===== Overview of the Legacy Online Designer =====

In this topic, we will discuss the basic options available within the Ecommerce Legacy Online Designer. In the Admin Panel, the Legacy Online Designer is used to create a template for the end user. On the Store, the end user makes customizations to the artwork template before purchasing Products.

=== Key Areas of the Designer Toolbar: ===

  - Shapes – Add a line, ellipse, circle, or rectangle to your design.
  - Upload – Allows you to upload an image. Please note that images should be less than 30 MB in size.
  - Text – Add a text box to the design.
  - Text with Merge Fields - Add a text box with a mixture of static and dynamic text information.
  - Undo- Undo a previous action.
  - Redo – Redo an action.
  - Delete – Delete a selected item
  - Preview – Generates a preview of the design.
  - Print – Generates a PDF of the design.
  - User Permissions –Set the end user permissions for this design. Set default color palettes and allowed font options for this design. For more information, see User Experience Permissions below.
  - Quick Text – Preview of how the customer(s) will fill in your design’s text boxes.
  - Design – Options to set fonts, colors, and spacing of different layers of your design.
  - Save Changes – Save any changes made to the design.

=== User Experience Permissions: ===

General Permissions

  - User can customize design - If checked, this option will allow customers to make changes to the product canvas based on additional permissions allowed below.
  - User can add shapes - If checked, this option will allow the customer to add additional shapes to the product canvas.
  - User can add text - If checked, this option will allow the customer to add additional text boxes to the product canvas.
  - User can upload custom images - If checked, this option will allow the customer to add custom images to the product canvas.
  - User can view preview images - If checked, this option will allow the customer to view an on-screen preview of the design.
  - User can add custom colors - If checked, this option will allow the customer to use the color swatch to create their own custom colors.
  - User can view/download PDF proof - If checked, this option will allow the customer to view and download a PDF preview of the design.
  - Show quick text list (if applicable) - If checked, this option will show the quick text list for the customer. If you are locking your individual elements, it is highly recommended you have this option turned on.
  - User can change text stretch mode - If checked, this option will allow the customer to change the spacing of text boxes.
  - Add watermark to preview - If checked, this option will add a preview stamp to the preview options of the product canvas.
  - User can view canvas dimensions - If checked, this option will show the product dimensions plus bleed settings. All dimensions are displayed in inches.

Bleed Permissions - This option allows you to add the bleed dimensions to the product canvas. It will be visible to a customer as a pale red line.

Font Permissions - This option allows you to define what fonts or fonts group a customer can use on this image if given the permission to add or edit text boxes. For more information about managing fonts, see the feature article [[:ecommerce_onlinedesigner_settings|here]].

Color Permissions - This option allows you to define what colors or colors groups a customer can use on this image if given the permissions to edit shapes and text boxes. For more information about managing colors, see the feature article [[:ecommerce_onlinedesigner_settings|here]].