Enforce branding guidelines with locked templates

Learn how to lock templates to ensure brand elements remain consistent across publications

Table of contents

• Overview
• Accessing the locking feature
• How to lock elements in a template
• Saving your locked template
• Applying the enforced lock option
• Next steps

Overview

Locking templates in Flipsnack allows businesses to protect their design structure and enforce brand consistency. By locking text boxes, images, and other elements, companies can prevent unauthorized edits and ensure their templates remain visually aligned with brand guidelines.

Key benefits

• Brand consistency: Prevent unintended modifications and maintain a unified visual identity.
• Content protection: Lock important design elements to ensure essential content stays in place.
• Streamlined workflow: Save locked templates for future use, making it easier for teams to create on-brand materials.
• Control over editing: Decide which elements can be edited and which must remain unchanged.

Requirements

• Plan: Available for Business, Team and Enterprise plans.
• Target audience: Design teams, marketing professionals, and brand managers.

Accessing the locking feature

To lock elements in your template, follow these steps:

1. Open Flipsnack’s Design Studio.
2. Select the element you want to lock.
3. Click on the lock icon in the top-right corner of the selection box.

How to lock elements in a template

• Lock individual elements: Prevent movement or deletion by locking text, images, and shapes.
• Batch lock elements: Select multiple objects and apply the lock in one step.

Ensure consistency: Use locked templates to enforce brand rules and prevent unwanted changes.

Saving your locked template

1. Once the design is finished, click on File in the top-left menu.
2. Select Save as template.
3. A pop-up window will appear:
   • If you do not tick the Enforce locked elements option, users will be able to modify locked elements.
   • If enabled, locked elements will remain unchanged for all users except the template owner.

Applying the enforced lock option

1. Go to Feature management and enable Enforce locked elements.
2. In the Design Studio, lock all necessary elements before saving the template.
3. When selecting Save as template, ensure the Enforce locked elements box is checked.

As the template owner, you can still allow yourself to unlock elements later by enabling Allow elements to be unlocked for owner in Feature management.

Next steps

Explore related guides

• How to create and manage templates in Flipsnack
• How to maintain brand consistency across flipbooks
• How to share templates with your team

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