# Converting display to template

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-display-to-template/7371>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 4, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-display-to-template/7371 "2013-10-04T16:26:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![bradldaley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@bradldaley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bradldaley)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-display-to-template/7371/1 "2013-10-04T16:26:22Z")

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Is there a way to convert an existing display to a template?

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**Author:** ![Robert.McKenzie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/robert.mckenzie/32/4134_2.png) [@Robert.McKenzie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Robert.McKenzie)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/converting-display-to-template/7371/2 "2013-10-04T17:12:30Z")

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You can create a blank template and paste all of your components into it. You would have to make sure each binding is using your template parameters correctly. Unfortunately template behave a little differently, so there is no automatic conversion.