Set Up Practice Connect Content

Add Home Page Graphics - Click the Home category name, then click Add and navigate to the image you want to include on the page. You can add one or multiple images: If you choose to have multiple images, the images will scroll through the app header while on the Home page. For best results, use images with the same aspect ratio. If you do not include a graphic in an item page (described below), your Home page graphic(s) will appear instead.

Delete Home Page Graphics - To remove a graphic, you can either click the graphic and press the Delete key on your keyboard, or right-click the graphic and select Remove.

Save Graphic - To save a graphic to another location on your computer, right-click the graphic and select Save As. Then navigate to the location where you would like to store the picture, and enter the complete filename (i.e. OurLogo.png).

Select Content to Work With - Click a heading listed under the Home category to select it. The content for that section appears at the right of the window, as described below.

Add New Content Item - Click Add Item, then complete the details for the new item of content, described below.

Content Details - Enter the title, text, and pictures you want to include in this section of your app's home page.

Reorder Sections - You can drag and drop sections to reorder the way they will appear in your app.

Name - Enter a name for the category.

Images - Use the Add button, and navigate to the graphic you want to include on the page. If you choose multiple images, they will scroll through the app header while on that particular page. For best results, use images with the same aspect ratio. If you do not have an image associated with a content section, the Home page images will be used instead. To remove a graphic, you can either click the graphic and press the Delete key on your keyboard, or right-click the graphic and select Remove. To save a graphic to another location on your computer, right-click the graphic and select Save As. Then navigate to the location where you would like to store the picture, and enter the complete filename (i.e. OurLogo.png).

Inactivate a Category - You cannot delete a category once it has been saved. Instead, you can flag is as Inactive. Inactive categories do not appear in your Practice Connect app.

Reorder Categories - You can drag and drop the category headings in the About Us section to reorder the way they will appear in your Practice Connect app.

Select an Item to Work With - Click an item listed under a category heading to select it. The details for that item appear at the right of the window, as described below.

Add a New Item - Click Add Item, then complete the details for the new item, described below.

Item Details - The item details become the contents of a page in your app.

Title - The title will appear as the header for this section of the app.

Text - Enter all the text you want to include on the page. The first portion of the text, along with the image, will appear on the associated About Us page of your Practice Connect app. Users can then click on the text or the image to open the entire page in the app.

Images - Use the Add button, and navigate to the graphic you want to include on the page. If you choose multiple images, they will scroll through the app header while on that particular page. For best results, use images with the same aspect ratio. If you do not have an image associated with a content section, the Home page images will be used instead. To remove a graphic, you can either click the graphic and press the Delete key on your keyboard, or right-click the graphic and select Remove. To save a graphic to another location on your computer, right-click the graphic and select Save As. Then navigate to the location where you would like to store the picture, and enter the complete filename (i.e. OurLogo.png).

Video URL - If you wish to include a video, provide the URL where it can be found. Note that YouTube URLs will not work with Practice Connect. It is recommended you put your desired video on your website and use the URL from that. Contact your website designer on how to obtain the video URL.

Inactivate an Item - You cannot delete an item once it has been saved. Instead, you can flag it as Inactive. Inactive items do not appear in your Practice Connect app. Remember also that you can always change details and images, and re-order items whenever you wish, creating what looks like new pages out of old items.

Send Notification - Click Send Notification to generate a notification message about this content section for everyone who has the app downloaded. You generally do this to introduce new content you just added. After you send a notification, a Last Sent time stamp appears to let you know when the notification was sent. You must save the section before you can send the notification.

Reorder Items - You can drag and drop the items underneath the category heading to re-order the way they will appear in your Practice Connect app.