Managing layouts

  1. Choose File menu > Manage > Layouts.

  2. In the Manage Layouts dialog box:

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    Create a new layout

    Click New to display the New Layout/Report assistant. See Creating a layout.

    Create a layout folder

    Click the arrow next to New and choose Folder. In the Edit Folder dialog box, type a folder name. A folder appears as a submenu name in the Layout pop-up menu.

    Expand or collapse a folder

    Click the expand/collapse button to the left of the folder name, or press the + or - key (Windows) or the Right Arrow or Left Arrow key (macOS).

    Rename or change other settings of a layout

    Click Edit (or double-click a layout) to display the Layout Setup dialog box. See Editing layouts.

    Duplicate, delete, or rename a layout

    See Duplicating, deleting, or renaming layouts.

    Rename a folder

    Double-click the folder to rename. Type a new name in the Edit Folder dialog box.

    Duplicate a folder

    Select the folder, and click Duplicate. All its layouts and subfolders are duplicated.

    Move a layout into or out of a folder

    To move a layout into a folder, expand the folder (see above). Drag the layout under the expanded folder. The layout appears in the folder's submenu in the Layout pop-up menu.

    To move a layout out of a folder, drag the layout above the expanded folder. Or, drag the layout below the last item in the folder and to the left.

    Delete a folder

    Select the folder to delete, and click Delete. You can't undo deleting a folder. The folder and all its layouts and subfolders are deleted.

    Reorder a layout or folder in the list and have those changes appear in the Layout pop-up menu

    See Reordering and excluding layouts in the Layout pop-up menu.

    View folders and their contents by folder name

    In the list in the upper left of the dialog box, choose a folder name.

    To show all layouts, choose Show All.

    Filter the list of folders and layouts by name

    In the box in the upper right of the dialog box, type all or part of a folder or layout name. The list filters as you type: typing a layout name displays the layout in the list, and typing a folder name displays the folder and its layouts and subfolders.

    To show all folders and layouts, clear the box.

    Open a layout in a document window

    Select the layout in the list, and click Open.

    Create a separator line for grouping items in the Layout pop-up menu

    See Reordering and excluding layouts in the Layout pop-up menu.

    Note  A badge on the icon Layout script trigger badge in Manage Layouts dialog box next to a layout name indicates that a layout script trigger has been set for the layout.

  3. To include or exclude a layout, folder, or separator line in the Layout pop-up menu, select the checkbox next to the item in the list, then select Include in layout menus.

    When you create a layout, it is automatically added to the Layout pop-up menu.

    Note  Adding a layout to the Layout pop-up menu can also make it accessible via the Open Quickly box. See Controlling Open Quickly access.