Layout And Message Builder Elements

Description of the Elements available in the Korbyt builder tool

Written By Ed Kinne

Last updated About 2 months ago

In the Layout and Message builder tool, Elements refers to the items you can add to a canvas to compose your final visual design.

To add an element to a canvas, you click and drag it from the Add Elements section of the Control Panel to the approximate area you want it on the canvas

When you drag and drop an Element to the canvas, it will create a contained space for the element. Depending on the Element, there may be some initial choices, such as choosing an image file when adding an Image Element

While interacting with an element, a red outline is visible, indicating that you have that element selected. A Gear icon in the upper right corner of the container allows you to open the

Each different element will have different edit options based on the needs and abilities of that specific element.

The Available Elements

The following elements are available within the Builder Tools:

Some element types are only available in Layout Builder or Message Builder
Some elements may not be present in your Korbyt Anywhere service based on your subscription level

Element

Description

Adds a fully formattable text box.
Can also show date and time info based on the player's local time.
How To Use A Text Element

Image from Media Manager or Stock photo sites Pixabay, Unsplash, or Pexels.
How To Use The Image Element

Video from Media Manager, Stock Video from Pixabay or Pexels, URL Video Stream, or Live TV through Cable Passthrough.
How To Use a Video Element

Adds audio from Media Manager. Can adjust relative volume and set for autopay and/or loop.
How To Use a Sound Element

Adds a room, floor, or building map that is within Korbyt Wayfinding & Space Management.
How To Use a Map Element

A rotating element that can be populated with Images, Videos, and even other Layouts.
How To Use a Carousel Element

Links to an online Calendar from Google, Microsoft, or through a Korbyt Data Subscription. Once linked, the format can be customized.
How To Use a Calendar Element

Allows you to add a scheduling experience for your workplace. This element is interactive when displayed on a player and can view room schedules and book rooms for use. Outlook and Google calendars are supported.
How To Use a Room Scheduling Element

The creation of a graph or chart within the Builder Tool. Dragging a Data Subscription on top will provide the data to be measured.
How To Use a Chart Element

Adds a formattable analog or digital clock. Time can be set to local player time or another specific time. An image from the Media Manager can be set as the face of the Analog clock.
How To Use a Clock Element

Creates a ticker for custom messages typed into the Builder Tool. Format and speed can be customized.
How To Use a Ticker Element

For interactive use cases like Kiosk, Wayfinding, or Space Management. Adds an interactive Button that can be linked to Room Booking, IFTTT programming, or other Kiosk Pages.
How To Use a Button Element

Integrates an RSS information feed found on the Internet. It can be formatted as a text ticker or as a visual item pulling in images from the RSS feed as well.
How To Use an RSS Element

Can add an external website. Can be interactive. Websites that require authentication can also be added with specific authentication values.
How To Use An External URL Element

Layout Only – Adds Subscription-based OnTarget Information feed, Weather, News, Social Media, and other curated content.
Content available depends on subscription
How To Use an OnTarget Element

Creates a list of files based on the content that has been loaded to a specific folder within the Media Manager.
The list shows a Thumbnail and a file name, allowing the user to click the file to view it or download it, depending on the file type.
How To Use a File List Element

Used to program Entry and Exit checks for the capacity of spaces as part of Korbyt’s Space Management product.
This advanced feature will typically require support from Korbyt to deploy.

Can add specific YouTube videos with their URLs or the Channel Name.
How To Use A YouTube Video Element

Creates a QR Code that will direct a person who scans it to a specific website. The colors of the QR code are customizable.
How To Use a QR Code Element

Adds a meeting display element that creates a meeting room door sign, which is linked to the room schedule data that is provided through a Data Adapter within Korbyt. Requires that a Data Adapter has been configured and the design subscribes to that data.
How To Use a Meeting Display Element

Allows the linking of two data subscriptions into one layout to view 2 layers of data. Data Subscriptions are still defined in the Control Panel

Adds a document that has been uploaded to Media Manager. Can set the display time between pages.
How To Use a Document Element

Layout Only – Builds an interactive form that someone could fill out on a Kiosk or a Sonar.
How To Use a Form Builder Element

Allows you to display an XML / JSON file.
How To Use an XML / JSON Viewer Element

Message Only – Allows you to build the Mobile & Web Newsfeed into a Desktop Message

Creates a grid of images that are in a selected folder in Media Manager. Can specify grid size and animation images through the grid.
How To Use a Media-Grid Element

Allows you to embed a pre-existing playlist within your layout. When you add the playlist element, you will be prompted to select one or more playlists. The playlists will now play within your layout based on the time scheduled within the embedded playlist.
How To Use a Playlist Element

Layout Only – Links to a Survey Built in Korbyt Anywhere within the Survey Tool.
How to Use a Survey Element

Adds an element that can hold custom HTML code. That custom code will then appear in the Builder Tool.
How To Use an HTML Container Element

Requires a Webex account that you will log into through a pop-up, connecting to that account.
Creates an element that can be linked to a specific WebEx Meeting so that the meeting can be played through Korbyt
How To Use a WebEx Element

Creates an element that can be linked to a specific Zoom Meeting so that the meeting can be played through Korbyt.
No Zoom Account information is required.
How To Use a Zoom Meeting Element

Requires a Slack account that you will log into through a pop-up.
Shows a Slack channel associated with the account credentials that were used to log in.
How to use a Slack Element

Requires an MS Teams account that you will log into through a pop-up.
Can be interactive. Displays a Team or Group’s message feed.
How To Use a Microsoft Teams Element

Creates a customizable visual gauge of performance or metrics. Can define limits, scale, and formatting. Dragging a Data Subscription on top will provide the data to be measured.

Allows you to link to Tableau data using your Tableau credentials to make a Tableau dashboard seen in a Layout or Message
How To Use a Tableau Element

Layout Only – Sets a group of employees based on inputs within the Builder Tool. Can build out a work task board/assignment board
How to use a Crews Element

Layout Only – Pulls in data from the Power BI Service with Microsoft for data visualization.
How To Use a PowerBI Element

Layout Only – Allows you to pull in data from a Tibco server using your server URL and path information
How to Use a Tibco Element

Allows you to add E3 (employee engagement engine) feeds with custom triggers.

Allows the building of a button within the Desktop Message that lets the employee alert others, such as their manager, that they need assistance

Creates a formatable visual timer that counts down to or up to a specified date and time.
How To Use a Timer Element

Allows the display of Weather information provided by the US National Weather Service
How to use a Weather Element

Allows you to embed and link a Salesforce dashboard into a Layout.
Requires that Korbyt be added as a Connected App to your SFDC instance
How To Use a Salesforce Element

Allows a Google Slides document to be displayed in a Layout.
Supports Authentication if needed.
How To Use a Google Slides Element

Allows a Google Sheets document to be displayed in a Layout.
Supports Authentication if needed.
How To Use a Google Sheets Element

Allows a Vimeo video or showcase to be added to a Layout.

How to use a Vimeo Element