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Use diagram templates

Diagram templates provide a prebuilt starting point for creating a diagram. You can select a template when you create a focused diagram project, add one to an existing diagram project or use one for a diagram attached to a sitemap page.

Start a diagram project from a template

  1. From the dashboard, select New Project.

    New Project control on the Slickplan dashboard

  2. Select Focused Diagramming, then select Next: Set up project details.

    Focused Diagramming selected in the new-project window

  3. Enter a project name and add a logo if needed.
  4. Open the Diagram template menu and select a template.

    Diagram template menu in the focused diagram project setup

  5. Select Next: Set up your team and choose the team members who should have access to the project.
  6. Select Finish and create project.

The new project opens in Diagram Maker with the selected template imported and ready to edit.

Imported template open on the Diagram Maker canvas

Add a template to an existing diagram project

  1. Open the diagram project.
  2. Select the Import icon in the top navigation.

    Import control in the top navigation of a diagram project

  3. Select the Template tab.
  4. To preview a template, select the eye icon beside it.
  5. Select the template you want to use, then select Import.

    Template tab with preview and import controls in Diagram Maker

The template is added to the diagram project and is ready to customize.

Use a template in a site planning project

  1. Open the site planning project and select Diagrams in the project navigation.
  2. Select + New Diagram.

    New Diagram control in the Diagrams area of a site planning project

  3. Enter a diagram name and select the sitemap page where you want to place it.
  4. Open the Diagram template menu and select a template. To preview a template before selecting it, use the eye icon.

    New-diagram settings with a sitemap page and diagram template selected

Slickplan imports the template and attaches the new diagram to the selected sitemap page.

Template-based diagram attached to the selected sitemap page