Advanced Features

Advanced Features

How to Access the Advanced Features? 

From the dashboard initial page follow the steps below. 
  1. Click on "Design Template"


  2. Select the option "Advanced Features". 


Advanced Features contain the Google Analytics section to enter your UA number as well as several other template setups, particularly if you purchased an eCommerce or Enterprise package.

Google Analytics 4 (GA4)/Google Tag Manager (GTM)

DCatalog supports Google Analytics 4 (GA4) tracking at the template level. For setup instructions and best-practice recommendations, please refer to our GA4 Implementation Guide. Google Tag Manager (GTM) is optional and intended for advanced tracking configurations; when using GTM, GA4 should be implemented within GTM rather than directly in DCatalog. Using GA4 and GTM simultaneously is not recommended unless explicitly instructed, as this may result in duplicate tracking.



Link Highlight Time



Link Highlight Time is the amount of seconds that links are highlighted in the edition. The default highlight time is measured in milliseconds. Therefore, 3000 = 3 seconds, 1000 = 1 second, 10000 = 10 seconds, etc. 

To adjust the link highlight time, simply click the arrow on the side of the box: 


You can also choose to mark the box for "Forever", which keeps the link constantly highlighted:



Default Popup Width



The Default Popup Width sets the width of the popup box in multimedia settings.

Default Popup Height



The Default Popup Height sets the height of the popup box in multimedia settings.

Default Link Type



The default link type allows you to choose how users open links within your content. Choose in the drop down menu from New Tab, Same Window, or New Window.

Default Link Color



The Default Link color sets the color of the links throughout the template. Choose in the drop down menu from the list of colors for a permanent highlight:



You can also use the color picker to use a specific color. Simply type or copy/paste in the box the color that you want to use: 


Once you have your color, click Choose.

Show Tooltip


Enable the tooltip to show or not.

Link Opacity



Link Opacity is the opaqueness of the link color. You can set it to light, medium or dark opacity by sliding the bar to the left or right. Sliding it to the left makes it lighter, and sliding it to the right makes it darker.

Default Border Type



The default border type sets the border for the link throughout the whole edition.   

Choose the border type from the drop down menu:


Next, choose the border color from the drop down menu, as well as the border width:



Here is the example result with the link highlight in yellow and the border color in purple:



For the Underline option, this is what it will look like:



As you can see, the purple is highlighted in the underline of the link shape. 

Store Locator



Store Locator allows you to map the location of a store (if you have a brick-and-mortar store). You will enter the address into the box to activate this feature.

Advanced Search



This allows you to turn on the advanced search so that your users can search by a term or phrase to narrow results.



Open Search Upon Load



Check this box if you want the search bar to open when the digital flipbook loads on the page. This way, your audience can search terms, products, or skus immediately. 

**Make sure that if you want to use this funtion, that you uncheck (or do not check) the Open TOC Upon Loading under Edition Tools.**

Show Text as SVG


Enable this option if you want to show your text as SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) to support interactivity and animation.

Lead Capture



When the Lead Capture is turned on, you will be able to receive information on leads. This feature is for eCommerce or Enterprise packages.

Show Product Icon



The Show Product Icon button lets you choose what clickable icon will be displayed in your catalog. This feature is for eCommerce or Enterprise packages. When you want to change the icon or doesn't want to use the Product Icon after the product linking is complete, note that deleting the links and re-linking need to be done.

Product Icon



The Product Icon is the icon next to the products in your edition. There are 5 types to choose from, which you can access via the drop down menu.  Or you can choose a custom icon and upload it to this section. This feature is for eCommerce or Enterprise packages.

Product URL



Link your shopping platform products with the product URL. This feature is for eCommerce or Enterprise packages.

Checkout URL



The checkouturl enables you to create an eCommerce edition and let your users check out from the edition. This feature is for eCommerce or Enterprise packages.

Product Pop Up Type


Once you add your products, you can choose the pop up type you want to use to display them.

Image Resolution


Choose your desired image resolution from the drop down menu.

Add Page Labels


Check this box to activate page labels, or leave it unchecked if you do not need them.

Advanced Page Selection ( Print, Download dialogs )



Check this box to enable the ability to download or print a range of pages. Once you select Click to Download PDF on the viewer, a dialog box will pop up. You can choose to download all, or select a range to download:



Custom Page Curl

Custom page curl allows you to set the corner curl parameters in your flipbook. This is especially important if you have multimedia elements within your digital flipbook or catalog that are obscured by the amount of page curl. Now you can adjust the page curl on the top and bottom pages, in order to further customize the content as you please.

To use it, check the box to enable this feature.


Enter in the size of page curl at the top and bottom. 



Remember to Save the changes before you exit.



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