Open a file in Adobe Express, and select the Share button from the header.
Last updated on
Sep 8, 2025
Learn how to convert your file into a template with controlled permissions and brand style restrictions, ensuring your team can collaborate while maintaining on-brand content.
Note
This feature is available for Teams and Enterprise plans.
Select Convert to template .
Select Info to add the following template details:
- Enter a name in the Template name section.
- Click Select to choose a location in Files or Projects, and then Select to save the template.
- Add tips or guidance for collaborators in the Template note section.
Select Locks if your design includes locked elements, and then select one of the following options:
- Users can unlock layers if needed
- Users with a passphrase can unlock layers if needed (Enter a Passphrase for the collaborator to unlock the layers)
- No users can unlock layers
Lock permissions are applied to all the locked elements in a design. Read more about locking design elements.
Select Style to set restrictions for color, font, and editing options. Select the toggles to apply limits. For Color and font settings, click Select to choose the brand or library that defines the allowed styles.
Select Review and approve to add review and approval workflows to the template if needed.
Select Keep a copy of this file to keep a copy of the original file, and then select Convert to template.
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