@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ own custom templates, either by using the `--template` option
3838or by putting the custom template in your user data directory
3939(on linux and macOS, `~/.pandoc/templates/`).
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41+Note that in many cases you can avoid the need for a custom
42+template by making use of the `--include-in-header`,
43+`--include-before-body`, and `--include-after-body` options.
44+
4145For more information, see [Templates](/MANUAL.html#templates) in
4246the pandoc manual.
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