Using the editor

Pages, elements, layout and components: everything you do on the canvas.

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How to zoom and move around the canvas

How to zoom and move around the canvas

In the TeleportHQ editor, use the − and + buttons at the top right of the canvas (or Ctrl/Cmd + and −) to zoom, click the percentage to go back to 100%, and hold Space and drag to move around the page.

How to undo and redo changes

How to undo and redo changes

In the TeleportHQ editor, click the Undo or Redo arrow above the canvas, or press Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Shift+Z (Cmd on a Mac); undo history only covers your own changes since you opened the project.

How to use the command palette

How to use the command palette

In the TeleportHQ editor, press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on a Mac) to open the command palette, type the name of a page, component, workflow, form, table or class to jump to it, or type > first to run a command such as Create new page or Publish project.

Keyboard shortcuts in the TeleportHQ editor

Keyboard shortcuts in the TeleportHQ editor

A complete list of the keyboard shortcuts that work in the TeleportHQ editor, for editing, selecting, adding elements, zooming, finding text and opening panels; open the in-app sheet with Ctrl+Shift+/ (Cmd+Shift+/ on a Mac).

How to preview your site before publishing

How to preview your site before publishing

In the TeleportHQ editor, click Preview in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen to open a working copy of your whole site in a new tab, where you can click links, try interactions and switch between desktop, tablet and mobile views.

How to see your page structure (Grayscale Structure Mode)

How to see your page structure (Grayscale Structure Mode)

In the TeleportHQ editor, click the Show layout structure button in the bottom toolbar (or press Ctrl+Shift+S, Cmd+Shift+S on a Mac) to turn the canvas grey and outline every element with a dashed line, so you can see how the page is built.

What do the warnings at the top of the editor mean?

What do the warnings at the top of the editor mean?

The colored chips at the top left of the TeleportHQ editor warn about missing settings and links that lead nowhere ("N issues"), unsafe workflow code ("N security issues"), an ended subscription ("Subscription ended") or a web app that needs its own subscription ("Subscription required"); click a chip to see details and fix it.

How to copy, paste and duplicate elements (and paste styles)

How to copy, paste and duplicate elements (and paste styles)

In the TeleportHQ editor, select an element and press Ctrl+C then Ctrl+V (Cmd on a Mac), or Ctrl+D to duplicate it in place; to copy only the look, copy the element, select another and press Ctrl+Alt+V (Paste Style).

How to copy elements and components to another project

How to copy elements and components to another project

In TeleportHQ, copy an element or section with Ctrl+C (or right-click a component in the Components list and choose Copy), open the other project, select where it should go and press Ctrl+V; its styles, fonts, images and components come along.

How to reorder the tabs in the left sidebar

How to reorder the tabs in the left sidebar

In the TeleportHQ editor, drag any icon in the left sidebar up or down to a new spot, or focus it and press Alt+↑ or Alt+↓; right-click the sidebar to hide a button, show hidden ones or reset the order, and your arrangement is saved to your account and used in every project.

How to add a new page

How to add a new page

In the TeleportHQ editor, open Pages, Components & Tree View in the left sidebar, click + on the Pages folder, choose New Page → Blank Page and type a name; the new page starts with your site's navigation and footer.

How to rename, duplicate or delete a page

How to rename, duplicate or delete a page

In the TeleportHQ editor, right-click a page in the Pages list (or click its … button) and choose Rename, Duplicate or Delete; deleting a page that other elements link to asks what happens to those links, the homepage can't be deleted until another page is the homepage, and Ctrl+Z brings back a page you deleted by mistake.

How to choose which page is your homepage

How to choose which page is your homepage

In the TeleportHQ editor, right-click a page in the Pages list, click Set as Homepage and confirm in the window that says what changes; that page then opens at your site's main address (/), and its old address redirects there.

How to create a custom 404 "page not found" page

How to create a custom 404 "page not found" page

In the TeleportHQ editor, add a page, design it, then right-click it in the Pages list and click Set as 404 Page; visitors who open a missing address on your live site see it.

How to change a page's URL and create nested URLs

How to change a page's URL and create nested URLs

In the TeleportHQ editor, right-click a page, open Page SEO Settings and type the address in the URL field, for example services/wedding-cakes; folders don't change page addresses.

How to organize pages and components in folders

How to organize pages and components in folders

In the TeleportHQ editor, click + on the Pages or Components folder and choose Create Folder, then drag pages or components onto it; folders only organize the editor and never change page URLs.

How to keep a page out of your published site

How to keep a page out of your published site

In the TeleportHQ editor, right-click a page in the Pages list and click Exclude from Code Generation; the page stays in your project but is left out of your live site and downloaded code until you include it again.

Why do my menu links change when I add or rename a page?

Why do my menu links change when I add or rename a page?

TeleportHQ keeps the links in your Navigation and Footer components in sync with your pages; it asks AI to add a link when you add a page, renames links when you rename a page and asks what happens to them when you delete one, and you switch adding off, or change the answer offered first on deletion, in Project settings → Editor → Preferences → Editing → Links.

How to use the layers tree to find and select elements

How to use the layers tree to find and select elements

In the TeleportHQ editor, the layers tree in the bottom half of the Pages, Components & Tree View panel shows every element on the open page; click a row to select it, drag rows to reorder or nest them, and search by name, id, class or tag.

Which elements can I add to a page?

Which elements can I add to a page?

TeleportHQ's Elements panel has two tabs, Primitives (single building blocks such as text, images, buttons, forms, animations, site-wide extras and charts, sorted into groups) and Sections (ready-made page sections and scroll stories), and a few elements that need a server only work in web apps.

How to add elements to a page

How to add elements to a page

In TeleportHQ, you add an element by clicking its card in the Elements panel to put it inside the selected element, by dragging the card onto the canvas, or by pressing its keyboard shortcut.

How to select one or several elements

How to select one or several elements

In TeleportHQ, you select an element by clicking it on the canvas or in the layers tree, select its parent by clicking the name label above it or pressing Esc, and select several elements with Cmd/Ctrl-click, Shift-click or by dragging a box.

How to move and rearrange elements by dragging

How to move and rearrange elements by dragging

In TeleportHQ, you move an element by dragging it on the canvas or in the layers tree to a new spot; hold Cmd or Ctrl to drop it inside another element, hold Alt or Option to drop a copy, and press Esc to cancel.

How to add and format text

How to add and format text

In TeleportHQ, you add a Text or Heading element from the Elements panel, double-click it to type, and highlight words to make them bold, italic, underlined, colored or aligned from the small toolbar that appears.

How to add and replace images

How to add and replace images

In TeleportHQ, you add an image with the Image element or by dragging an uploaded file onto the page, replace it by selecting the image and picking another file in the Assets Manager, and crop, adjust, add text, remove the background, edit with AI or resize it with Edit image.

How to add a video from your computer

How to add a video from your computer

In TeleportHQ, you upload an MP4, M4V or MOV file to the Assets Manager, drag it onto your page as a Video element, and set its poster, controls, autoplay, loop and sound in the Video section of the right panel.

How to add a YouTube or Vimeo video

How to add a YouTube or Vimeo video

In TeleportHQ, you add a YouTube or Vimeo video by adding an Iframe element to the page and pasting the video's embed address into its src field in the Attributes section.

How to add links and buttons

How to add links and buttons

In TeleportHQ, you make any text, image, button or container clickable by selecting it and clicking the link icon above it, then choosing a URL, a page of your site, a section to scroll to, an email address or a phone number.

How to link to a section of the same page with smooth scrolling

How to link to a section of the same page with smooth scrolling

In TeleportHQ, you give the target section an ID in the Attributes section, then select the link or button and choose that ID on the Scroll To tab of the link panel; published sites scroll smoothly to it by default.

How to add a "Scroll to top" button

How to add a "Scroll to top" button

In TeleportHQ, you add a "Scroll to top" button by clicking Back To Top in the Site group of the Elements panel, which puts a round arrow button in the bottom-right corner of every page, or you build your own with an ID, a Fixed button and a Scroll To link.

How to add a Google Map

How to add a Google Map

In TeleportHQ, you add a Google Map by dragging or clicking the GMaps element in Elements → Primitives → Media, then typing your address, or latitude and longitude, into the Google Maps Location section of the right panel.

How to embed another web page with an iframe

How to embed another web page with an iframe

In TeleportHQ, you show another website's page inside yours by adding an Iframe element from Elements → Primitives → Media and pasting the page's address into its src field in the Attributes section; the other site must allow embedding.

How to add your own HTML or JavaScript with Code Embed

How to add your own HTML or JavaScript with Code Embed

In TeleportHQ, you add your own HTML, CSS or JavaScript to one spot on a page by dragging or clicking the Code Embed element in Elements → Primitives → Media, pasting the code into the Code Embed (HTML+CSS+JS) window and clicking Save.

How to create a navigation bar with a mobile menu

How to create a navigation bar with a mobile menu

In TeleportHQ, you click a navigation bar design in Elements → Sections → Navbar; it becomes your site's navigation at the top of every page, linked to your pages, and on phones its links fold into a menu button that opens a phone menu.

How to create a dropdown menu

How to create a dropdown menu

In TeleportHQ, you add a dropdown menu with the Dropdown element from Elements → Primitives → Interactive, then use dropdown settings to show the list while editing, choose where it opens, add menu items, turn an item into a submenu and preview it on the canvas.

How to create an image slider (carousel)

How to create an image slider (carousel)

In TeleportHQ, you add a carousel with the Slider element, pick a ready layout such as Card carousel or Logo marquee in Slider Settings, then add slides, set autoplay, dots, arrows and slides per view, and style the arrows and bullets.

How to create an accordion (expand and collapse)

How to create an accordion (expand and collapse)

In TeleportHQ, you add an expand-and-collapse panel with the Accordion element from Elements → Primitives → Interactive; its Accordion settings let you choose whether it starts Open or Closed and give several accordions the same Group Name so only one stays open at a time.

How to add audio and play a sound on click

How to add audio and play a sound on click

In TeleportHQ, you add an audio player with the Audio element and pick a sound in Audio Settings, or make a button, text or container play a sound on click or hover with the Play Sound On section of the right panel.

How to add a 3D model

How to add a 3D model

In TeleportHQ, you add a 3D model with the 3D Model element from Elements → Primitives → Media, choose a free model with Browse 3D models or use an uploaded GLB file, then set rotation, lighting and zoom in 3D Model Settings.

How to add ready-made sections

How to add ready-made sections

In TeleportHQ, you add a ready-made section such as a hero, pricing table or FAQ from Elements → Sections by opening a category or searching and clicking a design; it lands as ordinary elements in your site's style, and Replace Section swaps any block of the page for another design.

How layout works: rows, columns and grids

How layout works: rows, columns and grids

In TeleportHQ, every page is built from containers that arrange their contents as a row (side by side), a column (stacked) or a grid (in cells), and you can switch any container between these layouts in the Inner Layout section of the right panel.

How to align and space items in a row or column

How to align and space items in a row or column

In TeleportHQ, select a row or column container and use the Inner Layout section of the right panel to set its Direction, Justify, Align, Gap and Wrap, which control how the items inside line up and how much space sits between them.

How to create a grid layout

How to create a grid layout

In TeleportHQ, add a Grid element (or switch any container to grid in Inner Layout), set its Rows and Columns in the right panel, and place items in cells with the Row and Column settings.

How to position elements (Auto, Relative, Freestyle, Fixed, Sticky)

How to position elements (Auto, Relative, Freestyle, Fixed, Sticky)

In the TeleportHQ editor, you position an element from the Position section of the right panel by choosing Auto, Relative, Freestyle, Fixed or Sticky, then setting its offsets and Z-index; Freestyle elements can also be dragged on the canvas, where they snap to their neighbours.

How to make a header stay on screen when scrolling

How to make a header stay on screen when scrolling

In TeleportHQ, select your header or navigation bar, set Position to Sticky (or Fixed), set its top offset to 0 and give it a high Z-index, then check the result in Preview, because the editor canvas doesn't show sticky or fixed elements staying on screen.

How to set an element's width and height

How to set an element's width and height

In TeleportHQ, select an element and type a Width and Height in the Size section of the right panel (in px, %, vw and other units), or drag the handles around the element on the canvas, where the edge snaps to the parent's and neighbours' edges.

How to add space around and inside elements

How to add space around and inside elements

In TeleportHQ, add space outside an element with the Margin section and space inside it with the Padding section of the right panel, or drag the margin and padding handles on the canvas.

How to hide an element

How to hide an element

In TeleportHQ, select an element and click the eye toggle in the Visibility section of the right panel (or right-click it and choose Hide); the element stays in your project but is hidden on the canvas and on your live site at that screen size and smaller.

What are components, and when should I use them?

What are components, and when should I use them?

A TeleportHQ component is a reusable block, like a navigation bar, footer or card, that you design once and place on many pages; when you edit the main component, every copy updates, and each copy can still show its own text, images and links.

How to create a component

How to create a component

In TeleportHQ, create a component by right-clicking elements you already designed and choosing Make Component, or start a blank one with the + button on the Components folder and New Component (Ctrl+Alt+K).

How to edit a component and update every copy

How to edit a component and update every copy

In TeleportHQ, double-click a component instance (or click the component in the Components folder) to open the main component in its own tab; every change you make there updates all its copies on every page.

How to rename, duplicate or delete a component

How to rename, duplicate or delete a component

In TeleportHQ, right-click a component in the Components folder of the left sidebar and choose Rename, Duplicate or Delete; deleting a component also removes every copy of it from your pages.

How to change one copy of a component without changing the others

How to change one copy of a component without changing the others

In TeleportHQ, change one copy (instance) of a component by editing its values in the Component Properties section of the right panel, or right-click it and choose Detach Instance to turn it into normal elements that no longer update with the main component.

How to add editable settings to a component (props)

How to add editable settings to a component (props)

In TeleportHQ, open the main component, click the connect (plug) icon next to a text, image or link field and choose Create Prop (or use Component settings → Props → Create new prop); each copy of the component can then set its own value in Component Properties.

How to use slots to put different content inside a component

How to use slots to put different content inside a component

In TeleportHQ, open a component and add a Slot element (Elements → Primitives → Layout, shortcut S) where the variable content should go; then, on each copy of the component on a page, drag any elements or components into that slot.

How to use states in a component

How to use states in a component

In TeleportHQ, open a component, create a state in Component settings → State (for example isOpen, true or false), then change it with a Change State event on an element and use it to show or hide parts of the component; states work in every project, websites included.

How to mark a component as your navigation, footer or logo

How to mark a component as your navigation, footer or logo

In TeleportHQ, right-click a component in the Components folder and choose Set as Navigation, Set as Footer or Set as Company Logo, so the editor can keep your menu and footer links in sync with your pages and protect those components from accidental deletion.