Prototype settings in InVision V6

This article provides answers for InVision V6 To confirm your version, check the upper right corner of your dashboard. On V7? Check out this article instead.

There are various ways to customize your prototype settings, and options depend on the device type you choose for your prototype.

Prototype orientation and types

Here's how to change your prototype device type (desktop, mobile, tablet, or wearable) and/or orientation:

1. Sign in to InVision and open your prototype.
2. Click the ••• (more) menu, then click Change type.
3. Select the device type and orientation you want.
4. Click Continue.

Configuration settings

While viewing a screen, you can adjust additional settings by navigating to the bottom right of the page and clicking the configuration icon ().

In the configuration menu for desktop prototypes, you can adjust:

• Design Alignment: Align your design to the left, center, or right.
• Zoom/Scroll Behavior: Here's a little more information on how the zoom/scroll feature behaves:
  • Normal: This leaves your screen as is.
  • Hide Horizontal Overflow: This keeps wide screens from being able to scroll left and right when they expand past your browser view.
  • Scale Down to Browser Width: This scales your design down to the width of your browser window if it's smaller than the design. The scaling is active and won't require a browser refresh.
• Background: Upload custom backgrounds, change colors, or—if you are working with a desktop prototype—use our built-in options, Frame and Auto Stretch. If you're reviewing smaller work, Frame can add a border around your design. For flat or non-textured design, Auto Stretch can save you time by repeating the edge pixels from your design to generate a background automatically. It even works with animated .gifs!

You can also set a fixed background (currently only for desktop prototypes). This feature allows you to fix the background while the forefront screen scrolls vertically (i.e. parallax-type scrolling).

To set a fixed background:

1. Open your prototype, and then click to open the desired screen.
2. At the bottom right of the page, click the configuration icon ().
3. Under the Background section, click Upload New.
4. Select your file and click Choose.
5. Click the fixed icon ().
6. If desired, check the box Apply to all current and future screens.
   Note: This will apply all your configuration settings (background, design alignment, etc.) to ever screen.
7. Click Save.

Mobile prototype settings

While viewing a screen, you can adjust additional settings for your mobile prototype by navigating to the bottom right of the page and clicking the configuration icon ().

These settings include:

• Device Skin: Choose the color and version of your mobile device here.
• Status Bar Style: Because many designers leave space at the top of their designs for a device's status bar, InVision by default overlays the status bar on the design. If your mobile screens appear cut off at the top, you can adjust the starting point of your screen by checking the box My design starts below the status bar.
• Background: In mobile prototypes, the background color is dependent on the content in the screen's image. InVision pulls the four corner pixel colors and tries to match the background as closely as possible. If you've set a background color in your design, that color should remain as the background color.
• Foreground: Choose between light or dark.
• Hide status bar: The status bar can be removed while viewing on the desktop only. On the device, there's no way to remove it.

Updating your mobile icon

To update the icon that appears on your mobile device:

1. Sign in to InVision.
2. Open your prototype.
3. At the top left of the page, next to your prototype name, click the gray + sign and upload your icon.

Changing your mobile skin

Here's a short video that will illustrate how you can change your mobile skin:

Learn more about the device frames available for your mobile prototype: What are the dimensions for mobile prototype device frames?

Using the mobile loading screen

The loading screen is the screen you'd like your clients and stakeholders to see when your prototype is loading via a share link. It will appear while loading your prototype then automatically transition to the screen you selected your prototype to start on; there is no need to add an automatic redirect to that screen.

Setting a loading screen

From the prototype page, click the first slot to set the loading screen. The file must be a PNG and sized correctly to the device.

At the moment, you can't sync the loading screen into the loading screen slot. You'll want to export that screen to your desktop and then you can upload that screen separately by clicking the 'loading screen' slot.

Troubleshooting your loading screen

If you've uploaded one already and it’s not displaying when you view the prototype via a share link, find the 'loading screen' screen and mouse over the thumbnail, then click the trash can icon, and re-upload as stated above.

How long will my loading screen display?

The duration of time the loading screen displays for is entirely dependent on how long it takes for your prototype to load. When viewing a prototype on a desktop, it may be unlikely you'll ever see it display, unless your prototype is huge. Your loading screen will display more often on a mobile device while it loads.

If you want the loading screen to appear longer than it is, our recommendation is to upload the image you want to function as the loading screen as a regular screen. Make that screen the first one in your prototype. Click to view the screen, and after you've switched to Build mode, at the top you should see a timer icon. Click that timer icon, and set it to your desired time, and link it to the next screen that should display. Select a transition and then click Save.