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Check-in Themes

Check-in ThemeThe ability to brand the Fellowship One Check-in application by activity or super check-in. Several default themes are available and you may create your own.s are available to dress up Check-in. Several themes are available to choose from and you can easily create your own themes.

Note: To see and apply Check-in themes, you will need the Check-in Theme Manager security access right.

Default themes

Assigning a Theme

From the Theme Manager, you can apply any available theme to an activity or to a Super Check-in.

Note: You can only apply themes to activities to which you have security rights (i.e., you will need Ministry Write access to the ministry in which the activity exists).

To assign a theme

1. Click Ministry > Check-in > Theme Manager. The Theme List appears. Click Preview beside any theme to see a sample (you can click through all three images to see if you like the theme).
2. Click on the name of the theme you want to use. The Manage Assignments form appears.
3. Click one of the following:
   • Apply to an activity—this selection allows you to select individual activities to which you want to apply the theme. Select the check box beside each activity and click Apply theme to save your changes.
   • Apply to a super check-in—this selection allows you to select any available Super Check-in to which you want to apply the theme. The theme will only display when you enter the Super Check-in code when starting Check-in. Select the check box beside the Super Check-in to change and then click Apply theme to save your changes.

Note: If Check-in is already running, you will need to re-enter the Activity Code or Super Check-in Code to see your theme changes.

Creating a Custom Theme

Now comes the fun part! You can create your own custom Check-in themes. This section explains how to do it.

Size Limitations and Graphic Specifications

When creating your graphics to use for your custom theme, keep the following in mind:

• You can have three different images—a Background image, a Welcome image, and a Confirmation image.
• Images should be in the JPG format.
• Image size for all three screens is 800 pixels x 600 pixels.
• The file size for each image must be less than 500KB.
• Specific color schemes are available for button colors and messaging. These may not be changed.

Designing your Theme

When planning your theme design layout, there are a few measurements that need to be considered. Check-in displays all messaging, buttons, activity information, and date/time in the exact same place.

As shown below, standard messaging displays in the center of the screen. You will need to account for text that displays in the footer area (67 pixels high and the font is typically white in nearly ever Color Scheme available).

Image measurements

For the background image, you should plan on allowing for most of the screen to be a solid color. As the buttons and search results display on this screen, it’s better if it’s not busy.

Background Image

Creating a New Theme

When you are ready to test your theme, you will need to upload your images into Fellowship One. As a reminder, themes can only be created and modified by Fellowship One users with the Check-in Theme Manager security access right.

To create a new theme:

1. Click Ministry > Check-in > Theme Manager. The Theme List appears.
2. Click the add new plus icon at the top of the Theme List. The Theme Overview form appears.
3. Type a name for your theme in the Theme name field.
4. Upload your screen images by clicking the Browse button and navigating to the file on your computer. Upload a Background, Welcome and Confirmation image.
5. Choose the color scheme for the buttons. If you hover your mouse over the color swatches details about where the color is used appear.
6. Click Preview and save to immediately see your new theme or click Save theme to return to the theme list.

Previewing the Theme

When your theme has been created it will appear in the Theme List (click Ministry > Check-in > Theme Manager). Click the Preview option beside your theme to see all three images.

Preview images