# Create a new Publish document

Publish documents and forms are created based on templates similar to how AwesomeDocs templates are created.

To publish a New Publish document click the **New Publish** button.

![Screenshot of publish form with items to complete.](https://2344826204-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FV6boouX1p6N26pjOx7RO%2Fuploads%2FSG6SN16nHkmk11r9DCPp%2FPicture19%20\(1\).png?alt=media\&token=08746c74-afb8-420b-b4e6-cb090513fd67)

The dialog that pops up allows you to complete the basic template information.

1. **Template** select the Publish template that you are going to send out to your recipients.
2. **File (optional)** is an optional file/document that you can attach as part of the template for your recipients to view, e.g a Candidate's CV.\
   Depending on the template selected above this option may not appear.
3. **Create** creates the new Publish document. Settings will then need to be amended and recipients added.
4. **Send** will only function if the template selected has a recipient against it (set in the template). Publish will then use this recipient to send the document to the same person whose record you generated the document against. A record of the send out will be created.

**NOTE**: If your Published Document is to include e.g. a Candidate’s CV select this as an optional file before clicking on Create. Any document added later in the process will be treated as an email attachment.