Create and use custom components

Custom components are reusable, versioned blocks of document content. Build a component once, then add it to documents wherever the same content structure is needed.

Open Components

1. Open Documents.
2. Select Components.

The Components overview lists the available components and their Type, Name, Status, Tags, Times used, Created, and Updated information. Use Search or Filter by tags to find a component.

To create a component, select New component.

Create a component

1. In Information, enter the required Name. Add a Description if needed.
2. Select Create.

Flowize opens the component editor with an empty component canvas.

Build the component

The component editor includes a Tools panel with the elements that can be used inside a component:

Group	Elements
Basics	Text, Table, Image, PDF, Spacer, New page
Layouts	Section

Drag an element from Tools to the component canvas. Add a Section to group elements, then add the content elements inside the section when the component needs a grouped structure.

The component editor uses the same element and section concepts as the document editor. For document canvas and element behavior, see Create and configure a document.

Use a component in a document

To add a component to a document, open the document editor and use the Components tab in Tools. Search for the component, then drag it to a print area.

For the complete workflow, including checking where a component is used and converting one document instance to local content, see Components in documents.

Before editing a component that is already used, review its Times used value in the overview or its usage information in the document editor. Changes to a shared component can affect the documents that use it.