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# Creating and downloading message templates

## **Creating a message template**

While creating a message in the editor, you have the option to save it as a template.

1. To save the message as a template, click the **Save as new template** button located in the top bar of the panel:<br>

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2. Then enter the template name and click **Save**.<br>

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3. Once saved, the message template will appear in the first step of creating an email campaign: **Email creation**, under the **Your templates** tab.<br>

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## **Downloading a message template**

1. To download a message template, go to the **Your templates** tab in the first step of creating an email campaign: **Email creation**. Hover over the selected template and click **Download**.<br>

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2. The message template will be downloaded directly to your device. The downloaded file will be named **index.html**.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Templates by default include an unsubscribe link for panel-based campaigns. If you do not remove this link, download the HTML template, and use it in an API send, the unsubscribe link will not be clickable.
{% endhint %}