Working with Text, Elements, and Layers

Overview

A finished design is a stack of well-arranged elements. This guide covers adding and styling each element type and then arranging them precisely with Layers and Position.

Adding and styling text

1. Open the Text panel and click a heading, subheading, or body style. A text box appears on the canvas.
2. Double-click the box and type your copy.
3. With the text selected, style it:
- Font — pick a typeface (apply a brand font from your Brand Kit for consistency).
- Size and weight — set the scale and boldness.
- Color — choose from your brand colors or a custom value.
- Alignment and spacing — left/center/right, line height, and letter spacing.
4. Drag to reposition, or use Position for exact placement.

Adding shapes, frames, and images

• Shapes — from Elements, add rectangles, ellipses, and lines. Recolor them and resize with the corner handles. Rectangles make great banners and color blocks; lines make dividers.
• Frames — drop a frame, then drag an image into it for a clean, auto-cropped picture area.
• Images — drag any asset from Uploads directly onto the canvas, or into a frame.

Adding tables, QR codes, and charts

• Tables — insert a table and set its rows and columns for schedules, pricing, or comparisons. Style cells to match your design.
• QR codes — insert a QR code and set the URL it should point to. Scanners open that link — perfect for bridging print and online.
• Charts — insert a simple chart to visualize numbers in reports or social stat graphics.

Arranging with Layers

Every element sits on a stack. The Layers panel shows that stack for the current page:

1. Open Layers.
2. Drag items up or down to change what's in front. Items higher in the list render on top.
3. Click an item in the list to select it on the canvas — the reliable way to grab an element hidden behind others.
4. Use bring-forward / send-backward actions for one-step reordering.

Precise placement with Position

The Position panel gives you pixel-level control over the selected element:

1. Set exact X and Y coordinates.
2. Set exact width and height.
3. Set rotation.
4. Use alignment buttons to snap the element left/center/right or top/middle/bottom relative to the canvas.

Realistic example

You're finishing a sale graphic. You add a rectangle, recolor it to your brand red, and send it to the back in Layers as a banner. Over it you place a heading — Flash Sale — in your brand font, then use Position to center it horizontally and align it to the top third. You drop a product photo into a frame on the right, add a small QR code to the shop page in the corner, and reorder layers so the text always sits on top of the banner. Everything lines up because you used Position rather than eyeballing.

Tips

• Give text elements real hierarchy: one clear headline, a supporting subhead, and readable body text.
• Use frames for images so crops stay consistent across a set of designs.
• Rename or group elements so a busy Layers list stays manageable.
• Alignment buttons in Position are faster and more accurate than dragging for centering and edge-snapping.

Troubleshooting

I can't select an element. It's likely behind another one — select it from Layers.

My text looks off-brand. Apply a font and color from the Brand Kit panel, then run a brand check to confirm.

A QR code doesn't scan. Make sure it's large enough and has strong contrast against its background, and re-test the destination URL.

An image looks stretched. Resize from a corner handle (which preserves proportion) rather than a side handle, or place it inside a frame.