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title: "Creating a Template"
slug: "creating-a-template"
updated: 2025-08-18T14:34:54Z
published: 2025-08-18T14:34:54Z
canonical: "support.eduphoria.net/creating-a-template"
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# Creating a Template

Templates serve as a starting point or guide for developing new curriculum components. Once a template exists, curriculum creators can edit it to create new components. See [Editing a Template](/v1/docs/editing-a-template) to learn how to add content and tags.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** Only users with the **Create District Curriculum Courses** right can create templates.

## Quick Guide

1. Select **Templates** from the main menu.
2. Select the **New** button at the top of the screen.
3. In the **Template Title** field, enter a name for the template.
4. From the drop-down, choose the type of curriculum component that the template can be used to create.
5. Select **Create**. The blank template opens. Proceed to create the template according to the type of curriculum component you selected.

## Illustrated Guide

**Step 1:** Select **Templates** from the main menu.

![Navigation menu highlighting 'Templates' under 'Management.'](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/templates nav.png)

**Step 2:** Select the **New** button at the top of the screen to open the **Create Template** window.

![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfpc7qFMuC4kvSUY0HY3g0XK3optMuCsE2RRSNr1ZNV-e7jD6-vChWss756UczjMvxQa7IV0zT7iBLiR5Di6_Z-8o7vnL9nkedzrP7cUkzC_HBRUUuyFo98vhStwRnBTJXUAKTqNA?key=-vzoAWTon0SWyesuEUzUBFLS)

**Step 3:** In the **Template Title** field, enter a name for the template.

![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdC0TZbMf4E_n5mxvkciJDxVUrFHwVJlvZhxgo3j2YVJd_g_dFnq1bI6M8-tLMMsmdH7BpGaHEsN3aQqfQ8uzB4Whc6VS6RL3HX-IXdadQWMCMMQUZ7b0D78mSoP_7Q78-8t14E5w?key=-vzoAWTon0SWyesuEUzUBFLS)

**Step 4:** From the drop-down, choose one of the following curriculum component types that the template can be used to create:

- Teacher Plan
- Course
- Unit
- Lesson
- Resource

![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdcMDdeDOjoSPa4Nzr5VhVGD7s3KDkHLenA5bWO9WMFI2ili5qDSBdUp8m7uSDmp7m5Z4clW0Q3FBSQ7KxjSu4bmq2H38hw8iMR6U4TRB6-Eoaw3j5fGXok_tG0J0wrW5GpctiDqw?key=-vzoAWTon0SWyesuEUzUBFLS)

**Step 5:** Select **Create**. The blank template opens. Proceed to create the template according to the type of curriculum component you selected.

![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXejCAIsCW7jnLeNPK0SwxOU9G59cR5A6eHIWbNoFoB2cDuJH4Gfgk_Rpk8j57szbiXJwHhoVB-lSuU5DJ7g2nIikIxM3_FAeV-vasNdPfvsZXInO5BTIJ765L_QzTS8YaYwONtF3A?key=-vzoAWTon0SWyesuEUzUBFLS)

Templates serve as a starting point or guide for developing new curriculum components.