Tempo opens up powerful possibilities for scalable design.


This guide highlights just a handful of features available to help you think creatively about what’s possible in your templates. It’s not a comprehensive list — it’s a spark. Use these building blocks to design flexible, branded templates that empower your team and save valuable design time.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS



Basic Building Blocks

Text Options

Variable Text: Allow stakeholders to edit their own copy. You can even use a single text frame to merge fixed and editable copy. 


Flexible Text Fit:


Image Controls

Image Selection Options:


Frame Fit Settings:

  • Fill frame proportionally and keep within the frame, even if that means there are empty pixels in the frame
  • Fill frame proportionally but allow overflow
  • Manually move image within frame


Interactivity Options

Enable stakeholders to:

Move elements on the artwork

Add new text or image frames beyond predefined ones

Generate unique QR codes and barcodes(like EAN 13, UPC-A, GS1 128)


Output Formats

Export as PDF, PNG, or JPG

Include crop marks and bleeds

Generate interactive PDFs with clickable links



Advanced Features

Layout Variants: Offer multiple formats (for example, portrait vs. square)


Conditional Logic:Show or hide fields, layers, or elements based on dropdown inputs


Layer Visibility Control: Let end users toggle between design elements or layouts by setting visibility for specific layers. Separate artwork into individual layers and use list variables with logic to control what appears.


Predefined Color Schemes:Change background image or text colors to brand-approved palettes


Bulk Output Generation Through Data Merge


Data Merge with Image Variables:Combine image variables with data merge by linking image frames to Asset IDs in your data source. This enables batch generation of visual content from a spreadsheet.


User Personalization: Autofill fields based on stakeholder profile data






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