Starter templates

An empty configuration form is the worst possible first experience of a macro, so sixteen of them ship starter templates.

Pick one, then edit it. It is faster than building from nothing and it teaches you what the macro can do.

#Which macros have them

Cards, Buttons, Countdown, Gallery, Code, Color palette, QR code, RSS feed, LaTeX math, LaTeX math inline, Tabs, Animated banner, Banner, Progress bar, Progress tracker and Background.

#How they work

The HTML macro's window. The upper half previews a chat conversation of three message bubbles dated 15 April. The lower half, headed Try it out, shows the Tailwind markup that produced it. An open men — The menu sits inside the macro's own window, and each entry loads a complete worked example in place of the empty form.

The Templates gallery appears inside the macro's configuration panel.
Choosing one replaces the current configuration, so apply it before you do your own editing.
They are examples, not house style. For house style, use presets.

A template replaces what is there. Pick your template first, then customise. Applying one after twenty minutes of editing undoes the twenty minutes.

#A few things worth knowing

Templates are ours. Presets are yours. The two are separate systems that look similar.
A macro with no templates simply opens on its default configuration.
Templates are a good way to discover settings you did not know a macro had.

Macro presets

Your own house versions.

Brand and colour

Making a template match your brand.

Macros

Which macros have what.

Start from something. Edit it down.