HTML Viewer

Automation Manager can add web pages to a playlist/slides.  These pages can be html files you have created on your computer, or they can be displayed directly from the Internet (assuming your computer is connected).  When a web page slide is selected in a playlist/slides it will display that page on the projector.

Using the HTML Viewer Tool

There are two ways to add a web page to a playlist/slides.

The first way to add a web page to a playlist/slides is to drag an html file directly off the pallet

1. Drag and drop the HTML Viewer tool from the ROT to the ROTMain. This allows open access between this tool and other tools.
     This tool must be used with the HTML Viewer Step Tool.
2. Now the user must save and reload the workspace in order for the tool to work correctly.
3. Drag and drop the HTML Viewer Step Tool from its location within the report tools into the sequence.
4. Right click on the HTML Viewer Step Tool and enter into its inputs page.
5. Drag and drop the HTML Viewer tool from the ROTmain into the HTML Viewer Step tool's inputs page into the HTML Viewer box.


Parameters
Now it is time to set the parameters. Go into the parameters page of the HTML Viewer Step tool.
Filename:
 On the File tab click the "Load" button (...) to find an HTML file on your hard drive.
                Note: This tool can also load files directly from the Internet (assuming your computer is online).  On the "File" tab type the web address directly into the text box. Be sure to include http:// before the                 web address, i.e. http://www.presentationmgr.com.

                Web pages created by the user may be saved within this location: C:/CreativeLifestyles/MasterData/WebPages.
Is Browser File: This section of the parameters page is a read only parameter. Once the tool is run it will display a "0" if the file is not a browser (HTML) file, or a "1" if it is.
Hide Viewer: If the user has passed a viewer into the viewer section of the inputs page this option allows the user to hide the viewer.
Display Time: The user can input how long they want to display the information within the HTML Viewer.
Wait For Completion: the tool will wait to complete any other processes until the display time is complete.
TopMost: The viewer with the HTML information will be brought to the top most position of the screen pages.

Note: some of the parameters inputted are only useful if the user is choosing to use an external viewer to display the information.