Important Note:
The banner images are pulled from a unique location (the Banner Images folder). Therefore, they are not located in Public Images (formerly Public Assets). You will need to upload banner images into the Banner Images folder.
Who can use this feature?
System Administrators
Instructions
Navigate to the Homepage (we recommend using the Homepage button):
Ensure that the Live Edit state is toggled to ON:
In the Live Edit pane, click the Layout tab:
Click the Edit Banners for this Theme button, which will open a new window:
On the new window, click on the Banner image:
From the Banner Options pop-up window, click the Choose Image button:
Click the Actions button next to your desired banner image:
From the drop-down menu, select the Edit and Copy Image button:
Using the Image Cropping and Resizing tools, edit the image as necessary:
Image Edit Tools:
Move image or crop box: Move the image or the crop box around the space
Change crop box size: Manually change the size of the crop box using the click-and-drag function
Zoom In: Zoom into the image
Zoom Out: Zoom out from the image
Move the image to the left: Move the image to the left on the edit space
Move the image to the right: Moves the image to the right on the edit space
Move the image up: Move the image up on the edit space
Move the image down: Move the image down on the edit space
Rotate left: Rotates the image left
Rotate right: Rotates the image right
Flip Horizontal: Flips the image horizontally
Flip Vertical: Flips the image vertically
Reset: Removes and all edits and resets the image to the originally saved state
Aspect Ratio Options:
Free: Move the crop box around freely
16:9: Automatically generates a 16:9 aspect ratio crop box
4:3: Automatically generates a 4:3 aspect ratio crop box
1:1: Automatically generates a 1:1 aspect ratio crop box
2:3: Automatically generates a 2:3 aspect ratio crop box
Title Box: The title of the image in the Banner Images folder:
Image Preview: Preview changes made to the image in real-time
Selection Box Info: The width and height of the crop box, measured in pixels
Resize: Enter a width and height to resize the image automatically
Lock/Unlock Ratio: Lock the ratio to maintain the aspect ratio; unlock the ratio to select width and height independent of one another
Click the Crop and Resize Selection button:
Note:
Clicking the "Overwrite if file exists?" checkbox will cause your updated image to overwrite the original image file. Please ensure that the original is still accessible before selecting this option.
Click the Save button
Click the Insert button to insert the new image:
Click the Close/X button to close the Banner Options pop-up window:
Click the Save Theme button:
