03027 – How to setup a Download Block

The Download Block allows you Display download links anywhere on your campaign or course pages.

Below is an overview of the various Download Block settings:

Details

Click on the + Add Item button to add download link fields to your Download Block.
By default, your first link section will be called Download #1.
You may add multiple download links.

  • Link
    Add the URL of the site you would like to send your user to or the download link for a resource.
  • Label
    Give your link a name
  • Open In New Tab
    From the drop-down, select YES or NO, to confirm if the link should open in a new tab
  • Custom Icon
    Once enabled, you may click on the drop-down and select the icon you would like to use for the bullet point.
  • Drag and Drop
    You may re arrange the items by holding the drag and drop icon.

 

 

Title

This will be the text that will appear at the top of the block.

  • Title
    Add a title for your Download Block.
  • Font Family
    Use this feature to change your text’s Font type.
    Click on the drop-down and select the Font type you want.
  • Font Size
    This feature changes the size of your text.
    Simply click on the slider and move it left or right to increase or decrease the text size.
  • Line Height
    This feature increases or decreases the space between the lines of text.
    Click on the drop-down and select the line height you prefer.
  • Text Color
    This feature changes the color of your text.
    To use custom colors, simply paste the Hex code of the exact color you want in field provided e.g. #000000 = black or click on the Color Picker button to the right of the field.
    This will open the Color Wheel, where you can select whichever color you prefer.
  • Icon
    This feature allows you to add icons next to the Download Block Title. Simply select the icon your prefer from the drop-down menu.
  • Icon Color
    This feature changes the color of your icon.

 

 

Text

The features in this section will format how the link text will appear in the block.

  • Font Family
    Use this feature to change your text’s Font type.
    Click on the drop-down and select the Font type you want.
  • Font Size
    This changes the size of your text.
    Simply click on the slider and move it left or right to increase or decrease the text size.
  • Line Height
    This feature increases or decreases the space between the lines of text.
    Click on the drop-down and select the line height you prefer.
  • Text Color
    This feature changes the color of your text.
    To use custom colors, simply paste the Hex code of the exact color you want in field provided e.g. #000000 = black or click on the Color Picker button to the right of the field.
    This will open the Color Wheel, where you can select whichever color you prefer.

 

 

 

Icons

This feature allows you to add an icons on your downloadable items.

Default icon
You may set up the default icon for your downloadable items.

Icons Color
This feature changes the color of your icon.

 

 

Background

The feature allows you to change the background color of the toggle header.

  • To change the background color, you can either add a Hex code in the field provided or choose a color from the Color Wheel.
  • If the Color Wheel is closed, simply click on the Color Picker button to the right of the background field.

 

 

Width

From the drop-down, select the preferred width % you would like for your Download block. The higher the % selected, the less margin will be added on either side of the block.

 

Border

This feature allows you to add a border around your Download block.

  • Borders
    Select whether you want a full border where the Download section is wrapped in a border or simply one side of the Download section has a border e.g. None, All Border (full border), Top Border, Bottom Border, Right Border, Left Border, Left and Right Borders
  • Border Type
    You can select the style for your border.

TIP 01 In order to see the border around your download block, you need to select one of the style options available e.g. Solid, dashed or dotted. If the setting is left on No Border Style, your selection in the Borders setting will not work.

  • Border Size
    You can change thickness of the border by selecting the pixel width you prefer.
  • Border Radius
    You can add rounded edges to the border by selecting the relevant pixel or percentage width. You may now control each side by entering the number on the Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Right and Bottom Left box.
  • Border Color
    You can change the color used for the border. To use custom colors, simply paste the Hex code of the exact color you want in field provided e.g. #000000 = black or click on the Color Picker button to the right of the field.

 

 

Box Shadow

This feature allows you to add a shadow around the border of your Lesson Block.

    • Horizontal Shadow Position
      Adjust the horizontal position of the shadow. Use negative integer value to adjust horizontal position to left. Or use positive integer value to adjust to right.
    • Vertical Shadow Position
      Adjust the vertical position of the shadow. Use negative integer value to adjust vertical position to top. Or use positive integer value to adjust to bottom.
    • Blur radius
      Adjust the blur radius. This will determine how blurry the shadow will be. Use positive integer value.
    • Spread radius
      Adjust the spread radius. This will determine how large the shadow will be. Use integer value.
    • Shadow Color
      To use custom colors, simply paste the Hex code of the exact color you want in field provided e.g. #000000 = black, or click on the Color Picker button to the right of the field.
      This will open the Color Wheel, where you can select whichever color you prefer.
    • Shadow Color Opacity
      Adjust the opacity or transparency of the shadow. Click on the slider and move it left or right to increase or decrease the opacity.
    • Shadow Position
      Adjust the position of the shadow, either inside or outside (default) the button

 

Alignment

This feature allows you to reposition the Lesson block inside the row.

  • Align
    You can choose either Left, Center or Right alignment from the drop-down

 

 

Spacing
  • Margin
    You can add margin around your Download block, so that there is additional space.
    Simply add the numeric (pixel) value to the Top, Bottom, Right or Left Margin field provided.

 

 

Options

This feature allows you to use the available options for extra coding (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)

  • Element Id:
    This shows the element id of a specific block, which can then be used by CSS and JavaScript to perform certain tasks for the element with the specific id value. To learn more, please check here
  • Classes:
    This feature allows is used to define equal styles for elements with the same class name. To learn more, please check here

 

 

Animation

This tool allows you to add animation effects to your Download Block.

  • Type
    From this drop-down you can choose a trigger to activate the animation i.e.
    + None – no animation will be applied
    + On Page Load – the animation is triggered as the page loads
    + On Page Scroll – the animation is triggered only when the user scrolls to that section.
  • Style
    This feature adds an animation style to your Download Block. Simply choose the preferred option from the drop-down menu.
    + Fade In – the Download block will fade in from the background
    + Scale In – the Download block scales in from the background
    + Top – the Download block will slide in from the top
    + Right – the Download block will slide in from the right
    + Bottom – the Download block will slide in from the bottom
    + Left – the Download block will slide in from the left
  • Delay (ms)
    If you want to add a time delay for when the bullet list appears, simply add the delay in milliseconds e.g. 3000ms will be 3 second delay.

 

 

Mobile

This feature allows you to adjust the size of the font when in mobile view.

  • Font Size
    You can enter the size of the text for mobile view

 

 

Display

This feature allows you to choose the type of device you want the Download block to display.

  • Display
    From this drop-down, you can choose which device you want to display the Download block
    + All Devices – the Download block will be displayed on both desktop and mobile devices
    + Desktop Only – the Download block will be displayed on desktop devices only
    + Mobile Only – the Download block will be displayed on mobile devices only
    + None – the Download block will not be displayed on both desktop and mobile devices

That’s it, click on SAVE and you are done!