To display any content in a NinjaCat Template you must select, place, and arrange widgets. These simple steps will walk you through the basics of viewing the available widgets, selecting the desired widget, and arranging widgets on your template page.

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Selecting a Widget

Widget Arrangement

Selecting a Widget

1. Access the NinjaCat Template Builder

2. Select the desired template from the list or follow the instructions in the article Creating a Template From Scratch to get a new one

3. If not already selected click on the first tab from the left of the four tabs at the top of the right-side inspector panel

4. Select the desired widget from the list divided by category headings:

• Layout - Cover Page Widget
• Typography - Heading and Text Box Widgets
• Data - All Data Chart Widgets
• Media - Image and IFrame Widgets

Widget Arrangement

NinjaNote:  When a widget is selected, “Shift” + Arrow key will allow the selected widget to move by 10 pixels over instead of the 1 pixel (without the shift key pressed)

1. Trash Icon - Click to delete the widget
2. Widget Dimensions - Are displayed by a dotted line
3. Widget Handles - Drag the small circles to change the shape and scale of the widget
4. Contextual Menu - Right-click to reveal this menu with helpful shortcuts
   • Copy - Copy the selected widget to the "clipboard" for pasting to another page or template
   • Duplicate - Create an identical widget on this template page
   • Bring To Front - Set widget as the topmost layer in layer arrangement
   • Send To Back - Set widget as the bottommost layer in layer arrangement
   • Lock/Unlock Widget - Click to make the widget immobile in the template canvas
   • Delete - Click to remove the widget completely from the template page
5. Snapping Button - Click to enable or disable the snapping of widgets to the grid or other widgets