Design Cloud: Sharing designs and galleries

As the Design Cloud platform is completely cloud based, it is accessible from any internet enabled device via the website, or by using the Design Cloud app in both iOS and Android app stores.  

The customer can access your designs and galleries directly by the links that you prepare in the administrative area of Design cloud. 

Note: Once the links have been established in the administrative area, customers can continue to share public galleries and designs via the platform - see How can Design Cloud be used by my clients? for more.

The Link tool can be selected in the edit functions for either a single design or a gallery.  In the example below, Gallery is used. 

1. While signed into the Design Cloud portal, click  Galleries.
   
   
2. In the Selection screen, click on a gallery listing to select it.
   
   
3. In the Edit Gallery screen, Gallery Links is located at the bottom.  
   
   

Using Gallery Links

Using Gallery Links allows you to create different types of links for the same design or gallery.  The following details creating links, expiring links, copying the URL and sending an email of the link.

• Select Type and Duration before creating a link
  

  The Type drop-down will be set to Universal as default.  Click the box to change to Customer or Internal.  The operation of the link is the same, however this is beneficial for reporting purposes.  For more information on reporting, see Design Cloud: Administration.
  
  The Duration drop-down will be set to Permanent as default.  Click the box to change how long the link can be valid for, unless expired early.
  
  Once you have chosen Type and Duration, click Create to add a new link line.
  
  

• Expire a link
  

  If you don't want a link to be available any more, click Expire in the link line.
  
  You can review all expired links by ticking Show expired passwords. All expired links will be highlighted in red:
  
  
  
  

• View the QR code and copy the URL

  Click QR Code to view the code generated for the URL.  
  
  Click  Copy to save the URL onto your clipboard.  This can then be pasted wherever required.  
  Note:  The URL address will be listed in the box at the bottom.
  
  
  

• Send Email

  Click  Email to generate an email with the URL link from inside the Design Cloud platform.  
  
  In the Email Entry screen, enter the recipient's Name and Email as well as your own Email and phone number.  Once entered, click  Send Email.
  
  Note: The phone number is set for an area code - ensure that it is entered in the format AAAAA BBBBBB.
  
  The email received will look like this:
  
  
  
  Note: The QR code is clickable, and can also be right-clicked and saved as an image.

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