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<li> Once all layout items have been chosen and added, clicking '''Preview''' will allow the user to view how it's going to look<br>
[[File: Animation_Preview_Button.PNG | 450px]]
<li> Clicking the preview button will open up the layout in the QGIS print layout. In this layout, the user can modify, move, resize, add, and remove items in the layout. The following items must retain their idsIDs:
* The dynamic time text must have an idID 'time'
* Dynamic plots will have an idID 'plot_<n>' where <n> is the plot index (starting at index 0) based on the order they were added in the '''Default Layout'''
* The graphic objects have an idID corresponding to their ID in the '''Default Layout'''
Some of the useful information and tools in the print layout are:
* All plot items are listed in the 'Items' box and their corresponding ID. Items can be selected in this box to show their properties and allow users to edit them (they can also be selected in the print layout).<br>
: [[File: Animation_Print_Layout_Items.PNG | 450px350px]]
* Item properties can be edited using the '''Item Properties''' tab below the 'Items' box.<br>
: [[File: Animation_Print_Layout_ItemProperties.PNG | 450px350px]]
* Use the tool '''Interactly Edit Map Extent''' [[File: Animation_Interact_With_Map_Icon.PNG | 25px]] to edit the zoom and position of the map in the print layout
* When the map zoom and extents are adjusted the graphic objects will no longer be in the correct position, however that's ok because the next time either the preview is clicked or if the animation tool is run, they will be placed in their correct posistion
* Use the tool '''Select / Move Item''' [[File: Animation_Move_Resize_Item_Icon.PNG | 25px]] to move and resize items in the print layout
* Use the '''Resize Layout''' to automatically resize the layout to the items<br>
: [[File: Animation_Auto_Resize_Layout_Button.PNG | 450px350px]]
* Use '''Add Item''' menu to add other custom items such as a north arrow or scale bar<br>
: [[File: Animation_Add_Item_Menu.PNG | 200200px]]
<li> Save the print layout as a template (.qpt) via the menu '''Layout >> Save as Template'''<Br>
[[File: Animation_Layout_Menu.PNG | 200200px]]
<li> Close the print layout
<li> Select the '''Custom Layout''' radio button in the layout tab in the export animation dialog and browse the saved template file (.qpt)<br>