Quick build: start a preview from one menu

Quick build is the fastest way to start a preview. It sits next to New Preview at the top of a dashboard's Previews list. It opens a menu with three columns, Channel, Format, and Start with. Pick one of each and the preview starts. There is no name step.

Where is Quick build?

Open a dashboard. At the top right of the Previews list there are two buttons, Quick build and New Preview. An empty dashboard shows the same two buttons. Hover Quick build to see Pick a channel, format and how to start.

If your role in the workspace can only view and comment, neither button shows. On the Free tier, when your free previews are full, Quick build shows the same Your free previews are full window as New Preview, and the menu does not open.

How do I start a preview with Quick build?

1. Click Quick build.
2. Under Channel, hover or click a channel: Google Ads, Facebook / IG, LinkedIn, YouTube, Multi-Channel, Programmatic, ChatGPT Ads, X Ads, Reddit Ads, or Microsoft Ads.
3. Under Format, click a format. Google Ads lists Responsive Search Ad, Responsive Display Ad, Performance Max, and Demand Gen. Facebook / IG lists Single Image / Video, Stories / Reels, and Carousel. LinkedIn lists Single Image and Carousel. A channel with one format row picks it for you: YouTube is In-stream & skippable, Multi-Channel is Google + Meta + LinkedIn, Programmatic is Display, native & video, ChatGPT Ads is Chat card, X Ads and Reddit Ads are Promoted post, and Microsoft Ads is Responsive Search Ad.
4. Under Start with, click how you want to start. Until a format is picked, this column says Pick a format to choose how to start.

What does each start do?

• Draft with AI, marked Recommended, opens the AI draft screen, where you give a website or files. See Draft copy with AI.
• Start from scratch opens the editor right away with a blank ad with a realistic example.
• Import from Google Ads opens the Google Ads connect step. The Free plan can link one Google Ads account, and Studio links as many as you need.
• Import from file opens the file upload, for CSVs, zips, briefs, or images.
• Import from Meta Ads, on Facebook / IG only, opens the Meta download window. See Import from Meta Ads.
• On Multi-Channel, Start from scratch opens the Multi-Channel setup at Select Ad Formats.

Which starts does each channel offer?

• Google Ads: Draft with AI, Start from scratch, Import from Google Ads, and Import from file.
• Facebook / IG: Draft with AI, Start from scratch, and Import from Meta Ads.
• Microsoft Ads: Draft with AI and Start from scratch.
• LinkedIn and YouTube: Draft with AI and Start from scratch, with Import from Google Ads and Import from file shown greyed out.
• Multi-Channel and Programmatic: Start from scratch, with Draft with AI and the two imports shown greyed out.
• ChatGPT Ads, X Ads, and Reddit Ads: Start from scratch only.

What is my Quick build preview called?

Quick build names the preview for you from the channel, the format, and the start, such as Google Ads · Responsive Search Ad followed by Draft, or by AI draft. A channel with one format leaves the format out, such as YouTube followed by Draft. Rename it any time.

Why is a start greyed out?

Hover a greyed-out row to see why.

• Draft with AI says Not available for this channel on Multi-Channel and Programmatic. Those start from scratch.
• Import from Google Ads and Import from file say Google Ads only on LinkedIn, YouTube, Multi-Channel, and Programmatic.
• On Demand Gen, the two imports say Not available for this format.
• If Draft with AI is not in the list at all, AI copy is turned off for you or your workspace. ChatGPT Ads, X Ads, and Reddit Ads never show it, because they start from scratch.

Why does a channel or format show Studio?

On the current Free plan, every channel and format is open, so you will not see a Studio tag. Free limits how many previews you have, 3 in total, not which formats.

On an earlier Free plan, only Responsive Search Ad, Responsive Display Ad, Facebook / IG Single Image / Video, and YouTube are open. Other formats, and the LinkedIn, Multi-Channel, Programmatic, ChatGPT Ads, X Ads, Reddit Ads, and Microsoft Ads channels, show a Studio tag. Hovering a Studio channel does nothing. Clicking one opens the Studio upgrade window instead of starting a preview.

Can I use the keyboard?

Yes. Up and down arrows move within a column, and left and right arrows move across columns. Right arrow picks the channel or format you are on. Enter picks the highlighted channel or format, or starts the highlighted start row. Escape closes the menu, and so does clicking outside it.

What is the difference between Quick build and New Preview?

Quick build creates the preview from three clicks and names it for you. New Preview opens the guided setup at step one, with nothing carried over from Quick build. Use New Preview when you want to type the name before you create the preview. Quick build opens on the channel you last started a preview from.