Import icons or logos into PAM
In this article, you will learn how to upload icons and logos into PAM.
Uploading icons and logos is an easy process but you will only be able to use them once you have created dictionary items to assign them into.
This process has been split into 2 separate articles:
How to import icons or logos into PAM (current article)
This article has been divided up into sections for your convenience.
Adding Icon Categories
First we will create icon categories. Every time you upload an icon, it must belong to a category.
If your intended category already exists then you do not need to repeat this step unless you want to create a new category.
Steps
1. In the PAM navigation menu go to Library > Icons
2. The current icon categories is visible on the left-hand side of the page
3. Click on the [+ ADD CATEGORY] button on the bottom right-hand side
4. Name your icon category (i.e. Random)
5. Set the colour scheme of your icon and background for light and dark map mode
6. Always enable Available on destination dictionary items to allow icons to be shown on eXplorer map.
7. Enable Enabled oversize icons (200 x 200px) if you have any icons or logos larger than 24 x 24px.
8. Save changes
Uploading icons/logos
Steps
1. In the PAM navigation menu go to Library > Icons
2. Notice that our newly created category ‘Random’ can be seen on the left-hand side with the rest of the other existing icon categories
3. Click on [+ ADD ICON] on the bottom right-hand side
4. Upload .SVG file to Map Icon
5. Upload .PNG file Dark map icon. See previous article for a guide on How to prepare icons or logos to be imported to PAM.
6. Upload .PNG file Light map icon. See previous article for a guide on How to prepare icons or logos to be imported to PAM.
7. Add the Name of the icon
8. Add Print Code (Print Code is used for reporting)
9. Add Text to Speech (Text to speech is used for accessibility)
10. Assign Category (i.e. Random)
11. Save changes
12. The uploaded icon is now successfully part of the icon area underneath the heading ‘Random’ as that was where it was assigned in step 10.
13. Any icon category that a user creates will be featured on the left-hand side to show it was correctly done.
Video reference
Next direct article
To use your icons/logos in Explorer Map, you will have to create a dictionary item and assign your icons/logos to it