Paystub Templates V2

DB-backed templates with separate background, guide, and layout.

Key	Name	Background	Guide	Updated
`first_template`	First_template	first_template_background.pdf	first_template_guide1.pdf	2026-03-25 14:01:26.800809-04	Open Generator

Background

Bottom-most layer. Always rendered in the final output.

Current: first_template_background.pdf

Guide

Optional alignment layer for preview and optional final rendering.

Layer

Opacity

Render guide in final output

Current: first_template_guide1.pdf

Layout Generator

Template: first_template | First_template

Template Sample Data

Defaults

Font

Size

Render

Variables

Scale 100% Authoritative preview idle

Selected Field

Select a box to edit properties.

0 fields selected.

Align Toolset

Reference

Axis

Mode

Font For Selected

Size

Align horizontal

Align vertical

x_pt delta

y_pt delta

w_pt

h_pt

Fit

Page Condition

Pad

Leading

Format

Capitalize

Uppercase

Remove accents

Debug overlay

Debug No Background

Debug No Grid

Field outlines

Use double braces in Literal Text to insert variables and apply optional formatters.

Pattern	Meaning	Example Output
`{{period_start}}`	Raw variable value	`2026-02-01`
`{{period_start(Mmm D, YYYY)}}`	Shorthand date formatting	`Feb 1, 2026`
`{{period_start\|date:"Mmm D, YYYY"}}`	Explicit date formatter	`Feb 1, 2026`
`{{closing_balance\|currency:"us_dollar"}}`	Currency formatter	`$1,234.56`
`{{account_holder\|upper}}`	Uppercase	`MIKE ROSS`
`{{account_holder\|title}}`	Title case	`Mike Ross`
`{{sin\|social}}`	Social number spacing	`123 456 789`
`{{amount\|int}}`	Rounded integer	`1235`
`<s font="helvetica_bold" size="9" leading="12">Important</s>`	Inline style span (font + size + leading)	`Important` (rendered bold, 9pt, 12pt leading)
`From <s font="helvetica_bold">{{period_start(Mmm D, YYYY)}}</s>`	Combine variables and inline style	`From Feb 1, 2026`

Date tokens in patterns: YYYY, YY, MMMM, Mmm/MMM, MM, M, DD, D.

Inline style tags are currently intended for final PDF rendering.