Section widgets allow you to add special applications to your Website Builder pages as an entire section.

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• Add a section widget
• Open table parameters
• PDF viewer parameters
• Google calendar parameters
• SoundCloud parameters
• How do I delete a section from a page?

Add a section widget

1. From your Manage Site page, click Edit site or Site Design.
   
2. Click the + icon at the top or bottom of an existing section. This will depend on where you want the new section widget to be displayed - above or below the section.
   
3. Under Add a new section, click Widgets.
   
4. You can choose from different section widgets by clicking the left and right arrows:
   • Open Table - Add OpenTable reservations to your website for your restaurant, cafe, or bar. Learn more.
   • PDF viewer - Embed PDF files onto your site pages.
   • Google Calendar - Add a Google Calendar to inform your site visitors of your upcoming events or schedule. Learn more.
   • Soundcloud - Add audio files to your site via Soundcloud. Learn more.
5. Choose the desired section widget by clicking the + icon.
   
6. In the Apply website style dialog, select if you wish to apply the original section style or your own website style.
   
7. You will then be taken to the new section widget to begin editing. To edit section widget parameters, click inside the widget then click Edit Widget.
   
8. Click Parameters to update your settings.
   

Open table parameters

• Restaurant ID - Your numerical ID assigned to you by Open Table.
• Restaurant Text - What will appear beneath the widget, usually your restaurant name and address and/or telephone number.
• Pop-up window - When checked, clicking Find a Table will display results in a pop-up window, rather than on the page.
• Tall app height - Expands the height of the app and displays a calendar.
  

PDF viewer parameters

• File URL - Public web address for the PDF you'd like to appear here. Note that you cannot upload PDFs from your computer using this widget. If you upload the file to Google Drive, you will need to make the document Public in order to have it viewable to your visitors. Learn more.​
  Note: If you link to a file on Google Drive, you will need to switch the URL from view mode to preview mode. At the end of the URL, simply change view?usp=sharing to preview?usp=sharing.
  

Google Calendar parameters

• Google Email - Google email address for the calendar you'd like to display. Note that in order for the calendar to show on your page, this calendar must be public.
• Title - Check this box to display the calendar's title.
• Print - If checked, visitors see an option to print a copy of the calendar.
• Tabs - Enables the Week, Month, and Agenda views.
• Calendars - Lists which calendars are tied to the Google email address, so visitors can choose which one(s) to display.
• TimeZone - If checked, the time zone for this calendar is shown.
• Background Color - Launches a color picker to select the background color for the calendar's title bar.
  

SoundCloud parameters

• Track URL - Address for the music track. You can get this from its SoundCloud page.
• Auto Play - If this is checked, the track will begin playing as soon as it loads. Note: Some desktop and mobile web browsers have settings to block websites from automatically playing sound.
• Comments - This determines whether or not your visitors see SoundCloud users' comments on the track.
• Related - If this is checked, visitors will see other tracks related to the one you embedded.
• User - Determines whether or not the track's uploader will be shown.
• Reposts - If this is checked, visitors will see the number of times the track has been reposted.
• Visual - Determines whether the album art is used as the track background.
  

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