Export Template Wizard In addition to using predefined or downloaded templates, you can also create new templates from projects you have open in Visual Studio 2005. Access the Export Template wizard from the File menu to create a template from your whole project or a single item in your project. If the item requires assembly references to run correctly, the wizard let you select the references to include with the template. You also select a name and icon for your template, provide a template description and an output location, and choose to automatically import the template into Visual Studio once it is created. Visual Studio project and item templates provide reusable and customizable stubs that accelerate the development process, removing the need to create new projects and items from scratch. Project templates provide the basic files needed for a particular project type, include standard assembly references, and set default project properties and compiler options. Item templates can range in complexity from a single empty file with the correct file extension to a multi-file item containing items such as source code files with stub code, designer information files, and embedded resources.