Another Custom Tag option in ThingLink is to place text and a call to action button over a full sized background image. Visually, it helps to have a variety of tag styles, especially in areas with tags clustered together. The "Search for Articles" button above leads to the library home page, where

For a look at how easy it is to start your first 360 tour or subject guide on ThingLink, click here for a step-by-step walk through.

These simple tags load quickly and are very easy to read. The background and text colors can be customized to meet the design needs of your tour and/or subject guide. The size of the box can also be adjusted.

Most 360 annotation platforms offer some sort of tag that combines text, a photo, and a way to link to an outside resource like a web page or database. A tag we found ourselves using quite often in our ThingLink tour is a Custom Tag like this one: This style of tag can be adjusted so that the imag

ThingLink embed tags make it easy to drop in code from other sites to embed forms, maps, documents, and video services offering embed options like Youtube and Vimeo. Video can also be embedded with a simple link using the Video tag , which also offers space for a text annotation.

Embedded video can really bring life to a 360 tour. In the first example below, a tag on an easel advertising library programs becomes an opportunity to publicize a Therapy Dog program held every fall and spring semester during exam week. A row of computers across from the Reserve Desk at which stu