Graphics & design
Customize a template for a source or save it to the library
Choose whether appearance edits belong to one source or become a reusable library design.
Before you start
Open the intended collection and rehearse before changing a live production. Controls depend on your installed version and selection.
Where to find it
The template settings gear in a supported source’s Properties.
Use it
- Select the source and open its template settings gear.
- Choose the intended element and edit the offered appearance values.
- Complete numeric entries and check the preview.
- Leave Also save these appearance settings to the library template unchecked for source-local customization.
- Enable it only when you intend to update the reusable library design.
- Save the appearance editor, then review and save the enclosing source Properties.
Helpful information
The opt-in starts unchecked. Ordinary appearance editing leaves the library design unchanged. With the opt-in enabled, an editable library template is updated; a built-in design becomes an editable custom copy selected for this source. Treat that library save as a separate deliberate action and keep an original/custom duplicate when needed. Other sources can use the same library design, so review its reuse.
Only element appearance values offered by this editor are editable; a layer can be a navigation row rather than an editable element. Hidden data/ticker values are retained. Returning an appearance value to its template default removes that source override. Finish incomplete numeric input before preview or Save. If Save reports a conflict or another error, keep the editor open, correct or reload the intended values and retry.
Live Chat fills names/messages/avatars automatically; appearance customization does not require configuring those bindings again. Choosing another template can clear overrides from the previous template. The configured source-preview background shows through transparency and is not part of the output.
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