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# How to use Autofit with Template Locking in Design Huddle

Autofit allows text to automatically adjust in size so it fits within a fixed text box width. This is helpful when you want to control how user-entered text behaves in a template.

Autofit was previously managed through template locking in the right menu. Going forward, Autofit should be enabled directly from the left menu whenever that option is available.

**When Autofit appears in template locking**

Autofit may still appear in the right menu for legacy clients and legacy Projects that used Autofit before the updated left menu experience was released.

For existing clients, any new Project created after the updated Autofit experience is available will use Autofit exclusively in the left menu.

For new clients, Autofit will only be available in the left menu.

**When to use this**

Use Autofit with template locking only when working with a legacy Project where Autofit is still available in the right menu.

Common use cases include:

- Maintaining existing template behavior
- Supporting older Projects that already use Autofit through locking
- Controlling how text behaves within locked template areas

**How to enable Autofit in template locking**

To apply Autofit using template locking, follow these steps:

1. Open the template in the editor.
2. Open the right menu.
3. Select the **Locking** tab.
4. Confirm you are in configuration mode.
5. Select the text box you want to update.
6. Confirm that **Text Content** is unlocked.
7. Select the **Auto Fit** checkbox.
8. Click **Back**.
9. Save the locking configuration.

Once enabled, the selected text box will reduce the font size as needed to keep user-entered text within the text box width.

Please note that the **Auto Fit** checkbox only appears when **Text Content** is unlocked.

**Reposition and Autofit combinations**

Autofit behavior may change depending on whether repositioning is locked or unlocked.

- **Reposition locked and Auto Fit disabled:** New lines are not allowed. When the width limit is reached, users cannot add more text.
- **Reposition locked and Auto Fit enabled:** Text shrinks to fit the width. Input is disabled if the font size becomes too small.
- **Reposition unlocked and Auto Fit enabled:** Text shrinks per line to fit the width, and users can still add new lines.

**Changing or disabling Autofit**

For legacy Projects using template locking, return to the **Locking** tab, select the text box, and update the **Auto Fit** checkbox.

For new Projects, select the text box and manage Autofit from the **Auto Fit** setting in the left menu.

**Best practices**

For best results, use the left menu to manage Autofit on new Projects and templates.

This keeps Autofit setup consistent and makes the setting easier to find and update.

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