Text in menu templates

I'm not new to DVDSP, but I am new to making menu templates. There, I got that out of the way.
I have a very simple menu template that I need to make. Background, text, and one button. My issue, is that I have the Text Objects set with the text that I would like applied every time. However, when I save the template (as self-contained, not a project template) and then apply it in a new project, all the text reverts to saying the font name and size.
Basically, I want the text to behave as the Text Objects do in the Apple templates, ie "Company Name."
Am I making sense? I'm sure its a simple oversight on my part.
Mike

To be honest, I have mostly looked at the templates from inside Final Cut 6 when I tested its new features. I have had the new Studio for only a few days. HD templates looked great to me even when half of them got cropped off on my 4x3 timeline. Your external display is not lying to you, half the image is indeed cut off.
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