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In Notion, you can easily replicate content combinations you use frequently โ€” essentially creating your own templates within a page ๐Ÿฃ

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When you add aย template buttonย to a page, it prompts you fill out a very short configuration form with the content you want to replicate. This makes a button - everytime you press it, you'll create the content you configured.

For example, let's say you want to fill out the same form every day asking you what you're grateful for without re-creating it constantly. Or you want to generate the same to-do list at the start of every day. Ourย template buttonย is perfect for that!

  • To add this button, hit theย +ย that appears in the left margin on hover and scroll to findย Template button. Or typeย /templateย and pressย enter. The below will appear:

  • Renameย the button underย Button nameย andย drag the content you want to replicate into theย Templateย section. You can also create content within this section just like you would on your page.

  • Theย template buttonย is pre-formatted to demonstrate how you'd use it for to-do lists, but you canย deleteย anything in theย Templateย section and add your own content.

  • Drag inย multiple blocksย at once by selecting and dragging them all into this section. You can add headings, bullets, checkboxes, any text you want, etc.

  • You can drag whole sub-pages into theย Templateย section of the form to replicate them and their content when you click the button.

  • Pressย Closeย at the top right of this window to close the configuration form and use the button to generate the content every time you click it.

  • Hover over your button and clickย โ‹ฎโ‹ฎ in the left margin. Or click theย โ€ขโ€ขโ€ขย icon that appears to the right. You can also right click. All of these actions will bring up the same menu.

  • Clickย Deleteย to remove yourย template buttonย entirely. You'll have to remake it to bring it back.


FAQs

How do I create templates for nested content?

Nested content is any kind of content that lives inside another content block, for example: pictures and text within a page, or a to-do list within a toggle list.

  • Create some content you'd like to replicate and drag it into a page or toggle list.

  • Create a Template Button and drag the page or toggle list into theย Templateย section of the configuration form.

  • Hitย Closeย and drag your Template Button to the most useful location on your page.

Can I use an @-tag such as @today inside a template button?

Yes! You'll be able to specify whether you want the @-mention to input the fixed date/user, or the date/user upon duplication.


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