Exporting
PageTatin gives you two ways to get your flatplan out of the app: a .pdf for sharing with your team, and a .json file for backing up or transferring your project.
Saving as PDF
Section titled “Saving as PDF”Click the .pdf button in the top bar. An overlay appears with two settings:
- Paper format – DIN A4 or US Letter.
- Pages per row – how many flatplan pages appear in each row of the .pdf. More pages per row gives a more compact .pdf with smaller thumbnails; fewer per row gives larger, easier-to-read thumbnails. The overlay shows the resulting number of .pdf pages as you adjust the setting.
Choose a destination folder where the file should be saved. Tick Open after export to have the .pdf open automatically in your default .pdf application once it’s saved.
The same .pdf export is available from the File menu in the menu bar.
Exporting as JSON
Section titled “Exporting as JSON”The .json export saves your entire project – page structure, categories, statuses, notes, editorial regions, ads, thumbnails, and settings – to a single portable file.
Click the Export Project button in the top bar or use File → Export Project…. A save dialog opens – pick where you want the .json file to go. PageTatin remembers the last used folder for next time, so subsequent exports will be saved there automatically.
Use .json export to back up your work or to transfer a project to another machine. When an export is complete, it’s noted briefly in the top bar.
Opening a previously exported project
Section titled “Opening a previously exported project”Click the Open project button in the top bar and navigate to a previously exported .json file. PageTatin loads that project, replacing the current one in view.
If you want to keep your current project, export it before opening another one.
Auto-save and the difference from export
Section titled “Auto-save and the difference from export”PageTatin saves your work automatically after every change – quit the app and it will be right where you left it when you reopen. The .json export is separate from this: it’s a deliberate, portable snapshot you create when you want a backup or need to move the project somewhere else.
What’s next
Section titled “What’s next”To customise the app itself – categories, statuses, milestones, and interface options – see PageTatin Settings.