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# Tips for Using the Enhanced Page Layout Editor

Keep these tips in mind when customizing page layouts in the enhanced page layout editor.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>All</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

- To select multiple elements individually, use Ctrl+click. To select multiple elements as a group, use Shift+click.
- To change the properties of an element on the page layout, double-click the element or click the wrench icon (![Wrench icon](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/resources-global/_corporate/images/wrench.png)) next to it. You can’t change the properties of elements in the palette.
- To make a field read-only or required, double-click the field in the page layout and select the appropriate checkbox.
- To access the other layouts for an object with multiple page layouts, click the page layout name at the top of the page and select another layout to view.
- To change the name of the page layout, add personal and public tags if available, and display standard object checkboxes, click **Layout Properties**.
    
    ![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’t rename a page layout if you’re using Salesforce Professional Edition.
- In Enterprise, Unlimited, Performance, and Developer Editions, you can select a profile to preview how the pages look for users with that profile. Most related lists’ columns preview without data.
- If you’re working with a feed-based page layout, click **Feed View** to customize the tools and components that appear when users are working in the feed on a record.
- To choose which fields display on the record detail page and the order in which they appear, click **Edit Multi-Line Layout**.
- Multi-line layout is available only for page layouts on certain objects, including Opportunity Product, Opportunity Split, Order Product, Contract Line Item, and Sales Agreement Product. If you don’t see the **Edit Multi-Line Layout** link in the page layout editor on an object layout, then multi-line layout isn’t supported for that object.
- The mini page layout defines the hover details that display when you mouse over a field on an object’s detail page, in the Agent console, or in the Recent Items section of the sidebar in Salesforce Classic.
- When you’re done customizing the page layout, save it. If you navigate away from your page layout before saving, you lose your changes.

#### See Also

- [Page Layout Considerations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.layouts_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Keep these considerations in mind when working with page layouts in the enhanced page layout editor.")
- [Page Layout Limitations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.layouts_limitations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Keep these limitations in mind when working with page layouts in the enhanced page layout editor.")
- [Tips for Optimizing Page Layouts for the Salesforce Mobile App](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.layouts_optimizing_for_mobile_tips.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Here are some tips and tricks for making your existing page layouts more mobile-friendly.")
- [The Enhanced Page Layout Editor](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.customize_layoutcustomize_pd.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "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.")