In this article, you will learn how to add colour to your Directional Signs. This functionality makes it easier for customers to notice sign content when they visit your location.
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Selecting colours for your dictionary item
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Adding colours can be applied to both Destination and Messaging Dictionary items. They both have the Digital Properties section which lets you select colours. Both Destination and Messaging Dictionary items can be placed in Content slots at the same time. For the example below we will use a Destination Dictionary item. |
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3. Select the edit button if you have a dictionary item already made
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4. Scroll down to the DIGITAL PROPERTIES Colour Scheme section
5. Click on Background colour to choose appropriate colour. The default is white
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It is important to choose a background and text colour as these will be your colour options when you go into configuring Directional signs. If you prefer the default colours, this will automatically be available for selection by default. |
8. Save changes once colours have been chosen
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Configuring colour changes in Digital Sign Manager
Steps
1. In the PAM navigation menu go to 360 Planner > Digital Signs
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7. You can choose to either increase or decrease the font size. To figure out which one has been selected previously, you will notice the capital A highlighted in a blue colour
8. Adjusting the indent icon, makes the name of the dictionary item closer to the centre or closer to the side. To figure out which one has been selected previously, you will notice an indent icon highlighted in a blue colour
9. Activate this to put a dividing line between content slots. This only works when colour background is left as the default option
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12. Background: You can choose to add colour to background of the dictionary item name here
13. Selecting the white box with the red diagonal line means it will go back to its default setting. The default setting for text colour is white and the default setting for background colour is black
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Hint: The colours you have selected for text and background colour is automatically duplicated in each other’s options. For example, if you picked red for text and green for background, you will also get a green option for text and a red option for background respectively. |
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Previewing colour changes in Digital Sign Manager
We will show the preview and give examples of how your directional sign may look like when more than one Content slot is used. Please remember that you can be creative by mixing and matching different colour combinations together as well as adjusting the size and indentation levels.
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Example 1: One content slot with a different text colour
Text colour chosen is green
Background colour is default black
Preview of the changes
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Example 2: Two content slots
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3. Preview of the changes
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Using Pixel Font
Pixel font makes the Directional Sign content more clearer in terms of pixels used per inch. This is evident with customers who drive into the venue and look at these signs from a distance.
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6. The directional sign has been successfully converted into a pixel design as shown in the preview.
You are still able to make changes as you normally would when configuring directional signs
7. Save changes
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Before Pixel Normal Font Design and After Pixel Design Comparison
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