--- schema_version: "1" id: 7b56377a95e38e786371fbf17ed4e4eb50230e6a8caef80b99014f17f06b56eb title: The Enhanced Page Layout Editor collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/platform/264-0-0/customize_layoutcustomize_pd.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.customize_layoutcustomize_pd.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 928155ad657ed54b86be66e2319b89fa8c5dbe226bc4d28703b5952c9aa7c850 description: The enhanced page layout editor is a tool for customizing your page layouts in Salesforce, the Self-Service Portal, and the Salesforce Customer Portal. The enhanced page layout editor has all the functionality of the original page layout editor, but has more features and an easier-to-use interface. products: - Salesforce Platform - Security release: "264" --- # The Enhanced Page Layout Editor The enhanced page layout editor is a tool for customizing your page layouts in Salesforce, the Self-Service Portal, and the Salesforce Customer Portal. The enhanced page layout editor has all the functionality of the original page layout editor, but has more features and an easier-to-use interface. ### Required Editions
Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience
Available in: All Editions
The enhanced page layout editor has two parts: a palette on the upper portion of the screen and the page layout on the lower portion of the screen. The palette contains the user interface elements that you can add to your page layout, such as fields, actions, buttons, links, and related lists. ![Enhanced page layout editor UI](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/extend_click/images/enhanced_page_layout_editor.png) With the enhanced page layout editor you can: - Add custom console components, customize the Mini-Page Layout for record pages in Salesforce Classic, configure Multi-Line layouts (on supported objects), and select which objects appear in the mini view of the console. - Customize the highlights panel on Salesforce Classic pages (2). This section isn’t used in Lightning Experience. - Manage the quick actions that appear in the Salesforce Classic publisher (3) and in Lightning Experience and the Salesforce mobile app (4). See [Quick Actions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.actions_overview.htm&language=en_US). - Add, remove, and reorder: - Custom and standard buttons on the record page (5). - Fields in the record details (6). - Custom links. - Report charts. - Customize the related lists that appear on record pages, including configuring related list buttons and selecting which fields appear on a related list. See [Customize Related Lists](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.customizing_related_lists.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "You can customize related lists on record detail pages in Salesforce and the Salesforce Customer Portal. Configure elements such as the buttons and columns, the column order, and the record sort order."). ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/images/icon_note.png) Note You can only view object page layouts in Lightning Experience using the enhanced page layout editor. Accessing an object page layout in Lightning Experience with the original page layout editor can cause an "Insufficient Privileges" error. To confirm that the enhanced page layout editor is enabled, in Setup, go to **User Interface** | **User Interface**, then ensure that **Enable Enhanced Page Layout Editor** is selected. - **[Customize Page Layouts with the Enhanced Page Layout Editor](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.layouts_customize_ple.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Tailor your page layouts to the needs of your users with the enhanced page layout editor. Add, remove, or reorder actions, buttons, fields, and sections on a record’s detail page. - **[User Interface Elements for the Enhanced Page Layout Editor](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.customize_layoutcustomize_pd_elements.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** This list describes the enhanced page layout editor user interface elements and how you can use them in your page layout. To add elements, drag them from the palette to the layout. Valid drop locations show up in green. To remove elements, drag them off the layout and back to the palette. - **[Standard Object Record Page Save Options on Page Layouts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.layouts_standard_object_checkboxes.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** With save options, you can make object-specific checkboxes appear on the edit pages for certain standard objects. Save options trigger additional processes when a record is saved. You can also set the checkboxes to be selected by default. - **[Tips for Using the Enhanced Page Layout Editor](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.layouts_enhanced_ple_tips.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Keep these tips in mind when customizing page layouts in the enhanced page layout editor. #### See Also - [Page Layouts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.customize_layout.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Page layouts control the layout and organization of buttons, fields, s-controls, Visualforce, custom links, and related lists on object record pages. They also help determine which fields are visible, read only, and required. Use page layouts to customize the content of record pages for your users.")