# Using templates Your online store consists of different types of **pages**, including: the *home page*, *product pages*, *collection pages*, *blogs*, and other *pages*. Pages are designed using **templates**. In the theme editor, you change the look and layout of your pages by editing their assigned templates. * There are **default templates** for each type of page. *Editing a default template will apply the same layout to all pages that use that template*. * To **use different layouts for specific pages**, create new templates, then assign those templates to your pages in the Shopify admin. ## Design pages with templates *** Open your theme editor to find default templates for every type of page. * Add page content in Shopify admin * Customize layout with sections and blocks * Customize general page styles


Edit templates to design pages	Use sections to create the layout of your page.	section-styles
Use different templates for pages	Create new templates for specific collections, products, or pages.	create-and-assign-templates
Assign templates to pages	To make your changes live, assign the template to your pages in the Shopify admin.	create-and-assign-templates

## Customize page styles ***


Color scheme	#color-scheme	section-colors.jpg
Content width	#section-width	section-width.jpg
Content padding	#section-padding	section-padding.jpg
Animation

## Preview changes *** When you open a template, the theme editor selects a page (e.g. one product or collection) to preview the changes made to that template. * Click **Change** in the "PREVIEW" section to view a different page with that template. * To view a full preview of the live site, click more **`…`** > **Preview**. The preview will open in a new window, and you can click **Share preview** to copy the preview link to share with others. ### Create unique page layouts *** At first, every type of page uses a **default template**. For example, if you edit the **Default blog post template**, any changes you make will apply all blog post pages. * To design different layouts for pages, **create and assign a new template** for those pages. * To show unique page content in the same template, use **dynamic content** in sections.


Create and assign new templates	create-and-assign-templates
Add dynamic page content	dynamic-content-with-metafields