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There are two panes in the View 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 view.
When you have finished customising the view, you can either save it with a new name or overwrite an existing view. Whatever file you save is placed in the View Manager window with a [[Using the View Manager Tool in IMSMANGHowTo:Publish and Archive Views#View Status | status]] of ''draft''. You still have to [[Using the View Manager Tool in IMSMANGHowTo: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 Designer window. For a complete list of the available functions, refer to [[Using the View Manager Tool in IMSMANGHowTo:Customise Views#View Designer User Interface Buttons | View Designer User Interface Buttons]].
==Adding Data Elements==
==Adding Graphic Elements==
''Graphic Elements'' make up the visual layout of an item's view, and are unaffected by field report data entry. They are the [[Using the View Manager Tool in IMSMANGHowTo:Customise Views#Lines | lines]] that border or separate sections, [[Using the View Manager Tool in IMSMANGHowTo:Customise Views#Text Boxes | text boxes]] where messages can be written, and [[Using the View Manager Tool in IMSMANGHowTo:Customise Views#Images | images]] (like photographs, maps, and diagrams) that add to the visual aesthetic. All graphic elements are located in the View Designer data tree, inside the '''Tool Folder'''.
===Lines===
* Click '''Save''' to overwrite the existing custom view.
Remember to [[Using the View Manager Tool in IMSMANGHowTo:Publish and Archive Views#Publishing a View | publish]] the view if you want to activate it in IMSMA.
==View Designer User Interface Buttons==