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||112 pixels 112px high is and 560px wide are the recommendeddimensions. Try to keep the width under 250 pixels as wide logos Logos will be scaled sized downto appear at 56 pixels high or lower within the system.

The '''Logo Text''' setting is used to set the '''Alt''' text on the logo. The '''Alt''' text will appear if there is no image or if the image fails to load. This text is also used by assistive technology such as screen readers for the visually impaired.

==Compact Header==Use the compact header for a cleaner and more streamlined look. This header option is recommended and gives you more screen real[[File: Branding-logo-estate to work within. Note this setting applies to all users of the systemtext.png|thumb|none|800px|Logo Text]]

[[File:branding-main-heading-2-2019==Header==All clients were transitioned to the header below in the November 2021 upgrade.png|thumb|none|800px|Compact header]]

===How to enable the Compact Header===[[File:# Click on the '''Menu''' icon which looks like 9 squares in the top right of the standard-header.:: {{Icon-Menu}}: :# Select '''Global Settings'''2021.png|thumb|none|800px|Main Heading area]]:# Click on the '''Branding''' tab.:# Toggle on '''Enable Compact Header'''.==Colors and Styles==:# Click Beyond uploading image files, you can adjust the '''Save''' buttoncolors and some styles.:# Reload If you choose to change the page colors in your browser system, make sure you maintain a contrast ratio between fonts and backgrounds of 4.5 or greater to ensure you meet with a forced cache refresh accessibility standards (CTRL + F5 on the PCSection 508 and WCAG 2.0). The following tool may be used to check your contrast ratio [https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/ contrast checker by webaim].

==Colors & Styles==Beyond uploading image files, you can adjust the colors and some styles. If you choose to change the colors in your system, make sure you maintain a contrast ratio between fonts and backgrounds of 4.5 or greater to ensure you meet with accessibility standards (Section 508 and WCAG 2.0) Here is a tool you can use to check your contrast ratio https'''Note://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/.Also: note that ''' color settings affect multiple areas in the system, and all color settings affect all users. For example, the colors an administrator sees are the same as the colors an applicant sees.

===How to modify the Colors & and Styles===

:# Reload the page in your browser with Force a forced cache refresh on your browser (CTRL + F5 on the PC, Cmd + R on Mac).to view your change

===Color & and Styles settings explained===

||Mandatory Field Font Color

||Any question that is set as mandatory will be by default prefixed with an asterisk '''*'''and must be left like this for accessibility. Alternately, you You may change the caption color to the mandatory field color, instead of showing an asteriskbut it is not recommended.

||Link Mouse-OverHover||The color displayed on text links when you mouse hovers over the link (hover).

||Any text links will be underlined by defaultand must be left like this for accessibility. You do have the option to turn off the underlinesbut it is not recommended.

||Text The color used by text and icons inside buttons will use this color. Typically, this is This should be set to whiteor a light color.

||Buttons will be this color. Typically, buttons are This should be set to a dark color for contrast. Popular colors are blue, grey or purple. Red and green are generally avoided as they are associated with error and succes success messaging.

||Button ForegroundHover||If you want a gradient on your buttons, choose a slightly lighter hue or tint of the background color. This setting gives buttons a slight 3D appearance. Typically, May be used to change the button foreground and background are set to the same color giving buttons a flat lookon hover (mouse over).

||When the user clicks into an input or tabs to an input the focus will move to that input. When an input is in focus that input background will change from white to the color chosen in this setting. This setting gives an extra layer of visibility and differentiation for the currently selected input. Typically, this is This must be set to a light tint of , example yellow such as #F7F4DA. Do not set this color to a grey as the "X" used to clear inputs will not show up.|-||Save Button Color||Choose the desired style for Save buttons on record pages.|-||Delete Button Color||Choose the desired style for Delete buttons on record pages.

[[File:branding-main-heading-2-20192022.png|thumb|none|800px|Main Heading area with compact header setting <strong>On</strong>]] [[File:branding-main-heading-1-2018.png|thumb|none|800px|Main Heading area with compact header setting <strong>Off</strong>]]  

||Main Font color for main menu links and icons located in the main menu icon uses this colorheader.

||The header background uses this color. The logo will appear over this color, as will the other text in the header. Typically, a dark color looks best for the header. Make sure there is a contrast ratio of 4.5 or greater between the background color and the font setting to ensure your systems is accessibleaccessibility.

[[File:branding-left-nav-settings-1-20182022.png|thumb|none|800px|Left Navigation Settings Area]]

||Heading Font||Text color on the user menu and on the related objects menu (object left navigation).

||Heading Background||Color behind the text on the user menu and on the related objects menu.|-||Menu Icon Header Font||This setting is not used with the compact style header. If you click on the Menu icon using the old-style header you will see many links. These links are grouped under headings such as '''Tools''' and '''Help'''. This setting controls the icon color of these headings. Typically, the heading background color is used for this if the heading is set to a dark colorleft navigation.

||Text in the title area found in areas like the personal dashboard and on portal sections using the default themeTitle text color. Typically set to a dark color like or #000000.

||The background color of the title area. Typically set to a light color like or #EEEEEE.

||If you want a line under the title bar of a portal section of the theme Traditional to give more separation , use this setting. Typically, it is the same color as the background to give a flat look but sometimes a slightly darker shade of the same color is used here such as #CCCCCC.

||Text color for title bars and headings in the system. Typically set to a dark greyor #000000.

||Text color for table headers. Typically a dark color such as the header button color background is usedhere. Do not use white as column headers and tables will not show up in some areas of the system.

||Table Header background color. Typically a version of the of the header color at around 15% opacity. Note the header font and background color inverse when the header of a column is clicked. The sorting icons for list views are an opacity of the Heading Font, so be careful with the colors you choose to ensure you meet with mindful of accessibility standards for color contrast. You can use this tool to check font and background contrast https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/

||A Display options for the line at the top of each row in the table to give differentiation between rows. Typically set to a 1px solid FFFFFF (which is white).

||A Display options for the line at the bottom of each row in the table to give differentiation between rows. Typically set to a 1px solid CCCCCC (which is a light grey).

==Importing/Exporting Colors & and Styles==You can import and export your colors and styles settings from one system environment to another, or save a copy of your colors and styles for archival purposes. For example, you can make changes and test them on your backup or development system environment and then when you are happy, apply all your changes at once to your production environment system.

:# Reload the page in your browser with Force a forced cache refresh on your browser (CTRL + F5 on the PC, Cmd + R on Mac)to view your changes.

When you upload images to your system, always size the images to the desired dimensions and save to the desired file format with compression. Image optimization is typically done in photo editing software such as Adobe Photoshop. Take the time to ensure your image files are 1 MB or less. Larger images can take several seconds to download and display so take may cause a noticeable delay while pages load. Note an image saved a 72 pixels per inch (ppi), 240 ppi and 500 ppi will all look the time to ensure your same if viewed at 200 pixels by 200 pixels. The quality of each version of image is exactly the same when viewed on screen. The higher ppi versions have a much higher file size which means your users may have to wait unnecessarily and use more data, but the higher ppi makes no difference to image quality on screen.So, if the image you are uploading is intended to be printed in a PDF, then a higher resolution is ok such as 150 or 300 dpi (dots per inch), but if the image is around going to be used as a background in a MB portal or lessthe login page a smaller resolution such as 72 ppi is recommended. 

'''JPG/JPEG''' Joint Photographic Experts Group is a lossy format best for photos images of people , landscapes, and landscapesrealistic photography.

'''PNG''' Portable Network Graphics is a lossless format that supports transparency and is best suited for logos , graphics, and graphicsicons.

Don’t have photos to use in your system? Here are some websites that offer copyright -free stock photos for commercial use. Find the images you want, crop and size the images then upload them into your system.

* [https://unsplash.com/Unsplash]

* [https://gratisography.com/Gratisography]

* [https://morguefile.com/Morguefile]

* [https://pixabay.com/Pixabay]

* [https://www.stockvault.net/Stockvault]

* [https://www.pexels.com/Pexels]

* [https://picjumbo.com/Picjumbo]

* [https://www.rawpixel.com/Raw Pixel]

* [https://www.reshot.com/Reshot]

* [https://www.iStockphoto.comiStock Photo]

* [https://www.Shutterstock.comShutterstock]

* [https://www.flaticon.com/Flaticon]