When users select New and then Page, the default selected template in the Template pane is Blank.

Set a template as a default selection in the Template pane To remove the template from your site, select Delete from site. When you delete a custom template, it is permanently removed from your site. Select the vertical ellipses at the bottom right of the template, and choose Go to template (which will bring you to the template page where can view or make edits and resave). Select New and then Page at the top of your site. The Template pane will display. When you have custom templates created, you can go to an actual template page from the Template pane. Then you can view or edit it. Go to a custom template from the Template pane Template pages are not published only the pages created from the templates can be published. Once you've saved your template, it will appear in the Templates pane under Saved on your site.Īn alternative way to create a template is to go to a published page you want to use as the basis for your template, click the Promote button, and then click Save as page template.

When your page looks the way you want, click the down arrow next to Save at the top of the page, and click Save as template. For more information on creating pages and using web parts, see Create and use modern pages on a SharePoint site. Add or change the web parts and content you want to be in the template, just like you would on any new page. When you're ready to make your page visible to everyone who has access to your site, click Publish or Post news (for news posts).Ĭreate or open a page or news post that you want to use as the basis for your template. When you're done, save your page by clicking Save as draft. Changes you make will not affect the template you started with. You can also make changes like adding or removing web parts, moving web parts, and so on. If you want to start a page from scratch, choose Blank.Īdd your content. Use a templateĬlick New at the top of an existing site or page, and choose Page or News post.Ĭhoose the template you want to start from. Similarly, if the page template is edited or changed later, it will not affect a page that was already created from that template. Once they have their page created, they can make any changes they want to their page without affecting the template they started from. Here's how a page template works: once you've created a template, others can choose it from the Template gallery and use it as a starting point for their own pages. Page templates can't be created from home pages. Page templates can't be used across sites or groups at this time. If you are a site owner but you are unable to add a page, your administrator may have turned off the ability to do so. You must have edit permissions on the site or be a site owner to add pages and templates. This means that you may not yet see this feature or it may look different than what is described in the help articles. Some functionality is introduced gradually to organizations that have opted in to the Targeted Release program.

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