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*Any other form of widget can be customized according to requirement.

How to Set Up a Widget:

  • First of all, it It is important to understand that widgets need to be timed. Therefore each widget is linked to an event. This allows you to have widgets that dynamically interact with your ads to appear and disappear as you wish.
  • A)1.  On the right end side - , just below the video preview - click on New Event.

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  • B) Name 2.  Name the event you are adding and the setup when to trigger it through the timecode. Then select "Save and Add Widget".
    C) You

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3. You will be prompt to the add widget area. Here you can insert a description of your widget and select the type of widget you want to add.

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4. Select "Show" under mode in order to have the widget appear at the time you selected. You will select "Hide" when you want the widget to disappear.

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  • 5.  Some widgets (such as Polls and Quizzes) can be added in as an overlay to your assets. Just select , you may choose to make your widget a webcontent or webcontent-overlay under Widget ID .
    F) Clicking box.

    6.  Choose from any of the readily available templates for your widget's dynamic lay-out by choosing from the template drop down options.
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  • 7.  Click on "Advanced" will give you the chance to further edit the widget such as adding a background image or other items to it.
  • G)8.  When you are done click Save. You will be redirected to the Story editor. 

  • As said9.   If you want your widgets to disappear at a certain point of your ad, you will need to create another event if you want your widgets to disappear after a certain time.
    H) Select New Event and define its time code. This widget event for this and then input the timecode you wish the widget to disappear at..  This is when your widget will disappear.   
  • I) Select the 10.  Select the specific widget type you want to have disappear and then under mode select "Hide". Click  Click save when you are done.
  • 11.  After adding your widgets, you can

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  • preview how they

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  • would look like by clicking on the "Open Preview". This

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  • will give you a clear idea of how the story rolls out. 


Connecting the Widgets:

Within a story, it is also possible to have set-up a widget that triggers will trigger another widget. This is probably the most fascinating aspect of Connected-Stories. The fact that based on user actions a story can evolve in many different ways. In order to understand and define the logic behind it, we encourage you to visit the Rules Engine section.

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