Reference Guide

Advertising Services Version 1.3

4.2.2.2 Geometry

The Geometry section allows you to configure size constraints for your

advertising space, such as the screen type this space is designed for, the

minimum and maximum width and height of the space (and therefore the

minimum and maximum size of the advertisements displayed within), and the

maximum number of rows and columns of advertisements to display.

Screen Types: Limit what types of screen will show this advertising

space.

NOTE This setting is only applicable for web advertising.

Some devices, such as desktop computers and laptops have a large screen,

whereas other devices, such as smart phones (e.g. iPhone) have a small

screen. Delivering large advertisements to small screens, while possible,

does not provide the best user experience.

Therefore, an advertising space can be configured so that it is only displayed

on a large screen or only displayed on a small screen. Typically, the width

and height constraints would also be set to values that are appropriate for the

selected screen type.

The Screen Types field supports the following options:

Table 13: Options for the Screen Types field

Option

Description

All screens – show on

both small and large

screens

Select this option to ignore the detected screen

type.

Small screens – show on

small screens only

(phones, mobile devices)

Only if the user's device is detected as being a

small screen device, will this advertising space be

shown.

Large screens – show on

large screens only

(laptops, desktops)

Only if the user's device is detected as being a

large screen device, will this advertising space be

shown.

NOTE The screen type is detected by looking at the browser's User Agent value.

Laptops, desktops and devices like the iPad, will be treated as large screen

devices. Smart phones (like the iPhone) and other mobile devices, will be

treated as small screen devices.

NOTE While we endeavor to correctly detect the screen type for as many devices as

possible, we are unable to test every possible device, and so do not claim

detection to be correct for all devices.