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# Using templating in simulations

Templating in Hoverfly Cloud provides a powerful way to render just about anything you want into the response. It uses the well known {{ handlebars }} syntax where the handlebars surround functions which allow you to control information flow.

**Important**: In order to enable templating you need to explicitly click the "Enable templating" checkbox when crafting your response.

A simple tutorial that covers some of what's possible with templating can be found [here](/tutorials/response-templating.md).

As this is a fairly large topic it is broken up into sections:

Please select a section from the menu or continue reading about templating [here](/create-simulations/using-templating-in-simulations/render-back-any-part-of-the-request.md)