Daktronics Venus DataStreamer User Manual

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Creating Messages for a DAKTicker

8. Click the down arrow next to the Layout field to select a format for the information to

appear on the display. When using a custom preset, it will be necessary for the user

to click the plus sign + next to the

layout field to add rows to be

formatted. See preset examples

available for database frames in

9. Click the arrow next to Background to

set the DAKTicker’s background

color.

Note: This feature is available only

for RGB displays.

10. Under the Item column, click into a

field to make the field active. Use the

down arrow to choose the database

information that will show up in that

field. Repeat this step for the fields

under Color, Font, Format, and

Conditional (if applicable). Refer to

Section 8 for information on setting

conditionals.

Note: The Justification field is set by the layout that is chosen and cannot be

changed unless the layout is set to a custom preset.

11. Under Image, click the cell containing NO and click the … button that appears. Check

the Replace Text with Image box to replace text with an image. Venus DataStreamer

will look for an image that has a tag matching the text for that field. Please refer to

Section 5 for further information regarding configuring images with the Image

Explorer. The size of the image displayed on the ticker can be specified under Image

Size. Click OK to confirm changes. Yes will appear in the Image column.

Note: When an image is used, the color, font, and format attributes are not used.

12. From the File pull-down menu, click Save As to save the message and information.

The message is now saved and ready to be sent to the display.

Figure 80: Database Preset Layouts