- How can I customize the look of my application?
The Customize tab offers a variety of layout and themes to customize the appearance of your forms and views. Layouts and Themes can be combined together to create a visually appealing website. What is a layout? A layout is the arrangement of the Forms and Views in a Zoho Creator application. You can select the required layout for your application from the Customize -> Choose Layout tab. What is a Theme? Themes are the colours, fonts, and background images making up the style of your forms and views. You can pick from a range of themes from the Customize -> Choose Theme tab and also create your own customized themes, to suit your requirements.
|  | - What are the different types of layouts supported by Zoho Creator?
The Customize -> Choose Layout tab displays the different type of layouts supported by Zoho Creator, as shown in the screen-shot given below. By default, the forms and views in your application will be displayed as a Pane Left layout. - To select a new layout, move mouse over the required layout and click on the Apply button.
- To preview the layout, click on the Preview button.
The screen-shot given below displays the form and view links as a pane left layout arranged under different sections. 
| | - What are the different types of Themes supported by Zoho Creator?
The Customize -> Choose Theme tab displays the different type of themes supported by Zoho Creator, as shown in the screen-shot given below. By default, the forms and views in your application will be displayed with the Professional theme. - To select a new theme, move mouse over the theme, select a color that can be applied for the theme and click on the Apply button.
- To preview the theme, click on the Preview button.
- To create a new custom theme, use the Custom Theme button.
| | - How can I create a custom theme for my application?
To create a new custom theme, - Select Customize -> Choose Theme tab.
- Click on the Create Theme button displayed next to the Custom themes header.
- Specify the theme name and select the theme based on which the custom theme will be created.
- Select the font, size, style, alignment, style etc from the options listed.
- Cick Save to create your custom theme.
- Click Preview to view the forms and views with the custom theme.
| | - How can I arrange my forms and views under different sections? Can I add a new section or rename a section?
Select Customize -> Rearrange Links to arrange the forms and views under different sections. By default, all the forms and views will be listed under the Home section. - To add a new section, click on Add New Section button, specify the section name and click Add.
- To rename a section, select the Edit button placed near the section name. Specify the new name and click Update. The section will be modified with the specified name.
| | - Can I hide a section from being displayed in Live mode?
If you do not want to display certain forms/views in the live mode, you can place them under a new section and select the Show/Hide button placed near the section name. When you hide a section, the forms and views listed under this section will not be displayed in Live mode. You can display the hidden section anytime you want to, by clicking on the Show/Hide button.
| | - Can I delete a section?
The delete button is displayed only if you have forms/views arranged under more than one section. To delete a section, select the Delete button placed near the section name. - When you delete a section, all the forms/views listed under this section will be moved to the previous section.
- When you delete the first section, all the forms and views will be moved to the next section
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