How to Control Which Google Workspace Users Can Submit Google Document Templates

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Google Workspace administrators

You can control the submission of templates to your organization’s gallery.

How to allow or prevent Google Workspace users from submitting Google Drive templates to the template gallery step-by-step with images

Step 1

How To Enable Or Disable Google Drive Template Submissions in Google Workspace - Step 1

In the Admin console at https://admin.google.com, click the Apps icon.

Step 2

How To Enable Or Disable Google Drive Template Submissions in Google Workspace - Step 2

Select Google Workspace.

Step 3

How To Enable Or Disable Google Drive Template Submissions in Google Workspace - Step 3

Click Drive and Docs. Make sure not to check the box to the left; just click the name.

Step 4

How To Enable Or Disable Google Drive Template Submissions in Google Workspace - Step 4

Select Templates.

Step 5

How To Enable Or Disable Google Drive Template Submissions in Google Workspace - Step 5

Click Submission settings.

Step 6

How To Enable Or Disable Google Drive Template Submissions in Google Workspace - Step 6

Who can review and approve templates submitted by users

  • Select Open to allow any user can submit templates to your template gallery
  • Select Moderated to allow any user to submit templates. Then admins with the Docs Templates privilege must approve them to appear in the template gallery.
  • Select Restricted to only allow admins with the Docs Templates privilege to submit templates to the template gallery.


Out of all premade admin roles, only Super Admin and Services Admin include the Docs Templates privilege. You can also create a custom admin role if you want to designate someone with the specific task of approving templates.

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