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title: "Plate Reformatting Overview"
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# Plate Reformatting Overview

The `Plate Reformatting` workflow in Sample enables users to change the format of a plate, typically to increase the number of wells and thus the number of samples per plate. For example, you can reformat a 96-well plate into a 384-well or a 384-well into a 1536-well plate, supporting higher throughput and more efficient use of laboratory resources.

With this workflow, you can:

- Consolidate samples from one or more source plates into a new plate with a higher well density.
- Optimize sample distribution for downstream applications such as screening or assays.
- Maintain full traceability of sample transfers and plate transformations within Sample.

![Plate Reformatting example](https://cdn.document360.io/dde9293e-c107-4b3e-9774-9c9c296ed970/Images/Setting/sample-plate-reformatting-example.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T10%3A04%3A49Z&se=2026-11-11T11%3A04%3A49Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=7D8oE%2BtkizFOMIq47N9yWYPMAK1sICzMepGIjv7D5iY%3D)

## Related Tutorials

- [Tutorial - Combine Source](/public/docs/tutorial-combine-source) - Step-by-step guide to combine content from multiple 96-well plates into a 384-well plate using the "Combine Source" option
- [Tutorial - Combine Replicates](/public/docs/tutorial-combine-replicates) - Step-by-step guide to combine replicates from source plates into target plates