How to design a display board

To design a display board, locate the object in the Directory, click on it and select Design from the drop-down list, as shown below:

If you opted to design your display board from scratch, the following screen will appear:

To add or edit panels in your display board, use the toolbar on the left-hand side of the panel. Each toolbar button is described below:

The pointer button

The pointer (selector) button allows you to select an object and alter its properties.

The panel type button

This button allows you to select the type of panel you want to add to the canvas. The available panel types are presented below:

The aspect ratio button

This button allows you to change the ratio of the screen. The defaults available are 16:10 and 4:3, but the board can be stretched to any value you set.

The grid button

The grid button is a simple toggle switch that shows or hides the grid.

The canvas settings button

This button allows you to change the background properties of the canvas.

The save button

This button allows you to save any changes made to the canvas.

Once you have added a new Display Board, you need to actually design what you would like to appear on it. To do this, simply left-click on it and select Design from the pop-up menu, as shown below:

The following screen will then appear, which is the design mode of a display board:

The pointer button

The pointer (or selector button) as it's sometimes called allows you to select an object and alter it's properties.

The panel type button

To select the type of panel you would like to add to this blank canvas, click on the black button on the top left-hand side of the screen and it will expand, as shown here:

You can choose between the panel types presented below:

Label panel - Label panels allow you to put meaningful labels on your Display Boards. Label panels can also contain logos, pictures or dynamic data such as date and time.
Leaderboard panel - Leaderboard panels allow you to order and display results for any object in your directory. Results can be positioned in either ascending or descending order based on any call property you want.
Summary panel - Summary panels allow you to display key information clearly and concisely. As with all panels, the text, font, colour, etc. are completely customisable.
RSS panel - Provide your teams with up-to-the-second information on any subject by adding any number of RSS feeds.
Web panel - Use web panels to integrate full or partial web pages into your Display Boards from third-party systems such as CRM, accounting or ACD equipment.

Panel type customisation

The aspect ratio button

The aspect ration button, as the name suggests allows you to change the aspect ratio of the screen. The defaults available are 16:10 and 4:3. Those ratios are only really a guideline. When you open the final board it will stretch to whatever you set.

The grid button

The grib button is a simple toggle switch that shows the grid or hides it.

The canvas settings button

This button allows you to change the canvas settings for the background e.g. background colour.

The save button

If you have made any changes to your Display board, simply click on the save button to apply these changes.