# Template Design

> Plan WPF mail merge templates: sample data, inspecting the DataSourceManager of the Reporting tab, TX versus DOCX storage, layout rules and a template test.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for WPF > Mail Merge and Reporting > Template Design
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/mail-merge/template-design/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/mail-merge/template-design/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/mail-merge/template-design/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [Where Templates Are Designed](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/mail-merge/template-design/#where-templates-are-designed)
- [Design With Sample Data](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/mail-merge/template-design/#design-with-sample-data)
- [Inspect the Loaded Data Source](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/mail-merge/template-design/#inspect-the-loaded-data-source)
- [Choose the Storage Format](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/mail-merge/template-design/#choose-the-storage-format)
- [Follow Layout Rules That Merge Well](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/mail-merge/template-design/#follow-layout-rules-that-merge-well)
- [Check What a Template Contains](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/mail-merge/template-design/#check-what-a-template-contains)
- [Test a Template](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/mail-merge/template-design/#test-a-template)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/mail-merge/template-design/#next-steps)

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Formatting and Styling](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/mail-merge/styling/llms.txt)
- **Next:** [Reporting Ribbon and WPF Dialog Boxes](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-wpf/mail-merge/ribbon-dialogs/llms.txt)