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Start a design at the right size

Start a PlexiiDesign design at the size it is for, from A4 brochures to social posts and business cards, or from an on-brand template, and resize it later.

All plansUpdated

Every design has a size, set when you start it. Pick the size of what you are making, such as an A4 brochure, a social post or a business card, and the page is ready at the right shape. You can start blank or from a template drawn in your brand, and change the size later.

Before you start

  • Starting a design is on every plan.
  • Templates use your brand kit. To have them in your colours and fonts from the start, set up the brand kit first. See Brand kit, Brandify and your logo.

Start from the PlexiDesign page

  1. Press ⌘ K on a Mac or Ctrl K on Windows, and choose New design. The PlexiDesign page opens.
  2. Click a size, or a template under it. The new design opens, named after the size or template.

The sizes

Sizes are in pixels.

Group Sizes
Publications A4 portrait (794 × 1123), A4 landscape (1123 × 794), US Letter portrait (816 × 1056), US Letter landscape (1056 × 816), A5 booklet (559 × 794), Half Letter (528 × 816), Tabloid newsletter (1056 × 1632), Tri-fold panel (372 × 816)
Social media Instagram post (1080 × 1080), Instagram story / Reel (1080 × 1920), Facebook post (1200 × 630), LinkedIn post (1200 × 627), X / Twitter post (1600 × 900), YouTube thumbnail (1280 × 720)
Marketing Poster (A4) (794 × 1123), Flyer (US Letter) (816 × 1056), Business card (1050 × 600), Ad (medium rectangle) (300 × 250), Ad (leaderboard) (728 × 90)
Presentations Presentation (16:9) (1280 × 720), Presentation (4:3) (1024 × 768), Document cover (816 × 1056)
Logos & brand Logo (800 × 800), Social avatar (512 × 512), LinkedIn banner (1584 × 396), Email signature (600 × 200)

Publications are set up for you

A publication opens ready for page layout:

  • Four pages, the smallest folded booklet. Add or delete pages in the page strip under the page.
  • Margins on every side, shown as a box on the page.
  • A master page, Master A, that every page uses. Put your header, footer and page number on it once. See Pages, master pages, guides and layers.

Every other size opens as a single blank page at that size. You can add pages to any design.

The templates

Each group except Publications has templates, drawn in your brand's colours and fonts:

Group Templates
Social media Quote post, Announcement, Big stat, Story cover
Marketing Event flyer, Sale promo, Business card
Presentations Title cover, Section divider, Pull quote
Logos & brand Wordmark, Badge mark, LinkedIn banner

A template is a starting point with example wording. Double-click a text box to put in your own.

Start from Office Home

Click the Apps heading in the side menu, then the PlexiDesign tile on Office Home. A new design called "Untitled design" opens as a single Instagram post page, 1080 × 1080. Change its size with the size button, as below. Blank design under Start with a template on Office Home does the same, naming the design "Blank design".

Use a template in a design you have open

  1. Click Templates in the toolbar. The Start from a template panel opens, with the templates grouped as above.
  2. Click a template.

Change the size

  1. Click the size button in the toolbar. It shows the current size's name, such as Instagram post. The Canvas size panel opens.
  2. Click the new size.

Everything on every page is scaled to fit the new size, including the master pages, margins and guides, and text sizes scale with it. So one design can become a post, a story and a banner. Going to a very different shape, such as from a square to a wide banner, stretches the layout, so check the result and adjust it.

Common questions

Can I type in my own size? Choose the closest size from the list. The sizes are fixed.

I started on the wrong size. Click the size button and choose the right one. Your design is scaled to it.

My template is not in my brand colours. Templates use the brand kit as it is when you add them. Set up the brand kit, then add the template again, or click Brandify to recolour the page you are on. See Brand kit, Brandify and your logo.

How do I start a design from a description? Use AI design. See Generate designs and copy with AI.

Still need help? Contact support at [email protected].