Documentation

Block reference

A template is built from blocks: pieces of text, tables, pictures, codes, printed form controls (tick-boxes and fill-in lines), and layout pieces that arrange other blocks. Each one is laid out the same way for the editor, the PDF, the web page and the Word file. This page is the catalogue. Every entry says in a sentence what the block is for and links to its full guide, which lists every setting, worked examples, differences between PDF, Word and web, and what to check when it looks wrong.

Every block shares the same basic frame, whichever kind it is: it sits in the flow of the page (one after another, top to bottom) or is fixed to an exact spot; it can carry spacing around it, a background colour, a border and rounded corners; and it can be hidden by a rule that depends on your data. Those are explained in Spacing and size, Aligning blocks and Fields and bindings in the guides.

New to this? Start with a walkthrough: Build an invoice, Letterhead and footer, Grouped line items with subtotals, Product cards and Long content and page breaks.

Text & content

rich-text

Text — The everyday block for words on the page — a plain line or paragraph, a passage formatted with bold, headings and lists, or live data.

markdown

Markdown — The same kind of formatted passage as a Text block, but written with plain-text symbols instead of toolbar buttons.

list

List — A run of short items, each marked with a bullet or a number — typed in yourself, or built one item per record from your data.

Layout & structure

layout-row

Row — Places its contents side by side in columns, instead of stacking them top to bottom.

layout-stack

Stack — Stacks its contents one after another, top to bottom — the vertical counterpart to a row.

field-pair

Label + value — A label and its value kept together as one piece — “Invoice no.” beside the number — with an optional rule underneath.

sheet

Ruled form — A ruled form area — draggable lines divide it into regions, and each region holds its own content.

Data-driven

table

Table — A grid of rows and columns — rows you type in yourself, rows filled from your data, or the exact grid a migrated document arrived with.

repeater

Repeater — Draws the same small design once for every record in your data — one copy per invoice line, per participant, per row.

Forms

form-field

Form control — A tick-box or a labelled blank to write in — the fill-in parts of a printed form, drawn as part of the document.

Graphics & marks

image

Image — A picture on the page — a logo, a signature, a stamp — sized and placed like any other block.

line

Line — A single drawn rule — the hairline that separates one part of the page from the next.

rectangle

Rectangle — A plain filled or outlined box — a coloured band, a highlight panel, or a frame to sit content on.

qr

QR code — A scannable square code carrying a link or a short piece of text — drawn as sharp vector, so it stays crisp at any size.

barcode

Barcode — A scannable Code 39 stripe barcode for a reference or order number, with the value printed underneath.

Page mechanics

spacer

Spacer — An empty gap of a set height — it prints nothing, it just pushes what follows further down.

page-break

Page break — Ends the current page early, so whatever follows starts at the top of a fresh page.

page-number

Page number — A small automatic line that prints the current page number — the document counts the pages for you, so you never type a number.