# Page Options

## What are the Page Options?

**To modify and manage pages, use the page options.** To access the page options menu, simply select any page in the Story Editor and the options menu will appear.

**Page Options include:**

[Update](#update-a-page)\
[Duplicate](#duplicate-a-page)\
[Combine With...](#combine-with...)\
[Page Theme](#page-theme)\
[Page Dialogs](#page-dialog)\
[Remove](#remove-page)

### Update a page

**Update or edit a page in the Story Editor.** Select this option to edit the page contents and settings.

### Duplicate a page

**Use this option to create a copy of a single page.** To speed up authoring and to re-use content, you can duplicate a story or individual pages in a story.

### Combine With...

**Use this option to combine pages that could work well together.** Combining pages is also helpful if you wish to minimise the number of pages in a story.

**To combine two pages, simply select Combine With... from the** [**page options menu.** ](#what-are-the-page-options)Next, select the page that you would like to combine with the one you have already selected.

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**Not all pages can be combined.**&#x20;
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**Break apart combined pages.** Select the Break Apart option  to undo / break apart combined pages.

**Swap the combined pages order.** Use the Swap Layers option to switch the order of the combined pages.

**Modify the width of each page in a combined page.** Select the arrow icon separating the pages to modify layout: Equal Width (each page has an equal width, Narrow Left (left page is narrower than the right, or Narrow Right (right page is narrower than the left).

### Page Theme

**Create page themes to quickly adopt a consistent style across multiple pages.** From the [page options](https://everyday-digital.gitbook.io/authoring-docs/content-pages/story-and-page-settings/page-options) menu, select Page Theme. To create a theme, select the Create Theme button. Next, upload an image, add a Theme Name. Adjust the Image Settings and Text & Content Settings as desired. Save.

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Once created, you can apply your new Theme to the [Text](https://everyday-digital.gitbook.io/authoring-docs/content-pages/content-page-library/text) & [Text + Image](https://everyday-digital.gitbook.io/authoring-docs/content-pages/content-page-library/image-+-text) pages.
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**Apply a Page Theme.** From the [page options](https://everyday-digital.gitbook.io/authoring-docs/content-pages/story-and-page-settings/page-options) menu, select Page Theme. To create a theme, select the tick icon to the left of the theme you wish to apply.

**Page Theme text colours.** When using a Page Theme, it is recommended to set the text colour that should be applied to all font styles in content pages using that Page Theme.&#x20;

### Page Dialog

**Add a helpful message to the page.** This can be helpful in aid of user guidance. From the page menu, select Page Dialogs then select +Dialog to configure.

**Page dialogs are instructional and conversational messages for your users.** When you add them, they will pop up as soon as the page is opened. \
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**You could add a Page Dialog to:**

* Introduce a virtual facilitator, guide, or helper
* Instruct the user&#x20;
* Impart some friendly words of encouragement
* Provide extra information

**Add an icon.** A dialog icon or image can be added (256x256px in .svg, .jpg or .png.

**Add up to three dialogs per page.** The dialog message can be up to 255 characters long.&#x20;

To see your Page Dialogs in action, simulate your story.

### Remove page

**Delete any unwanted pages.** From the page options menu, you can select Remove Page to delete a single page. This action can not be undone.
