Documentation

• Manage Categories
  • Add Category
  • Edit Category
  • Delete Category
• Manage Subcategories
  • Add Subcategory
  • Edit Subcategory
  • Delete Subcategory
• Manage Messages
  • Add Message
  • Edit Message
  • Delete Message
• Manage Pictures
  • Add Picture
  • Delete Picture
• Options
  • Display Options
    • Display a message every 'x' seconds
    • Flash message on screen for 'x' milliseconds
    • Show messages in this location of the screen
  • Application Options
    • Language
      • Language Editor
        • Update text for the current language
        • Add new language
      • Delete Language
    • Automatically open this application when the computer starts up?
    • Start showing messages immediately next time this application starts?
  • Message Options
    • Font
    • Size
    • Style
    • Text Colour
    • Background
      • Coloured Background
      • Transparent Background
    • Visibility
  • Message Preview
    • Preview Text
  • Picture Options
    • Visibility
  • Picture Preview

Manage Categories

Add Category

1) Click the 'Add' button above the category list and a new window will appear.
2) Enter the name of the category and click the 'Save' button.

Edit Category

1) Click on the category that you would like to edit and ensure that it is highlighted.
2) Click the 'Edit' button above the category list and a new window will appear.

NOTE: You can also open the 'Edit Category' window by double-clicking the category.

3) Enter a new name for the category and click the 'Save' button.

Delete Category

1) Click on the category that you would like to delete and ensure that it is highlighted.
2) Click the 'Delete' button above the category list and a message will appear, asking if you are sure you want to delete the category.
3) Click 'Yes' to delete the category.

Manage Subcategories

Add Subcategory

1) Before adding a subcategory, first click on the category that you would like to add a subcategory to and ensure that it is highlighted.
2) Click the 'Add' button above the subcategory list and a new window will appear.
3) Enter the name of the subcategory and click the 'Save' button to save the subcategory into the selected category.

Edit Subcategory

1) Click on the subcategory that you would like to edit and ensure that it is highlighted.
2) Click the 'Edit' button above the subcategory list and a new window will appear.

NOTE: You can also open the 'Edit Subcategory' window by double-clicking the subcategory.

3) Enter a new name for the subcategory and click the 'Save' button.

Delete Subcategory

1) Click on the subcategory that you would like to delete and ensure that it is highlighted.
2) Click the 'Delete' button above the subcategory list and a message will appear, asking if you are sure you want to delete the subcategory.
3) Click 'Yes' to delete the subcategory.

Manage Messages

Add Message

1) Before adding a message, first click on the subcategory that you would like to add a message to and ensure that it is highlighted.
2) Click the 'Add' button above the message list and a new window will appear.
3) Enter the message text and click the 'Save' button.

Edit Message

1) Click on the message that you would like to edit and ensure that it is highlighted.
2) Click the 'Edit' button above the message list and a new window will appear.

NOTE: You can also open the 'Edit Message' window by double-clicking the message.

3) Enter a new message and click the 'Save' button.

Delete Message

1) Click on the message that you would like to delete and ensure that it is highlighted.
2) Click the 'Delete' button above the message list and a message will appear, asking if you are sure you want to delete the message.
3) Click 'Yes' to delete the message.

Manage Pictures

Add Picture

1) Click the 'Add Picture' button below the picture list and you will be prompted to browse for an image file.
2) Locate the picture you want to add and either double-click the file or click once to highlight it and then click the 'Open' button.

Delete Picture

1) Move your mouse over the picture you would like to delete and you will notice an 'x' appear in the top right-hand corner of the image.
2) Click the 'x' button and a message will appear, asking if you are sure you want to delete the picture.
3) Click 'Yes' to delete the picture.

Options

Display Options

Display a message every 'x' seconds

The total time (in seconds) that the application will wait before displaying the next message.

Flash message on screen for 'x' milliseconds

The total time (in milliseconds) that a message will be displayed before it is hidden again.

Show messages in this location of the screen

Displayed messages will appear in the selected location of the computer screen:

• Random position: Messages will appear in a different position at random
• Center screen: Messages will be displayed exactly in the center of the screen
• Top of screen: Messages will be displayed at the very top of the screen and be centered horizontally
• Right side of screen: Messages will be displayed at the far right side of the screen and be centered vertically
• Bottom of screen: Messages will be displayed at the very bottom of the screen (just above the task bar) and be centered horizontally
• Left side of screen: Messages will be displayed at the far left side of the screen and be centered vertically

Application Options

Language

Selecting a different language from the dropdown will instantly change the internal text of the application into the chosen language.

Language Editor

The language editor allows you to customize the internal application text for the currently selected language as well as create new language definition files for translation purposes.

Update text for the current language

1) Select the language you would like to edit from the language dropdown and the internal text of the application will change to the selected language.
2) Click the 'Language Editor' button and a new window will appear.
3) All internal text for the application will be displayed in the new window and you may edit the text as you see fit.
4) When you are done making changes to the internal text, you must click the 'Save' button to see the changes reflected back in the application.

NOTE: All fields must have a value and no blank text will be allowed.

Add new language

1) When creating a new language translation you must first choose the language you wish to translate from by selecting that language in the language dropdown and the internal text of the application will change to the selected language.
2) Click the 'Language Editor' button and a new window will appear.
3) Click the 'Add New Language' button and the window will reveal a new panel on the right with blank text fields lined up with the internal application text fields in the currently selected langauge on the left.
4) Starting from the top and moving from left to right you can translate each word or sentence from the current internal text to your new langauge.
5) When you are done translating all the text, you must click the 'Save' button and the internal text of the application will change to your newly translated language.

NOTE: All fields must have a value and no blank text will be allowed.

Delete Language

1) Select the language you would like to delete from the language dropdown, the internal text of the application will change to the selected language.
2) Click the 'Delete Language' button and a message will appear, asking if you are sure you want to delete the language.

NOTE: The text of the 'Delete Language' button and the text of the 'Are you sure you want to delete this language?' message will be in the selected language.

3) Click 'Yes' to delete the language.

NOTE: Although you are allowed to delete any language file (including the English language), the software will not allow the language to be deleted if there is only one langauge installed.

Automatically open this application when the computer starts up?

Selecting this option will cause the application to load by itself whenever the computer is restarted or when the current user logs off and back on again.

Start showing messages immediately next time this application starts?

When this option is selected, anytime the application is first opened it will be as if the 'Start' button was already clicked and it will start showing messages right away based on the chosen options. This also means that the application will start minimized and be hidden in the task tray from the start.

Message Options

Font

Selecting a different font from the dropdown will instantly update the preview text in the 'Message Preview' section with the new font.

Size

Changing the font size will instantly update the preview text in the 'Message Preview' section with the new font size.

Style

Clicking one of the style buttons will instantly update the preview text in the 'Message Preview' section with the new font style. The three options are B = Bold, I = Italic and U = Underline.

Text Colour

1) To change the text colour you can click on the text colour box and a new window will open.
2) You can either click on one of the default colours on the left-hand side of the window or select a custom colour using the colour picker on the right.
3) When you are satisfied with the chosen colour you can click the 'Save' button to save the selection.

NOTE: Changing the text colour will instantly update the preview text in the 'Message Preview' section with the new text colour.

Background

Coloured Background

1) To change the background colour you can click on the background colour box and a new window will open.
2) You can either click on one of the default colours on the left-hand side of the window or select a custom colour using the colour picker on the right.
3) When you are satisfied with the chosen colour you can click the 'Save' button to save the selection.

NOTE: Changing the background colour will instantly update the preview text in the 'Message Preview' section with the new background colour.

Transparent Background

To choose a transparent background for the message text you can simply click the checkbox beside the background colour box and the previously selected colour will be replaced with a transparent colour.

NOTE: Changing the background colour will instantly update the preview text in the 'Message Preview' section with the new background colour.

Visibility

Changing the message visibility option will make the message text (and background colour) appear more or less transparent or see-through. If the bar is moved to the far right, the text will appear 100% solid and if the bar is moved to the far left, the text will be completely invisible. Changing the visibility option will instantly update the preview text in the 'Message Preview' section with the new visibility settings.

Message Preview

Preview Text

Sometimes it is helpful to see how certain words or letters may look like in a particular font so changing the preview text allows you to instantly update the text that appears in the message preview box.

Picture Options

Visibility

Changing the picture visibility option will make picture messages appear more or less transparent or see-through. If the bar is moved to the far right, the picture will appear 100% solid and if the bar is moved to the far left, the picture will be completely invisible. Changing the visibility option will instantly update the image in the 'Picture Preview' section with the new visibility settings.

Picture Preview

There are no settings to change in this section but the smiley face image will show as more or less transparent depending on the current picture visibility setting.