What are the different type of Mobile App Screens available?
The screen types are as follows:
- Custom - A text based screen that is often used for "Conference Information", "About Our Organization", "Hotel Information", or anything else you'd like.
- Accordion - These are useful when you want to toggle between hiding and showing large amount of content. Great for FAQ's or small statements and large answers.
- PDF - A link to a PDF file that has been uploaded.
- Image - A link to an a image file. This is useful for maps of the venue, hotel or city. Recommended image format is .png or .jpg
- External Link - The menu item will be linked to a website (e.g. your own site). Set it to open in the app or outside of it in an external browser.
- Exhibitor/Sponsor Hall - A link to the exhibitor module of the app (See below). You can have up to 2 halls.
- Form Module- Connect an overall conference evaluation using the forms module.
- Parent Place Holder Menu- Create a parent menu for children screens to be placed under/within it.
- Twitter - Integrated twitter page within the mobile app.
Each screen will be linked to the app slide-in/left-hand menu.
Each page should also have an icon affiliated with it.
How to Create a Mobile App Screen?
- Click Dashboard
- Click Mobile App Management in the left side menu
- If there is more than one app defined, select the app from the dropdown menu
- Click App Screens in horizontal menu
- Select New Screen
- Enter a Screen Title (i.e. the Screen Name such as TwitterFeed)
For Display Menu On, select where you want this menu option to appear
- If NOT using the Mobile app and only the Online program, select Web Program Only
- Some screens are only applicable to the Mobile app and are not available in the Online Program e.g. My Notes, My Itinerary
- Select a Screen Type (e.g. image)
- Click Add Screen
- Depending on the screen type selected, you may be asked to upload a file or provide more information
- For example, if you selected a screen type of Image, the screen will refresh and you will be able to upload a file
EXAMPLES
A. Adding a Twitter Feed
- Click Dashboard
- Click Event App under the Conference name
- Click Module Settings in the Get Ready Area
- Find the Twitter Feed and set it to display.
- Find Twitter Query and add the hashtags and
- In Twitter Query, enter your Hashtag reference e.g. #2018Conference,#orgname,@organization
- Click Save Settings
B. Adding a Screen for Evaluations/CME
- Click Dashboard
- Click Mobile App Management in the left side menu
- If there is more than one app defined, select the app from the dropdown menu
- Click App Screens in horizontal menu
- Select New Screen
- Enter a Screen Title = Evaluations/CME
- Set Auto-Login = Yes
- Select a Screen Type = External Link
- Click Add Screen
- Add Link URL = Front-End Landing URL from Credits Management Screen
- Click Update Screen button
C. Adding Floor plan image
- Click Dashboard
- Click Mobile App Management in the left side menu
- If there is more than one app defined, select the app from the dropdown menu
- Click App Screens in horizontal menu
- Select New Screen
- Enter a Screen Title = Floor Plan
- Select a Screen Type = Image
- Click Add Screen
- Upload an Image file
- Click Update Screen button
D. Adding an Exhibit Hall
Ensure you have an exhibitor module created and populated with companies/exhibitors/sponsors.
- Click Dashboard
- Click Event App under the Conference name
- Click Module Settings in the Get Ready Area
- Click Exhibitor Hall from the left-hand menu
- Ensure Display is set on Exhibitor Hall
- Ensure Companies to Include is set to the correct setting:
- All companies are all companies in the exhibitor module
- Complete Companies is only companies set to complete in the exhibitor module
- Companies with Payments or are Complete are companies with payments or are complete in the exhibitor module
- Companies with Payments or are Complete and have a booth are companies with payments or are complete in the exhibitor module and have a booth. To use this option you need to have booths assigned to companies.
- Click Save Settings
If you need a second exhibit/sponsor hall please speak to an X-CD representative.
How to Edit a Mobile App Screen?
- Click Dashboard
- Click Mobile App Management in the left side menu
- If there is more than one app defined, select the app from the dropdown menu
- Click App Screens in horizontal menu
- Select All Screens
- Click the Update button beside an existing screen to change the screen name, add or revise the content or change its settings.
- Click the Update Screen button to save your changes.
What does my home screen look like?
Your home screen will have:
- your banner artwork at the top
- Login button/manage profile
- If you have lobby ads they will appear next and rotate, they have a duration of 7 seconds.
- A sessions widget displaying the upcoming widgets.
- Your social feed and social posts will be next. The social feed is a collection of all posts made in the mobile and virtual conference, either conference-wide or session-specific posts.
- At the bottom, there is a fixed navigation menu.
Example Home screen: