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Get to Know the Design Tab

Get to Know the Design Tab


The Design tab is where you control how your Simplebooklet looks, feels, and behaves for your readers. Everything from your branding and navbar to popups, sharing options, and performance settings lives here. The left-hand toolbar is organized into sections — each one focused on a specific part of your booklet's experience.




How to Access the Design Tab


  1. Open your Dashboard.
  2. On the Simplebooklet you want to work on, click Design.


The Design tab loads with the toolbar on the left and a live preview of your booklet on the right so you can see changes in real time. The Edit / Design / Record / Share tabs at the very top are the same on every screen — they're how you switch between building (Edit), styling (Design), narrating (Record), and publishing (Share) your Simplebooklet.




Toolbar Sections


AI Agents




At the top of the toolbar. Activate and manage your AI-powered Specialist Agents, and track the status of tasks they've generated for your booklet.


Your Tasks:


  • Apply Your Logo — The Logo Agent searches your organization's website and pulls your logo directly into your booklet's logo library. Click Start to run the agent, or Open if a logo is already applied. See Finding Your Logo with the Logo Agent.
  • Apply Your Contact Card — The Contact Card Agent searches your website and auto-fills your contact details — business name, phone, email, address, social links, and more. Click


Start to run the agent, or Open if a contact card is already set up. See Finding Your Contact Card Details with the Contact Card Agent.



Specialist Agents:


  • Summary Specialist — Generates a concise summary of your booklet's content. Appears in the Info section of your navbar and powers how your booklet shows up in collections, search results, and social media shares. See Activate Your Summary Specialist.
  • Table of Contents Specialist — Builds a clickable, navigable table of contents from your booklet's pages. See Activate Your Table of Contents Specialist.
  • Accessibility Specialist — Generates a text-only version of your booklet optimized for screen readers and keyboard navigation. See Activate Your Accessibility Specialist.
  • Language Specialist — Translates your booklet's content into another language without altering your original design or layout. See Activate Your Language Specialist.



Page Flip




Controls the visual and audio experience of turning pages in your booklet.


  • Page Flip Transition — Adjust the timing and direction of the page flip animation.
  • Page Flip Button — Show or hide the page flip navigation arrows.
  • Page Flip Sound — Enable or disable the sound effect when pages turn.
  • Page Shadow — Toggle a shadow effect on page edges for a more realistic look.



Brand




(Previously called Presentation)


Controls the visual identity of your booklet. Keep your content on-brand with consistent logos, backgrounds, and themes.


  • Themes — Choose a color theme that applies across your booklet.
  • Background — Set a background color, image, or pattern for your booklet pages.
  • Logo — Upload and place your organization's logo.



Nav Layout




Configures the layout and appearance of your booklet's navigation bar.


The Configure tab lets you choose a navbar layout optimized for different devices, set Top and Bottom Navigation Styling (colors, opacity), and choose a Navigation Font.


Switch to the Language tab at the top to change the display language of your navbar.



Popups




Brings together two ways to engage readers with a message or form during their reading experience. Toggle each one on, then click the pencil icon to configure it.


  • Message Popup — Add a personal message and call-to-action that appears to readers on a specific page. See Message Popup.
  • Lead Gate — Collect reader information (email, name, phone) before they access your content. See Lead Gate.



Info




Configures what appears when readers tap the Info button in your navbar. Toggle each item on or off:


  • Simplebooklet Title
  • Organization
  • Table of Contents
  • Summary
  • Page Numbers
  • Opens
  • Last Revised
  • Create Date
  • Collections
  • Search
  • Terms of Service


You can also toggle on Hide Info Menu to remove the Info button from your navbar entirely.



Contact




Controls the contact options available to readers in your navbar:


  • Contact Card — Display your business contact details.
  • Contact Form — Let readers send you a message directly from the booklet. Includes the Contact Form Agent, which generates your introductory prompt based on your booklet's content.
  • Following — Allow readers to follow your Simplebooklet.


You can also toggle on Hide to remove the Contact button from your navbar.



Share




Controls the sharing options available to readers:


  • Social — Share to social platforms.
  • Email — Share via email.
  • Download — Allow readers to download the booklet as a PDF.
  • QR Code — Display a QR code readers can scan.
  • Embed Code — Let readers embed the booklet on their own site.
  • Install — Allow readers to install the booklet as a web app.


You can also toggle on Hide to remove the Share button from your navbar.



Controls




Manages the interactive controls available to readers while viewing the booklet:


  • Page Numbers
  • Home
  • Zoom
  • Thumbnail Preview
  • Fullscreen


You can also toggle on Hide to remove the Controls button from your navbar.



Advanced




Fine-tuning options for additional functionality:


  • Custom Button — Add a button to your navbar that links to any URL.
  • Attachments — Attach files readers can download.
  • Accessibility Menu — Enable an accessibility toolbar for readers.
  • Language — Set the language for your booklet interface.



Settings



(New — previously these options were inside Advanced)


Technical settings that control how your booklet loads and behaves:


  • Default Scale — Set the default zoom level when the booklet opens.
  • Link Highlight — Highlight clickable links in your booklet.
  • Link Autodetect — Automatically convert phone numbers and URLs into clickable links.
  • Optimize Page Load — Improve loading performance.
  • Optimize Image Load — Improve image loading performance.
  • Loading Indicator — Show a loading animation while the booklet loads.
  • Basic Copy Protection — Restrict readers from copying text.



How This Impacts the Audience Journey


The Design tab shapes every stage of the Audience Journey. Your Brand and Nav Layout settings establish the Awareness and Attention your booklet commands. Info, Contact, and Share settings deepen Immersion by giving readers ways to engage and connect. Popups and the Lead Gate drive Action by surfacing your message and capturing reader information at the right moment.




Updated on: 19/08/2026

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