Creating default templates

Hello,  I am new to the world of CAD and draftsight,  and I am unsure of how to setup a work template that has different default settings than draftsight.  Specifically, I need to work in fractions instead of decimals.  several other dimensional settings that I prefer have to be changed manually every time I complete a drawing which is driving me crazy.   The draftsight flipbook mentions that these changes should automatically become my default after I save them,  but they aren't.   What am I missing????

-Dave S.