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Adding a Widget to a Creative Template

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General

After creating a creative widget, you can utilize it in an HTML, interactive video, and/or in-banner video creative template by adding and mapping a Widget dynamic parameter to a Shape or Text layer. You must configure values for the template's included widget. Configuring widget values within any of the template's specific ad formats is optional.

Adding a Creative Widget to a Creative Template

Step 1: Add a Widget Dynamic Parameter to a Template

To add a creative widget to a template using a Widget dynamic parameter:

  1. Go to a creative template's Map step.
  2. Add a Widget dynamic parameter that uses your desired creative widget as the widget type.
  3. Map the Widget dynamic parameter to a Shape or Text layer.
  4. Click on the Widget dynamic parameter to edit it.
    • The Edit Widget window will be displayed. 

Step 2: Configure Widget Dynamic Parameter Values

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The fields and values that display are determined by your creative widget's Manifest parameters and their default values. You configure the parameters when first creating the widget:

  1. Manually enter or select values for the Widget dynamic parameter fields. Alternatively, you can link to existing text or color code values from other dynamic parameters within the template.
    • The parameters are grouped under categories based on the Section name entered when the widget was first created. The General category indicates that a name wasn’t entered when the widget was first created.
    • Note: The widget inherits fonts from the template's included fonts. Languages are pre-selected within the Languages dropdown based on the default languages specified in your creative widget's Manifest parameters. Unselectable languages indicate that the selected font doesn't support them.
  2. Click OK.
  3. Optional. Go to the template's Set step and configure creative widget values for individual ad formats.

Note: When a creative widget's fields or values change, creative templates that use the widget will update automatically. However, the template's child creatives will require manual editing of their included ad formats to implement the widget changes.