Positioning and Resizing the Reception Bell

Positioning and Resizing the Reception Bell

The Reception Bell function adds a configurable button to the VisitorRego welcome screen, allowing people at your VisitorRego unit to notify staff when assistance is required.

Once the Reception Bell has been enabled and a button graphic has been selected, you can position and resize the button area on the screen. This article explains how to adjust the size and placement to ensure the button is correctly aligned and easily accessible on your welcome screen.

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For instructions on enabling the Reception Bell and selecting the button graphic, see our Enabling the Reception Bell and Selecting the Graphic File knowledge base article.
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Positioning and resizing the Reception Bell button area can be a little tedious, so using a mouse is recommended for better control.


Adjusting the Reception Bell Button Area

1. To manipulate and adjust the Reception Bell button area, a setting called Logging needs to be enabled. To enable logging, follow these steps:
  1. From VisitorRego's Admin mode select Options > General tab, then expand the General section.
  2. Tick the checkbox Logging to enable it.
  3. Close the System Setup window.


2. Now that logging is enabled, toggle to Self-Registration mode to access the welcome screen:
  1. From Admin mode, select File > Self Registration.
3. On the welcome screen, the Reception Bell button area defines where users can tap to notify staff. Follow these steps to adjust it:
  1. Right-click on the button to enter resize mode.



  2. Drag the mouse to adjust the size so that it fully covers the graphic.



  3. Left-click once to confirm the size and switch to reposition mode.
  4. Drag the button area to the desired location on the screen.



  5. Left-click again to set the final position.
4. Toggle back to Admin mode and disable logging:
  1. Click on the screen to bypass the Welcome screen, which will take you to the Self-Registration screen.
  2. In the top-left corner of the Self-Registration screen, locate the VisitorRego.com name.
  3. Click on VisitorRego.com to toggle out of Self-Registration mode and access Admin Mode.
  4. Select Options > General tab, then expand the General section.
  5. Untick the checkbox Logging to disable logging.
  6. Close the System Setup window..

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Avoid positioning the Reception Bell button area too close to the edges of the screen, as this may prevent the settings from saving correctly.
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Once the Reception Bell button area has been positioned and resized, the next step is to configure which staff members should receive notifications when the button is pressed.
For full instructions, please refer to our Setting up Which Staff Are to Be Notified When Pressing the Reception Bell knowledge base article.

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