

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-windows-and-template-can-not-be-opened-in-designer-can-anyone-please-help/52958/2 "2021-11-11T11:38:50Z")

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If you right click on a window or template, Does “Override Resource” appear? If so, then they are in an inherited project.

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**Author:** ![Atanu\_Sanyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@Atanu\_Sanyal](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Atanu_Sanyal)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-windows-and-template-can-not-be-opened-in-designer-can-anyone-please-help/52958/3 "2021-11-11T11:55:05Z")

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thanks jordan.  
its fixed now