Format

Give your site the personality it needs to match your style or branding by changing fonts, color, styles and more.

Design

After choosing a theme there are many ways you can customize the fonts, colors and sizes easily

Customize the design of your site

The Design area allows you to customize your website's appearance.

Design Editor overview

When making design changes to your site the in-app preview allows you to 'click' on an item and use a shortcut for editing.

Design Editor shortcut menu

Adjust the available design options for specific areas of your theme by grouping them in one panel.

Filter design options by element or page type

Video showing how to view what your theme and site will approximately look like on a mobile device. Use a real device for accuracy

Previewing the mobile view of your site

The starting point for making your site look and feel the way you want it to

Design Editor

The theme determines the overall look and layout of your site and you can change at any time, all content is safely displayed in new theme.

Changing your websites theme

We discuss strategies for selecting the right theme for your Format site based on your profession.

Tips on choosing a theme

Tips on choosing a theme and how to change the appearance of your website

Themes

Set your name as a Text Logo or upload your own business logo as a graphic

Adding your website title and logo

Adding your own logo graphic helps reinforce your branding and keeps your 'look' consistent

Preparing your Image Logo

By default, your Website Logo links to the Homepage of your site. If you are using a Title Page you may prefer to set a different page.

How to set the destination of the Website Logo Link

Change the default round 'F' for your own favicon to appear in the web browser tab and in web search results

Adding a 'Favicon' / Site Icon

Website Title and Logo

We have added seventeen new fonts to our Font Library (May 2023)

New fonts available

Your site's fonts can be changed easily using the Basic Typography Editor panel

Changing your fonts

Customize the typographic style of all the text on your site.

Advanced font style options

Most themes have a Footer area that allows you to include your copyright or contact information.

Changing your Footer Text

Typography

You have ability to fine-tune every color option within your site.

Changing your websites’ colors

Advanced Color options

Colors

We have made it easy for you, or others, to ‘Share’ your Format portfolio website with minimal effort.

How to ‘Share’ your website

Easily connect your social media networks so that viewers are able to easily see more of what you are involved in.

Linking your social media network icons

Turn off and remove the social icons from appearing on your site.

Disable Social Network Links

Social Sharing

The Code Editor allows the editing of your themes template files. It is intended for users experienced with modifying CSS and HTML