<h2>What is a Label panel?</h2>

<p>A label panel is as the name suggests a panel that can be used to provide a meaningful label for your display board or any area of the display board. e.g. If the display board is showing summary stats for your London site you might want choose something like 'London summary stats' as the name for the label panel. If your display board is showing call information for the service team at London, you may choose to call the label panel 'London Service'. You can also add an image, date and time to a label panel.</p>

<p>The following example shows how label panels could eventually look on a display board. All the label panels are hilighted in red border. You can see a larger label panel at the top saying <b>'All Telesales'</b> followed by two smaller label panels describing the sections below, <b>'Top Performers'</b> and <b>'Summary Stats'</b>. At the top left hand side of the page, you can see the company's <b>logo</b>, whereas at the top right hand side of the page, you can see the current <b>time</b>.</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/display_board_1_label_panels.png" alt="Label panel" /> 

NOTE: There is no limit to the number of label panels you can use on a display board. e.g. you may choose to add a large label panel at the top of the board and smaller label panels on subsections.

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

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

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_label_panel_1.png" alt="Add Label 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>

<p>Simply drag your mouse across the screen and you can size the panel as you can see in below:</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_label_panel_2.png" alt="Add Label panel" />

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

<p>To customize your label panel, click on the <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/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_plus/nut_button.png" /> icon of the panel that you want to customise, as shon below:</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/add_label_panel_3.png" alt="Add Label panel" />

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

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/label_panel_properties_1.png" alt="Label panel properties" />

<h4>Content</h4>

<p>Enter the name you would like to appear on the label. Then choose the style of font you would like to use for your header. Choose the font size you would like to use by simply selecting from the drop-down list.</p>

<p>To select the text colour, click on the drop-down arrow as shown below. This will show the colour palate available. To select a standard colour, all you need to do is click on it. To add a custom colour, click on one of the blank custom colour squares and type in the RGB colour codes to add to your custom palette. You need to click on the <span class="button">Apply</span> button to apply the colour.</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus//label_panel_properties_2.png" alt="Label panel properties" />

<p>If you would like the text to appear as bold, italic or underlined, simply click on the required box to highlight <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/text_formatting_1.png" />.</p>

<p>To determine the placement of your title, simply click on <img class="icon" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/text_formatting_2.png" />.</p>

<h4>Background</h4>

<p>Click on the <span class="button">Background</span> tab to configure the properties for the background of your label panel.</p>

<p>If you would like to add an image source, simply type the details in the box as shown below. Otherwise leave blank. You can decide to repeat the image or centre it on the panel, by selecting from the drop-down list of the <span class="reference">Image style</span> field.</p>

<p>To select the background colour, click on the drop-down arrow as shown below. This will show the colour palette available. To select a standard colour, all you need to do is click on it. To add a custom colour, click on one of the blank custom colour squares and type in the RGB colour codes to add to your custom palette. You can even pick a transparent background, if you like. You need to click on the <span class="button">Apply</span> button to apply the colour.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/label_panel_properties_3.png" alt="Label panel properties" />

N.B. Please ensure the background colour selected is different to the text colour on the previous Content section for this label panel.

<p>If you would like to apply lighting effects to the label panel, just tick the box as shown here:</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/label_panel_properties_4.png" alt="Label panel properties" />

<p>The two examples below show the difference between panels with and without lighting effects. The panel with the slight shine has a lighting effect applied, while the solid black panel has no lighting effects.</p>

<img class="screenshot naked" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/label_panel_properties_5.png" alt="Label panel properties" />

<h4>Metrics</h4>

<p>To define the panel's metrics to suit your particular screen, simply type the required pixel sizes in the boxes as shown below. Then click on the <span class="button">Save</span> button to save any changes made.</p>

<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/label_panel_properties_6.png" alt="Label panel properties" />