Edit a banner in the editor

The editor opens one banner of the set in full detail. This article covers moving layers, changing text and images, the checks, versions and how saving works. Editing needs a screen at least 1,024 pixels wide; on a phone you see the banner and its checks.

Find your way around

Open a banner from the Set tab. The editor shows:

a strip with the set’s other banners, to move between formats and languages;
Layers on the left, where you show, hide, lock or reorder each layer;
the canvas in the middle, with Zoom, Fit and overlays for the Safe zone and Margins;
the Timeline below it, for animated banners;
Properties and Comments on the right.

The set takes you back to the whole set.

Select, move and change layers

Click a layer on the canvas or in Layers to select it.
Drag to move it, or drag a handle to resize it. It snaps to the canvas, the layout’s margins and other layers; hold Alt to switch snapping off.
Use the arrow keys to nudge it 1 px, or Shift and an arrow key for 10 px.

Double-click a text layer to edit its copy. In Properties you can also change its typeface, weight, size, line height, spacing, number of lines, case, alignment, text color and plate. For a button, change its label, fill, label color and corners.

For an image, Replace with an image from the library, choose how it fits (Fill or Whole), click the point the crop keeps in view, and add a Shade to keep text readable. Every layer also has its position, size, opacity and entrance in the animation.

Read the checks

With nothing selected, Properties shows the banner and its Checks. A selected layer shows its own checks at the top. Each finding is marked Blocks delivery or Needs a look. A banner with a blocking problem is left out of exports until it’s fixed; when everything is fine, the panel says “All checks pass”.

Saving and versions

Changes save by themselves a moment after you stop; the top bar shows Saving… and then Saved. Every save checks the banner again, free of charge. Undo and Redo go back up to 100 steps (Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Shift+Z).

History opens “Versions of this banner”. Select Restore on an earlier version to bring it back. Restoring saves it as a new version, so nothing is lost.

Carry changes to the rest of the set

Apply to set lists the changes that can go to other banners. Copy goes to every format in the same language; colors and images go to every banner of the set; position and size stay as each format has them. Confirm with the button that names the number of banners.