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# Canvas

The canvas is the central part of a designer screen on which components can be add, with drag & drop, and configured with specific properties and functions.

There are 3 designer screens - canvases available:

[**App basics**](/any2info-academy/no-code-platform/app-studio/application-design/app-basics.md) **canvas**: 

Each app has a fixed structure of design and layout in which (standard) properties for screens, navigation, menu, (corporate style) colors, privacy overviews, etc. can be set.

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***App specifics - Privacy***

An administrator can add custom texts that relate to the AVG/GDPR conditions.&#x20;

* Statement goals
* Data sources
* Subprocessors

To access the application (1st time), users are required to confirm acceptance of these terms and conditions (PDF).

[**Dashboard**](/any2info-academy/no-code-platform/app-studio/application-design/dashboard/pages.md) **canvas:**&#x20;

A screen can be **freely arranged** and made up from a series of components, called [**controls**](/any2info-academy/no-code-platform/app-studio/application-design/dashboard/controls-toolbox.md). The components can be easily placed and edited using various CTRL functions. See the **?-Icon** in the toolbar for this.

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[**Form** ](/any2info-academy/no-code-platform/app-studio/application-design/forms/pages.md)**canvas:**&#x20;

A screen can be **set up vertically** and can be made up of a series of components, called [**fields**](/any2info-academy/no-code-platform/app-studio/application-design/forms/fields-toolbox.md). Any2info has consciously opted for the limitation of a vertical layout in order to configure it in a distinctive fast way and based on the premise that a user often scrolls on a mobile device.

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Both dashboard and form screens have options - settings for (automatic) scaling in order to optimize the display on the used device.

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