Prepare: Creating Custom Messages

What is covered in this article?

• What are Custom Messages?
• Steps to Create and Edit Custom Messages
• How To: Add Images in a Custom Message
• Display Locations for Each Custom Message
• 1. Sign Up
• 2. Log In
• 3. Forgot Username
• 4. Forgot Password
• 5. Select School Year/Student/Grade
• 6. Select School
• 7. Header Message
• 8. Submit Application Confirmation Popup
• 9. Student Dashboard
• 10. Enter an Access Code
• What are the current limitations of this feature?

What are Custom Messages? 

Custom Messages are a great resource to help guide your families along with the application flow and give them instructions in the Sign-Up and Log In pages. 

Custom Messages can be added in the following pages:

• Sign Up
• Log In
• Forgot Username
• Forgot Password
• Select School year / student / grade
• Select School
• Rank Schools
• Header Message
• Submit Application Confirmation Popup
• Student Dashboard
• Enter an Access Code

 Steps to Create and Edit Custom Messages

Go to Settings --> Custom Messages

You will have the option to Create, Edit, or Customize the message for each page:

Custom Messages will appear in a yellow box along in their respective page. The Header Message will be visible in the top banner, throughout SchoolMint.

How To: Add Images in a Custom Message

• You can now upload images from your own computer! We support JPEG, PNG, and GIF files, and images up to 20MB. This is available when creating communications, custom messages and other similar pages.
• Header graphics should be 600-700 pixels wide.
• General images in communication content need to be 480 pixels wide or smaller.
• Please make sure images are with a proportional height.

Display locations for each Custom Message 

Below, you'll see a few examples of Custom Messages, and you'll see where these Custom Messages, highlighted in yellow, are located.

1. Sign Up

2. Log In

3. Forgot Username

4. Forgot Password

5. Select School Year/Student/Grade

6. Select School

7. Header Message

8. Submit Application Confirmation Popup

9. Student Dashboard

10. Enter an Access Code

 What are the current limitations of this feature?

• These messages are available for all schools organization-wide. Consider specific locations of Custom Messages to call out differing requirements per school, etc.

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