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Task1What is an RSS panel?
Task2Adding an RSS panel
Task3Customising an RSS panel
Task4RSS panel - overview video

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<p>An RSS panel will allow you to send a live RSS feed to your display board. The example below shows an RSS panel displayed at the bottom of a board.</p>

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What is an RSS panel?

An RSS panel allows you to send a live RSS feed to your display board. The example below shows an RSS panel displayed at the bottom of the board.

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<h2>How do I add an RSS panel?</h2>

<p>To add an RSS panel, float over the <img id="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/></a>

Adding an RSS panel

To add an RSS panel, click on the 

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 toolbar button to expand the list of panel types and choose the
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After selecting the RSS panel button, the mouse pointer changes into a white crosshair pointer, indicating that the designer is ready to draw your panel. Click and hold your left mouse button, starting at the point defining the upper-left corner of your new panel. Whilst still holding down the left mouse button, drag the marquee that will appear to the point that will define the lower-right corner of your panel, as shown below:

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<h2>How do I customise my RSS panel?</h2>

<p>To customize your RSS panel, click on the <img id="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/pointer_button.png" /> button on the top left hand side of the screen. 
Then click on the <img id="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/nut_button.png" /> icon of the panel that you want to customise, as shon below:</p>

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Customising an RSS panel

To customize an RSS panel, click on the Image Added toolbar button to switch to panel selection mode. Hover your mouse pointer over the label panel you want to customise and click on the Image Added icon, when it appears towards the top-right corner of the panel, as shown below:

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The RSS panel properties window will open, containing the following tabs:

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The

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. To verify that the feed is valid, click on the Check feed button.

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If the entry is valid, the title of the RSS feed will appear in the RSS title field. Click on the Add feed button to add this feed to your RSS panel, as shown below:

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By default, this will appear in your RSS panel as shown below:

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To add another RSS feed to your panel, follow the same procedure as described above.

Reordering RSS feeds

If your RSS panel contains more than one RSS feed, you can change the order they will appear on your display board by clicking on the 

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icons alongside each feed, as shown below:

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Deleting an RSS feed

To delete an RSS feed from the panel, click on the 

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icon as shown below:

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Appearance

The 

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Article title

Apply any styling properties, such as font size, font style or text colour, if you want to change the appearance of your article title.

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Article description

Apply any styling properties, such as font size, font style or text colour, if you want to change the appearance of your article description.

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Bullet point

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FieldDescription
Image sourceTo use an image rather than a plain colour as your bullet point, enter its source here; the path is relative to the folder on disk from which the web content is served, and is different for each class of web user; the background colour should be set as Transparent, so it does not interfere with your image
WidthDefine the width of the image, in pixels
Background colourIf you don't want to use an image as your bullet point, you can select a background colour

The example below shows two different bullet point implementations of the same RSS feed. On the left, you can see an image as a bullet point, whereas on the right the bullet point is a coloured rectangle of specific width.

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Background

The

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Image sourceIf you want your panel to display an image, type its source here. Remember, the path is relative to the folder on disk from which the web content is served, and is different for each class of web user
Image styleChoose how the image should be displayed
ColourChoose the background colour of the panel; if you are adding an image, you may want to select Transparent so that this does not interfere with your image
Apply lighting effects to this panelTick this option to apply a shine effect to the entire panel; if you are using the panel to display an image, this may adversely affect how it appears

The two examples below highlight the difference between panels with and without lighting effects.

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Info

It is recommended that you check with the RSS feed provider that they are happy for you to use their feed.

Metrics

The 

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When you have finished configuring the properties of your RSS panel, click on the Save button to apply the changes.

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RSS panel - overview video

For a live demonstration of how to design and customise an RSS panel, watch the video below:

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