# Templates

- [How to create a Template](https://df-docs.continuumworks.com/docfactory/templates/how-to-create-a-template.md): This article describes the placeholder syntax you can use in any Microsoft Word document to set it up as a DocFactory template.
- [System Placeholders](https://df-docs.continuumworks.com/docfactory/templates/how-to-create-a-template/system-placeholders.md): Use these special system placeholders to automatically insert useful system data such as today's date or the author's email.
- [Input Placeholders](https://df-docs.continuumworks.com/docfactory/templates/how-to-create-a-template/input-placeholders.md): These are placeholders that prompt the user to enter a value.
- [Input field special properties](https://df-docs.continuumworks.com/docfactory/templates/how-to-create-a-template/input-field-special-properties.md): Input fields can optionally be marked as required, or to include a helpful hint.
- [AI prompts](https://df-docs.continuumworks.com/docfactory/templates/how-to-create-a-template/ai-prompts.md)


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