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# Build from a template
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This article discusses templates for screeners, usability tests, media surveys, intercept studies, and AI moderated studies. For information on templates in diary studies, see [Diary study templates](/diary-studies/what-are-diary-studies-in-dscout/diary-templates-overview.md).
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Once a template is saved to your Dscout account or workspace, you can use it to create a new screener or study. What happens next depends on what the template holds.
**To start from the template library:**
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In the sidebar navigation, click **Template library**.
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Select the template you want to use. The template's details are displayed.
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Click **Create**.
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Under **Select a project**, choose an existing project (or click **New project** to create one), then click **Continue**.
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What happens next depends on the template type. For more information, see [What happens next?](#what-happens-next)
**To start from within a project:**
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Navigate to the **Studies** tab of your project.
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Click **Create study**.
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Select **Templates** in the left sidebar.
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Select the template you want to use. The template's details are displayed.
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Click **Create**.
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What happens next depends on the template type. For more information, see [What happens next?](#what-happens-next)
### What happens next?
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{% tab title="Screener-only template" %}
An auto-recruit screener template has no study to run yet, so after you select a project, you're asked **How do you want to build your study?**
* **Start from scratch:** Set up the study type, device, and recording option, then build your questions.
* **Use a template:** Pick an existing, compatible study template to pair with your screener.
Click **Create** (or **Next**, if you chose to use a template) to continue. You're then taken to the builder to finish setting up your new study.
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If the study template you pick was built with **Choose during study setup** as its device, you're asked to choose a device (and a recording option, if applicable) before your new screener and study are created.
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{% tab title="Study-only template" %}
A study-only template has no screener yet, so after you select a project, you're asked to choose a **recruiting approach**. Then, you're asked **How do you want to build your screener?**
* **Start from scratch:** Build your own screening criteria (plus country and device, if your recruiting approach needs them).
* **Use a template:** Pick an existing screener template that matches your recruiting approach.
You're then taken to the builder to finish setting up your new screener.
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If this study template was built with **Choose during study setup** as its device, you're asked to choose a device (and a recording option, if applicable) once your screener is set — before your new screener and study are created.
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{% tab title="Screener and study template" %}
A screener and study template already has everything it needs. After you select a project and click **Create**, your new screener and study are created immediately and open directly in the builder — no further setup needed.
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If the template's device was left as **Choose during study setup**, you're asked to choose a device (and a recording option, if applicable) before your new screener and study are created.
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