<p>Once you have your Stats points set up, you are ready to start creating Display boards. 
See the <a href="viewpage.action?pageId=4817220">Stats points</a> section for information 
on creating or editing Stats points.</p>

<p>Select the <span class="button">Live stats</span> tab and the following screen will appear. 
If you are adding a Display board for the first time, the content of this screen will be blank.</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_1.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<p>To add a new Display board, just click on the <span class="button">Add</span> button, at 
the top right of the display boards list, as shown below.</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_2.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<p>The following screen will appear. Choose to create a blank Display board, a Display board 
based on a pre-defined template, or to copy an existing Display board.</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_3.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<h2>Create blank</h2>

<p>If you want to design your own Display board from scratch, just give it a name and select 
<span class="keyword">Create blank</span> from the list below. Then click on the 
<span class="button">Finish</span> button.</p>

<p>In that case, your Display board will have no Stats points.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_4.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<p>The Display board will appear in the list, as follows:</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_5.png" alt="Add Display board" />

N.B. It will be possible to create a Display board without first adding some stats points however these Display board will be very basic and will not include either Leaderboard or Summary panels as you have no stats points setup to feed them. Alternatively, add references to stats collection points later on, from inside the designer.

<h2>Create from a template</h2>

<p>Tri-Line provides you with a number of free Display board templates you can choose from so that you can have your own Display boards up and running in seconds. 
Just select <span class="keyword">Create from a template</span> from the list below and click <span class="button">Next</span>.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_6.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<p>Toggle between the Display board templates and select the one that best serves your company's needs. Then click <span class="button">Next</span>.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_7.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<p>You can either choose an existing stats collection point that each panel of the Display board should reference or not, as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_8.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<h4>Don't select a stats collection point</h4>

<p>In the case that you don't want to select a stats collection point, just click <span class="button">Finish</span> as shown below. Your Display board has been added to the Directory.</p>

<p>You can add references to stats collection points, later on from inside the designer.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_9.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<p>The Display board will appear in the Directory as follows:</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_3.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<h4>Select an existing stats collection point</h4>

<p>Alternatively, you can select from a list of stats points and then click <span class="button">Finish</span> to finish your Display board, as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_10.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<p>The Display board will appear in the Directory as follows:</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_3.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<h2>Create from an existing Display board</h2>

<p>You even have the option to create a Display board from an existing one, if for example you want a consistent look through all your company's Display boards.
In that case, just select <span class="reference">Create from an existing Display board</span> from the list below and click <span class="button">Next</span>.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_11.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<p>Just select from the list the Display board you want to copy and click <span class="button">Next</span>.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_12.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<p>You can either choose an existing stats collection point that each panel of the Display board should reference or not, as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_8.png" alt="Add Display board" />


<h4>Don't select a stats collection point</h4>

<p>In the case that you don't want to select a stats collection point, just click <span class="button">Finish</span> as shown below. Your Display board has been added to the Directory.</p>

<p>You can add references to stats collection points, later on from inside the designer.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_9.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<p>The Display board will appear in the Directory as follows:</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_3.png" alt="Add Display board" />


<h4>Select an existing stats collection point</h4>

<p>Alternatively, you can select from a list of stats points and then click <span class="button">Finish</span> to finish your Display board, as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_10.png" alt="Add Display board" />

<p>The Display board will appear in the Directory as follows:</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_display_board_3.png" alt="Add Display board" />