Learn how to set up and download display pages, the printed pages you place beside each item at your event.
Each display page shows one item, with details such as its title, description, image, and donor. You choose the items and the details, then download all of the pages as one PDF.
How Did I Get Here?
From the main event dashboard, click Printing, then click the Display Pages block in the Printable Forms & Documents section.
An example Display Pages page from a demonstration event.
This example display page from our Demo Event uses the default settings.
An example display page.
If some display pages print blank, see How To Fix Blank Pages When Printing.
Selection
The Selection tab lists the items that will get a display page. Use the drop-down selectors to filter and sort the list. See Choose Items Filters and Choose Items Sort.
Options
The Options tab has the Layout, Item Information, and Donor Information panels.
An example Options tab from a demonstration event.
How To Edit Dashboard Panel Settings
You can edit panel settings by clicking on the pencil icon to open the panel for editing.
Panel in "saved" mode.
Once you have made your changes, click the checkmark icon to save these changes. If you have opened multiple panels in a dashboard, you must click each checkmark to keep their settings.
Panel in "edit" mode.
You can click the return arrow icon if you do not want to save your changes.
Layout
An example from a demonstration event.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Page size | The paper size for your display pages. |
| Display page stationery | The stationery the display pages are printed on. See Stationery. |
| Top padding (inches) | Space between the top of the page and the content. |
| Bottom padding (inches) | Space between the bottom of the page and the content. |
| Left hand side padding (inches) | Space between the left edge of the page and the content. |
| Right hand side padding (inches) | Space between the right edge of the page and the content. |
| Align donor information to bottom | Places the donor information at the bottom of the page. |
Item Information
An example from a demonstration event.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Include item# | Shows the item number. |
| Include live numbers | Shows the live number for live items. |
| Include item description | Shows the item's description. |
| Description cutoff (%) | The cutoff height for the description, as a percentage of the page height. If the description would start below this point (for example, after a large title and image), it's left out. |
| Include item image | Shows the item's image. |
| Image Source | The item image, the donor image, or a conditional choice between them. |
| Show image placeholder if no image | Leaves space for an image when there isn't one. |
| Target image size (%) | The target image size, as a percentage of the page height. The image is sized to fit if it's large enough. Default: 30 |
| Include a QR code for the item on the website | Shows a QR code that opens the item on your event website. |
| Include item value | Shows the item's value. |
| Include item solicitor | Shows the item's solicitor. |
Donor Information
An example from a demonstration event.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Include donor details | Shows the item's donor. |
| Include donor logo | Shows the donor's logo. |
| Include donor contact person | Shows the donor's contact person. |
| Include donor address | Shows the donor's address. |
| Include donor phone number | Shows the donor's phone number. |
| Include donor email | Shows the donor's email address. |
| Include donor website | Shows the donor's website. |
| Donor acknowledgment text | Free-form text, shown as you enter it. |
Appearance
The Appearance tab has the Alignment and Fonts panels.
An example Appearance tab from a demonstration event.
Alignment
Choose an alignment from the drop-down for the Item# text alignment, Title text alignment, Description text alignment, and Donor text alignment.
An example from a demonstration event.
Fonts
Set the font family, size, and color for the Item# font, Title font, Description font, Item value font, and Donor font. Click a color to open the color picker. Leave a size blank, or 0, to use the default.
An example from a demonstration event.
Advanced
Advanced feature
This is considered an advanced use case, and support may be limited.
The Advanced tab gives you full control over some of the text on your display pages, using template placeholders.
An example Advanced tab from a demonstration event.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Item Description format | What is shown for the item description. See How To Customize the Item Description Format. |
| Item value format | What is shown on the item value line. |
Add the Starting Bid
To show the item's starting bid, add this line to the Item value format. It only shows when the starting bid is greater than 0.
{% if StartingBid > 0 %}Starting Bid: ${{StartingBid}}{% endif -%}
Tip
For the best layout in the PDF, leave a blank line between the default ValueText line and the StartingBid line.
An example from a demonstration event.