# Templates

Notes always belong to a client's appointment. You open them from the client's file or from an appointment, via the **Notes** action.

## What a template is
A template structures the note into titled sections — for example SOAP: Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan — instead of a blank page. Pick a template from the list before you write, and the note gets the right fields.
![Choosing a note template](/storage/guide/07/1.1.en.png)

## Available templates
You can choose a **Blank template** (free editor, as above) or one of the structured templates below. Each one sets up titled fields with brief guidance, suited to a particular documentation style. Whatever you write is saved automatically, so you can switch templates without losing your text.

### SOAP template
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan.
![SOAP template](/storage/guide/07/2.1.en.png)

### DAP template
Data, Assessment, Plan.
![DAP template](/storage/guide/07/2.2.en.png)

### CIRP template
Behavior, Intervention, Response, Plan.
![CIRP template](/storage/guide/07/2.3.en.png)

### OIRP template
Objective, Intervention, Response, Plan.
![OIRP template](/storage/guide/07/2.4.en.png)

### PIE template
Problem, Intervention, Evaluation.
![PIE template](/storage/guide/07/2.5.en.png)

### PIRP template
Problem, Intervention, Response, Plan.
![PIRP template](/storage/guide/07/2.6.en.png)

### Unstructured template
General fields — session summary, client presentation, homework, interventions, progress and plans — for a free but organized note.
![Unstructured template](/storage/guide/07/2.7.en.png)