Export Templates

Apply your school's formatting to every export.

What Templates Do

Instead of manually reformatting every document you export, create a template once with your school's layout, logo placement, and structure. Every export uses that template automatically.

How Templates Work

1. Create a Google Doc or Google Slides file with your desired formatting
2. Add placeholders using double curly braces where content should go: {{title}}, {{OBJECTIVES}}, {{ACTIVITIES}}
3. Import the template into Mossie
4. When you export, Mossie replaces placeholders with your document content

Creating a Template

Google Docs Template

1. Open Google Docs and create a new document
2. Add your school's formatting:
3. Header with logo
4. Footer with page numbers
5. Standard fonts and colors
6. Section structure
7. Add placeholders where Mossie content should go

Google Slides Template

1. Open Google Slides and create a new presentation
2. Design your master slides with:
3. School branding
4. Consistent layout
5. Title and content placeholders

Adding Placeholders

Placeholders tell Mossie where to insert content. Use double curly braces: {{placeholder_name}}

Document Metadata

Placeholder	Replaced With
{{title}}	Document title
{{subject}}	Subject name
{{grade}}	Grade level
{{date}}	Current date

Teacher Information

Placeholder	Replaced With
{{teacher_name}}	Your full name
{{teacher_first_name}}	Your first name
{{teacher_last_name}}	Your last name
{{teacher_email}}	Your email address

Content Blocks

Placeholder	Replaced With
{{OBJECTIVES}}	Learning objectives section
{{ACTIVITIES}}	Activities section
{{ASSESSMENT}}	Assessment section
{{MATERIALS}}	Materials list
{{VOCABULARY}}	Vocabulary section
{{DIFFERENTIATION}}	Differentiation notes
{{CLOSURE}}	Lesson closure section
{{HEADING}}	All headings
{{TEXT}}	All text blocks

Unit Plan Placeholders

These placeholders are available when exporting unit plan documents:

Placeholder	Replaced With
{{unit_objectives}}	Bulleted list of unit objectives
{{unit_standards}}	Bulleted list of curriculum standards
{{unit_overview}}	Unit overview paragraph
{{unit_duration}}	Unit duration (e.g., "3 weeks")
{{unit_vocabulary}}	Key vocabulary with definitions
{{unit_pre_assessment}}	Pre-assessment strategy description
{{unit_post_assessment}}	Post-assessment strategy description
{{unit_lesson_outline}}	Formatted lesson list with number, title, and focus

Unit plan templates can also use all Document Metadata and Teacher Information placeholders listed above.

Importing a Template

On Web

1. Go to Settings then Connections
2. Ensure Google Drive is connected
3. Click Import Template
4. Select your Google Doc or Slides from the file picker
5. Give your template a name
6. Click Import

On Mobile

1. Go to Settings then Export Templates
2. Templates imported from web will appear here

Configuring Placeholder Mappings

After importing, Mossie automatically detects your placeholders. Review and adjust the mappings:

1. Open the template settings
2. For each placeholder, select what data it should contain
3. Save your changes

Mapping Options

• Document Metadata -- Title, subject, grade, date
• Teacher Profile -- Your name and email
• Content Blocks -- Document sections (objectives, activities, etc.)
• Custom Text -- Static text you enter that appears the same every time

Using Your Template

Set as Default

Make a template your default for all exports:

1. Open your template's menu
2. Select Set as Default
3. This template will be used automatically when you export

Apply During Export

Choose a template when exporting:

1. Open a document
2. Tap Export
3. Tap Apply Template
4. Select your template from the list
5. Choose Google Docs or Google Slides
6. Your document exports with the template applied

Updating Templates

If you change the Google template file:

1. Open the template in Mossie
2. Click Rescan Placeholders to pick up changes
3. Review any new placeholder mappings
4. Save your changes

Tips

Design Tips

• Keep it simple -- Clean layouts work best
• Use tables -- Great for structured content
• Test with real content -- Export a document to check spacing
• Consider printing -- Check margins if templates will be printed

Placeholder Tips

• Match case -- {{OBJECTIVES}} is different from {{objectives}}
• No spaces -- Use {{teacher_name}} not {{teacher name}}
• One per line -- Place content placeholders on their own lines
• Add context -- Include section headers around placeholders

Troubleshooting

Template does not appear after import

• Ensure Google Drive is connected in Settings
• Refresh the templates list
• Check that you have access to the Google Doc or Slides file

Placeholders not detected

• Check the syntax: {{name}} with double curly braces
• Ensure no extra spaces inside braces
• Click Rescan Placeholders to re-detect

Content not appearing in export

• Verify the placeholder is mapped to a data source
• Check that the source document has content in that section
• Ensure the mapping is saved