There are multiple ways to open page layouts that you have added to your project. You can open layouts from the Content Explorer or from an open topic associated with a page layout.
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How to Open a Page Layout From the Quick Launch Bar
The Quick Launch bar lets you search for any Flare file or command. It is located in the upper-right corner of the interface. You can press CTRL+Q on your keyboard to move focus to the Quick Launch bar so you can begin typing.
- In the Quick Launch bar, type a few letters of the name of the file you want to open. Any available results appear in a drop-down list.
- From the list, click the name of the file.
How to Open a Page Layout From the Content Explorer
- Open the Content Explorer.
- Expand the Resources folder, and double-click the PageLayouts subfolder to open it (unless you have stored these files in a custom folder).
- Do one of the following:
Locate and double-click the page layout file (e.g., NameOfPageLayout.flpgl) that you want to open.
- Locate and click the page layout file (e.g., NameOfPageLayout.flpgl) that you want to open. In the local toolbar, click
.
The page layout opens in the Page Layout Editor.
How to Open a Page Layout From an Open Topic
- Open a topic.
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In the XML Editor, make sure you are working in Print Layout mode. In the local toolbar, if
, 
, or 
is displaying, click the down arrow next to the current layout and select Print Layout from the drop-down. This changes the button display to 
, which means the topic is shown in Print Layout mode. - Double-click on the margin of the page (i.e., not on a frame). Alternatively, you can right-click on the margin of the page (i.e., not on a frame). Then in the menu, select Edit Page Layout Document.
The page layout opens in the Page Layout Editor.
What’s Next?
After opening a page layout, you can add pages to the layout. You can also add frames to the pages and edit them. See Adding Pages, Adding Page Layout Frames, and Editing Pages.
