---
title: "Building Your Lineup Sheet: Blocks, Layout & Theme"
description: "Add position groups and layout blocks, set what each player card shows, and pick your team colours."
category: "Lineups"
published: "2026-10-12 15:03:33"
updated: "2026-10-12 19:03:33"
url: "https://www.hockeyshare.com/support/kb/lineups/lineup-blocks-and-layout"
---

# Building Your Lineup Sheet: Blocks, Layout & Theme

A lineup sheet is made of blocks you place on the page. Templates give you a good start, and you can add, move, resize or restyle anything.

## The Add tab

The **Add** tab on the left lists everything you can put on the page. Click an item to add it, or drag it onto the page.

**Lineup blocks** fill in from your roster:

- **Forwards** – a 3-wide grid of forward lines.
- **Defense** – a 2-wide grid of pairs.
- **Goalies** – a list of three goalies.
- **Position group** – any position, set up your own way.
- **Game header**, **Staff**, **Not dressed**, **Officials**, **Pronunciations**, **Team stats** and **Leaders**. See [Game Header, Staff, Officials & Stats](/support/kb/lineups/game-header-and-stats-blocks).

**Layout** items are for everything else: **Header bar**, **Text**, **Table**, **Logo**, **Image**, **Box** and **Divider**.

![The Add tab listing lineup blocks and layout items](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a13179-2079-79e9-8b03-5123e35789ed/-/format/webp/)

## Block settings

Click a block to see its settings on the right. For a forwards, defense or goalie block:

- **Position** – which players this block is for (for example **Center** or **Defense**). Filters the Roster tab and Auto-fill.
- **Layout** – **List** (one player per row) or **Grid** (lines across). With Grid, use **Rows** to add or remove lines and **Columns** to set how many across.
- **Slots** – how many rows a list has.
- **Density** – **Compact**, **Normal** or **Roomy**.
- **Auto height** – grows the block to fit its players.
- **Print blank rows** – prints empty rows so you can write in names.

![A selected Center block with its settings and card style options](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a13179-29a6-7516-a2bf-08ac82b31e33/-/format/webp/)

## What each player card shows

Under **Card style → Show on each card**, turn details on or off for the whole block: **Number**, **Name**, **Position**, **Class / year**, **Height**, **Weight**, **Shoots**, **Birthdate**, **Hometown**, **Previous team**, **Season stats**, **Career stats**, **Pronunciation**, **C / A badge** and **Commitment**.

You can also set the number and name sizes, the **Name style** (First Last, Last, First or F. Last), **Uppercase names**, **Show headshots** and **Birthdate format**.

## Team colours

Click an empty part of the page to see the **Sheet theme**. Pick a preset like **Navy & maize** or **Red & black**, or set **Primary**, **Secondary**, **Accent**, **Text** and **Muted** yourself. Header bars, numbers and rules update together.

![Sheet theme colours and team colour presets](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a13179-31f4-79cd-98bb-8faea8854e7c/-/format/webp/)

## Pages and page setup

- Use the page tabs above the sheet to switch between pages. Click **+** to add one (up to 4 pages).
- Click the page button at the top (for example **Letter · Portrait · 3 col**) to open **Page setup**: **Paper**, **Orientation**, **Column guides**, **Roster source**, **Game** and **Stats season**. Click **Apply**.

![Page setup window with paper, orientation, column guides and roster source](https://img.hockeyshare.com/01a13179-3a0a-7b22-a0b1-975eea5c9e19/-/format/webp/)

## Moving and sizing

- Drag a block to move it. Drag its edges to resize it. Blocks snap to the column guides and grid; hold **Alt** to place freely.
- For exact sizes, open **Position & size** at the bottom of the settings.
- Use the layer buttons to bring an item forward or send it back, and the lock to stop it moving.

## Keyboard shortcuts

- **Arrow keys** – nudge (hold **Shift** to move further).
- **Delete** – remove the selected item.
- **⌘/Ctrl + D** – duplicate.
- **⌘/Ctrl + C / V** – copy and paste, even between lineups.
- **⌘/Ctrl + Z** – undo; **⇧⌘Z** or **Ctrl + Y** – redo.
- **⌘/Ctrl + S** – save now.

## Saving

Your lineup saves automatically. The label at the top shows **Saved**, **Saving…** or **Unsaved changes**. If you edit the same lineup in two windows, you'll be asked whether to **Reload** the newer version or **Overwrite** it with what you see.

## Tips

- Keep one sheet per page size and theme you like, and duplicate it for each game.
- Undo history is kept until you leave the editor, so experiment freely.
- Editing works on a phone or tablet, but a laptop or desktop is much easier.