How it works

Getting started

Create a new project with Create Schedule

Start a project from a floor plan PDF and build the message schedule from scratch inside Sign Planner.

Getting started

Create a new project with Import Schedule

Start a project from a plan PDF and bring in the Excel message schedule you already have.

Getting started

Dashboard: manage your projects

Open, search, sort, organize, share and delete projects from your dashboard.

Getting started

Project settings: details, layout and two-page mode

Set project details, page layout options and two-page side-by-side mode.

Getting started

Save and download your project

Save your work, then download the marked-up PDF, the Excel schedule or a full bundle.

Placing signs

Placement modes & mouse gestures

The ways to put a sign on a plan: click, drag, keyboard modifiers and right-click gestures.

Placing signs

Place signs fast with Search & Auto-Tag

Type a room name or number and let Sign Planner find it on the plan and place the tags for you.

Placing signs

Place signs on your plan: an imported schedule

Take the signs from an imported schedule and place each one on the right spot of your plan.

Placing signs

Resize your sign tags and markers

Make tags and markers bigger or smaller, for one sign, one sheet or the whole project.

Placing signs

Add Building and Level to your sign tags

Name your buildings and levels so every sign tag and sign number carries them.

Placing signs

Number signs in walking order with Renumber Signs

Draw a route and renumber your signs in the order someone would walk past them.

Placing signs

Find anything fast with ⌘K Search

Jump to any sign, sheet or setting with the command search.

Schedule & sign types

Schedule Columns: show, hide and add columns

Choose which columns the message schedule shows, and add your own.

Schedule & sign types

Sign Types: add, import, edit and count your sign types

Build your list of sign types, import it from Excel, edit it, and see how many of each you have.

Schedule & sign types

Sign Type Colors: customize your sign tags

Give each sign type its own color and shape so tags are easy to tell apart on the plan.

Schedule & sign types

Filters: find the signs you need

Filter the schedule and the plan by type, building, level or any column to see only what matters.

Schedule & sign types

Keep private notes with Internal Notes

Add notes to a sign that stay private to your team and never show up in exports.

Schedule & sign types

Deleted Signs: delete, restore and clean up

Delete signs safely, bring one back, or remove deleted signs for good.

Sign details & drawings

Sign Details: the Details tab

Edit a sign’s message, type, location and quantity in the Details tab.

Sign details & drawings

Sign Details: the Appearance tab

Change how one sign’s tag looks on the plan: color, shape and size.

Sign details & drawings

Sign Images: add artwork to your signs

Attach artwork or photos to signs and see them in the schedule and your exports.

Sign details & drawings

Sign Layout Generator: design, check and save your sign drawings

Design a sign’s layout, check it against the rules, and save the drawing to the sign.

Plans, legend & revisions

Show a sign legend on your plans

Add a legend to your plans that lists your sign types and stays up to date.

Plans, legend & revisions

Replace Plans: swap in revised plans, keep your signs

Swap in a revised PDF and keep every sign exactly where it belongs.

Plans, legend & revisions

Change orders: log what changed from Sign Details

Record a change order on a sign straight from its Sign Details.

Plans, legend & revisions

Track revisions with Change Orders

See every change order across the project and track revisions from start to finish.

Plans, legend & revisions

PDF Editor, part 1: Page Setup and the page list

Set up the sheet size, reorder and manage pages, and line up plans in the PDF editor.

Plans, legend & revisions

PDF Editor, part 2: Box, Lasso, Move and Paste

Select parts of a plan with Box or Lasso, then erase, keep, move or paste them.

Plans, legend & revisions

PDF Editor, part 3: Clean Up and Inspect

Hide clutter such as furniture, text and linework, and inspect what is on a page.