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title: Add a New Policy Draft from a Template
description: Templates are configured in Esper for new policies based on your department's configuration. To start a policy draft from a template:    
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# Add a New Policy Draft from a Template

Templates are configured in Esper for new policies based on your department's configuration. To start a policy draft from a template: 

- From the *Workspace*, navigate to the left-hand side bar and click **Policy Project** under your department name.
- From the *Policy Project List View*, click the **Go to project** hyperlink to the right of the policy name
- In the *Policy Drafts* box, click the **+** in the right corner of the box
- Select the **Collection** you are updating

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- Select a **Template Type** from the *Template or Upload dropdown*
- Complete the remaining required fields
- Click **Add**

 

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