Create a New Banner

This article will show you how to create a new Banner for your homepage. Four modes are available for Banner configuration:

• Static: Will keep the single image visible
• Refreshing: Will filter through the images upon page refresh
• Slideshow: Will show the active images through a slideshow
• Video: Allows you to upload a video

Instructions

1. Sign in to your website solution
2. Navigate to Modules and on the Site Tools tab, select Design Center
   
3. Select the Theme Manager
   
   
4. Select an existing banner
   
5. In the resulting Banner Options dialog box, click Add New Banner
   
   
6. Enter Banner Name
   
7. Fill out the rest of the Options
   
   
   • Static
     • Scale to Fit: Select to force images in the banner slot to scale to fit
     • Image Alignment: Choose Left, Right, or Center
     • Scroll: Select to allow images in the banner slot to scroll with the site's content
   • Refreshing
     • Scale to Fit: Select to force images in the banner slot to scale to fit
     • Image Alignment: Choose Left, Right, or Center
     • Scroll: Select to allow images in the banner slot to scroll with the site's content
     • Show Slideshow Controls: Choose where to show the controls, or to not show the controls at all
   • Slideshow
     • Slideshow Slide Timing: Add a timing in seconds
     • Slideshow Transition: Choose to Fade or choose no transition (None)
     • Slideshow Transition Timing: Add a transition time in seconds
     • Scale to Fit: Select to force images in the banner slot to scale to fit
     • Image Alignment: Choose Left, Center, or Right
     • Scroll: Select to force images in the banner slot scroll with the site's content
     • Show Slideshow Controls: Choose where to show the slideshow controls or choose not to display the controls at all
   • Video
     • Create Video Banners: Upload a Video
8. On the Images tab, click Choose Image to add images to the banner
   
9. Navigate to the folder that has your desired image in it
   
10. Click Insert next to the image
    
    
11. Repeat and add as many images as you want to add to the banner
    • Static: Add images to replace expiring images
    • Refreshing: Add images to add to the refreshing cycle
    • Slideshow: Add images to the slideshow
    • Video: Images tab will not display, view a Video tab instead
      
      • Create Video Banners: Upload a Video
12. (Optional) Configure Margin, Padding, Width, and Height on the Spacing and Sizing tab
    
13. (Optional) Configure the shadow on the Shadow tab
    
    
    • Color: Select a shadow color
    • Blur Radius: Indicate how big the blur should be
    • Offset X and Offset Y: Indicate the offset sizes
14. Return to the Options tab and click Make this Banner Active
    
    
15. Click X to exit the pop-up
    
16. Click Save Changes