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Open the Tools menu by clicking the arrow in the page title bar in the upper left corner of your editing screen, as shown in this screenshot.

To the right of each menu item is the shortcut symbol to access it. The symbols will are based on your desktop operating system.

This menu has the following choices.

Publish layout#

Publishes the layout without closing the Page Builder editor.

Save template#

Saves the layout on the current page as a template

Duplicate layout#

Copies the entire page and all metadata from the back end. Creates and opens a new page or post with "copy" in the title.

Preview layout#

Opens a preview screen, where you can preview as a small, medium, or large device. Click Continue editing to return to the Page Builder editing screen.

Responsive editing#

Edit your layout directly in a medium or small device view, as shown in this screenshot. Click Exit to return to large screen editing.

Revisions#

Display the previously published revisions available to revert to. The number of revisions available is displayed in brackets. This menu item uses the core Authoract revision feature but makes it more convenient to view and access revisions.

Layout CSS and JavaScript#

A quick way to add CSS and JavaScript that only apply to the page being edited. You can assign a custom ID or class on the Advanced tab of any row, column, or module, then use it in your CSS rule.

A green dot shows beside this menu item when custom CSS or JavaScript has already been added on the page being viewed.

Global settings#

Page Builder settings that apply as defaults. Most of these settings can be overridden on individual pages. There's also a CSS and JavaScript tab to enter CSS and JavaScript that will apply to content layout throughout your site.

A green dot displays if any custom CSS or JavaScript has been added to this menu item. Since CSS and JavaScript added here applies to all Page Builder pages, after you add the custom code to one page, that code and this green dot will be visible on every page.

Change UI brightness#

This option is a toggle that changes the UI skin from light (default) to dark and back.

Authoract admin#

Choosing this option opens a submenu with shortcuts to get to the following popular spots in the Authoract admin by opening a new browser tab:

• Dashboard
  An easy way to get to your Authoract admin dashboard to do other things so you can easily return to your Page Builder layout.
  
  
• Manage templates
  Opens the list of Page Builder layout templates you've saved at Page Builder > Templates. For example, you could make changes to a saved template, then go to your previous browser tab to apply it to your Page Builder layout.
  
  
• Customize theme
  Opens the Authoract Customizer at Appearance > Customize.