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title: Use tools in the editor
slug: use-tools-in-the-editor
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createdAt: 2023-02-23T19:06:12.000Z
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**Who can do this: **

- Anyone with editing permission for the Homescreen and HS Sections, if editing  existing sections and creating Display tags
- Additional viewing permissions are needed for any content you want to place in the layout
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The layout editor gives you the tools to edit or create layouts, as outlined below.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/aL1TvWcESMCDQPkBf0hc--mP297K5QtWFmP-2H7G0bX-20250305-173313.png)

**a. Layout history: **Click to view past revisions and revert if needed. Content changes (e.g., tagging, untagging, and block edits) are not recorded.

**b. Undo/redo: **Use the back arrow to undo or the forward arrow to redo an action that changes the layout. This does not apply to Content blocks.

**c. Map: **Select this to view the layout's structure, which appears in the left pane. You can navigate to a section or block within the layout by clicking on it in the [Map](docId\:dVC2F7IRYVZNdiH0g87DD).

**d. Add: **Select this to add a Section, Feature block, or Menu block. The option to add a Content block appears once a section has been added, with the** Include content** option enabled.

**e. Grid: **Select a grid template to use for a new or existing layout.

**f. Mobile/desktop: **Select the mobile or desktop icon to see that version of the layout. For more on this, see [Mobile vs desktop layout.](docId\:IrZpucLUUtKYM7BHvST3d)

**g. Display switch: **Toggle this on to view the ready-only, published view.

**h.** **Group & user info: **This displays the name of the Group layout you're viewing and who you're viewing it as. You can:

- Enter a different user or Group name, to view it as someone else. 
- Click the Group name to open the **Structure** page and change layouts. 

**i.** **Overrides: **This shows the number of sets you have selected. To view the layout without variations, click the **x** to reset the layout. 

**j.** **Open full view/close: **Select the arrow to open the homescreen in a new tab in your browser, in full desktop view. Select **x** to close the editor.