The interface of the layout manager

Create a colour scheme in the Layout manager, edit or delete an existing one or apply the selected colour scheme to the current document. In the Layout manager you have the possibility to adapt the colour and format of diagrams, tables and texts according to your wishes.

The list

Here you will find information on all available colour schemes. The pie chart symbol to the left of the colour scheme name shows the preview of the respective colour scheme. Click on the arrow symbol to open the detailed view of the colour scheme. You can then view and edit the individual components of the respective colour scheme. The information is divided into three categories: Diagrams, Tables and Texts.

The selected color scheme is marked in the Layout manager with the note “(current colour scheme)”.

	Good to know
	To continue working in the Word document, you must close the Layout manager.

Colour scheme

Apply

Select a colour scheme to be applied to the current document. All tables and texts in the document are then automatically formatted. The colour scheme can only be applied to diagrams by updating them. The corresponding option "Update all graphics" is available for this purpose.

Create

Create a new colour scheme, only the name has to be assigned. The newly created colour scheme is based on either the current existing colour scheme or the firesys layout colour scheme.

Rename

Assign a new name to the selected colour scheme.

Delete

Deletes the selected colour scheme from the Layout manager.

Video: Create a new colour scheme

The explanation of the individual steps in detail

To create a new colour scheme:

1. On the “*Premium Layout” tab in the “Premium Layout” group, click on the “Layout manager” button.
   → The Layout manager opens.

2. Click on the button “Create” in the group “Colour scheme”.
   → A dialogue opens.

3. Give your new colour scheme a name. After you have given a name

4. Click on “OK”.
   →A dialogue appears in which you can choose whether your new colour scheme should be created on the basis of the current colour scheme or on the basis of the firesys layout. Select an option.

5. Click on one of the options.
   →Your newly created colour scheme is displayed in the Layout manager list.

Apply colour scheme

The explanation of the individual steps in detail

How to apply a colour scheme to your document:

1. On the “*Premium Layout” tab, in the “Premium Layout” group, click the “Apply” button.
   → A dialog will open where you can choose between all created colour schemes which one you want to apply to your document.




Note: Please note that graphics will only be adjusted if you select the “Update all graphics” option here. Alternatively, you can manually update your graphics afterwards to present them in the new layout.



2. Click the colour scheme you want to apply.
   → The selected colour scheme is then applied to your document.

Diagrams

The firesys layout comes with a variety of diagram templates.
These can be customized with the following parameters:

• Axis and data labeling: Here both font color and font type can be adapted to your individual wishes.
• Color of diagram elements: Select a color to adjust the chart elements to your color preferences.

	Good to know
	Excel charts that you have created yourself can also make use of this function. The prerequisite for this is that the colours on which the chart is based are based on the Office design colours.

Video: Edit diagrams

Design your diagrams in the corporate design by adjusting the colour scheme and font.

The explanation of the individual steps in detail

This is how you design your diagrams in the corporate design:

1. Click on the “Layout manager“ button in the “*Premium Layout” tab in the “Premium Layout” group.
   → The Layout manager opens.

2. In the Layout manager, select the colour scheme you want to adjust and click on the arrow symbol on the left.

3. Click on “Diagrams” underneath.
   → In the group “Diagrams” the “Edit” button is now selectable.

4. Click on the “Edit” button.
   → The editing window opens.

5. Select the elements you want to adjust.

6. The following things can be changed individually:

   1. Font and colour of the axis labelling

   2. Font and colour of the data caption

   3. Colour of the individual data types (previous year, current year, forecast, budget)

   4. Colour of the individual arrows (Positive development and Negative development)

   Note: you can set custom colours via the RGB values as well as select them via the Office colour palette. Switch between these two options with the “User-defined colour” button in the lower left corner.

7. Click on "OK" to confirm your settings.
   → The settings made are transferred to the Layout manager. To apply the changes to the document, the layout must be applied (see Apply Colour scheme).

Tables

Here you have the possibility to individualise the design of your table. The column highlighting and the bar colour can be set for all highlighting variants (previous year, current year, forecast and budget).

Texts

→ Editing texts in the Layout manager

Here you will find information on how to adapt the standard report to your corporate design.

View

Preview

In the preview window you can get a first impression of the format templates. The preview window is activated by clicking on the "Preview" button and appears at the bottom of the Layout manager.

Expand All / Reduce All

Expands or reduces all objects in the list. This provides you with further information.

Help

→ The search and help function in the firesys managers

Opens the help area that supports you in your work.

See also

Design content in Word
An overview of the firesys layout

Further contents

→ firesys website
→ Customer area
→ YouTube