LibGuide Sustainability & Troubleshooting

Configure Gallery Settings

While editing your guide, click on the page containing your gallery box in the guide's navigation menu.

1. In the gallery box's heading, click on the Add/Edit Panes gear icon.
2. If you would like your slides to cycle automatically, set the Automatically Play option to On.
   1. When Automatically Play is enabled, use the Slide Speed to control how often each slide will display (in milliseconds) before advancing to the next slide.
   2. Use the Transition Type option to choose which effect to apply to slide transitions.
      1. The Slide effect will cause the new slide to advance from right to left.
      2. The Fade effect will cause the new slide to fade in, while the old slide fades out.
3. Use the Transition Speed to control the animation speed of the slide transitions (in milliseconds).
4. When Show Dots is set to On, navigation dots will appear below each slide.
   1. The current slide will be indicated by a black dot, while the others will be indicated by gray dots.
   2. Clicking on a dot will take you to that slide.
5. Use the Max Image Height field to limit the maximum height of slide images. This can help you maintain a consistent height when using images with different dimensions.
   1. You can enter a fixed height in pixels (e.g. 300px) or a relative percentage height (e.g. 50%).
6. If you would like to display your slides in a grid, set the Number of rows to 2 or more.
7. When the Number of Rows is greater than 1, enter how many slides to display in each row using the Slides per Row option.
   1. For example, to create a 2 x 3 grid, you would set the Number of Rows to 2 and the Slides per Row​ to 3.
8. When the Number of Rows is set to 1, enter how many slides to display at once using the Slides to Show option.
   1. For example, if you want to display two slides side-by-side, set the Slides to Show option to 2.
9. Use the Slides to Scroll option to set how many slides are advanced at once.
   1. For example, if Slides to Show is set to 2 and Slides to Scroll is set to 1, then only one of the two slides will rotate out of view at a time.
10. If your slides contain captions, use the Caption Position to customize where the captions display relative to the slide's content.
11. Use the Caption Background to customize the background color of each slide's caption.
12. Use the Caption Text to customize the font color of each slide's caption.

Click the Save and Return to Guide button when finished.

Adding an Image Slide

1. While editing your guide, click on the page containing your gallery box in the guide's navigation menu (i.e. tabs or side-navigation).
2. In the gallery box's heading, click on the Add/Edit Panes gear icon.
3. Click on the + Add New Slide button and select Image.
4. To upload or select an image from your Image Manager libraries, click on the Open Image Manager button. (If you want to use an external image, you can also enter its URL in the Slide Image URL field).
5. If you want to direct users to a URL when clicking on the slide, enter the full URL in the Link URL field. Leave this empty if you do not want the slide to link anywhere.
6. To make your slide accessible, please provide descriptive alternative text for your image in the Image Alt Text field. This will be added to the <img> tag's alt attribute.
7. Optionally, you can provide a Slide Title. This will display as an <h3> element above, below, or to the side of the image, depending upon your gallery box's Caption Position setting.
   1. If you entered a Link URL, then the title will also link to that URL.
8. Optionally, you can provide Slide Details to help explain the slide content. This will display above, below, or to the side of the image, depending upon your gallery box's Caption Position setting.
9. Click the Save button.

What are book slides?

A book slide allows you to display a Book from the Catalog asset in a gallery box. For example, if you wanted to create a gallery of new books in your collection, you could add a slide for each Book from the Catalog asset. This will display the book's cover art, title, and description.

Create your Book Asset First

Before you begin: you can only select from existing Book from the Catalog assets. In order to add a book to a slide, therefore, the asset must first be listed under Content > Assets. If it's not, create the asset there first, then add it to your slide.

Adding a Book Slide

1. While editing your guide, click on the page containing your gallery box in the guide's navigation menu (i.e. tabs or side-navigation).
2. In the gallery box's heading, click on the Add/Edit Panes gear icon.
3. Click on the + Add New Slide button and select Book.
4. In the Add Book window, click on the dropdown and use the search box to find the Book from the Catalog asset you want to add.
   1. Can't find the book you're looking for? Go to Content > Assets and confirm that its been added to your LibGuides asset library.
   2. If it's not listed, you can add it directly from the Content > Assets page. Then, return to your gallery box and add it as a slide.
5. Select the book you want to add from the list of results.
6. Review the preview to see what will be added to your slide. You can always select a different book if needed.
7. Click the Add button.

Customizing the Slide Title & Description

• If you would like to edit or remove the book's title, description, or other info after adding your slide, click on the slide's Edit icon. (Any changes you make will only be reflected on this slide -- they will not affect the original Book from the Catalog asset.)

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