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iCOMPEL Digital Signage - User Guide (V8.1.1)

2.2.3 Editing a Layout

The Layout page lets you create a Layout, add Zones to a Layout and change the arrangement of Zones, and lets you edit

the content and behavior of individual Zones. More on Editing Zones...

The Layout page has three tabs: Zones , Layout Properties , and Interaction , and two floating toolbars, Zone List

and Zone Properties .

You can use the Zone List to select a specific Zone and to change the display order of Zones.

The Zones tab displays the graphical Layout editor .

To edit a Layout, follow these steps

1. From the menu bar, select Layouts, then Manage Layouts.

2. Click the Edit button for the Layout you wish to edit.

3. In the Select Action pop-up dialog, click Edit Layout or click the name of a Zone to start editing that Zone directly .

2.2.4 Layout properties

You can define the following properties for a Layout.

Description

You may enter a free text description of the Layout. The description is displayed on the Layouts page.

Layout Ad hoc Page

If enabled, the Ad hoc Page will be created automatically when this Layout contains Ad hoc Items and deleted when it does

not. Ad hoc Items are added or removed from the Ad hoc Page as they are added or removed from the Playlist of any Zone

in this Layout.

Plasma Burn Mitigation

Select this check box to enable Plasma Burn Mitigation, which automatically moves Zones at regular intervals to help

reduce burn-in on certain types of screen. Plasma Burn Mitigation does not change the media displayed, it simply changes

the locations of Zones in the Layout.

If this check box is selected, you can also select:

a scheme to define how the Zones move (swap sides from left to right, swap halves from top to bottom, or rotate through

all four quadrants of the screen).

a time interval (in hours minutes and seconds). The minimum time interval is 1 minute.

Soundtrack

The Soundtrack is a special type of Zone used for playing Audio tracks from files or external sources. You can only have

one Soundtrack for each Layout. Select this checkbox to enable a Soundtrack.

Editing Layout properties

To edit a Layout's, properties follow these steps

1. From the menu bar, select Layouts, then Manage Layouts.

2. Click the Edit button for the Layout you wish to edit.

3. In the Select Action pop-up dialog, click Edit Layout.

4. Click the Layout Properties tab, which allows you to:

enter a description for the Layout.

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