How to Change the Document Template in SharePoint Document Library?
Requirement: Change document template in SharePoint document library.
How to Add New Document Template in SharePoint?
How do I add templates to a SharePoint document library? To add a document template to the SharePoint document library, we’ve to first upload a new document template to SharePoint and then change the document template URL of the SharePoint document library from Document Library Settings >> Advanced Settings.
PowerShell to upload a new document template to SharePoint
Here is how to add a template to a document library in SharePoint using PowerShell:
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
#Parameters
$SiteURL="https://intranet.crescent.com"
$DocumentLibraryName="Invoices"
$DocumentTemplatePath="C:\Docs\Crescent Invoice Template V3.docx"
Try {
#Get the Web and document Library
$Web = Get-SPWeb $SiteURL
$DocumentLibrary = $Web.Lists.TryGetList($DocumentLibraryName)
#Check Cotent type and document template exists
If($DocumentLibrary -ne $null -and [System.IO.File]::Exists($DocumentTemplatePath))
{
#Get the Template File
$TemplateFile =(Get-ChildItem $DocumentTemplatePath).OpenRead()
#Get the Template File Name
$DocumentTemplateFileName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($DocumentTemplatePath)
#Upload the document Template
$DocumentTemplate = $DocumentLibrary.RootFolder.SubFolders["Forms"].Files.Add($DocumentTemplateFileName, $TemplateFile,$True)
#Set Document Template of the Content type
$DocumentLibrary.DocumentTemplateUrl = $DocumentTemplate.URL
$DocumentLibrary.update()
Write-Host -f Green "Added Document Template $DocumentTemplateFileName to $DocumentLibraryName"
}
Else
{
Write-host -f Yellow "Cannot find Document Library $DocumentLibraryName or document template file $DocumentTemplatePath!"
}
}
Catch {
write-host -f Red "Error Adding Template to Document Library!" $_.Exception.Message
}
