Ad Lists

Using the Ad List dialog box

The Ad List dialog box allows you to see lists of ads that are assigned to the plan, on-hold ads, standby ads, fillers. (Holds and Stand-by ads not currently supported in Naviga Ad)

Open the Ad List

Do one of the following:

  • In the Plan menu choose Window -> Ad List.

  • Press Alt-A (Windows) or ⌥-A (Mac OS).

The Ad List dialog box opens.

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Description

Refresh icon

Refreshes the plan and the Ad List dialog box, including the Ads list, On‐hold Ads list, Standby Ads list, Fillers list, and Irregular Ads list. Be sure to save before refreshing.

Show Placed Ads check box

When checked, placed ads are included in the Ads list. The Placed check boxes in the list show which ads have been placed on the plan.

Switch icon

In the Nested Classifications and the Single Classifications views, displays the classification name and the number of ads in that classification (including, in the Nested Classification view, the ads in any subordinate classifications). Click to expand the list.

Views in the Ad List window

The Ad List dialog box features four panels:

  • The Ads panel: A list of all the ads scheduled for the plan you have open.

  • The Holds panel: A list of all ads scheduled for the plan but that are on hold.

  • The Standbys panel: A list of all ads that are on standby.

  • The Fillers panel: A list of all available fillers.

In the Ad List menu, you can view the list in any of the panels in one of two views:

  • Nested Classifications: The ad list for each classification is grouped under a Switch icon (), which you can click to expand or collapse the list. The list may include subordinate or “nested” Switch icons with their own lists.

  • Flat list: A simple list of all the ads in that panel.

To see a preview of the ad, or view information about that ad, use the right-click menu

The info option will show detailed info about the ad. See File Menu -> Info for details

Select Preview to see a preview image of the ad (or Filler if you are on the fillers tab)

Sorting ad lists

You can sort a panel’s ad list alphanumerically by a column by clicking on the column header

In any of the three Ad List views, you can sort only lists of ads. You cannot sort a list of Switch icons nor a mixed list of Switch icons and ads—but when you click a Switch icon to select it and expand its list, you can sort that list.

Using the Panels

To use the Ads panel

The Ads panel allows you to see a list of all the ads scheduled for the plan you have open.

  1. To open the Ads panel, do one of the following:

    • In the Ad List dialog box, click on the Ads tab.

    • In the Plan menu choose Window -> Ad List.

    • Press Alt-A (Windows) or ⌥-A (Mac OS). The Ads panel opens. Note: Your system administrator determines the columns. See Ad List Column Definitions

  2. If you want the list to include ads that have been placed on the plan, in the Ad List dialog box, check the Include Placed Ads check box. Important: When the Include Placed Ads check box is not checked:

    • The Ads list does not include classifications for which all ads have been placed.

    • The placed ads are not listed in the Ads list.

  3. To change the levels of classifications that show in the Ads list, in the Ad List menu do one of the following:

    • To show only ads but no classifications, choose Flat

    • To show ads in all levels of classifications, choose Nested Classifications.

Holds panel

Not implemented in Naviga Plan or Setup.

On-hold ads are ads that have been scheduled for the current plan but are on hold for some reason, such as pending a credit check.

Naviga Ad does not currently support hold ads.

Standbys panel

Not implemented in Naviga Plan or Setup.

Classified, classified display, and ROP ads can be scheduled as standby ads. A standby ad will run whenever there is available space. Standby ads are usually sold for multiple insertions, and Naviga Plan keeps track of the number of insertions to date. Naviga Ad does not currently support Standby Ads.

Using the Fillers panel

The Fillers panel lists fillers for all advertising sections. If desired, the panel also shows all banners and headers by clicking the "All Furniture" checkbox in the lower right corner.

Fillers, banners, and headers are set up and created in Naviga Plan Setup and organized in the Fillers panel. See Naviga Plan Setup for information on setting up Fillers, banners, and headers.

There are several types of fillers, banners, and headers (displayed in the "Type" Column below.

  • Alternate header (A)

  • Banner (B)

  • Filler (F)

  • Header (minor) for classifications (H)

  • Major header for sections (M)

To use the Fillers panel

In the Ad List dialog box, click on the Fillers tab. The fillers tab display like this:

Note: Your system administrator determines the columns in Plan Setup.

Use the arrow at the left to drag and drop the filler onto the page.

This list can be organized by any of the columns being displayed. Click the column header once to sort in ascending order, twice for decending, and a third time to remove the sort.

When viewing in "Flat" view, the filter button at the top right becomes enabled and user can choose to filter by any of the columns.

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