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Task1What is a Leaderboard leaderboard panel?
Task2Adding a Leaderboard leaderboard panel
Task3Customising a Leaderboard leaderboard panel
Task4Leaderboard panel - overview video

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What is a

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leaderboard panel?

A The leaderboard panel is a panel that allows you to display several columns of information alongside each other so that you get your live call logging data organised in columns placed next to each other, in order to provide a visual summary of any call information that interests you . Leader board panels are completely customisable and wish to monitor. The content of each column is determined solely by your selection and the leaderboard can show any combination of columns column types. The background, font type, size, colour and placement The fonts and background of the panel are also customisable. Some examples are shown below:

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The information shown in the leaderboard is updated every time a call finishes and has been logged by the system.

The example below shows a leaderboard panel containing the following columns: the total number of calls, inbound, outbound, lost calls, duration of inbound, duration of outbound, total duration of calls and is ordered by total number of calls per user:

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Adding a

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leaderboard panel

To add a leaderboard panel, click on the

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toolbar button and then select to expand the list of panel types and choose the 
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The list of available panels types will disappear and the mouse pointer will transform in a white, cross-like pointer sign indicating where your panel will begin. Simply drag your mouse across the screen and you can size the panel After selecting the leaderboard 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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Customising a leaderboard panel

To customize a leaderboard panel, click on the

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toolbar button to switch to panel selection mode. Hover your mouse pointer over the leaderboard panel you want to customise and click on the Image Added icon, when it appears towards the top-left right corner of the screen, then select the 
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icon to customise the panel, as shown below:

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The following screen will appearThe Leaderboard panel properties window will open, containing the following tabs:

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Title

The

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Panel title

To provide a title for the leaderboard panel, simply fill in the Label field. Choose the font size you would like to use by selecting from the drop-down list provided. You can also choose the style of font you would like to use for your title.

To select the text colour, click on the drop-down arrow. This will display the colour palate available. To select a standard colour, all you need to do is click on it. To add a custom colour, click on one of the blank custom colour squares and type the RGB colour codes to add to your custom palette. You need to click on the Apply button to set the chosen colour:

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If you would like the text to appear as bold, italic or underlined, simply click on the required box to highlight 

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To determine the placement of your title, simply click on 

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If the label panel on the top of the board is sufficient, you may not require a label on this panel, so you can click the Hide label box as shown below:

FieldDescription
Hide labelTick this option if you don't want your panel to have a title
LabelEnter the name of your leaderboard
Text styleSelect any styling properties for your panel title, e.g font size, font style or text colour etc.
Leaderboard headers

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Adding Leaderboard headers

The default header for the columns in the leaderboard panel is Arial, 16 point in white. However, you can change all the setting of the Leaderboard headers, that are similar to the Panel title ones. Click on the drop-down list alongside any of the properties to change.

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Content

To add content to any leader board, select theContenttab.

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Hide labelTick this option if you don't want to add any column headers
Text styleSelect any styling properties for your column headers, e.g font size, font style or text colour etc.

Content

The 

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tab allows you to select the type of information you want to display in your leaderboard. Each column can comprise different call information (duration, response time, etc.), for different call types (inbound, outbound, etc.) and for different entities (sites, groups, users). For example, one column can show statistics for the total number of inbound calls on a daily basis, while in a different column you can display the same information, but for a different user group and on a weekly basis.

Perform the following steps to add a column to your leaderboard panel:

Select a stats point
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To populate a leaderboard with call logging information, you first need to add a stats point object in the Directory to collect data for the site, group or user you want the leaderboard to display.

To select the relevant stats point for your leaderboard, click on the Find button, as shown below:

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NextA new window will open, allowing you need to drill-down until you find the to the site or group level in the Directory, where the stats point object you want to use, then add resides. To select the stats point, click on the 

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button icon alongside it to select it, as shown below:.

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This will now appear as your chosen Stats point. Next you will need to decide what you would like to show on the leaderboard. To do this, work through the drop-down lists shown below and select the Call type and relevant Column to populate the panel.

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The selected stats point will automatically feed all columns in the leaderboard, but each individual column can be set afterwards to use a different stats point.

Select a call type

To select the type of call you want to display in this column, click on the

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Select column information

To select the type of call information you want to display in this column, such as total duration, response time, etc., click on the 

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Once you select the Call type and relevant Column fields, press theClick on the Add button to add the column to the list , as shown below. Just and repeat the same process if you need to add as many columns as you like, according to your needsanother column.

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In the example below, we have selected the following settings for the Call type and its Column fields have been selected in order to form the columns that appear in the list:

  • Pos: select Call type as 'All' and Column as 'Position'
  • Name: select Call type as 'All' and Column as 'Name'
  • Total: select Call type as 'All' and Column as 'Count'
  • In: select Call type as 'Answered' and Column as 'Count'
  • Out: select Call type as 'Outbound' and Column as 'Count'
  • Lost: select Call type as 'Missed' and Column as 'Count'
  • Duration In: select Call type as 'Answered' and Column as 'Average Duration'

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Changing column name

If you would like to change the name of any of the columns, click on the column name and overtype the current name, highlighted in blue, then press the Enter key to save

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NameCall typeColumn
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NameAllName
TotalAllCount
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OutOutboundCount
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Duration InAnsweredAverage duration
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To change the name of a column, click on it to highlight the text and enter the new name. Press the

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Rearranging columns

If you would like To rearrange the columns to appear in a different order, just click on the 

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icon alongside its each column. Moving a column up, by By clicking on the 
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icon, the column will move one level up in the design mode, we basically move this column and one column to the left on the live display board.

In the example below, we rearrange the In and Total columns. By clicking on the 

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icon next to the Total column, we move it a one level up.

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Changing a column's sorting

If you would like to To sort the columns to appear in a specific order, click on the 

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icon alongside. Moving a column up by clicking on the 
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icon in the design mode, we basically move this column left on the board.

In the example below, we change the sorting od of the the Total column from descending to ascending. By clicking on the

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icon next to alongside the Total column, we turn the sorting of this column to descending.

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Changing the

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To change the Stats stats collection point of a column, click on the 

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to confirm that the stats point has changed. In the example below, we have clicked

A new window will open, allowing you to drill-down to the site or group level in the Directory, where the stats point object you want to add resides. To select the stats point, click on the 

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icon to change the stats point of the In columnalongside it.

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Once you click on the After selecting the new stats point, the Image Added icon will automatically turn into

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icon the following pop-up window will appear. This will allow you to navigate up and down the Directory or choose , to highlight that the current column is using a different stats collection point at the same point e.g. "London ALL" instead of "London Daily Stats".

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Changing

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				<h2 style="margin-top: 0px;">What is a Leaderboard panel?</h2>

				<p>A leaderboard panel is a panel that allows you to display several columns of information alongside each other so that you get a visual summary of any call information that interests you. Leader board panels are completely customisable and can show any combination of a number of types of columns. The font type, size, colour and placement are all customisable. The background colour is also customisable. Some examples are shown below:</p>

				<p>This example shows total number of calls, inbound, outbound, lost calls, duration of inbound, duration of outbound, total duration of calls and is ordered by total number of calls per user:</p>

				<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/display_board_4.png" alt="Leaderboard panel" />
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						<img class="screenshot naked no_border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_video.png" alt="Design a Leaderboard panel video" /></a></p>
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<h2>How do I add a Leaderboard panel?</h2>

<p>To add a leaderboard panel, click on the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/panel_type_button.png" /> button and then select the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel.png" /> button, as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_leaderboard_panel_1.png" alt="Add Leaderboard panel" />

<p>The list of panels types available immediately disappears and a blank screen will appear with the white cross-like pointer sign indicating where the panel will begin on the screen.</p>

<p>Simply drag your mouse across the screen and you can size the panel as you can see in below:</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_leaderboard_panel_2.png" alt="Add Leaderboard panel" />

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

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

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<p>The following screen will appear:</p>

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<h4>Title</h4>

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<h6>Adding Panel title</h6>

<p>To provide a title for the leaderboard panel, simply fill in the <span class="reference">Label</span> field. Choose the font size you would like to use by simply selecting from the drop-down list. 
Then choose the style of font you would like to use for your title.</p>

<p>To select the text colour, click on the drop-down arrow as shown below. This will show the colour palate available. To select a standard colour, all you need to do is click on it. To add a custom colour, click on one of the blank custom colour squares and type in the RGB colour codes to add to your custom palette. You need to click on the <span class="button">Apply</span> button to apply the colour.</p> 

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_2.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>If you would like the text to appear as bold, italic or underlined, simply click on the required box to highlight <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/text_formatting_1.png" />.</p>

<p>To determine the placement of your title, simply click on <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/text_formatting_2.png" />.</p>

<p>If the label panel on the top of the board is sufficient, you may not require a label on this panel. If you do not want a label to appear on this panel, click the <span class="reference">Hide label</span> box as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_3.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />
 
<h6>Adding Leaderboard headers</h6>

<p>The default header for the columns in the leaderboard panel is Arial, 16 point in white. However, you can change all the setting of the <span class="reference">Leaderboard headers</span>, that are similar to the <span class="reference">Panel title</span> ones. Click on the drop-down list alongside any of the properties to change.</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_4.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<h4>Content</h4>

<p>To add content to any leader board, select the <span class="button">Content</span> tab.</p>

<p>The first thing you need to do is to select the Stats point you wish to use. To do this, simply click on the <span class="button">Find</span> button, as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_5.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>Then just drill-down until you find the stats point you want to use. Once you find it, click on the 
<img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/tick_button.png" alt="Tick" /> button alongside it to select it, as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_6.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>This will now appear as your chosen Stats point. Next you will need to decide what you would like to show on the leaderboard. To do this simply, work through the drop-down lists shown below and select the 
<span class="reference">Call type</span> and relevant <span class="reference">Column</span> and it will populate the panel.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_7.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>Once you select the <span class="reference">Call type</span> and relevant <span class="reference">Column</span> fields, press the <span class="button">Add</span> button to add the column to the list, as shown below. 
Just repeat the same process to add as many columns as you like, according to your company's needs.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_8.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>In the example below, we have selected the following settings for the <span class="reference">Call type</span> and its <span class="reference">Column</span> to form the columns that appear in the list:
	<ul>
		<li><span class="keyword">Pos</span>: select Call type as 'All' and Column as 'Position'</li>
		<li><span class="keyword">Name</span>: select Call type as 'All' and Column as 'Name'</li>
		<li><span class="keyword">Total</span>: select Call type as 'All' and Column as 'Count'</li>
		<li><span class="keyword">In</span>: select Call type as 'Answered' and Column as 'Count'</li>
		<li><span class="keyword">Out</span>: select Call type as 'Outbound' and Column as 'Count'</li>
		<li><span class="keyword">Lost</span>: select Call type as 'Missed' and Column as 'Count'</li>
		<li><span class="keyword">Duration In</span>: select Call type as 'Answered' and Column as 'Average Duration'</li>
	</ul>
</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_9.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<h6>Changing column name</h6>

<p>If you would like to change the name of any column, simply click on the column name and overtype the current name currently highlighted in blue. Then press the <span class="keyword">Enter</span> key to save.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_10.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<h6>Rearranging columns</h6>

<p>If you would like the columns to appear in a different order, just click on the 
<img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/order_button.png" /> icon alongside its column. Moving a column up by clicking on the 
<img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/up_arrow_button.png" /> icon in the design mode, we basically move this column left on the board.</p>

<p>In the example below, we rearrange the <span class="keyword">In</span> and <span class="keyword">Total</span> columns. By clicking on the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/up_arrow_button.png" /> icon next to the <span class="keyword">Total</span> column, we move it a level up.</p>

<img src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_11.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<h6>Changing a column's sorting</h6>

<p>Lalala bla bla salalalala 
<img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/sort_up_button.png" /> icon alongside its column. Moving a column up by clicking on the 
<img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/sort_down_button.png" /> icon in the design mode, we basically move this column left on the board.</p>

<p>In the example below, we change the sorting od the the <span class="keyword">Total</span>column from descending to ascending. By clicking on the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/sort_down_button.png" /> icon next to the <span class="keyword">Total</span> column, we turn the sorting of this column to descending.</p>

<img src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_18.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<h6>Changing the Stats Collection point</h6>

<p>To change the Stats collection point of a column, click on the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/stats_point_1_button.png" /> icon alongside it which will automatically turn into <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/stats_point_2_button.png" /> to confirm that the stats point has changed. In the example below, we have clicked on the 
<img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/stats_point_1_button.png" /> icon to change the stats point of the <span class="keyword">In</span> column.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_14.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>Once you click on the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/stats_point_1_button.png" /> icon the following pop-up window will appear. This will allow you to navigate up and down the Directory or choose a different stats point at the same point e.g. "London ALL" instead of "London Daily Stats".</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_15.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<h6>Changing Font properties</h6>

<p>To change the font properties for any column, click on the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/font_button.png" /> icon. The following pop-up will appear:</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_16.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>Choose the font size you would like to use by simply selecting from the drop-down list. You can also choose the style of font you would like to use from the drop-down font family list. 
To select the text colour, click on the drop-down arrow. This will show the colour palette available. To select a standard colour, all you need to do is click on it. To add a custom colour, 
click on one of the blank custom colour squares and add the RGB colours to add to your custom palette. You need to click on the <span class="button">Apply</span> button to apply the colour, as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_17.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>If you would like the text to appear as bold, italic or underlined, simply click on the required box to highlight <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/text_formatting_1.png" />.</p>

<p>To determine the placement of your text, simply click on <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/text_formatting_2.png" />.</p>

<p>At the end, click on the <span class="button">Save</span> button to save any changes made.</p>

<h6>Hiding a column</h6>

<p>In TIM Plus, you can temporarily hide the columns that you don't want to have in your display board. These may be occasions when for example you are running a particular campaign and you want to concentrate only on inbound or outbound calls. To hide a column, you simply click once on the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/hide_button.png" /> icon, which will automatically turn into 

<img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/unhide_button.png" /> to confirm that the column is temporarily hidden, as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_12.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>To display again, simply click once on the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/unhide_button.png" /> icon which will automatically turn into 

<img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/hide_button.png" />.</p>

<h6>Deleting a column</h6>

<p>If you would like to permanently delete a column, then all you have to do is click on the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/delete_button.png" /> icon, as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_13.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>You will be asked to confirm deletion. Simply press <span class="button">OK</span> to this pop-up window.</p>

<h4>Background</h4>

<p>Click on the <span class="button">Background</span> tab to configure the properties for the background of your leaderboard panel.</p>

<p>If you would like to add an image source, simply type the details in the box as shown below. Otherwise leave blank. You can decide to repeat the image or centre it on the panel, by selecting from the drop-down list of the <span class="reference">Image style</span> field.</p>

<p>To select the background colour, click on the drop-down arrow as shown below. This will show the colour palette available. To select a standard colour, all you need to do is click on it. To add a custom colour, click on one of the blank custom colour squares and type in the RGB colour codes to add to your custom palette. You can even pick a transparent background, if you like. You need to click on the <span class="button">Apply</span> button to apply the colour.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_19.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>If you would like to apply lighting effects to the summary panel, just tick the box as shown here:</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_20.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>The two examples below show the difference between panels with and without lighting effects. The panel with the slight shine has a lighting effect applied, while the solid black panel has no lighting effects.</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_lighting_example.png" alt="Leaderboard panel lighting example" />

<h4>Metrics</h4>

<p>To define the panel's metrics to suit your particular screen, simply type the required pixel sizes in the boxes, as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_21.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>If you want to use automatic paging, just select the tickbox, as shown below. Alternatively, type in the number of rows you want your leaderboard to have per page, or select to view the first page only.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_22.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

<p>Finally, set the rate whith which you want the pages to change. Then click on the <span class="button">Save</span> button to save any changes made.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/leaderboard_panel_properties_23.png" alt="Leaderboard panel properties" />

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Hiding a column

To temporarily hide a column from your leaderboard panel, click on the 

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If you would like to permanently delete a column from your leaderboard panel, click on the 

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Background

The 

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FieldDescription
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

Metrics

The Metrics tab allows you to define the size of the leaderboard panel and the parameters of the page.

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Panel size

To define the shape of the panel, enter the values for its position and size.

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If you want to use automatic paging, select the box provided; alternatively, enter the number of rows you want the leaderboard to show per page, or select 

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Once you have configured the settings of your leaderboard panel, click on the Save button to apply any changes.

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

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