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title: Templates
sidebar_position: 2
description: Learn how to use and manage dashboard templates on OpenBB Terminal Pro.
  Save your widget layouts, set default templates, and use the advanced search to
  optimize your experience.
keywords:
- dashboard templates
- advanced search
- template library
- default template
- widget layouts
- security
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The widget layouts in dashboards can be saved as templates. This capability allows users to save dashboard layouts for future dashboards where another ticker is used, or to share with colleagues.

<img className="pro-border-gradient" width="800" alt="template" src="https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/assets/25267873/f1e7e276-d5b8-4568-baa3-f1141a9957bd" />

Using the advanced search, users can find their template library.

<img className="pro-border-gradient" width="800" alt="search template" src="https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/assets/25267873/aa2e83f9-b64b-4d9a-afca-86ba22900868" />

More importantly, once a template is defined as "default" that means that whenever a security is selected in the advanced search - that security will be loaded as a dashboard from the default template.

<img className="pro-border-gradient" width="800" alt="Securities" src="https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/assets/25267873/e05607ce-401e-4a98-b493-41a55defb744" />