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# Quick start

## Getting started with the Document Template Builder

To add a new template, click the New button in the Document Templates app.

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Unlike other programs that use a word processor-style editor, the Document Template Builder allows you to build documents block-by-block. This makes it easy to control template design and layout intuitively.

The <mark style="color:blue;">Template Designer</mark> consists of two areas.

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:eyes: The **Component List** allows you to add components to the template, and change the template properties.

1. Setting tab: Change the template properties.

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   <table><thead><tr><th width="189">Item</th><th width="420.33333333333326">Description</th><th>Req.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Target Object</td><td>Specify the object on which the document is based.</td><td>✔️</td></tr><tr><td>Template Name</td><td>Specify a name for this document template.</td><td>✔️</td></tr><tr><td>Template Labe</td><td>Specify a label for this document template.</td><td>✔️</td></tr><tr><td>Landscape</td><td>Landscape orientation for the PDF document</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Versioning</td><td>The version number you specify will be appended to the filename.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>File Name</td><td>Specify a name for saved PDFs of these documents.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Image Resize</td><td>Resizes images in formula fields.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>PDF margin</td><td>Specify PDF page margins.<br>Note: This should be at least 10mm if you are using headers or footers in the template.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Enable Email Form</td><td>Allows users to email the PDF to contacts, directly from the PDF preview window.</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2. Component tab: Allows you to add components to the template.

   :black\_nib: Components are design elements like text, images and tables.

   :black\_nib: You can configure the properties of each component.

   :black\_nib: The **Text** element's properties pane has a button to insert data from a field.

:eyes: The **Canvas** is the area where the components are arranged according to your design.