---
title: "General resource"
url: "https://docs.signnow.com/docs/branding-general-resource"
type: "page"
section: "Documentation"
slug: "branding-general-resource"
---

# General resource

# General resource

With the general brand resource, API users can customize the signing session, the embedded editor, embedded sending, and embedded view experiences.

> A signing session is an editing and viewing experience that a recipient enters when opening a document in the SignNow editor.

## Brand elements for the signing session

![general_editor_signing_upd.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_editor_signing_upd.png)

![general_editor_icons_upd.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_editor_icons_upd.png)

![general_welcome_message_new.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_welcome_message_new.png)

![general_welcome_message_2_new.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_welcome_message_2_new.png)

![buttons.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/buttons.png)

## Brand elements for embedded editor, embedded view*, signing session for the FreeForm invite*

![general_buttons_constructor.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_buttons_constructor.png)

![general_elements_constructor_upd.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_elements_constructor_upd.png)

![general_right_sidebar_constructor_upd.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_right_sidebar_constructor_upd.png)

**Manage document recipients**

![general_setup_recipients_constructor_doc.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_setup_recipients_constructor_doc.png)

**Manage document group recipients**

![general_setup_recipients_constructor.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_setup_recipients_constructor.png)

![general_setup_recipients_unsaved_changes_constructor.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_setup_recipients_unsaved_changes_constructor.png)

*Some elements are available

## Brand elements for embedded sending (Send Invite page)

![general_send_invite_buttons.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_send_invite_buttons.png)

![general_send_invite_settings_upd.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_send_invite_settings_upd.png)

![general_send_invite_preview_panel_upd.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_send_invite_preview_panel_upd.png)

![general_send_invite_completion.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_send_invite_completion.png)

![general_send_invite_doc.png](/reference-assets/images/Branding%20guide/General/general_send_invite_doc.png)


<table style="width:100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<th> UI element </th> <th> Customization options </th> <th style="width:45%"> Attributes with values </th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tr>
<td> Header background</td>
<td> The header background color in the editor and on the Send Invite page.<br><br>Can be customized for the signing session, embedded sending, embedded editor, and embedded view.</td>
<td>
    
```json

"header": {
  "background": "#0050A0"
}

```

</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Main background</td>
<td> The page background color in the editor, on the Send Invite page (including the preview sidebar).<br><br>Can be customized for the signing session, embedded sending, embedded editor, and embedded view.</td>
<td>
    
```json

"main-background": "#FF0000"

```

</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Text color</td>
<td> Text color in the editor: document name in the header, document name on the page, text in left sidebar, text in right sidebar; text on the manage recipients pop up.<br><br>Text color on the Send Invite page: text on the main page, text on the preview sidebar, text on the Actions on Completion sidebar, text on the settings sidebar.<br><br>Can be customized for the signing session, embedded sending, embedded editor, and embedded view.</td>
<td>
    
```json

"texts": {
  "color": "#2C2C2C"
}

```

</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Icons </td>
<td>Colors of the icons in the editor and on the Send Invite page (across pop-ups, sidebars, and toolbars) in default state and when hovered over.<br><br>Can be customized for the signing session, embedded sending, embedded editor, and embedded view.</td>
<td>
    
```json
"icons": {
  "color": "#2C2C2C",
  "background": "#FFFFFF",
  "border": "#FFFFFF",
  "hover-background": "#F6F8FB",
  "hover-color": "#2C2C2C",
  "hover-border": "#F6F8FB"
}
```

</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Dropdown colors</td>
<td>
<li>Colors of the dropdowns in the editor and on the Send Invite page (across pop-ups, sidebars, and toolbars).</li>
<li>Colors of the dropdowns when opened, an option is hovered over, and an option is clicked.</li>
<br>Can be customized for the signing session, embedded sending, embedded editor, and embedded view.
</td>
</td>
<td>
    
```json
"buttons": {
  "dropdown": {
    "color": "#2C2C2C",
    "background": "#FFFFFF",
    "border": "#D6D9DC",
    "hover-background": "#F6F8FB",
    "hover-color": "#2C2C2C",
    "hover-border": "#D6D9DC",
    "active-background": "#E6E9EC",
    "active-color": "#2C2C2C",
    "active-border": "#D6D9DC"
  }
}
```

</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Buttons color</td>
<td>Colors of the primary, secondary, and default buttons in the editor and on the Send Invite page (across pop-ups, sidebars, and toolbars).<br><br>Can be customized for the signing session, embedded sending, embedded editor, and embedded view. <br><br>Buttons on emails are customized in the <a href="/docs/general-email-branding/operations/put-v2-brands-brand_id_1-resources-email-general">email general resource.</a>
<td>
    
```json
"buttons": {
  "primary": {
    "color": "#ffffff",
    "background": "#0777cf",
    "border": "#0777cf",
    "hover-background": "#348fd7",
    "hover-color": "#ffffff",
    "hover-border": "#348fd7",
    "active-background": "#076dbd",
    "active-color": "#ffffff",
    "active-border": "#003458"
  },
  "secondary": {
    "color": "#38424b",
    "background": "#e3e6e9",
    "border": "#e3e6e9",
    "hover-background": "#f1f2f4",
    "hover-color": "#38424b",
    "hover-border": "#f1f2f4",
    "active-background": "#d5dade",
    "active-color": "#38424b",
    "active-border": "#d5dade"
  },
  "default": {
    "color": "#546470",
    "background": "#ffffff",
    "border": "#ffffff",
    "hover-background": "#f1f2f4",
    "hover-color": "#546470",
    "hover-border": "#f1f2f4",
    "active-background": "#ffffff",
    "active-color": "#546470",
    "active-border": "#ffffff"
  }
}
```

</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Welcome message</td>
<td>Show or hide a welcome message when a user opens an invite.
<li>Welcome message text with {sender_email} placeholder.</li>
<li>Header text with {signer_email} placeholder.</li>
<br><br>Can be customized for the signing session (field invite and embedded invite).</td>
<td>
    
```json
"welcome-message": {
  "visibility": true
  "body-text": {
    "en": "{sender_email} has invited you to fill out and sign this in one place.",
    "es": "{sender_email} lo ha invitado a completar y firmar esto en un solo lugar.",
    "fr": "{sender_email} vous a invité à remplir et signer ce document dans un endroit."
  },
  "header-text": {
    "en": "Hi, {signer_email}",
    "es": "Hola, {signer_email}",
    "fr": "Bonjour, {signer_email}"
  }
}
```

</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Consent text</td>
<td>Consent text with {sender_email} placeholder shown when a user opens an invite.<br><br>Can be customized for the signing session (field invite and embedded invite).</td>
<td>
    
```json
"consent-text": {
  "en": "{sender_email} has invited you to fill out and sign this in one place.",
  "es": "{sender_email} lo ha invitado a completar y firmar esto en un solo lugar.",
  "fr": "{sender_email} vous a invité à remplir et signer ce document dans un endroit."
}
```

</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>Help center</td>
<td>Show or hide the Help Center option on the More Actions dropdown menu.<br><br>Can be customized for the signing session (except embedded invite: always 'false').</td>
<td>
    
```json
"help-center": {
  "visibility": true
}
```

</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Hyperlink</td>
<td>Color of the hyperlinks in the editor (Manage Recipients) and on the Send Invite page (Add Payment Request).<br><br>Can be customized for the embedded sending and embedded editor.</td>
<td>
    
```json
  "hyperlink": {
  "color": "#0777CF",
  "hover-color": "#005BB5",
  "active-color": "#003F85"
}
```

</td>
</tr>
</table>




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*Full page: https://docs.signnow.com/docs/branding-general-resource*
