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Introducing - Content Designer

In this article we will talk about Our Content Designer.

Main areas of the Content Designer​

Pages​

On the left side of the page, you can manage your content pages.

What can you find here:

  • Overlay page
  • Master page
  • Main playlist
  • Other Pages

Learn more: Pages Sidebar

Canvas​

In the center of the designer area, you will find your canvas.

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Widgets​

On the left side of the designer area near the canvas, you can see the widgets.

  • You can add widgets by dragging and dropping them onto the canvas.

Learn more: Widgets

Properties​

You can edit your widgets, Page, Content, and Editor settings in the Properties Menu.

Learn more: Properties Sidebar

Layers​

In the bottom right corner, you can manage your layers.

Learn more: Layers Sidebar

Header Area of the Designer​

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Top toolbar​

At the top, you can set the following options:

Zoom selector​

With Zoom selector you can manipulate the size of the canvas.

Load Content snapshot​

The system creates temporary snapshots while you are in the editing state.

  • These snapshots will be removed after leaving the content.
  • To create snapshots more frequently, you can use the Ctrl + Shift + S hotkeys.

Undo / Redo​

With these buttons you can undo or redo your last changes.

Toggle all helper lines​

This option will help you to keep in line.

  • If you enable it, horizontal and vertical helper lines will appear on all widgets on the canvas.

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Reload datasources​

If you have datasource change at the time when you edit your content, you can refresh the loaded datasources here.

Save content​

Here you can save your changes in the content.

  • Do not forget to save your content after editing!

Preview content in the browser​

With this button, you have several options to check the results of your content in your browser page.

How can you open your content:

Preview​

This option will open the content in browser preview, without content sync.

Preview from current​

This option will open the content in browser preview starting with the page you are selected, without content sync.

Preview from start, with sync​

This option will open the content in browser preview starting with the first page, with content sync.

  • Sync will only work if the content sync is enabled in the Content properties.

Advanced preview​

Other​

In the top right corner, you can toggle all hotkeys and open our Knowledge Base website with the Help button.

What can you find here:

  • Content name on the left
  • Information about UI and Server version
  • Hotkeys
  • Help / Knowledge base articles
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