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Templates in Flexitive help you quickly build omnichannel designs for content elements, display ads, digital signage, social posts, and more. Flexitive Templates are designed to be easy to use, and they provide a perfect starting point for building design and working with animations. An example of the preview of a Flexitive template is below.



Templates are meant to act as a starting point for building your project. You can use all of the positioning and animation of elements that are provided by default, and your design will look great. If you would like, you can still make edits to the positioning and size of your elements, as well as the animation sequence, to better fit your project.


For more information on using templates in Flexitive, check out our Flexitive Tutorial video.


Template Selection Screen


Whenever you start a new project, you will automatically be taken to the Template Selection Screen. In the template selection screen, you'll be able to select a template to use to start building your design.



If you would like to see a preview of all of the sizes and animations of a template, click the Preview option in the bottom right-hand corner of the template.


 
To start building a design with a Flexitive template, click the template you want to work with.



Flexitive Editor Lite


After you select a template to work with in Flexitive, you will be taken into Flexitive Editor Lite.



In Editor Lite, you can label your design, upload assets, and set text within the element.


Step 1: Edit Design Labels


Under Step 1, you can add a design Name, Description, and custom ID. You'll also be able to set the channels your design will be used in, the language of the design, and the country.



Editing the design labels in this section will automatically update the labels on the Flexitive design in the design module. For more information, check out our article on Labeling your Designs.


Step 2: Edit Design Content


In Step 2, you can edit your design in the following ways:

  • Swap out Images: Upload a new image to your design to swap out the default image in the template for your own.
    • You can upload a new image by clicking the Upload New Image button, or by dragging and dropping your image onto the "Drop Files Here" field. You can also change the label for the image in your design with a description of the layer.


  • Swap out MP4 Videos: Upload a new video to your design to swap out the default image in the template for your own.
    • You can upload a new video by clicking the "Upload New Video" button or by dragging and dropping your video onto the "Drop Files Here" field. You can also change the label for the video in your design with a description of the layer


  • Swap YouTube Videos: Update the YouTube video by pasting a new Youtube URL into the Paste YouTube Link here field. You can also change the label for the YouTube video your design with a description of the layer.


  • Edit Text: Set new text for your Flexitive design by inputting the text into the provided field in Editor Lite. Text will also often have a recommended character count for how many characters you should try to include in the text element.
    • You can also change the color of the text in your design, and change the label of the text to a better description of the layer.


  • Edit Shapes: Change the background and/or border color of shapes in your design. You can also change the label of shape to better match the description for the layer.



  • Edit Background Color: Change the background color of your design.


Once you've updated all the elements in your design with your own assets, copy, and styling, you're ready to move on to Step 3: Preview, Edit, or Export your design.



Step 3: Preview, Edit, or Export Design


In Step 3, there are 3 different buttons that will allow you to:

  • Preview your Design: Clicking Preview will refresh the preview on the right hand side of Editor Lite. By previewing your design, you'll be able to see what your design looks like after the changes you made in Step 2.


  • Edit your Design: Clicking Go to Editor will open the Flexitive Editor for your design. Here, you'll be able to make any edits to your design that you could make with any other design, including changing the size & position of your elements, adjusting your animation sequence, or activating new sizes.


  • Export your Design: Clicking Export will open the Flexitive Editor for your design with the Export Panel open. From here, you'll be able to export your design for the channel you need.


Custom Templates


Clients with Enterprise accounts can create Custom Templates built to brand guidelines that require little modification and significantly reduce design time. These templates will be available whenever you start a new project in the Template Selection Screen.

Learn how to build and convert a design to a Custom Template: Converting a Design to a Custom Design Template