Introduction

TDM5 offers the ability to create your own designs, this can be done using elements. Each element has its own properties which can be configured. With these elements you have the ability to create content based on your needs. 

This article will describe how a widget can be added to a page. Currently there are options to add a widget based on: Buienradar (Dutch weather), NOS (Dutch news) and NU (Dutch news).

Requirements

If you want to add a widget to your page you need to meet the following requirements:

• Have access to: Designer > Pages and be able to create or edit a page.

How to add a widget

1. Login to your TDM5 environment.
    
2. Select “Designer”.
   
    
3. Select the menu option “Pages”.
   
    
4. Open an existing page by selecting ‘Edit’ or create a new page using the ‘Add new page’ button Edit existing page: 
   
   
   Add new page:
   
    
5. You will be navigated to the content editor, from here you can design your page.
   
    
6. Select the ‘Widget’ element, this can be done by selecting it in the menu on the left side of the screen.
   
    
7. You can now draw a frame by clicking in the template editor, once this has been done you can decide the size of the element. Click again once you are happy with the size of the element. 
   
    
8. On the right side of the page you can configure the properties of the element. To change the name double click the element in the ‘Elements’ section.
   
    

9. In the ‘Element layout’ section you can adjust the position of the element and set rotation in case needed.

   
   
   The size can also be changed by selecting the border of the element.
   
   
   Rotation can be set with the dot located at the top of the element.
   
   
    

10. In the ‘News’ section you will have the option to select the desired news source, category and the ability to display the publish date and description.
    
    1. In the ‘Touch’ section you can configure content which will be displayed as soon as someone is pressing the element. This can be useful in case the content is being displayed on a device with a touchscreen.
       
       
       Once you have finished this step you have successfully added a widget to your design. It is possible to continue with your design and add additional elements if needed.