Creating material efficiently

Papirfly is designed so that you can easily create new material.

To create a new document, all you need to do is to open a template, make some edits, and save the work that you have done.

However, we always aim for Papirfly to be as efficient with creating material as possible. To live up to this we have added features that makes the process of creating material even easier.

Creating many documents in one session

If you know that you are going to be creating more than one separate document, instead of opening a new template every single time, follow the steps in this article to create many in the same session.

To create more than one document in the same session, follow these steps:

1. Open a template
2. In the field at the bottom of the editor, click on the + symbol to add more documents. You can also click on the two overlapping squares (as seen in the screenshot below) to duplicate the page that is currently active in the editor.
3. Make some edits to ensure the pages do not look the same
4. Click Save & Close

By doing this, you can easily create many documents without having to open a new template every single time. You will still be able to download each of the separate documents when you download the final document file.

Creating a new document from existing documents

Papirfly keeps every document that has been created earlier. If you have created a document that you really like, you can reuse this document to create new material.

To create material from existing documents, follow these steps:

1. Locate the previously made document that you would like to use
2. Click edit on the document to open the editor
3. Make changes to the document and click on the save button (disc) in the upper right corner.
4. In the save window, ensure that Save as new is checked
5. Give the document a new name, and click Save and close
6. The editor will close, and you will have created a copy of the original document with the recently made changes.

Warning messages

In contrary to an error message, a warning message is only there to inform you that something within the document should be improved. It will not stop you from generating a final output (document, video etc.).

The warning symbol looks like this:

Warnings usually only appear after you have been editing a document and something should be changed. Look at it as a feature to guide you to creating good material; It is supposed to help you with ensuring branding consistency and quality.

In order to see warning messages and correct those in the editor, follow these steps:

1. First, navigate to Produce
2. Open a existing document in edit mode, and a new pop-up window will appear with the papirfly editor
3. If there are any warnings within the document, you should see a red error icon in the top right corner
4. Click on the warning icon and a menu will appear underneath showing the warning description. You will be able to generate a final output (.pdf or other formats), however, we recommend you fix the warning in order to create the best material possible.
5. By click on the specific warning message the editor will take you to the page and highlight the issue for you
6. Correct the warning, save and close the editor, and the final output will be generated as before

Typical warnings:

• Image resolution is low. To fix this issue, use an image of a higher resolution.
• More to come…

Error messages

In contrary to a warning message, an error message is there to inform you that something within the document must be improved. If you do not fix the error, you will not be able to generate a final output (document, video etc.).

The error symbol looks like this:

Errors usually only appear after you have been editing a document and something is not in line with how the template has been decided to look. Look at it as a step to prevent you from making mistakes when creating material; It is supposed to help you with ensuring branding consistency and quality.

In order to see error messages and correct those in the editor, follow these steps:

1. First, navigate to Produce
2. Open a existing document in edit mode, and a new pop-up window will appear with the papirfly editor
3. If there are any errors within the document, you should see a red error icon in the top right corner
4. Click on the error icon and a menu will appear underneath showing the error description. You will not be able to generate a final output (.pdf or other formats) before the error message has been fixed.
5. By click on the specific error message the editor will take you to the page and highlight the issue for you
6. Correct the error, save and close the editor, and the final output should be generated

Typical errors:

• Image resolution is too low. To fix this issue, use an image of a higher resolution
• Too much text. In some text-boxes there can only be a limited lines of text. If you surpass this limit, you will not be able to generate material for this specific document. Remove text in order to be able to generate your document/asset.

Ensuring a good editing experience

In order to ensure that you have a great experience with Produce, try some of these tips:

• Limit the amount of open tabs you have in your web browser
• Limited the amount of other applications you are running on your PC
• Clear your cache
• Try a different web browser. We have good experience with running the editor in Google Chrome. Papirfly supports all web browsers.
• Check your internet connection/speed