# Using Online Viewing Rooms 2.0 on Mobile 📱

Create, edit, and share Online Viewing Rooms from your phone — complete with banners, text, and simple visit analytics.

Written by Kalila Richards  
December 16, 2025

## 🔍 What’s New

- Create and view OVRs directly from **lists, exhibitions, or fairs**
- View and search all of your viewing rooms and see **visit counts** at a glance

## ✅ Before You Start

- Mobile OVRs **inherit default template settings** from the web version of ARTERNAL
- We recommend customizing your template from the web first, as **not all settings are editable on mobile** yet

## ✏️ Creating an OVR

- Navigate to the **list, exhibition, or fair** you'd like to turn into a Viewing Room
- Tap the list to open it
- Tap the **three-dot menu** in the top-right corner
- Select **Viewing Rooms**
- Tap the **➕ plus icon** to create a new OVR

- Give your OVR an **internal name** (only visible to you)
- Update the **URL slug** if needed (this becomes the public-facing link)

✅ Your new OVR will appear in the Viewing Rooms list — ready to customize!

## 🎨 Customizing an OVR

Once your OVR is created, tap on it to edit:

### General Info

- **Link name** (shown to viewers)
- **Associated contact**

### Content

- **Title & Description**
  - **Header title**
  - **Subheading**
  - **Body text**
  - **Footer text**

💡 Tap the **Text Formatting** button for markdown-style shortcuts.

### Header & Banner

- **Display date**
- **Display banner**
- **Choose a banner image**
  - Use an external URL or select an image from the list.
- **Adjust banner height** with the slider
- Customize overlay appearance (text color, opacity, etc.)

## 📲 Engagement & Access Controls

- Ask for **email address on entry**
- Show **“Inquire” button** under artworks
- Toggle visibility of **documents or installation views**

💡 **All changes save automatically!**

## 📤 Sharing & Previewing

- Tap **Preview** to view your OVR link on mobile
- Tap **Share Link** to send via text, WhatsApp, email, etc.
- To send via ARTERNAL Smart Mail, just **copy the URL** and paste it into your message

## ⚙️ Other Options

- Tap the three-dot menu (`⋯`) to:
  - **View Inventory List**
  - **Disable Link** (makes the URL inaccessible)
  - **Delete Viewing Room** (permanently removes it)

## ℹ️ Other Things to Note

- Users **not on Principal+ tiers** will have OVR tracking analytics disabled.
- If you are a user of both **OVRs and Interests**, or if the number of tabs exceeds **5**, the OVR tab will move into the **Dashboard (Home icon)**.

## 🚀 Coming Soon

We’re continuing to expand OVR 2.0 on mobile. Here’s a preview of what’s next:

- More **detailed analytics**
- **Seamless Smart Mail integration** for sending or attaching OVR links
- **Additional customization options**
- Ability to **duplicate OVRs**
- **Sorting and filtering** in the OVR List

## 💬 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

**Q. Can I create a new OVR from my phone?**  
Yes! Tap "+" and follow the prompts — no desktop needed.

**Q. Where do the banner and layout settings come from?**  
They follow the default template saved on the web version of ARTERNAL.

**Q. Can I use any image as the banner?**  
Yes — you can paste an external URL or select an image from the list.

**Q. How can I track visits?**  
OVRs show view counts. If you associate a contact or send via Smart Mail, those visits are tracked in the contact’s timeline.

**Q. What’s the difference between disabling and deleting a link?**  
Disabling makes the link inactive (without deleting content). You can re-enable it anytime.