{"id":3116,"date":"2026-04-30T15:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=3116"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:19:03","slug":"how-to-export-a-blank-pdf-from-a-template","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/knowledge-base\/how-to-export-a-blank-pdf-from-a-template\/","title":{"rendered":"How to export a blank PDF from a template"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A simple way to do this is to create a draft request from the template and export it from there. Start by creating a new request using the template you want to export. When the request is created, leave it as a draft (don\u2019t publish it) and return to your <strong>Requests<\/strong> dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once there, find the draft request in your dashboard, click the three dots menu next to its name and select <strong>Archive Request<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-27-1024x528.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-27-1024x528.png 1024w, https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-27-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-27-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-27-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-27-60x31.png 60w, https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-27-100x52.png 100w, https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed-27.png 1310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This moves the request to the Archived state. Once the request has been archived:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the three dots menu again<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Export Request<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the PDF format from the dropdown menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Begin export<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed1-20.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed1-20.png 679w, https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed1-20-294x300.png 294w, https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed1-20-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed1-20-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed1-20-98x100.png 98w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once done, Content Snare will generate a PDF version of the request, which you can download and save. The exported file will be a blank PDF version of your template, showing all fields and structure without any client responses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A simple way to do this is to create a draft request from the template and export it from there. Start by creating a new request using the template you want to export. 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