# New component templates

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-component-templates/4147>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 14, 2012, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-component-templates/4147 "2012-03-14T11:17:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![marioquark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@marioquark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marioquark)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-component-templates/4147/1 "2012-03-14T11:17:54Z")

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i installed the 7.4 Release Candidate. i was excited to test the component template new feature but i can’t find documentation.  
how does it work?  
tnx

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**Author:** ![marioquark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@marioquark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marioquark)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-component-templates/4147/2 "2012-03-14T11:21:39Z")

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FOUND 😆  
it’s simple: templates are shown below the project windows tree and are editable like any other object.  
bye!

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**Author:** ![marioquark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@marioquark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marioquark)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2012, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-component-templates/4147/3 "2012-03-14T11:43:53Z")

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after a little test… template are a very powerful feature.  
nice work, great guys!

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-component-templates/4147/4 "2012-05-09T17:39:53Z")

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Thanks! Templates are covered in the user manual here: [Introduction to Templates](http://www.inductiveautomation.com/support/usermanuals/ignition/index.html?template_introduction.htm)