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Managing custom creative and placement sizes

You can define custom dimensions and use those sizes when you Working with Creatives or placements to the system. These size dimensions are applicable in numerous locations throughout Microsoft Monetize. You can also indicate whether a size is standard or non-standard, which allows you to categorize the sizes as needed throughout the user interface.

On the Custom Sizes screen, you can perform the following tasks:

  • Define a new creative/placement size
  • Edit existing creative/placement sizes
  • Indicate whether a creative/placement size is designated as standard or non-standard
  • Delete a creative/placement size

Procedures

Navigate to Network > General from the left vertical navigation menu and then select the Custom Sizes tab.

Define a new size

  1. Click the Manage Custom Sizes via the Creative Manager button. Select the New button at the top left of the screen. The Add a Size dialog appears.
  2. Define the width and height of the creative/placement. Enter the values (in pixels) in the Width and Height fields.
  3. Indicate if these dimensions are a standard size. If these dimensions should be considered standard, select the Set as standard size check box.
  4. If this option is checked, this size appears under the Standard size column when working with creatives and placements. Conversely, if this option is not checked, this size appears under the Size column. You should designate a size as Standard if it is a size that you expect to use often when defining creatives or placements, as these are at the top of the list of available sizes. The non-standard sizes are those which are used less-frequently and are available at the bottom of the list.
  5. Click Save.

Important

The sizes defined here are available on the following pages:

Edit an existing size

  1. Choose the size to be edited. Click the pencil icon next to the size. The Update Size dialog appears with the Width and Height fields already filled out.
  2. Change the width and Height. Update one or both of the values (in pixels) in the Width and Height fields.
  3. Indicate whether these dimensions are a standard size. Change the Set as standard size check box as desired.
  4. If this option is checked, this size appears under the Standard size column when working with creatives and placements. Conversely, if this option is not checked, this size appears under the Size column. You should designate a size as Standard if it is a size that you expect to use often when defining creatives or placements, as these are at the top of the list of available sizes. The non-standard sizes are those which are used less-frequently and are available at the bottom of the list.
  5. Click Save.

Important

Delete an existing size

  1. Choose the size or sizes to delete. Click the remove or trash icon against the size you want to delete. You can select more than one box. C
  2. The Delete size confirm dialog box is displayed. Click Delete to complete the deletion.

Note

When you delete a size, it is no longer available for the creation of new creatives or placements, nor as a filter in reporting.