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Change the Base Layout

When you create a layout, you have to give it a name and set its base layout. The base layout defines what type of content the new layout can create and it also provides the default values for the new layout (see Layout Relationships - Base, New, Duplicate). If, for some reason, you need one of your layouts to use a different base layout, you can rebase it.

Rebasing means associating a layout with a different base layout of the same type. For example, if you created a PDF layout based on the built-in default PDF layout, you could rebase it on one of your own custom PDF layouts.

Note

You cannot rebase a layout on a completely different type of layout. For example, if you have a PDF layout, you can only rebase it on the various PDF layouts in your Paligo instance. You cannot rebase it on an HTML5 layout or any other type of layout.

To rebase a layout:

  1. Select Layout in the top menu.

    Paligo editor. The Layout option in the header menu is highlighted.

    Paligo displays a list of Layouts. The list is empty if there are no custom Layouts in your Paligo instance.

  2. In the list, find the layout that you want to rebase and select its option menu (...).

  3. Select Rebase and then choose the new base layout from the dropdown list.

  4. Select OK to confirm.

    Paligo rebases the layout. Your layout will now inherit its default settings from the base layout you have set.