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# Templates
> Use Craft templates to start recurring documents faster, convert existing documents into templates, and keep your own repeatable workflows consistent.
**Templates** help you start recurring work faster. Use our built-in **Template Gallery** for ready-made layouts, or create your own templates for documents you rebuild often, such as meeting notes, weekly updates, project briefs, journals, or planning documents.
Create a template when you use the same structure more than once. If the document is a one-off, duplicating it may be enough. If it becomes part of your routine, turn it into a template.
## Open your templates
The location of **Templates** is different depending on the platform you use.
Open **Settings**, then select **Templates** under **Space Settings**.
From here, you can create, open, edit, or manage templates in the current space.
Select **My Templates** in the sidebar.
From here, you can use your templates or click **Open Gallery** to browse our built-in Template Gallery.
Tap your **All Docs** folder, then tap **Templates** to open the gallery. Browse through the available templates and tap any template to create a new document based on it.
Your templates are saved to the current space. If you use multiple spaces, switch to the right space before creating or editing templates.
Our built-in **Template Gallery** is a great starting point, with ready-made layouts for journals, planners, trackers, and more.
## Create a custom template
You can create a template from scratch, or convert an existing document into one.
### Create a new template from scratch
Use this when you already know the structure you want, but do not have an existing document to reuse.
Go to **Settings → Templates**.
Select **New Template**.
Add the sections, placeholder text, styling, cover image, tables, or other content you want to reuse.
The template appears in **Templates** and can be used to create new documents.
Select **My Templates** in the sidebar.
Click the **+** button next to the **My Templates** title to start a new template.
Add the sections, placeholder text, styling, cover image, tables, or other content you want to reuse.
The template appears in **My Templates** and can be used to create new documents.
### Convert an existing document into a template
Use this when you already have a document with the right structure and want to reuse it as the starting point for future documents.
**Move to...** changes the current document's location. If you also need to keep the original as a normal document, duplicate it first, then move the duplicate to **My Templates**.
Open the document you want to reuse as a template.
Click the **Info (i)** button in the top-right, or open the right sidebar and select **Info**.
In the **Actions** section, select **Move to...**.
Select **My Templates** as the destination. You can also choose a folder inside **My Templates**.
Templates can include text, pages, cards, images, tables, collections, formatting, cover images, icons, and backgrounds. When you create a new document from a template, a copy is created so your changes do not affect the original template.
## Use a template
### Create a new document from a template
Go to **Settings → Templates**.
Browse or search for the template you want to use.
Open the template to create a new document based on it.
Select **My Templates** in the sidebar.
Browse or search for the template you want to use.
Click the template. A new document is created based on it.
Changes you make in the new document do not change the original template.
### Insert a template into an existing document
Use this when you want to add a reusable section, checklist, or layout inside a document you are already editing.
Type **/template** in the document, then pick the template you want to insert.
When a template is inserted with the slash command, only the template's content blocks are added to the current document. Document-level settings such as cover images and backgrounds are not applied.
## Manage custom templates
You can edit, duplicate, move, or delete templates from **Settings → Templates**.
Go to **Settings → Templates**.
Click the **three-dot menu (⋯)** next to the template you want to manage.
Select **Edit**, **Duplicate**, **Move**, or **Delete**.
You can manage templates from **My Templates**.
Select **My Templates** in the sidebar.
Click the **three-dot menu (⋯)** for the template you want to manage.
Select the action you want to take, such as editing, moving, duplicating, or deleting the template.
Updating a template does not update documents that were already created from it. The changes apply the next time someone uses the template.
## Practical template examples
Instead of turning every repeated document into a template, focus on documents where the structure matters. Here are useful examples to start from.
Good for recurring team meetings, 1:1s, client calls, or project check-ins.
**Suggested structure:**
* Date and attendees
* Agenda
* Decisions made
* Action items with owners
* Open questions
* Next meeting date
Good for status reports, team updates, or personal weekly reviews.
**Suggested structure:**
* Highlights from the week
* Completed work
* In-progress work
* Blockers or risks
* Priorities for next week
* Links to related documents
Good for starting projects with the same planning structure every time.
**Suggested structure:**
* Project goal
* Scope and non-goals
* Timeline and milestones
* Stakeholders
* Key documents and resources
* Success criteria
Good for routines you repeat, such as journaling, travel planning, meal planning, or habit tracking.
**Suggested structure:**
* Goal or intention
* Checklist
* Notes section
* Important dates
* Links, files, or references
* Reflection or follow-up section
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