Layout editor

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The layout editor is where you design a layout. Open it by clicking a layout on the Layouts page. Changes save automatically; undo and redo them with the arrows in the header.

Parts of the editor#

• Header: the layout's name, the page size, undo and redo, and the layout's menu.

• Tree: the structure of the layout, with its sections and the elements in them. Drag elements to move them.

• Canvas: the layout with example content. Click an element to select it.

• Sidebar: settings in five tabs:

  • Element: the selected element's type, layout, spacing, borders and visibility. See Building blocks and Conditional content.

  • Design: design tokens, fonts, images and custom CSS. See Styling.

  • Data: the layout's variables. See Variables.

  • Sharing: the PDF filename, the web version and instructions for colleagues. See Web version and PDF export.

  • Publishing: publishing the layout to the library. See Publishing layouts.

Page size#

Choose the page size in the header: A4, US Letter, PowerPoint 16:9, PowerPoint 4:3, or a custom width and height.

Sections#

A layout consists of sections, in the order they appear in the PDF. Add one with New section. There are three types:

• Single page: one page with a fixed size, such as a cover page.

• Multi page: a header, body and footer. The body continues over as many pages as its content needs, and every page repeats the header and footer.

• Attachment: adds files to the PDF, such as your terms and conditions for every candidate, or files you choose per candidate.

Languages#

A layout can have several languages, so the same layout makes proposals in each of them. See Translations.