Can I create a project template so I don't have to start from scratch each time?
Yes. Go to the Dashboard and click the Templates tab (upper right).
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You’ll default to the view for Project templates. Project templates let you set up a standardized project with to-dos, milestones, and messages. You can then use this project template to create new projects. A new project created from a project template will be auto-populated with all the to-do lists, milestones, and messages from the template. It’s a huge time saver that’s especially useful if you do lots of similar projects.
Click the button that says New project template and name the project template (example: “Redesign Template” or “Seminar Template”). Then add the content you want to show up in this template.

You can only assign milestones or to-dos to people in your own company when you are creating the templates. When you actually create a project from a template you can go in and assign to-dos and milestones to anyone else from any other company that you assign to the project.
NOTE: Templates cannot be made from existing projects at this time.
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