When publishing your Zmags publication, an important part of the presentation to consider is the 'Viewer'. This comprises the buttons, background, color schemes, and functionality of the publication beyond just its pages and content. There are some situations where you may wish to define more than one viewer and switch between them depending on where your publication is opened (desktop, mobile, Facebook*, etc). This can be accomplished via the "Preferred Viewer" functionality in the publication settings.
To enable Preferred Viewers on your publication, do the following:
1) Log into the Zmags Publicator and click "All Publications" on the left.
2) Find your publication in the list and click on its name.
3) Click on the "Preferred Viewers" tab at the top.
4) Click "Add a Context".
5) Type a name, choose a device and channel. (For more information on the 'Custom' channel, see the article linked at the end of this tutorial.)
6) Choose a viewer to be loaded in this context.
7) Click 'Save'.
So in the image above for example, if your publication is viewed via a tablet device such an an iPad, it will be displayed using the "Smokey black with white icons" viewer. In all other situations, it will be displayed using the "Modern Gray" viewer.
Related Articles:
- Preferred Viewer Use Cases
- Preferred Viewers and the Custom Channel
* It is not possible to assign a Preferred Viewer for Facebook on Mobile Phones as Facebook Apps are not available on the those devices.
