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[[File:ViewDesignerAndVictimView.png|thumb|left|200px|alt=The Victim View Summary and View Summary Designer - side by side.|The Victim View Summary - as displayed in the both Current View Summary and View Summary Designer Windows]]
The View Summary Designer window lets you modify how an item's data displays in the [[Current View Window]]. When you edit an existing viewsummary, the View Summary Designer window presents you with a graphical representation of the selected viewsummary; all of the elements are in exactly the same positions. The [[Media:ViewDesignerAndVictimView.png | figure]] to the left shows an example.
There are two panes in the View Summary Designer window. On the right is the design pane, where you can add, remove, and modify elements. Above the design pane is a series of tabs that let you switch between pages. The pane on the left displays a data tree of elements available for the selected item. You can drag elements to and from the data tree to populate your viewsummary.
When you have finished customising the viewsummary, you can either save it with a new name or overwrite an existing viewsummary. Whatever file you save is placed in the View Summary Manager window with a [[HowTo:Publish and Archive Views#View Status | status]] of ''draft''. You still have to [[HowTo:Publish and Archive Views#Publishing a View | publish]] it before it is visible to IMSMA users.
The following sections describe how to complete common tasks in the View Summary Designer window. For a complete list of the available functions, refer to [[HowTo:Customise Views#View Designer User Interface Buttons | View Summary Designer User Interface Buttons]].
==Customising a ViewSummary==#From the [[IMSMA Navigation Window]], click '''Customisation > View Summary Manager'''.
#Select an item from the '''Object''' menu to display its complete list of views.
#Select one of the item's existing views summaries from the list.#Click the [[Image:EditIcon.png | 20px | Edit]] button to open the [[HowTo:Customise Views | View Summary Designer]] window.
===Adding Data Elements===
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''Data Elements'' are the relevant information (gathered during [[Entering Data into IMSMANG#Entering Data into the Field Report Template | field report data entry]]) that display on an item's viewsummary. You can move existing data elements around in the design pane, and resize, relabel, or delete them. You can also add from a library of elements by dragging them from the data tree to the design pane. With certain exceptions, only one instance of the same data element can be added to each tab.
# Click the tab on which you want to add the data element.
===Adding Graphic Elements===
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''Graphic Elements'' make up the visual layout of an item's viewsummary, and are unaffected by field report data entry. They are the [[HowTo:Customise Views#Lines | lines]] that border or separate sections, [[HowTo:Customise Views#Text Boxes | text boxes]] where messages can be written, and [[HowTo:Customise Views#Images | images]] (like photographs, maps, and diagrams) that add to the visual aesthetic. All graphic elements are located in the View Summary Designer data tree, inside the '''Tool Folder'''.
====Lines====
# Double-click the Icon Tool widget to resize its boundaries and choose an image file to import. Note that the Icon Tool borders will expand or contract to fit the imported file.
===Saving a ViewSummary===
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When you have finished customizing your viewsummary, do one of the following:* Click '''Save As''' to save the custom view summary as a separate entry in the View Summary Manager Window.* Click '''Save''' to overwrite the existing custom viewsummary.
Remember to [[HowTo:Publish and Archive Views#Publishing a View | publish]] the view summary if you want to activate it in IMSMA. Note that you can save separate views summaries with the same name in the View Summary Manager.
===View Summary Designer User Interface Buttons===
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The following table lists all of the GUI buttons avaiable in the View Summary Designer window and their purposes:
{| class="wikitable"
|+ View Summary Designer Interface
! Desired Elements
! Steps to Achieve
| Click the [[Image:ViewDesignerUndo.png | Undo]] or [[Image:ViewDesignerRedo.png | Redo]] buttons.
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| style="padding-left: 2em" | Save your changes to the viewsummary
| Click '''Save'''.
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| style="padding-left: 2em" | Save your view summary as new
| Click '''Save As'''.
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| style="padding-left: 2em" | Print and preview a viewsummary
| Click '''Preview'''.
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| style="padding-left: 2em" | Exit the View Summary Designer
| Click '''Close'''.
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