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Create a Banner That Fits the CivicSend Template

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This article will show you how to create a banner that fits the template.

 

Who can use this feature?

System_Admin icon Slash icon Owner icon Slash icon Publisher icon

 

 

Instructions

  1. Navigate to Modules > Content > CivicSend
    Navigate from Modules to Content then to CivicSend
  2. In the default New Message screen, enter a brief, descriptive Subject heading
    Descriptive Subject heading box
  3. Select your desired Channel(s)
    Select your Channel option
    • Email: Message will send via email
    • SMS/Text:  Message will send via text/SMS
    • Facebook: The message will post to your Facebook page
      • Note: A pop-up window will appear and prompt you to sign in. You will not select your specific Facebook page information until later.
        facebook sign in pop up
    • Twitter: The message will post to your Twitter feed
      • Note: A pop-up window will appear and prompt you to sign in. You will not select your specific Twitter account information until later.
        sign in with twitter
  4. Ensure you indicate the Message Type as a Template
    template message types
  5. Click Continue
    continue button
  6. Select Flexible Template with Banner
    flexible template with banner
  7. Note the dimensions needed for the banner
    the banner dimensions are 580 pixels wide by 525 pixels tall
  8. Open your preferred Photo Editing Application (Photoshop, BeFunky.com, Microsoft Paint, etc.)
    • Note: For this example, we will use Microsoft's Paint Application.
  9. Choose the Resize button
    microsoft paint resize button
  10. A Resize and Skew options box will open; ensure to change the items in the following order
    microsoft paint resize and skew window
    1. Resize By: Select Pixels
    2. Maintain aspect ratio: Uncheck
    3. Horizontal: Set to 580
    4. Vertical: Set to 525
  11. Paste in your logo or any other graphic ensuring that they are all resized to fit within that canvas area you just set up
  12. Select Save As: JPEG picture to a location where you can easily find it when uploading in CivicSend
    microsft paint file to save as JPEG picture
  13. Navigate back to the template in CivicSend, double-click on the banner to upload the image you created
    image options window
  14. Fill in the information fields for the Image Options
    image options fields
    • Alternate Text: Add an alternate text for ADA compliance
    • Caption: Add a caption; this is optional
    • Link: Add a link for the image; this is optional
    • Open in new window: This will open the link in a new window; this is optional
  15. Select Save
    image options save button
  16. Finish the message
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