Graphics & design

How do I design and save my own graphic template?

Follow this workflow to design and save my own graphic template.

Before you start

Decide the graphic size, text, images, and animation.

Where to find it

Tools > Motion Templates > open a template.

Steps

Choose the template canvas size.
Add a layer.
Add elements such as text, shapes, image, image sequence, ticker, or QR code.
Set position, size, opacity, text, and appearance in Properties.
Add effects to the selected element.
Choose an animation event/target and add an animation.
Expose fields in Data when they need live values.
Play the preview.
Choose File > Save.

Check the result

Save and use the template in a Motion Template source to check the result.

Helpful information

Layers and groups organize elements. Lock/Unlock prevents editing; Show/Hide changes visibility. Alignment, Arrange, Dock, and Transform place elements. Effects run in the shown order and support reset, rename, duplicate, and enable. Animation includes easing, delay, duration, reverse, loop, and preview. Fit To Text resizes shapes with text; Follow Transform follows a selected target. Text 3D, Ticker, and QR Code have dedicated controls. Import PSD imports artwork. Save As creates another saved template. See the designer shortcut table.

If something is wrong

Review layers, selected elements, visibility, and text bounds when content is missing.

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