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One layout doesn’t fit all! We’ve created options so your demos will look great whatever the screen size (also known as viewport) of your browser or mobile.
Knowing how to optimize the viewing experience is a key part of creating great demos.
This feature is for editors, admins and Walnut account owners. For more on roles & permissions head over to the article Manage roles & permissions.
In this article
- The four screen display options
- Set the screen display for browsers
- Set the screen display for mobile
- Reset display options
- Change the background color
The four screen display options
1. Dynamic screen size: Adapts dynamically to browser size for a flexible display. Use when you want viewers to see the demo exactly as if they were using your product.
2. Proportional fit: Scales screen proportionally to fit browser size while preserving originally captured aspect ratio. Use this when you want to:
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- Ensure viewers the entire screen (including tops and bottom corners).
- Embed your demo on a landing page.
3. Fixed width: Maintains the captured aspect ratio, scaled to a fixed width for consistent sizing. Use this when you want to:
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- Ensure viewers see your demo at a specific width.
- Showcase mobile or tablet versions.
- Disable screen responsive capabilities (meaning the images do not not adjust to the screen size of the browser or device.
4. Fixed size: Scaled to a fixed height and width for consistent sizing.
Set the screen display for browsers
Here's the workflow.
To set the screen display for browsers:
- In the Editor, open the template. Click the Gear icon
in right hand toolbar. This opens the Settings pane.
- From the pane, select Display options.
- Select the option you want.
Set the screen display for mobile
Our demos are optimized for web browsers and with a few extra clicks, they’ll look great on mobile devices too. Choose portrait or landscape - it’s up to you!
For mobile, use either Proportional Fit or Fixed Width (not Dynamic Screen Size).
NOTE: Mobile views don’t support: Viewer comments, presenter notes, floating demo button, the guide toolbar.
Here's the workflow.
To set up demos for mobile:
- Create and publish the template.
- Open the demo link on your mobile device.
- Click the Gear icon
- From the pane dropdown, select Display options.
- Select either Proportional Fit or Fixed Width:
- Proportional Fit: Scales screen proportionally to fit browser size while preserving originally captured aspect ratio.
- Fixed Width: Maintains originally captured aspect ratio, scaled to a fixed width for consistent sizing.
- Click Save at the bottom of the Settings pane.
- To see the result, set the View On Mobile Screen toggle at the bottom of the pane to ON.
- To check out the results in both portrait and landscape, open the demo on your mobile.
- Portrait: Demo guides and text show beneath the image.
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Landscape: Demo guides show over the image.
Reset display options
To reset screen view settings, choose the Dynamic Screen Size option from either Template Settings, or a specific screen.
Change the background color
You can change the background color to suit your brand.
To change the background color:
- Click the Gear icon
- Select Display Options>Margins color and enter the relevant hex code.
- Click Save.