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Save a section once and insert it on any page from the Saved templates tab Learn DXPR BuilderBuild pagesReuse layouts ## In this guide Related guides - [Saved templates tab](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/reusable-templates/saved-templates-tab) - [Page templates](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/reusable-templates/page-templates) - [Importing and exporting](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/reusable-templates/importing-exporting) Save an approved section once and insert it on any page: a call to action, a pricing block, a header. At the end your section sits in the element picker, ready for you or for every editor. The example builds a campus tour call to action, saves it as a global template and inserts it again. The video builds a call to action, saves it as a global template and inserts a copy. ## Build the section 1. Click **Add Elements** in the empty content area and pick **Section** from the **Layout** tab. 2. Open the section's **More** menu and choose **Settings**. 3. Under **HTML classes**, pick **Align text center**. 4. Open the **Style** panel and pick a purple **Background** and a white **Font color**. 5. Click **Save**. 6. Click **+** on the section and pick **Button**. Set **Title** to "Book a tour", **Link** to `/tours` and **Type** to **Light** and **Size** to **Large**, then click **Save**. 7. Click **+** on the section again and pick **Text**. It lands above the button. 8. Type "Ready to visit?", set it to **Heading 2**, add one line and set its **Font color** to white. ## Save it as a template 1. Hover the section's own control bar, the outermost one, and click **More**. 2. Click **Save as template**. The **Save as Template** dialog opens. 3. Type a **Template name**, for example "Campus tour call to action". 4. Tick **Global template** so every editor gets it. Leave it unticked to keep it private. 5. Click **Save**. Want the whole page as one template? Use **Save as template** in the **More** menu of the DXPR Builder toolbar. ## Insert it on a page 1. Click **+** on the DXPR Builder toolbar and open the **Saved templates** tab. 2. Find your template under **Private Templates** or **Global Templates**. 3. Click the template. A copy lands on the page. 4. Click **Save**. ## What you see The call to action appears on the page with its purple background, heading and button. The inserted section is a copy: editing it does not change the template, and changing the template does not change sections inserted earlier. In the **Saved templates** tab, the template shows its name and the picture you added under **Image (optional)**. Without a picture it shows the icon of its element type. ## Private and global | | Private | Global | |---|---|---| | Shown in the picker to | you | every editor, unless their user profile limits global templates | | Deleted from the picker by | you | you, the author | | Best for | drafts and your own workflows | brand blocks everyone should reuse | An administrator can edit or delete any user template. They live under **DXPR Studio** > **DXPR Builder** > **User Templates** (`/admin/dxpr_studio/dxpr_builder/user_templates`). See [User templates (admin)](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/admin/user-templates-admin). ## If you don't see your template - **The template holds only a button, not the section.** You used the **More** menu of an element inside the section. Hover the section's outermost control bar and save from its **More** menu. - **Saving shows "A template with the name ... already exists".** Template names are unique on the site. Choose another **Template name**. - **A colleague's template is not in the picker.** It is private, and only global templates are shared. Ask them to save it again with **Global template** ticked. - **A global template is missing for one editor.** Their user profile lists the global templates they may use. Unless its **Check/Uncheck all Global user templates** box is ticked, new ones are not added automatically. An administrator ticks the template, or that box, under **Global user templates** at `/admin/dxpr_studio/dxpr_builder/profile`. ## What's next? - [Find templates in the Saved templates tab](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/reusable-templates/saved-templates-tab): search and filter long template lists. - [Turn a template into a page layout](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/reusable-templates/page-templates): offer a whole page to editors under **Choose a template**. - [Copy templates between sites](/hc/documentation/learn-dxpr-builder/reusable-templates/importing-exporting): move your sections from staging to live.