What is a Ditto layout and how do I use it?

Ditto layouts are pre-designed templates that allow you to easily create certain types of digital signage content. Layouts are customizable so you can display beautiful signage content without the need for a graphic designer. Find and customize all layouts inside the Ditto Account Portal.

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Digital signage layouts are templates to allow for creating and customizing digital signage content. When a layout has been customized and created, a digital signage item will be created and added to the signage list.

Note:
Before you begin using layouts, you must create a list for your digital signage. Learn how to create your first Ditto digital signage list here.

Types of Ditto Layouts

Menu Item 

The Menu Item layout promotes a single item or event.

Customize the following:

Full menu

The Full Menu layout displays three columns of restaurant-style menu items. 

Customize the following:

Wayfinding

The Wayfinding layout gives directions and guides people through physical environments.

Customize the following:

Informational

The Informational layout communicates important information to your audience with text and media.

Customize the following:

Media

The Media layout allows users to upload and display their own Media files. Browse files or drag and drop a file for the item. Accepted file types: GIF, PNG, JPEG, JPG, and MP4

Detailed Informational

The Detailed Informational layout provides important information to visitors.

Customize the following: 

Large Headline Informational

The Large Headline Informational layout provides important information to viewers in a large text format.

Customize the following: 

Spotlight

The Spotlight layout highlights someone in your organization

Customize the following: 

  • Headline 1 
  • Headline 2
  • Secondary headline
  • Text 
  • Font color
  • Headline 2 font color 
  • Top background-color
  • Bottom background-color 
  • Media — see acceptable file types here
Feature

The Feature layout allows users to feature an event, promotion or current deal.

Customize the following: 

Directory

The Directory layout shows a list of names and locations.

Customize the following: 

  • Header
  • Font color 
  • Room number font color
  • Room number background color
  • Directory color 
  • Background color
  • Location 1 
  • Location 2 

Note:

Additional locations can be added by selecting the "Add Location' button in the bottom-left corner of the Directory List.

Feature 2

The Feature 2 layout allows users to feature an event, product, deal and more.

Customize the following: 

Static Web URL

The Static Web URL allows you to display content from a specific URL as an item in your digital signage list.

Note:
For the best user experience, we recommend using URLs to display content that are internally controlled URLs such as internal charts, intranets, and your company website. 

Adding a URL for video platforms like YouTube, Vimeo, and others will not play the video in your signage. It would only show a still image of the webpage. Instead, you can upload media files using the media signage item to display videos as signage.

Some external links can be helpful such as publicly accessible stock data, traffic cams, weather forecasts, and more.

Today's Weather

The Today's Weather layout will display the current weather for your current location.

Customize the following: 

  • Location - enter a city name, zip code, IP address or latitude/longitude for the desired location 
  • Temperature scale 
  • Background color 
  • Font color 
Three-Day Weather

The Three-Day Weather layout will display the weather forecast for the next three days.

Customize the following: 

  • Location - enter a city name, zip code, IP address or latitude/longitude for the desired location 
  • Temperature scale 
  • Background color 
  • Font color 
Covid-19 Occupancy

The Covid-19 Occupancy layout will display Covid-19 occupancy and safety rules.

Customize the following: 

  • Background color 
  • Main title 
  • Number of people 
  • Occupancy description
  • Title font color 
  • Occupancy font color
  • Health rules background color
  • Health rules font color
  • Health rules image color
Covid-19 Safety Notice

The Covid-19 Safety layout will display Covid-19 health and safety rules.

Customize the following: 

  • Background color 
  • Use media background
  • Main title 
  • Description
  • Title font color 
  • Health rules background color
  • Health rules font color
  • Health rules image color
Covid-19 Occupancy 2

The Covid-19 Occupancy layout allows users to display how many people can occupy a space.

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Covid-19 Mask

The Covid-19 Mask layout allows users to display mask requirement information.

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