How to add a Layout to a Page
Adding a layout to a page has some good benefit. You can learn about them by clicking here.
It is easy to add a Layout to a Page. Please consider the following scenarios:
Adding a Layout to a new Page created in Page Manager (Designer Sidebar)
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When you create a new Page using the Page Manager, the empty page will display an option to Add a layout as shown below
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As you click on the "Add a layout" option, a panel to "Add a Component" will open at the right side of the screen.
Observe the bottom of the list shows the Layouts section. This depicts the list of the layouts offered by Rapid Platform. -
As you click on the desired Layout option, it will appear on the page. For example the below image shows a Grid Layout added to the Page.
You can then add components to the layout.
Adding a Layout to a new Page created using Tab Strip (Design Tab of Table in Designer)
You can create a new page using the Design Tab of a Table in Designer. When such a page is created using Tab Strip, it appears as an empty page as shown below.
Notice the "Add a layout" option. As you click on it, you can follow the same steps (step 2 onwards) as discussed above.
Adding a Layout within an existing layout on a page
There can be situations where you have an existing page, which already has a layout within. You can easily add another layout from within a layout by pressing the "+" icon in the options bar of the existing layout.
This is similar to adding a component to the layout.
As you click on the "+" icon, the "Add a Component" panel will open. You can follow from Point 2 as discussed earlier in this article.
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