diff --git a/backend/app/routers/spreadsheet.py b/backend/app/routers/spreadsheet.py
index 65db3d3..0c2e9a3 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/spreadsheet.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/spreadsheet.py
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, UploadFile, File, HTTPException
 import logging
 from app.services.spreadsheet_service import SampleSpreadsheetImporter, SpreadsheetImportError
+from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
+import os
 
 router = APIRouter()
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+@router.get("/download-template", response_class=FileResponse)
+async def download_template():
+    # Constructing the absolute path
+    current_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+    template_path = os.path.join(current_dir, "../../downloads/V7_TELLSamplesSpreadsheetTemplate.xlsx")
+
+    if not os.path.exists(template_path):
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Template file not found.")
+
+    return FileResponse(template_path, filename="V7_TELLSamplesSpreadsheetTemplate.xlsx",
+                        media_type="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet")
+
+
 @router.post("/upload")
 async def upload_file(file: UploadFile = File(...)):
     try:
diff --git a/backend/app/sample_models.py b/backend/app/sample_models.py
index 32aa9e7..ffa5b1d 100644
--- a/backend/app/sample_models.py
+++ b/backend/app/sample_models.py
@@ -260,4 +260,11 @@ class SpreadsheetModel(BaseModel):
             return v
 
         class TELLModel(SpreadsheetModel):
-            pass  # Extend the SpreadsheetModel with TELL-specific fields if needed
\ No newline at end of file
+            input_order: int
+            samplemountcount: int = 0
+            samplestatus: str = "not present"
+            puckaddress: str = "---"
+            username: str
+            puck_number: int
+            prefix: Optional[str]
+            folder: Optional[str]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/downloads/V7_TELLSamplesSpreadsheetTemplate.xlsx b/backend/downloads/V7_TELLSamplesSpreadsheetTemplate.xlsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bc600d
Binary files /dev/null and b/backend/downloads/V7_TELLSamplesSpreadsheetTemplate.xlsx differ
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UploadDialog.tsx b/frontend/src/components/UploadDialog.tsx
index bdad686..ffa3da6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UploadDialog.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UploadDialog.tsx
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ const UploadDialog: React.FC<UploadDialogProps> = ({ open, onClose }) => {
         dewars: string[];
         pucks_count: number;
         pucks: string[];
-        samples_count: number;
-        samples: string[];
+        samples_count: string[];
     } | null>(null);
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -86,9 +85,9 @@ const UploadDialog: React.FC<UploadDialogProps> = ({ open, onClose }) => {
             <DialogContent dividers>
                 <Box display="flex" flexDirection="column" alignItems="center" mb={2}>
                     <img src={logo} alt="Logo" style={{ width: 200, marginBottom: 16 }} />
-                    <Typography variant="subtitle1">Latest Spreadsheet Template Version 6</Typography>
-                    <Typography variant="body2" color="textSecondary">Last update: October 18, 2024</Typography>
-                    <Button variant="outlined" startIcon={<DownloadIcon />} href="/path/to/template.xlsx" download sx={{ mt: 1 }}>
+                    <Typography variant="subtitle1">Latest Spreadsheet Template Version 7</Typography>
+                    <Typography variant="body2" color="textSecondary">Last update: November 6, 2024</Typography>
+                    <Button variant="outlined" startIcon={<DownloadIcon />} href="http://127.0.0.1:8000/download-template" download sx={{ mt: 1 }}>
                         Download XLSX
                     </Button>
                     <Typography variant="subtitle1" sx={{ mt: 3 }}>Latest Spreadsheet Instructions Version 2.3</Typography>