> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ctrlconnect.nl/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create and deploy SharePoint and Teams templates

> Browse SharePoint and Teams templates, create reusable templates with governance settings built in, and deploy them as new workspaces with owners and members.

Templates let you create new SharePoint sites and Teams with the same structure and governance settings every time. Open them from **Templates** in the sidebar.

## Browse templates

* Switch between **grid** view for browsing and **list** view when you know what you want.
* **Filter** by SharePoint or Teams.
* **Search** by name, description, or tag.
* **Sort** by recently updated, most deployed, name, or kind.
* **Preview** a template in the side panel to see its structure, libraries, and default permissions without deploying anything.

## Create a template

Templates are reusable blueprints. They don't include owners or members. You add those each time you deploy.

**1. Choose workload**

Pick **SharePoint** or **Teams**.

**2. Basics**

Enter a name and a description.

**3. Settings**

Set the governance, sharing, and lifecycle settings every workspace from this template gets.

**4. Document library**

Add the folders and files new workspaces start with.

**5. Review & save**

Check everything and save the template.

New templates appear at the top of the gallery so you can find them right away.

## Deploy a template

Deploying turns a template into a live workspace. The deploy wizard uses the same steps as the create wizard, pre-filled from the template, plus a **People** step where you add the owners and members of the new workspace.

**1. Start the deployment**

Click **Deploy** on a template.

**2. Adjust the settings**

Change the basics, settings, or document library for this workspace if needed.

**3. Add people**

Add owners and members for the new workspace.

**4. Review and deploy**

Confirm the details. CtrlConnect shows the deployment progress until the workspace is ready.

## Edit or delete a template

You can edit any template, including the built-in ones. Your changes to a built-in template are saved for your tenant. Deleting a template asks for confirmation and doesn't affect workspaces already created from it.


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