# Template components

> Every item in a template is a library component. When you edit one, choose whether to update it everywhere, save it as a new component or discard the change.

Templates are built from library components. Each price or text item in a template is linked to an item in the library, so the same component, such as your standard terms or a "Discovery workshop" item, can be shared by several templates and kept up to date in one place.

## How components are created

- When you add a new price or text item to a template, it becomes a library component automatically once the template is saved. A component needs a heading, which is also its name in the library: an item without one is added to the library once you give it a heading.
- When you use **From library…** in a template, the template links to that library item.
- Subtotals are not components.

In the editor, linked items are labelled **Library component**, with **used in N templates** when it's shared.

## Editing a component

When you change a linked item in a template, Quoterium doesn't change the library straight away. The item is marked **Component edited** and you choose what to do:

- **Update component**: changes the library item and every template that uses it. The button shows how many templates are affected.
- **Save as new component**: leaves the original as it is and saves your version as a new library item, used by this template only.
- **Discard changes**: throws away your edit and shows the library version again.

Quotes are never changed by any of these choices.

## Changes made in the library

If you edit a component in the [**Library**](https://app.quoterium.com/library) (or update it from another template, or push changes from a quote), every template that uses it shows the new version the next time it is opened.

## Keeping a private copy

To stop a template following the library for one item, open the item's **⋯** menu and choose **Unlink from library**. The template keeps its own copy, and later edits no longer touch the library item.

Source: https://quoterium.com/help/library-and-templates/template-components