# Settings reference for file templates

CLion helps you create [file templates](using-file-and-code-templates.html) from existing files.

| Name |    Specify the name of the template to display in the UI.                              Not available for default built-in templates.    |
| Extension |    Specify the file extension to associate the template with a specific file type.                              Not available for default built-in templates.    |
| File name |      If necessary, specify a name for the file created from this template. By default, CLion prompts the user to enter a name when adding the file. You can hard-code a specific name to avoid the prompt entirely, or compose a template from available variables. For example, here is how you can use the specified name but put it one directory above the one that was selected during file creation: `../${NAME}`                                Not available for default built-in templates.    |
| Template editor |  Edit the code used for the selected template. For more information about the syntax used in file templates, see [Syntax](using-file-and-code-templates.html#syntax).  |
| Reformat according to style |      Reformat the contents generated based on this template according to the [code style](null) defined for this file type.                                This option is available only for file templates.    |
| Enable Live Templates |      Insert [live templates](using-live-templates.html) inside the file template. Use the Velocity escape syntax to include [live template variables](template-variables.html) in a file template, for example: `#[[ $MY_VARIABLE$ $END$ ]]#`      |

## See also

### Procedures

[File templates](using-file-and-code-templates.html)