# Share Markdown templates in Confluence

To share Markdown templates in Confluence, open the Capable Markdown page, go to **Space templates** or **Global templates**, click **Create**, write the template and save it. Anyone can then insert it with the **Markdown reference (Capable)** macro, and every page that references it shows the template's latest version.

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## Before you start

| **Template type** | **Who can create it**                                                                                                              |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Space template    | People who can add content in that space                                                                                           |
| Global template   | People allowed to edit the global library. A site administrator sets this on the **Permissions** tab of Capable's global settings. |

If **Create** is greyed out, hover it to see why.

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## Steps

1. Open **Capable Markdown** from **Apps** in the Confluence top bar, or from the space sidebar. In the suite, open **Capable** and choose Markdown.
2. In the sidebar, under **Templates**, choose **Space templates** or **Global templates**.
3. Click **Create**.
4. Give the template a unique title, write its content, and click **Save**.
5. On the page where you want it, type **/markdown reference** and choose **Markdown reference (Capable)**.
6. Pick your template in **Markdown Template**, save the macro and publish the page.

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## What happens next

Every page with a reference macro shows the template as it is now. Edit the template once and all of them update. If you want a copy a page can change on its own, insert the template with the ordinary Markdown macro instead, or [insert it from the byline](https://help.gocapable.com/markdown/insert-a-markdown-template-from-the-byline.html).

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Already have the Markdown on a page? Open it on the Capable Markdown page and use **Save as template** to copy it into the library. The original stays on its page.

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## Related

### [Template libraries](https://help.gocapable.com/markdown/template-libraries.html)

Space and global libraries in depth.

### [Markdown reference](https://help.gocapable.com/markdown/markdown-reference.html)

The macro that keeps pages in step.

### [Remix and Save as template](https://help.gocapable.com/markdown/remix-and-save-as-template.html)

Copy templates and page markdown both ways.

### [Sharing Markdown templates in Confluence](https://help.gocapable.com/markdown/sharing-markdown-templates-in-confluence.html)

More guides for templates.

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_Write it once. Every page keeps up._