Zoho Creator - using form fields without using a form layout

Zoho Creator - using form fields without using a form layout

I have created several forms in Zoho Creator but, rather than the single- or double-column layout, the owner wants them to look like the final version (nicely arranged, custom colors, logo in the corner, etc) from the get-go. She saw the signup screen (https://www.zoho.com/creator/signup.html) and signin screen (https://www.zoho.com/creator/signin.html). The signup screen is almost a double-column and the signin screen is a centered box--neither of which I can figure out how to replicate.

I can tweak my forms slightly (background color and a couple more) and also embed them in a page--neither was enough. I found an answer about customizing the layout using "Client API" (https://help.zoho.com/portal/en/community/topic/form-layout-6-12-2009-1) and another stating I could use HTML to put input fields wherever I wanted (https://writer.zoho.com/public/help/creator-client-api/fullpage).

Since I don't know HTML very well, I'm slogging through that now--trying to learn enough HTML to make it work without having to learn enough HTML to write a book. While I work on this, am I missing something obvious? Can the signup/signin screens be done just with Creator?

If Zoho has all these testimonials about how beginners can create and implement business-wide forms/processes in only a few hours, why can't I figure out what should be something I think as simple?

Thanks.

Mike