Update display properties

As part of a catalog’s display properties settings, you can select its theme, make it the default catalog, and enable additional features such presentation download and RSS feeds. 

To update a catalog’s display settings:

1.  Click Edit to launch the catalog in edit mode. Click the Settings tab.

2.  Click Display Properties to specify the general, RSS, and email settings.

3.  After you make your updates, click Preview to see how your catalog looks with the selected settings. Click Save.

See the table below for more information on the available settings:

 

Setting

Options

Catalog Theme

Select a theme from the drop-down list to determine the colors used for the catalog and where the navigation controls will be located. A preview of a catalog with the selected theme is displayed directly below the drop-down list.

This is the default catalog

Select the check box if you want this catalog to use the default catalog URL.

Use these settings as default for all new catalogs

Select the check box to have all new catalogs use the properties specified for this catalog. You can always update the settings for new catalogs.

Allow catalog links

Select the check box to provide a link on the catalog page that allows users to share catalog link or embed it in a website.

Allow presentation download

Select the check box to allow users to download portable presentations and MP3 files from the catalog.

Allow login controls

Select this check box to allow users to log in and out of Mediasite from the catalog.

Display presentation views

Select this check box to show, for each presentation, the number of times it has been watched.

Allow RSS feed

Select the check box to provide a RSS feed on the catalog page. Users can subscribe to the catalog's RSS feed and receive updates when a new presentation is added to the catalog. Turning on a catalog's RSS feed also allows search engines to index the catalog.

Max items in feed

From the drop-down list select the maximum number of items that will appear in the catalog's RSS feed at any given time.

Limit feed to these dates

Use the drop-down lists to select the date range of the RSS feed.

Allow email invitation

Select the check box to provide a link on the catalog page that allows users to send email invitations with the catalog's URL.

Use e-mail validation image

Select to display a verification box in e-mail invitation forms. To prevent e-mails from being used for spam, users will have to enter the characters displayed before they can send an e-mail invitation for a catalog.

NOTE: If your Mediasite administrator has enabled email validation images as part of the email settings, you cannot disable this feature.

     You must have authorization from your Mediasite administrator to configure catalogs. In addition, if you do not have the appropriate permissions for the catalog or the content you want to add, many features will not work. For more information about permissions, contact your Mediasite administrator.

Catalog display properties page