Step 1: You’ll get a file from the designer that will have an extension of “.hdzi” in an email. An example would be "businessnamecp.hdzi". You'll want to download this to your computer from that email. Then, it is best to copy it and paste it in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Home Inspector Pro\Cover Page Designs if on Windows:

Or Documents\Home Inspector Pro\Cover Page Designs if on Mac.

Step 2: You’ll then want to open HIP and open the template(s) you want to use the custom cover page with. Click on Open Template and choose your template from the list. If you are doing multiple templates, you’ll need to do this process one at a time.

Step 3: Go to Report Settings/Cover Page Designer.

Step 4: Click on Import Layout from File.

Step 5: Browse to the Cover Page Designs folder where you pasted the file. Select the file and click Open.

Step 6: You’ll see a prompt asking you to select if you want to replace the current layout or add it; select Replace Current Layout.

Step 7: You'll see the new layout in the Cover Page Designer

Step 8: From here you can adjust text or a signature or any of the other options in the Cover Page Designer. You can find an article for that here for the cover page designer options or here for the signature and initials.

Step 9: Once the cover page looks as you want it, you can now click on Apply Changes to Template.

Step 10: Then you’ll click on Save Template.

Step 11: Choose the template you are currently using. To preserve the original and create a new template, rename the file to something unique, ensuring it ends with .tpz. You can also modify the template name, which will be visible in the cloud when accessing a template in HIP Mobile.

Step 12: You’ll then want to upload the template to the cloud and then download it to the mobile so it has the updated template.

If you change your cover page and generate your report but see a different cover or the "default" one, return to the cover page designer and check that the option "Use Custom Cover on Reports" is enabled (grayed out).

If you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call at (888) 750-4777, or you can email us at [email protected] or open a chat in the bottom right corner of our main website or HIP Office!