Document Templates
Lab 1.4: Document Templates
Section titled “Lab 1.4: Document Templates”10+ reusable templates for recurring content needs
Start the Lab
Section titled “Start the Lab” Create your template library
/CC.m1.lb4 What You’ll Learn
Section titled “What You’ll Learn”- Describe the components of an effective document template (metadata, sections, instructions, examples)
- Create 5+ reusable document templates for recurring content needs using Claude Code
- Apply a template to generate a real document, demonstrating practical template usage
Key Concepts
Section titled “Key Concepts”| Concept | Description |
|---|---|
| Metadata | Information about the document itself - date, author, status, version - helping you track the document’s state at a glance |
| Purpose statement | One sentence explaining what the document achieves, keeping you focused on intent and preventing scope creep |
| Sections with clear structure | The main content areas of your document, organised logically with headers or numbered sections |
| Instructions | Guidance for completing each section, written in square brackets as prompts that tell you what to include |
| Examples | Sample content showing what good looks like, clarifying expectations better than instructions alone |
What You’ll Create
Section titled “What You’ll Create”knowledge-vault/Resources/templates/- 10+ reusable document templates
Eureka Moment
Section titled “Eureka Moment”“Templates aren’t about restriction - they’re about never forgetting. Every time I forgot to include action items in my meeting notes, it was because I didn’t have a template reminding me. Now the template does the remembering for me.”
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