Practice Connect Editor
Use the Practice Connect editor to create and manage the content to show in your Practice Connect app.
Open the Practice Connect Editor
Select Editors from the Tools section of the Home ribbon bar. Then, from the Practice section, open the Practice Connect editor. (You can also use the Search field to look for the editor you want to work with.)
Initial Setup Note - The information you provide via the Practice Connect customization form that you submit online, as well as the information you provide via the Practice Connect editor (described below) work together to create the content that your patients and parents see when they download and use your app. Both the customization form and editor must be completed before Ortho2 can build and submit your app to the app marketplaces.It can take several weeks for your app to initially publish in both the Apple and Android marketplaces. Your customized app will work with Android devices version 4.0 and greater, and Apple devices version 7.0 and greater.
Your "Home" Page - The Home section of the Practice Connect editor is like the Home page of your Practice Connect app: The items listed underneath the "Home" heading are the sections of content that will appear on the app's home page. The category name, Home, must remain static for your Practice Connect app to function correctly.
Home Page Graphics - You can include one or more images on your Practice Connect home page header.
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).
Home Page Sections - The items listed under the Home category of your Practice Connect editor are the headings for the content you want to include on the Home page of your app.
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.
Title - The title will appear as the header for this section of your home page.
Text - Enter all the text you want to include in this section. The first portion of the text, along with the image, will appear on the Home page of your 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 content out of old sections.
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 Sections - You can drag and drop sections to reorder the way they will appear in your app.
Your "About Us" Page - The About Us section of your Practice Connect editor includes the content that is listed on the About Us page of your Practice Connect app. The default sections are: Doctors, Staff, Office, and Testimonials.
Select Content to Work With - Click a heading listed under the About Us category to select it. The content for that category appears at the right of the window, as described below.
Add a New Category - Click Add Category to create a new category, or app page. The details for that category appear at the right of the window, as described below.
Content Category Details - The category details appear as clickable sections of your app's About Us page.
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.
"About Us" Content Items - The items listed underneath each category heading in the About Us section of your Practice Connect editor become pages of information available in your 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.
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Save in your Quick Access toolbar or File ribbon bar (or press Ctrl+S on your keyboard) to save any changes you have made.
