

There's a good amount of customization beneath the surface, and having some pre-built templates for new users might make it easier to start exploring the app. That's a smart idea, because Paper is such a blank slate on its own - it can be a little daunting to figure out just what it can do beyond just recording simple text like Google Docs. In addition to custom templates, Dropbox is also adding some pre-made templates for all Paper users. Dropbox is also including the option to make templates read-only or make them editable by other members on a team. Naturally, you can also build a template from scratch and include placeholder text so that people know what to fill in. If you have a Paper document you've been using that you want to turn into a template, Dropbox says it can do that with just a few clicks - that spares users the pain of having to go through and strip out all the content before saving it.

Whether you're in a large company or just using Paper solo, templates should make it a lot easier to re-use layouts that you've built. As of today, Dropbox is adding the ability to build Paper templates and share them with an entire organization, if you're working in a big business setting. Dropbox has been pushing out a bunch of updates to its core products over the last few weeks, and its collaborative document-building service Paper is the latest to get some major tweaks.
