This chapter describes how to customize the appearance of the Knowledge Center. Using the techniques outlined in this document, you can make changes such as:
- Replace logos with your corporate and/or department logos
- Insert custom messages on the Knowledge Center home page
- Modify any text that appears on any page in the Knowledge Center Player
- Change the color of banners and text appearance
- Replace any graphic on any page in the Knowledge Center Player
The following skills are required to make the customizations documented in this section.
- Replacing text is done by creating an XML file. This XML file can be created and modified in Notepad or the XML Editor of your choice.
- Replacing graphics is done by replacing image files in the images directory and executing a utility included with the Knowledge Center installation.
- Changing banner colors and text is done by creating and modifying Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) files. This can be accomplished using Notepad or the CSS Editor of your choice.
- Custom graphics must be created in GIF, PNG, BMP, or JPEG formats. Any graphic editor package can be used to create these graphics.
This section contains the following:
- Basic Customization covers basic customization techniques for quickly applying custom logos to the Knowledge Center.
- Advanced Customization covers advanced customization techniques that can be used to modify any text in the Knowledge Center, insert a custom message on the home page, modify style sheets, and other customizations.