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title: "Form Templates"
slug: "form-templates"
updated: 2026-05-04T17:44:35Z
published: 2026-05-04T17:44:35Z
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# Form Templates

A form template is a reusable starting point for building forms in Slate. A template can include default form fields, rules, and form communications. Use form templates to keep repeated form patterns consistent and reduce setup work.

## Creating a form template

1. Go to **Forms**.
2. Select **New Template**.
3. Configure the following settings:
  - **Template Name**: The internal name for the template.
  - **Status**: Active
4. Configure any additional settings needed for forms that will use this template.
5. Select **Save**.
6. Edit the form template to add form fields, rules, and form communications.

## Cloning a form from a template

1. Go to **Forms**.
2. Select **New Form**.
3. Configure the following settings:
  - **Page Title**: The title that appears to respondents.
  - **Clone From Template**: Select the form template.
  - **Folder**: Select an existing folder, or select **Other** to create a folder.
  - **Status**: Set the status to *Confirmed/Active* when the form is ready to test or share.
4. Configure any additional settings needed for the form.
5. Select **Save**.

> [!CAUTION]
> 🔔 Important!
> 
> Only form fields, form rules, and form communications are cloned from a form template.
> 
> Updates to a form template do not retroactively update forms that were already cloned from the template. Template updates apply only to future cloned forms. Edits made to a cloned form apply only to that form.