# How to add new Ad Tool Types

*Article Topics:* [*Ad Tools*](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/getting-started/common-topics/ad-tools)

To add a new Ad Tool type, you first need to go to the [Ad Tool Management ](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/nats-admin/ad-tools/ad-tool-management)page. Once there, click the "Add New" button at the top-right corner of the page and click "New Ad Tool Type."

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Once this is clicked, a widget will appear, where you will have to fill in the following information:

* **Name:** The name of your new ad tool type.
* **Description**: A description for your ad tool type.
* **Category**: Click on the drop-down menu to choose the category you want to place your new type.
* **Display Template**: Template used for displaying the Ad Tool
* **Form Template**: Template used for displaying the Ad Tool

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Once you are finished filling in the information, click the "Save" button, and the ad tool type will appear under the corresponding category.

## Ad Tool Templates

NATS offers the ability to edit each Ad Tool type to control the template that will be used to display it. This can be done through the [Ad Tools](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/nats-admin/ad-tools) Admin.

You can also override this setting in the *display\_adtools* or *nats\_display\_adtools* Smarty function call if you wish.

The following explains how to control the Ad Tool templates:

* Pass in *tpl=xx* to set the base template name.
* Pass in *view=yyy* to set the view.
  * This will append *\_cust\_yyy* to the base template name for custom Ad Tool types, and will append *\_yyy* to the base template name for Ad Tool types that are already built in to NATS.

Passing in no *tpl* will result in NATS using the default template set for the Ad Tool type, while passing in no *view* will result in NATS using *\_min* for the Ad Tool type.

## Related Articles

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[ad-tool-type](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/nats-admin/ad-tools/ad-tool-type)
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