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ALICE Directory – Menu Buttons Tab

This article covers the Menu Buttons tab and how to create, edit, and delete menu buttons.

The Menu Buttons section is used to configure and customize the main menu buttons that display on the ALICE Directory screen. Up to six buttons, excluding the hang-up button, can be assigned.

Advanced Menu Buttons Tab

Display Buttons

Display buttons are pre-configured buttons that have specialized functionality.

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  • Receptionist –The RECEPTIONIST button will contact an employee. This button will not be visible on the ALICE Directory unless an employee is designated as the security contact on the ALICE Admin Portal or Admin App.

  • Security – The SECURITY button will contact an employee. This button will not be visible on the ALICE Directory unless an employee is designated as the security contact on the ALICE Admin Portal or Admin App.

  • Help – The HELP button plays a brief video that explains how to use the Directory.

  • Events (Legacy Feature) – The EVENTS button will display a list of today’s events for the current building. Configure the Events page using the settings available in the Events section. This button is associated with a Legacy version of the Events feature. Read the Events Configuration article for the modern version of the Events feature compatible with Visitor Check-in.

  • AVM Check-in – The CHECK-IN / OUT button opens visitor check-in. To utilize this feature, ALICE Visitor Management software must be installed on the ALICE Directory PC.

Creating Custom Buttons

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  • Add Button — This creates a customizable button to edit. In the “Button Text” field, type the button's text.
  • Delete Selected Button – Removes the selected custom button.
  • Button Text – Set the caption that is to be displayed on the button.
  • Button Functionality – Set the function the button will perform when clicked.
    • Open URL – Opens a website or HTML page. Enter the URL address to be opened when the button is pressed.

    • Remove Links – Disables links that open in new browser windows.

    • Browser Zoom % – Sets a zoom level to make small text more legible.

    • Keyboard – If checked, this setting will cause an on-screen keyboard to appear so a user can enter information on the web page.

  • Open Media File – Displays an image or plays a video.

  • Full Screen Video – The video will fill the ARD's content space.

  • Button Video – Choose whether a video of ALICE avatar talking should play when the button is pressed. Use the Preview button to view the video that will play.

    Checking the box next to “Play video when button is pressed” will cause the ALICE avatar to speak when the button is pressed.

  • Button Icon – Choose the icon to be displayed on the selected button.

    • The icon is the small graphic within the button that helps identify the button’s functionality.

  • Add Your Own Icons – Use this button to upload custom button icons.

    • The image size should be 100 x 100 pixels.

    • The image file format should be either .png or .jpg.

Advanced Settings

Select the Advanced option in the ALICE Configuration's side-bar navigation to configure advanced settings.

Advanced Option

Menu Button Options

This section customizes specific colors for background images or text color.

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  • Button On Image – Choose the background image for the button selected.
  • Button Off Image –Choose the background image for buttons that are not selected.

  • Hang Up Image – Select the background image using the Hang Up button.

  • Remove –Removes the custom uploaded image and returns to the default image.

  • Text Color – Sets the text color for the buttons.

Button Preview

  • Choose “Selected” to preview what the menu buttons will look like when selected.

    • Choose “Available” to preview what the menu buttons look like when not selected.