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Customising a Web panel
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The following screen will appear Web page panel properties window will open, containing the following tabs:
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Content
Type The Content tab allows you to add the URL and title of the web page you would like to appear, then press Add. This will appear as followswant to display. Click on theAdd button to add the web page to the panel, as shown below:
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Background
By default the background of the Web panel is black with a lighting effect. However you can add an image source as the background and either choose to have that image centered in the panel or repeated by typing in details. In that case, you may even want to set a transparent background for your image. Alternatively, just pick a colour from the colour palette and leave the Image source field blank, as shown below:The Background tab allows you to configure the background properties of your web panel.
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Metrics
The width and height of the panel containing the Web page will be picked up automatically. You can change this by using your mouse to drag this to a different size or by changing the number of pixels to define the panel size.
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| Image source | If you want your panel to display an image, type its source here. Remember, the path is relative to the folder on disk from which web content is served, and is different for each class of web user. |
| Image style | Choose how the image should be displayed. |
| Colour | Choose the background colour of the panel; if you are adding an image, you may want to select Transparent so that this does not interfere with your image. |
| Apply lighting effects to this panel | Tick this option to apply a shine effect to the entire panel; if you are using the panel to display an image, this may adversely affect how it appears. |
Metrics
The Metrics tab allows you to define the shape of the panel, by entering values for its position and size. You can also choose the refresh rate for of the panel, by filling entering a value in the Article refresh box provided. At the end, click theClick on the Save button to save apply any changes made.
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Web panel - overview video
For a live demonstration on of how to design and customise a Web web panel, watch the video below:
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