Manuals generated with FlowShare can be exported with different templates. Custom templates can be used for PDF, DOCX (Microsoft Word) or PPTX (Microsoft PowerPoint) format. They form a kind of “framework” for the structure in which the instructions are presented and define fonts, colors and the page format, for example. Templates give your flow instructions an individual design.

Beside the pre-built templates you can use your own special POTX templates with custom design. There is no prerequisite for exporting to PowerPoint, it will also work if Microsoft PowerPoint is not installed on your computer.
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All provided PDF templates in FlowShare are available but you can also use special PowerPoint templates that will be saved as PDF. Here you can download an example for Landscape or Portrait format.

You can use your own Word template by adding it as a DOTX file. It provides a basic structure and fromatting option to your Word documents.
​Read more about DOCX templates.

To export a manual in a template, click on the “Export” button as usual. To use a template, click either one of these formats or both in the first export step. Other export formats such as DOCX, HTML or PNG can be selected simultaneously if required.

In the second step the templates "Grid", “Airy Lightness”, “Pointed Pattern” and “Well Sorted” are available for PowerPoint. PDFs can also be exported in “Boxed” format.

If you export both a PDF and a PowerPoint file at the same time, you can easily switch between the formats via the “PDF” and “PPTX” tabs and select the desired template for both formats.

If you have clicked on a template, a green frame appears and confirms your selection.

Finish the export by selecting a target folder and clicking the Export button.