# When copying a Board, include the guides

**URL:** <https://community.penpot.app/t/when-copying-a-board-include-the-guides/10272>\
**Category:** Help us improve Penpot\
**Tags:** design\
**Created:** [January 26, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/when-copying-a-board-include-the-guides/10272 "2026-01-26T09:49:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![stairjoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@stairjoke](https://community.penpot.app/u/stairjoke)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/when-copying-a-board-include-the-guides/10272/1 "2026-01-26T09:49:00Z")

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I like to add more complex layouts to Boards by adding guides. Usually, my workflow is to create a the layouts I will be using across my project, and then copy+paste those to use them—like templates. Unfortunately, PenPot doesn’t copy and paste the guides on my boards when I want to use my templates, it just copies the Board, completely disabling my workflow.

I made a video to demo the issue/use case:

I can’t add useful screenshots, because I am new to this community.