Reuse a template
- Finish the layout, typography, panel arrangement, and layer style of an example figure.
- Save it as a template. Source bindings become reusable slots.
- Select replacement datasets in slot order and apply the template.
- Inspect the rebound titles, quantities, and channel choices.
- Edit custom captions explicitly; a template cannot know the new scientific conclusion.
Replace a dataset without starting over
Use Replace source on the selected layer. Color, line style, and compatible channel settings are preserved. Automatically generated titles follow the replacement; custom text remains editable.
Editing source metadata creates a new dataset identity. Existing figures retain their original source until you explicitly replace it.
An inset can reuse the same source slot with independent bounds. It does not require copying or resampling the raw data.
Undo, checkpoints, and cloud conflicts
- Undo/redo covers up to 50 editing steps in the current Figure Lab session.
- Routine edits save automatically; an optional Ctrl/Cmd+S keeps a deliberate checkpoint in History.
- Automatic edits replace a working copy instead of creating endless permanent revisions.
- History lets you inspect and restore saved versions. Restoration creates an editable current figure.
- If another tab or device changes the cloud revision, automatic overwrite stops. Review the local and cloud versions in History before choosing the intended one.
Archives and other projects
Archive hides a saved figure from the active list and allows Restore. Archiving is not deletion and does not free its retained history allowance.
Include other projects exposes your own datasets from other studies. It does not grant access to another account.
Importing a Source package copies the figure and its sources into the selected project, with source hashes checked where available.