====== Quick Start - Create Your Own App ======

You can easily create your own app with ViziApps. Just follow these steps:
  * Click on the tool tip button for **Create A New App**.
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==== New App Dialog ====

  * In the dialog box, fill in the **Application Name**. {{ ::url_launcher_dialog.png?direct&300|}}
  * Select the **Designed For** device. This presents a specific canvas in the Studio but you can still build your app for multiple platforms.
  * Select Hybrid as the **App Type**. See [[ViziApps App Types]] for details.
  * **Application Description** is optional.
  * The **First Page Name** is required, but can be changed later. It is a page identifier that must be made from letters, numbers, or the underscore character. It cannot have spaces or other punctuation.
  * Click **Save** and your new app with an empty design will be created for you.

==== Design A Page ====
  * Click on **Select App Property** and then select **App Background Image** to choose a background that is appropriate for your new app.
  * Note that the app will start with the first page showing, that you named when you created this app.

=== Create a text label ===

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  * Click on the **Label** field button {{::label_field_button.png?nolink&80|}} to add a text label to the first page.
  * Enter the **Label ID**. These field IDs are used throughout ViziApps to uniquely identify each field. A field ID can only contain letters, numbers, or the underscore character. No spaces are allowed.
  * Enter the **Label Text**. This is the text that is actually displayed to the user. 
  * You may change the text properties such as font style, color, and size.
  * Click **Insert Label**.

=== Create a text entry field ===

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  * Click on the **Text Field** field button {{::text_entry_button.png?nolink&80|}} to add a text entry field to this page.
  * Enter a new **Text Field ID**. Remember that each field ID must be unique.
  * You may enter a **Default Value**, which is what the user will see when this field is first shown, but you can also leave this blank.
  * Click **Update Text Field**.
  * You will now see the new text field on your page, but it may be covering the prompt label. Click and drag this field to a better place; you can also change its size by dragging the corner.

=== Create a button ===

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  * Click on the **Button** field button {{:button_field_button.png?nolink&80|}} to add a button to this page.
  * Enter a new **Button ID**.
  * Enter the text that you want to appear on the button's face in the **Button Label**.
  * You may change the text style and background color.
  * Under **When a user taps the button:**, change the **Select action** to **Popup web page**.
  * Under **Name of the field containing the web page URL:**, enter the exact field ID for the text entry field.
  * Click **Update Button**. 
==== Test Your App ====
  * To test this app on your phone or tablet, click on **Select App For Test**. 
  * Install the free ViziApps App on your phone or tablet; search the app store for ViziApps or follow the links below.
  * Start ViziApps on your device. You will see a splash screen followed by a login page.
  * Login using the same username and password you used to login to the ViziApps Design Studio.
  * That's it. You should now see the app running on your Apple or Android device.
  * Learn more about testing your app here: **[[ Testing your app ]]**
<WRAP tip>
If you change any page of your app in the Studio, click on **Save**. When you restart ViziApps on your phone or tablet, the latest app will be downloaded automatically and start to run.
</WRAP>
===== Install the Free ViziApps App =====

You can use the ViziApps App to test any of your app designs directly on your phone or tablet devices.

^  Android Users      ^  iPhone and iPad Users    ^
|  **[[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viziapps.viziapps|Google Play Store]]**  |  **[[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/viziapps/id500576230?mt=8|iTunes App Store]]**  |
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