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Apply Template You can apply a presaved pre-saved metadata template to the asset. Please see Template Bin - create a template - 3.7.1.0 for more information
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These 2 options are checked by default, which means MAM will save every change in the metadata fields instantly to its database. If you uncheck one or both of these options, than Save and Undo buttons become active for the metadata tab.
Metadata Menu