Summary
You can speed up announcement creation and ensure consistency across your product updates by using templates in LaunchNotes. Templates let you pre-define standard elements like headline structure, hero images, body content, categories, and publishing channels.
When to use templates
Templates work best when you:
Publish regular update types like new features, bug fixes, or maintenance notifications
Want to maintain consistent messaging and structure across announcements
Need to help multiple team members draft announcements in a unified voice
Want to save time by not recreating the same announcement structure repeatedly
Steps
Creating your own template from scratch:
Navigate to the Announcements tab in your LaunchNotes workspace.
Click the Templates section.
Select + New template.
Add a Template name and Description. These will only be visible to your team members who use LaunchNotes.
Add the elements you want to standardize:
Announcement title
Hero image
Announcement body content
Categories
Roadmap items
Publishing channels
Page
Email & Slack (You must have categories selected to turn these on)
Your template auto-saves as you edit.
Note: If you need to edit the Template name and description, click into the template and click the 3 dots in the upper-right corner and click Edit details.
Creating an announcement from your template:
Click the dropdown arrow next to + New Draft on your Announcements page.
Select your template from the list.
Alternative method: Navigate to Templates, click the three-dot icon on your chosen template, and select Create announcement.
Notes & important info
Templates are project-specific: Templates you create or add are stored within your current project and won't appear in other projects.
Turn on Email/Slack notifications if you're a company who always sends notifications with your announcement and you don't want to forget them!