---
title: "Printing & PDFs: Choosing a Template"
description: "Print or download your practice plan as a PDF, pick the right template, and control descriptions and text size."
category: "Plans"
published: "2026-10-10 15:56:29"
updated: "2026-10-10 19:56:29"
url: "https://www.hockeyshare.com/support/kb/practice-planner/printing-and-pdf-templates"
---

# Printing & PDFs: Choosing a Template

Every plan can be printed or saved as a PDF. The template you pick controls the layout.

## Print or Save as PDF

Open your plan and use the buttons at the top:

![Plan page with the Print and PDF buttons](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a1275e-57fe-792a-8c16-b10b246c5df1/-/format/webp/)

Plans with a lot of drill diagrams (more than 12) take longer to build. We'll create the PDF in the background and email it to you when it's ready.

## Pick a Template

Choose a template on the **Plan Details** step when you create or edit a plan. Click a template to select it. Click it again to see a full-size preview.

![Template preview gallery with Template #3 selected](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a12755-797a-7cb5-82fb-1e117c83a23b/-/format/webp/)

![Full-size preview of the Default Template](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a1275e-60c0-7b9f-a2a5-a353d108d37d/-/format/webp/)

## Which Template Should I Use?

Our most popular template is our **Default Template** - it balances information and clarity. The **Light** variant is great for printing in black & white.

Templates **\#5, #6, #9 and #10** are agenda-style. They show drill notes but not drill descriptions.

![Print-ready practice plan using the Default Template](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a1275e-6a29-7a3e-b8a7-e8da0bee85ea/-/format/webp/)

## Show or Hide Drill Descriptions

In the Plan Builder, check or uncheck **Include descriptions** above your drill list. When it's on, each drill's description from your library prints with the drill. Turn it off for a shorter plan.

To leave a single drill's diagram off the printed plan, uncheck **IMG** on that drill.

## Change the Text Size

Go to **Plans → Plan Defaults**. Under **Drill options**, choose a **Plan text size** from XS to XL. It applies to the plan view, print and PDF for all of your plans.

You can also set **Show drill descriptions on printed plans** here. It's on by default for new plans.

![Plan Defaults drill options with Show drill descriptions and Plan text size](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a1275e-77e5-7f33-820a-c1a5b3cda1ee/-/format/webp/)

## Tips

- Set a default template in **Plan Defaults** so every new plan uses it.
- You can switch templates at any time. Your drills and notes stay the same.
- Printing on a black-and-white printer? Use **Default Template (Light)**.