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Document Templates in Event Temple: Overview and Editing Guide

Learn how to create, edit, and manage Document Templates in Event Temple. Customize contracts, BEOs, and proposals with merge fields, clone templates, set permissions, and ensure consistent, professional documents across your property or chain.

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Event Temple allows you to create, edit, and manage Document Templates for contracts, proposals, Banquet Event Orders (BEOs), and more. Templates save time, ensure consistency, and automatically populate data from Bookings, Accounts, and Contacts.


Why Use Document Templates

  • Save time: Templates reduce repetitive formatting work.

  • Maintain consistency: Merge fields automatically pull in accurate data.

  • Enhance professionalism: Ensure documents follow your branding.

  • Recommended for frequently used documents: contracts, proposals, BEOs.

  • Organize templates using the Document Type field for reporting and batch printing.


Template Categories

  • Organization Templates: Visible to users within your property.

  • Event Temple Standard Templates: Pre-built examples you can copy and customize.

    • Hover → Preview → Copy and Use

  • Drag-and-drop templates to rearrange order for convenience.


Editing a Document Template

Document Templates can only be edited by Admin Users or the template owner.

Steps:

  1. Go to Settings → Templates & Files → Document Templates

  2. Find your template under Organization Templates

  3. Click the Edit (pencil) icon

  4. Make edits:

    • Add, edit, or delete text

    • Insert merge fields ({{booking.event_date}}, etc.)

    • Upload or replace images

    • Adjust layout, tables, formatting

  5. Preview → confirm layout

  6. Click Save or Apply

💡 Tips:

  • Clone before editing to preserve the original.

  • Build templates in sections for easier future edits.

  • Paste text without formatting:

    • Mac: Shift + Command + V

    • Windows: Alt + Shift + V


Cloning a Document Template

Cloning lets you duplicate a template for customization:

  1. Find the template → click Clone

  2. Enter a new name → click Clone

  3. Edit the copy → click Save

Note: The user who clones becomes the owner with editing rights.


Document Permissions

  • Organization: Visible to users in your property

  • Chain: Visible across all properties in a multi-property setup

  • User levels:

    • Regular users: create/clone, edit/delete own templates

    • Organization admins: create/edit/delete for property

    • Chain admins: full access across all connected properties

🔒 Tip: Use chain-level templates for brand consistency.


Best Practices

  • Use merge fields to automatically populate data.

  • Build templates in sections.

  • Keep a consistent style and font.

  • Use Preview before saving.

  • Uploaded Word or PDF files can’t be used as templates (attach in email templates instead).

🔒 Tip: Use chain-level templates for brand consistency.


Example Use Cases

  • Contracts: Auto-populate client names, event dates, payment details

  • BEOs: Auto-list menus, room setups, event times

  • Proposals: Pre-fill pricing and package options

Templates can be generated directly from a booking and automatically populate with the correct data.


Navigation

Go to Settings → Templates & Files → Document Templates to access your templates.

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