A web panel allows you to display a web page in any section of your display board. In the example below, the BBC News page is displayed at on the right-half hand side of the board, alongside a leaderboard panel.

The Web page panel properties window will open, containing the following tabs:screenshotmacro

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tab allows you to add the URL and title of the web page you want to display. Click on the Add button to add the web page to the panel, as shown below:

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tab allows you to configure the background properties of your web panel.

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Field	Description
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 the 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

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tab allows you to define the shape of the panel, by entering values for its position and size. You You are also given the option to determine the refresh frequency of the page, by entering a value in the

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When you have finished configuring the properties of your RSS Web panel. , click on the Save button to apply the changes.

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Embedding Excel in a Web Panel

If using Office 365/Microsoft 365, in Excel online:

Go to File, Share, Embed
Select viewing options as required (show/hide grid lines, headers etc)
Copy the src address from the embed code part
Paste that as the address for a web panel in the display board

Web panel - overview video

For a live demonstration of how to design and customise a web panel, watch the video below:

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				<h2 style="margin-top: 0px;">What is a Web panel?</h2>

				<p>A web panel is, as the name suggests, simply a panel which displays a web page.</p>

				<p>In the display board below, you can see BBC News page on the right half of the board.</p>

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<h2>How do I add a Web panel?</h2>

<p>To add a web panel, click on the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/panel_type_button.png" /> button and then select the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/rss_panel.png" /> button, as shown below:</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/add_web_panel_1.png" alt="Add Web panel" />

<p>The list of panels types available immediately disappears and a blank screen will appear with the white cross-like pointer sign indicating where the panel will begin on the screen.</p>

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<h2>How do I customise my Web panel?</h2>

<p>To customise your web panel, click on the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/pointer_button.png" /> button on the top left hand side of the screen. 
Then click on the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/nut_button.png" /> icon of the panel that you want to customise, as shown below:</p>

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<p>The following screen will appear:</p>

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<h4>Content</h4>

<p>Type the URL and title of the web page you would like to appear or <span class="keyword">Ctrl V</span> to paste. Then press <span class="button">Add</span>.</p>

<p>This will appear as follows:</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/web_panel_properties_2.png" alt="Web panel properties" />

<h4>Background</h4>

<p>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 <span class="reference">Image source</span> field blank, as shown below:</p>

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<h4>Metrics</h4>

<p>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 back to a different size or by changing the number of pixels in to define the panel size.</p>

<p>You can also choose the refresh rate for the panel by entering the required article refresh rate for the panel as shown below. At the end, click the <span class="button">Save</span> button to save any changes made.</p>

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