# Overview of Spread Designer Features

Discover advanced features for effortless prototype design and property setting in Spread Designer. Explore multiple ways to accomplish tasks and utilize custom names in formula references.

## Content



The Spread Designer offers these advanced features

*   Set properties and prototype design with little effort
    *   For more information, see [Spread Designer User Interface](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-iface).
*   Multiple ways of accomplishing a task: menu, toolbar, properties list
    *   For more information, see [Spread Designer User Interface](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-iface).
*   Multiple toolbars for shortcuts
    *   For more information, see [Spread Designer Quick Access Toolbar](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-iface/spwin-spd-toolbars).
*   Custom names in formula references
*   Recent (Most-recently-used) files list
    *   For more information, see [File Menu](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-iface/spwin-spd-menus/spwin-spd-menu-file).
*   Add shapes to enhance the appearance
    *   For more information, see [Designing Shapes](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-useshapes).
*   Ability to preview before applying to sheet
    *   For more information, see [Previewing a Sheet in Spread Designer](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-using/spwin-spd-previewsheet).
*   Ability to save to XML for re-use
    *   For more information, see [Saving and Opening Design Files](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-using/spwin-spd-opensave).
*   Ability to print
    *   For more information, see [Printing a Sheet from Spread Designer](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-using/spwin-spd-printsheet).

For more information about Spread Designer, return to the [Introduction to Spread Designer](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-intro).

## See Also

[Starting Spread Designer](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-intro/spwin-spd-launch)

[Getting Started Designing](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-intro/spwin-spd-getstart)

[Simple Example Using Spread Designer](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-intro/spwin-spd-simple)

[Running Spread Designer Stand Alone](/spreadnet/docs/latest/online-win/overview/spwin-designerguide/spwin-spd-intro/spwin-spd-standalone)