Logging into your Sign

• Go to http://signage.uiowa.edu/user
• Click Login and enter in your HawkID and password to log in to your sign.
• Click on the group membership of the sign you are wanting to modify.

Add a Sign to your Group

• Go to the Department\College group where the sign should be located.
• Under "Create Content," choose "+ Sign

• Enter in the following:
  • Administrative Title:  What the admin sees as the name of the sign within Drupal

• Display Title:  What is shown on the sign when it's up and running.

• Choose a Reload time for your sign.  Default is 30 minutes for it to do a full page refresh.
• Click Save.

Change your Layout

• Go to the Sign you want to customize.
• To customize the Layout, at the bottom of your sign, choose "Change Layout."

• Choose between the 5 different layouts that are offered.

To change the Widgets or Move Widgets Around

• To change the widgets or move widgets around, choose "Customize this page."

• The widgets with the four-arrow symbol are objects that you can move around.  Just click on the arrows and drag and drop where you want to place the widget.

• To add a new widget, click the section you would like the new widget to be placed in and click the + button.

• Choose the widget you would like and enter in any information pertaining to widget that you are choosing.

Add a Slide and Slideshow

You can add up to three different slideshows to a sign.  You need to first add your slide (aka image file) to the system.  Then you need to add the slide to the slideshow on the sign.

Add a Slide to the System

• In your group's main page, click "+ Slide."

• Add a "Title" of your slide.
• Under "Slide Content" choose "Browse" to browse for the slide you want to upload.
  • Files must be less than 2 MB.
  • Allowed file types: png gif jpg jpeg.
  • Images must be larger than 1920x1080 pixels.
• Click Next.
• Enter in the "Alt Text."
• Choose the "Image Ratio" of the image you just uploaded.
  • Take the dimension (1920x1080) and divide within each other (1920/1080).
    • 16:9 = 1.77777
    • 16:10 = 1.6
• Under "Sign Group" you can choose which areas you have rights to that can also use this image.
• Check "Share with All users" if you want anyone who has a sign in Drupal to be able to use your image.
• Click Save.

Add a Slide to a Slideshow

• Go to the sign you want to add a slide to.

• Choose the Edit button

• Add your slides to the appropriate slide show by clicking on "Add new slide" or "Add existing slide."
  • Add new slide:  For when you haven't add the slide (image) to the system yet.
  • Add existing slide:  For when the slide (image) is in the system already.

If you are Adding an Existing Slide

• Click Add Existing Slide.
• Either type the title of the slide that is in the system or click "Search" to browse slides that are in the system.