# Creating Binders

Binders allow you to organize and group documents in a flexible structure.

## How to Create Binders

To create a binder:
  1. From the menu bar, select **Create > Document**.
  2. Select **Binder** from the _Create Document_ menu, and click **Continue**.
  3. On the **Create Binder** page, select a document type using the [document type selector](/en/lr/25787/).
  4. Optional: Select a binder template. This option is only available if the selected document type has associated binder templates.
  5. Click **Next**.
  6. Complete binder fields associated with the document type. An asterisk * indicates required fields.
  7. Click **Save** to create the binder and return to the **My Documents** view.

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      <p><strong>Note</strong>: We recommend limiting your binders to 7,000 nodes, including documents, sections, and sub-binders. Because nodes within sub-binders at all levels contribute to the binder’s total node count, we recommend against nesting binders within binders. Adding more than 10,000 nodes to a binder may cause performance issues in your Vault. You cannot copy or version binders with more than 10,000 nodes.</p>
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## How to Create Master File Binders (eTMF)

See [Bulk Creating Study Binders.](/en/lr/33694/)

## About Binder Templates

Some binder templates include planned documents. When Vault creates a binder from these templates, it also creates attached documents, which can take some time. Vault will notify you when the binder and [planned documents](/en/lr/8561/) are created.

## About Create Binder Permission

To create a binder, you must have the [**Create Binder Permission**](/en/lr/4486/#permissions). This permission is granted by document type, so you will see the option to create a binder if you have the permission for at least one document type. When you classify the binder, you will only see the document types for which you have this permission.