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The OnTime Customer Web Portal is a web application that can be linked to your existing web site, allowing your customers access to tracking, self-dispatching, address book, and other features directly from your company's web site. The Customer Web Portal comes with a default theme that is somewhat generic. You will not doubt want to customize the look and feel of the site to closely match your existing company's web site theme. This article shows you how to do that.
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The layout refers to the position of elements in a web page. Changing the layout refers to moving those elements or blocks to another location on the web page.
The OnTime Customer Web Portal makes use of ASP.NET Master Pages and thus all features of that technology can be employed in customizing the site. More information on ASP.NET Master Pages can be found at the Microsoft web site. Making changes to the master page will allow you to change the layout of elements on every web page in the site.
The master page files are located in Theme folder, which is located in the OnTime Customer Web Portal site. The file that should be edited is named MasterPage.master. Since making changes to the master page file can cause problems if the changes are not done correctly, it is recommended that you make a backup copy of the file before editing it.
Note: If you are subscribed to hosted OnTime service through Vesigo Studios, the contents of the Theme folder are never altered without first notifying you. That way you can be sure that changes you make to the files in that folder will remain consistent.
The style refers to the visual elements of the web page such as font, size, and color. Changing the style refers to altering those fonts, sizes, and colors to match the graphical needs of your design.
The OnTime Customer Web Portal makes use of industry standard CSS style sheets. Making changes to the CSS files will allow you to change the appearance of elements on every web page in the site.
The CSS files are located in Theme folder, which is located in the OnTime Customer Web Portal site. The primary file that should be edited is named baseStyle.css. Since making changes to the CSS file can cause problems if the changes are not done correctly, it is recommended that you make a backup copy of the file before editing it.
Note: If you are subscribed to hosted OnTime service through Vesigo Studios, the contents of the Theme folder are never altered without first notifying you. That way you can be sure that changes you make to the files in that folder will remain consistent.