--- title: "Create signs from templates" slug: "create-signs-from-templates" updated: 2025-05-19T09:43:44Z published: 2025-05-19T09:43:44Z canonical: "support.visualart.com/create-signs-from-templates" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.visualart.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create signs from templates Templates are pre-designed layouts that you can populate with your own images, videos, text. Templates can also be prepared for integrations with other systems and API's, allowing them to dynamically adjust and display data depending on the integration. Examples of integrations could be weather forecasts, travel data, or prices. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Documentation/image(368).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A55%3A33Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A55%3A33Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uYfdS7w6si3QJowPdZRcKd4GdgPvrKxkv9PUc32zyO4%3D) - [Create a sign from a template](/v1/docs/create-signs-from-templates#create-a-sign-from-a-template) - [The template editor](/v1/docs/create-signs-from-templates#the-template-editor) - [Preview](/v1/docs/create-signs-from-templates#preview) - [Input fields](/v1/docs/create-signs-from-templates#input-fields) - [Saving a sign](/v1/docs/create-signs-from-templates#saving-a-sign) - [Editing signs](/v1/docs/create-signs-from-templates#editing-signs) > [!CAUTION] > ℹ️ Please contact your sales representative if you want to have a custom template made that suits your needs. ### Create a sign from a template To start creating from a template in the media library, click on [new media] and then [create sign from template] in the dropdown. Select the template you want to open up new sign editor. The file created from a template is called a sign and is saved in your media library. Signs can be added to screen- and broadcast playlists exactly like images and videos. You can create as many signs as you want from a template. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Documentation/newSign.gif?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A55%3A33Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A55%3A33Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uYfdS7w6si3QJowPdZRcKd4GdgPvrKxkv9PUc32zyO4%3D) ### The template editor All templates look different depending on their design, functions and purpose, but the process of creating and populating them with content is the same. See further explanations of the template editor in the image below: 1. Input fields 2. Preview 3. Save sign button 4. The media drawer ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Documentation/image(369).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A55%3A33Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A55%3A33Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uYfdS7w6si3QJowPdZRcKd4GdgPvrKxkv9PUc32zyO4%3D) ### Preview The right side shows a preview of your sign. This is how your sign will look on a screen. Some templates are responsive and supports more than one format, for example portrait and landscape. Click another format to make the preview show it. ### Input fields On the left side you have your input fields. This is were you input text, add media and style your sign to your liking. You can access your media library files from the media drawer on the right. Simply drag and drop media from it to a input field and it will be added to your sign. Clicking a media added to the sign opens up the image editor where you can modify and crop images to your liking. ### Saving a sign To save your sign click [save] in the top right corner. The sign is now saved in your media library and ready to be broadcasted to a screen. ### Editing signs A created sign can be edited by clicking [edit sign] on it in the media library or directly in playlists. When saving your edits the sign will be **updated everywhere it is currently is used.** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Documentation/editSign.gif?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A55%3A33Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A55%3A33Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uYfdS7w6si3QJowPdZRcKd4GdgPvrKxkv9PUc32zyO4%3D) [templateeditor.mp4](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Documentation/templateeditor.mp4?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A55%3A33Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A55%3A33Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uYfdS7w6si3QJowPdZRcKd4GdgPvrKxkv9PUc32zyO4%3D) Full process of creating a sign from a template ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Glossary/image-1747576727203.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A55%3A33Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A55%3A33Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uYfdS7w6si3QJowPdZRcKd4GdgPvrKxkv9PUc32zyO4%3D) **Input fields** On the left side you have your input fields. This is where you input text, add media and style your sign to your liking. You can access your media library files from the media drawer on the right. Simply drag and drop media from it to a input field and it will be added to your sign. Clkicking a media added to the sign opens up the image editor where you can modify and crop images to your liking. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Glossary/image-1747576863278.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T12%3A55%3A33Z&se=2026-10-29T13%3A55%3A33Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=uYfdS7w6si3QJowPdZRcKd4GdgPvrKxkv9PUc32zyO4%3D) **Preview** The right side shows a preview of your sign. This is how your sign will look on a screen. Some templates are responsive and supports more than one format, for example portrait and landscape. Click another format to make the preview show it. **Save sign button** Press it to save your sign to your media library. **The media drawer** allows you to quickly *drag & drop* media into a *template*. At the top of the drawer is a *search field* for searching by: *file name, part of a file name, or tag*. Below the search field is a *Tab Bar* for switching between different media types: *Image, Videos,* and *Signs*. The module also has an integration with *Unsplash*, a free database of still images. You search the database by clicking on the **Image tab** and typing a search word in the search field.