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A '''template''' is a saved survey shape — its groups and questions — that you can reuse to start a new survey without rebuilding it from scratch every time.

[[File:RefractSurvey_Templates.png|thumb|center|600px|The shared Templates library.]]

== Shared across every project ==

Templates aren't tied to any one [[RefractSurvey_Projects|project]] — they're a single, shared library for your whole install, found under '''Manage > Templates'''. That means a template built while working on one game can just as easily be reused for a completely different one later.

== Saving a survey as a template ==

From any survey's builder page, choose '''Save as template'''. This copies that survey's current groups and questions into a brand new template — it doesn't affect the original survey, and doesn't include any responses, codes, or the thank-you message (none of which make sense for a template).

== Starting a survey from a template ==

From the "New Survey" form, choose '''Use this template''' and pick one from the library. This clones the template's groups and questions into a new survey in whichever project you're currently working in, ready to be tweaked, published, and given its own codes.

== The built-in "Indie Game Feedback" template ==

Every fresh install starts with one ready-made template: '''Indie Game Feedback''', a 28-question survey across four groups — Steam, Playtest, About You, and Marketing & Presentation — covering purchase intent, playtest impressions, respondent background, and marketing perception. It's a solid starting point for a typical playtest feedback form; add, edit, or remove questions from it just like any other template.

== Deleting a template ==

Deleting a template moves it to '''Manage > Templates > Deleted''' rather than removing it outright, and it can be restored from there at any time. There's no permanent-delete action for templates — a soft-deleted template just stays put until someone brings it back.

== Templates and backups ==

Every exported [[RefractSurvey_Backups|backup]] automatically bundles your entire template library alongside whichever surveys you chose to export, so restoring from a backup brings your templates along with it.

== See also ==

* [[RefractSurvey_Surveys|Surveys]]
* [[RefractSurvey_Groups|Groups]]
* [[RefractSurvey_Backups|Backups]]

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