Branding the Site

The following files can be customized to meet your specifications. New image files should be placed in the \ProjectDox\images folder on the Web Server.

Login Page

Image

Dimensions

Default File Name

Comments

HeaderImage

498x55

Blur.png

Orange banner at the top of the page

ProjectDox Logo

194x35

ProjectDox.png

Used twice on the page

ProjectDox Logo Small

105x20

ProjectDoxSmall.png

ProjectDox logo found bottom left corner of the Login Page

Avolve Software Logo

105x32

IGCLogo.gif

Avolve Software logo found bottom right of the login page

Desktop Icon

32x32

Default.png

Drag and drop icon bottom right

Favorites Icon

16x16

ProjectDox.ico

For shortcut, when link is clicked, bottom right

 

n/a

TermsAndCondition.txt

File Location: \ProjectDox\Custom\en

 

Additional Customization

Setting

Location

Comment

Thumbnail icon for pass-thru files

32x32

\ProjectDox\Images\Default.png

Will display in the folder view of a project for a file type that is pass-thru

 

URL Customization

Setting

Location

Comment

LogoURLLogin

Admin\Configuration\Core Tab

Full URL (http://www.google.com) that LogoImageLogin links to

LogoURL1

Admin\Configuration\Core Tab

Web address (URL) that accompanies logo image on login screen that is beneath the main logo, in the left side of the box

LogoutNewURL

Admin\Configuration\Core Tab

The URL that the user’s browser will go to when he clicks the "Open a new browser window" in the Session Ended screen

Login Page

AppName

Admin\Configuration\Core

User-friendly name for display in browser tab -example: ProjectDox 9

MSIDisplayDescr

Admin\Configuration\Core

ProjectDox Components tool tip description will display in the mouse-over tooltip of the MSI download link

Avolve Trademark

n/a

Avolve Trademark wording cannot be customized or removed.

Templates

Type

Location

Comments

ProjectDox Emails

Priority

  1. Custom\ProjectTemplateCustom

  2. Custom

  3. Custom\en

Admin Custom File Manager Only the Custom\en folder will be overwritten during Updates

Email Color Schemes

\ProjectDox\Custom\en\Style.css

\ProjectDox\Custom\Style.css

Web server file system

Must remain in both locations as of 7.7 release

 

Adding a Third Logo Image with Link

When using the translation feature, an additional logo and hyperlink can be added to the header pages of ProjectDox. This additional logo and link is seen once a user has logged into the ProjectDox site.

To add this additional image and link:

  1. Navigate to AdminàTranslationsàODD.

  2. Locate the setting below in the Phrase column.

{HeaderAnchorOpen}http://#{HeaderImageOpen}images/spacer.gif{HeaderImageClose}{HeaderAnchorClose}

  1. In the Translation column, add the desired URL after the  {HeaderAnchorOpen}.
    Example: {HeaderAnchorOpen}http://google.com

  1. Click Enter and enter on the next line after {HeaderImageOpen}. Add the name of the new image file. (This image file should be located in the images folder in the ProjectDox directory on the Web Server).
    Example: {HeaderImageOpen}images/IGCLogo.gif

  2. Click Enter to go to the next line. Add the close tags:
    Example: {HeaderImageClose}{HeaderAnchorClose}

  3. Click Save.

 

Adding a Help Link to the Login Page (Translations)

In addition to the customizations specified throughout this document, an additional hyperlink can be created on the login page of your ProjectDox site. In the example below, this link references a help file available to users of ProjectDox.

To add this additional link:

  1. Navigate to AdminàTranslationsàODD.

  2. Locate the below setting in the Phrase column:

{LoginAnchorOpen}MyURL{LoginAnchorMid}{LoginAnchorClose}

  1. In the Translation column, add the URL after {LoginAnchorOpen} and the name to display for the link on the login page after {LoginAnchorMid}.

Example:{LoginAnchorOpen}http://avs.pdoxonline.com/ProjectDox/HelpFile.html{LoginAnchorMid}Click to View Help File{LoginAnchorClose}

  1. Click Save.

Modifying the .css File for ProjectDox

Site fonts and colors can be customized for ProjectDox through the Style.css files. The ProjectDox style sheets are located in the ProjectDox\Custom directory. Unless you are very familiar with updating style sheets, we recommend that you contact Avolve to modify the file to your specifications as a professional service.