> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ayakaleaf-pro.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Templates > Browse the template gallery and open a template as a new project. Templates are projects that your administrator published. Opening one gives you a new project of your own. > [!NOTE] > > If you see no **Templates** link, ask your administrator to turn on the [Template Gallery](https://ayakaleaf-pro.mintlify.site/on-premises/configuration/overleaf-toolkit/templates.md). ## Open the gallery On the projects page, click **Templates** at the top right. ![The projects page with the Templates link at the top right](https://mintcdn.com/ayakaleaf-pro/PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw/images/on-premises/templates-user-projects.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw\&q=85\&s=0ac231ad8235b4586dbcde6ed40cdb4f) The Templates link The **All templates** page opens, with the most recently updated templates first. ![The All templates page with a search box, sort buttons and the first templates](https://mintcdn.com/ayakaleaf-pro/PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw/images/on-premises/templates-user-all.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw\&q=85\&s=0fc453d4bca3ccc8647faa6ca35a1a7e) All templates If you have no projects yet, click **Browse templates** on the welcome page. ![The welcome page with Create a new project and Browse templates](https://mintcdn.com/ayakaleaf-pro/PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw/images/on-premises/templates-user-welcome.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw\&q=85\&s=f141a7685d351c287414214c4d682a0c) The welcome page If you have projects, you can also click **New project**, then **More templates**, then a category. ![The New project menu with More templates opened, listing the categories](https://mintcdn.com/ayakaleaf-pro/PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw/images/on-premises/templates-user-more-templates.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw\&q=85\&s=f37aacd7f3793b933c1bac11be52eff1) More templates By default the gallery needs a login: if someone sends you a link to a template and you are not logged in, you go to the login page first, then to the template. ## Find a template **Search** in the box. The list updates as you type and matches the title, author and description. If nothing matches, the page shows **No Templates.** ![The search box with slides typed in, and one matching template](https://mintcdn.com/ayakaleaf-pro/PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw/images/on-premises/templates-user-search.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw\&q=85\&s=f382fa7a0a996085e25e41e5c94f2674) Searching for slides **Sort** with **Last Updated** or **Title**, on the right above the list. Click the one in use again to reverse the order. **Change page** below the list. A page shows nine templates. ![The page buttons 1, 2, Next and Last below the list](https://mintcdn.com/ayakaleaf-pro/PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw/images/on-premises/templates-user-pages.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw\&q=85\&s=f9a0521a3d413e57f947e548e6e22aad) The page buttons **Browse by category:** click **Template Gallery** on the **All templates** page. The gallery page has a card for each category, with all templates below them. ![The gallery page with the cards Journal articles, Books and Presentations](https://mintcdn.com/ayakaleaf-pro/PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw/images/on-premises/templates-user-categories.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw\&q=85\&s=d7527a16a887b381987ab974f98abaf4) The categories Click a card to see the templates of that category. You can search and sort here too, and **All templates** takes you back. ![The Presentations category page with one template](https://mintcdn.com/ayakaleaf-pro/PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw/images/on-premises/templates-user-category.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw\&q=85\&s=a59bf19b5437e99706ddb19255c0ecea) A category page ## Open a template as a new project **1. Open the template** Click a template. You see a preview of its first page, the author, the last update, the license and the abstract. ![The template page with Open as Template, View PDF and a download button, the details and a preview](https://mintcdn.com/ayakaleaf-pro/PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw/images/on-premises/templates-user-template-page.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw\&q=85\&s=5c38b5b574608f6d51c90a222c605deb) The template page **View PDF** opens the whole PDF. The button next to it downloads the files as a zip. **2. Click Open as Template** After a short loading screen, the editor opens with your new project. ![The editor with the new project Lecture slides, its source and the compiled PDF](https://mintcdn.com/ayakaleaf-pro/PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw/images/on-premises/templates-user-opened.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw\&q=85\&s=7632b4d2cf12b90e76912ddadc8df583) Your new project **3. Check the project** The project has the name and the files of the template, and the same compiler and main document. It compiles when it opens, and you are its owner in the projects list. Opening the same template again creates another project, such as `Journal article (1)`. ![The projects list with Journal article and Journal article (1)](https://mintcdn.com/ayakaleaf-pro/PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw/images/on-premises/templates-user-list.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=PeD9iteXIf8j4GXw\&q=85\&s=33ad8e1a83a4d0743aaaf69ee8aa1318) Each opening creates a project Your project does not depend on the template: it stays as it is when the template is updated or deleted. > [!NOTE] > > A normal account cannot publish or change templates: the **File** menu has no **Manage Template**, and the template page has no **Edit** or **Delete**. To add a template to the gallery, ask your administrator. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.