# Email Templates > Email templates are your shared content library — build structural layouts once and reuse them as starting points for broadcasts and sequence emails across your workspace. - Human page: https://mailrith.com/docs/email-templates - Category: Campaigns & Delivery - Reading time: 9 min read ## What this guide covers Build and share reusable email layouts that give your broadcasts and sequence emails a consistent visual baseline without rebuilding structure each time. ## Sections - Template Library - Creating and Sharing - Editing and Deleting - Best Use Cases ## Visual Reference ![Mailrith email templates page showing reusable template cards in a grid.](https://mailrith.com/docs/screenshots/email-templates.png) The template library shows every saved layout as a card. Click any template to open it in the full editor, or use it as the starting point for a new broadcast or sequence email. ## Template Library Email templates are reusable starting points for messages. They help teams keep common email structures consistent without rebuilding the same header, footer, buttons, spacing, and layout every time. A template is not a sent email. It is a saved layout that can be used when creating broadcasts, sequence emails, or other email content. Once a new email is created from a template, that email becomes its own copy and can be edited for the specific campaign. Templates are most useful when a team sends similar types of messages repeatedly: newsletters, product updates, event invitations, welcome emails, educational lessons, promotions, or customer announcements. ## Creating and Sharing Create a template from the Email Templates page or save a useful email layout as a reusable starting point. Build the parts you want to keep consistent, such as logo placement, heading style, footer text, unsubscribe area, button styling, and common sections. 1. Click **Email Templates** in the left sidebar. 2. Click **Create Template** in the page header, or use **Duplicate Template** on an existing template that is close to what you need. 3. In **Select Starting Point**, choose the starting layout for the template. 4. Enter a clear **Email Template Name**, such as "Newsletter - Monthly" or "Product Launch". 5. Build the reusable structure in **Email Body** with the [Email Editor](https://mailrith.com/docs/email-editor.md). 6. Add placeholder text where campaign-specific content must be replaced. 7. Use **Workspaces** to assign the template only to the workspaces that use it. 8. Click **Save Template**, preview it, and send a test before telling the team to use it. Leave clear placeholder text where users need to replace campaign-specific content. For example, use "Add announcement headline here" or "Replace this section with the main story" rather than leaving old campaign copy in place. This prevents accidental reuse of outdated wording. Templates can be assigned to workspaces. Assign a template only to the workspaces that use it. This keeps brand-specific templates from appearing in unrelated client or project workspaces. A healthy template library is small and purposeful. It is better to maintain a few trusted templates than a large collection of near-duplicates where users are unsure which one to choose. ## Editing and Deleting Editing a template changes future emails that start from that template. It does not rewrite broadcasts or sequence emails that were already created from the older version. This is important when updating branding, footer wording, or reusable sections. Before making a major edit, consider duplicating the template and updating the copy. This lets active campaigns continue using the older structure while new campaigns move to the new one. 1. Click **Email Templates** in the left sidebar and find the template. 2. Use **Duplicate Template** first if the change is large or risky. 3. Click the template row to open **Edit Template**. 4. Edit **Email Template Name**, **Email Body**, or **Workspaces**. 5. Preview desktop and mobile layout. 6. Send a test email if the content or structure changed. 7. Click **Save Template**. 8. Tell teammates which template to use going forward if you replaced an older one. Delete a template only when it is no longer a good starting point. Deleting removes it from the template library, but it does not delete already-created broadcasts or sequence emails that used it. If users keep choosing the wrong template, rename templates more clearly. Names such as "Newsletter - Monthly", "Product Launch", and "Event Reminder" are easier to understand than "Template 1" or "General". ## Best Use Cases - **Newsletter shell:** a repeated structure with a header, intro, content sections, call-to-action, and footer. - **Product update:** a clear format for headline, summary, feature details, screenshot or image, and one main button. - **Event invitation:** a layout for event title, date, time, location or link, agenda, and registration button. - **Sequence lesson:** a consistent format for educational emails in a multi-day or multi-week sequence. - **Promotion:** a focused layout for offer, deadline, benefits, proof, and purchase or registration button. A good template removes layout decisions, not thinking. Users should still edit the subject, preview text, body copy, links, personalization, and subscriber selection for each send. Before using a template in a real campaign, preview it on desktop and mobile, send a test email, check links, and confirm the content still matches the current campaign. ## Related Guides - [Email Editor](https://mailrith.com/docs/email-editor.md): The email editor is shared across broadcasts, sequences, templates, automations, notifications, and confirmation emails. This guide explains how to build reliable email content and review it before it reaches subscribers. - [Broadcasts](https://mailrith.com/docs/broadcasts.md): Broadcasts are for newsletters, product launches, announcements, and any message that goes out once to selected subscribers — compose, target, test, and send or schedule from a single workflow. - [Sequences](https://mailrith.com/docs/sequences.md): Sequences send a series of emails over time as subscribers progress through the steps — ideal for onboarding, nurture campaigns, and educational content that should unfold over days or weeks.