This tutorial shows you how to add a second page to a template, design both pages in the editor, and export the result as a single two-page PDF — and how to remove the second page if you no longer need it.
How two-page templates work
A two-page template is a standard template with an optional second-page sibling attached. Each page is a full, independent layout with its own layers, photos, text, and graphics — you switch between them using the Page 1 and Page 2 tabs in the editor. When a design made from a two-page template is exported, Templified renders both pages and stitches them into a single two-page PDF. Single-page templates export as JPEG exactly as before; nothing changes for them.
Common uses include a front and back for a card or poster, or a main design paired with an info sheet.
Add a second page to a template
- Open your template in the editor. Confirm the mode badge shows Template — the two-page controls are only available when editing the template, not an individual design.
- Look for the tab strip directly below the editor toolbar. You'll see a Page 1 tab on the left and a + Add Page 2 button on the right.
- Click + Add Page 2. Templified creates the second page and switches to it automatically. A message confirms: "Added page 2 — downloads will export as a 2-page PDF."
- The tab strip now shows both Page 1 and Page 2 tabs. You're currently on Page 2 with an empty canvas at the same size as Page 1.
The second page is a sibling of the first — both pages belong to the same template. Designs you create from the template inherit both pages automatically.
Design each page
Click the Page 1 or Page 2 tab to switch between pages. Each page has its own layer panel, properties panel, and canvas. Add, arrange, and style layers on each page independently — changes on one page don't affect the other.
Everything that works on a single-page template works on each page: text layers, photo layers, graphics, shapes, face placement, image adjustments, and layer folders. There's no restriction on what each page can contain.
Export a two-page design as a PDF
Once a template has a second page, every design made from it exports as a PDF rather than a JPEG. The export process is the same — open the design in Studio, use Send To to dispatch it to a preset or destination. The file that arrives at the destination is a two-page PDF with Page 1 as the first page and Page 2 as the second. The download preserves the .pdf extension automatically.
In the Studio design grid, two-page designs show a stacked thumbnail with a tooltip: "Two-page design — exports as a 2-page PDF", so you can tell at a glance which designs will produce PDFs.
When a two-page design is used as a Quick Design source, only page 1 fills the contact-sheet slot — the second page is left out of the sheet.
How designs inherit the second page
When you create a new design from a two-page template, Templified creates a corresponding second-page design automatically. You don't need to do anything extra — both pages open in the editor with their own Page 1 and Page 2 tabs, just like the template. Duplicating a design also duplicates the second page, and deleting a design removes both pages together.
Event codes assigned to a design propagate to its second-page sibling, so both pages carry the same event metadata for integrations.
Remove a second page
- Open the template in the editor (not a design — the remove control is template-only).
- In the tab strip, click Remove page 2 — a small button on the right side of the strip, visible only when a second page exists.
- A confirmation prompt appears: "Remove page 2? Its layers will be deleted." Click OK to confirm.
- The second page and all its layers are deleted. Existing designs made from the template will no longer have a second page, and future exports will produce JPEG output again.
This action is permanent — the second page's layers are not recoverable once removed. If you might want them again, consider keeping a duplicate of the template before removing the page.
The blank page 2 reminder
An empty second page still forces every download to export as a two-page PDF, which is rarely what you want if the page was added by mistake. To catch this, Templified checks for a blank page 2 when you leave the template editor — either by clicking the back arrow in the header or pressing Esc. This reminder appears in Template mode only, and only when page 2 has no layers at all.
The dialog is titled Blank page 2 and reads: "This template has an empty page 2. It was probably added by accident, and it forces every download to export as a 2-page PDF. Remove it?" It gives you three choices:
- Cancel — dismiss the reminder and stay in the editor.
- Keep & leave — keep the empty page 2 and leave the editor.
- Remove page 2 & leave — delete the empty page 2, then leave the editor.
If page 2 already has layers, the reminder never appears and you leave the editor normally. Either way, any unsaved changes on page 1 are still protected — you'll be prompted to save them before you go.
Notes on design groups
Two-page designs cannot be added to Design Groups. Page-2 items are automatically excluded from group membership, so they won't appear in the Design Group "Add Template" picker.
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