Manage a Layout

Manage a General Type Layout

General type layouts are cells, containers, absolutes.

Select a general layout to perform an action.

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Any general type layout management options includes unit management options.

Action
Description

1

Layout switch button

  • Select a layout from the drop-down menu to change the current one.

A unit will change a parent layout.

2

Lock / unlock layout

  • Click the Lock from editing icon at the Block structure tab;

  • Use the keyboard shortcut ⇧ (Shift) + L.

Manage a Structural Container Layout

Structural container layouts automatically appears when you add actions to a unit.

Select a structural container to perform an action.

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Action
Description

1

Copy

  • Go to the context menu and select the Clone option;

  • Use the keyboard shortcut Cmd (Ctrl) + D.

A duplicated unit will appear to the right of the original unit.

2

Lock

  • Click the Lock from editing icon at the Block structure tab;

  • Use the keyboard shortcut ⇧ (Shift) + L.

3

Unwrap

  • Go to the context menu and select the Ungroup option;

  • Use the keyboard shortcut ⇧ (Shift) + U.

A unit will be unwrapped from the current layout.

A Block structure tab will be opened.

4

Navigate

  • Use the keyboard shortcut ⇧ (Shift) + ↑→↓←.

Navigate through the layout:

  • ⇧ (Shift) + left / right keys will change nesting (drop into children, drop out into parents);

  • ⇧ (Shift) + up / down keys will switch to the previous / next neighbor.

A Block structure tab will be opened.

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