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
![The + Sign button under Create content](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/styles/large/public/wysiwyg_uploads/%2B%20Sign_0.png?itok=m-fP61HO)
- Enter in the following:
- Administrative Title: What the admin sees as the name of the sign within Drupal
![ITS Help Desk administrative title](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/styles/large/public/wysiwyg_uploads/ITS-Help%20Desk%20Admin%20Title.png?itok=tx1hbPlE)
- Display Title: What is shown on the sign when it's up and running.
![The ITS Help Desk display title](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/styles/large/public/wysiwyg_uploads/ITS%20Help%20Desk%20Display%20Title.png?itok=QiEDvud8)
- 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."
![The Change layout button](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/styles/large/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Change%20Layout%20button.png?itok=zX4ab8PJ)
- Choose between the 5 different layouts that are offered.
![Five different layouts offered](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/styles/large/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Five%20Layouts.png?itok=tLJiGGx-)
To change the Widgets or Move Widgets Around
- To change the widgets or move widgets around, choose "Customize this page."
![The Customize this page button](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/styles/large/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Customize%20this%20Page.png?itok=vxOzTnd-)
- 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.
![The drag-and-drop four-arrow symbol](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/styles/large/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Four%20Arrow%20Symbol.png?itok=pwwUEHcV)
- To add a new widget, click the section you would like the new widget to be placed in and click the + button.
![The plus button](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/styles/large/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Plus%20Button_0.png?itok=AsWI2k_0)
- Choose the widget you would like and enter in any information pertaining to widget that you are choosing.
![The Add content to Top Left list](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/styles/large/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Add%20Content%20to%20Top%20Left_0.png?itok=kAbeBNPv)
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."
![+ Slide button](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/styles/large/public/wysiwyg_uploads/%2B%20Slide.png?itok=HAvXacDa)
- 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
- Take the dimension (1920x1080) and divide within each other (1920/1080).
- 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.
![The Signs section](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/styles/large/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Signs%20Button.png?itok=fdG7B8hm)
- Choose the Edit button
![The Edit button](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/styles/large/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Edit%20Button.png?itok=VNo7Gayc)
- 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.
![The Primary Slideshow section of the creation screen](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/styles/large/public/wysiwyg_uploads/Primary%20Slideshow%20Section.png?itok=F3XPGav8)
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.