Carousel

Creating Slides for Website Carousels

Slides for the front page (or kids' page) of our website are often sourced from the Electronic Sign slides. However, this is not a requirement. In any case, IT will often have to edit slides before being added to the website.

Requirements for submitting slides

Slides should be designed using PowerPoint. Text and graphics should be separate, editable elements of a slide, allowing for easy editing of either. This allows for changes to text in the event of errors or updates. It also permits easier conversion from the television-based aspect ratio to the website slider aspect ratio.

Text, or entire slides, should not be un-editable graphical images. Again, for editability.

Parameters

If a slide exists on an Electronic Sign and is fully editable as described above, IT will take care of the needed changes for website publication. This is the preferred method. If you are making your own slide, please consider the following.

Aspect Ratio and Size

The Electronic Slides for branch TV Displays use a 16:9 aspect ratio. However, slides for the Carousels use a 3:1 aspect ratio. Slides are 900x300. They can be larger, but they must still maintain the 3:1 ratio.

Slides need to specify the branch where the program occurs (if applicable), and the MFRL logo should not be on the slide.