> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tented.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Email Templates > Give every email a consistent, on-brand starting point ## Why templates? If your team sends a lot of email, you probably don't want every message starting from a blank canvas. **Email templates** let you upload a designed HTML shell once — your header, footer, colors, and layout — and use it as the starting point whenever anyone creates a new email. Find them under **Content > Templates** (select **Email Templates**), alongside the built-in [Tented example template collection](/email/creating-emails#tented-example-templates), which automatically renders every starter design in your branding. ## Adding a template 1. Go to **Content** and click **Add > Add Email Template**. 2. Name your template. 3. Upload your HTML file. A screenshot of the Add Email Template dialog with a template name and an HTML file selected. The HTML file must include a `` declaration. If you don't have a designed template handy, create an email you love in the [email editor](/email/creating-emails) first, grab its HTML from code mode, and upload that. ## Editing and approving Your template opens in the same AI editor used for emails — chat to refine it, edit the code directly, and set optional **default headers** (from name, from address, reply-to, and a default subject) that flow into every email created from it. A screenshot of the template editor showing the uploaded HTML rendered in the preview with template-level default header fields. Templates follow the same **approval** model as emails: click **Approve** when it's ready, and only approved templates show up in the template picker when creating a new email. Want to see the template in a real inbox before your team builds on it? Click **Send Sample** in the template editor's top bar — see [Sending Sample Emails](/email/sample-emails). A screenshot of the Templates list showing a template with an APPROVED status badge. ## Using a template When you create a new email (**Content > Add > Create Email**), the **Choose Email Template** gallery opens. Your approved templates appear in its **My Templates** section, next to [Tented's example templates](/email/creating-emails#tented-example-templates). Pick one, name the email, and click **Create Email**. The new email inherits the template's layout and default headers. You customize from there with chat, and the template stays untouched. ## What's next? Send a one-time email to a list — scheduled, or right now. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.