Add a visual page to a work instruction step

Besides visual elements, you can also add visual pages to a work instruction step.

What Is a Visual Page?

Each work instruction step can have one or multiple visual pages. Check out the image below to see what a visual page is:

1. Click to add a new visual page.
2. This is the displayed visual page.
3. Use this section to select the visual page that you would like to be displayed. You can scroll up & down if you have multiple visual pages to select from.

Which Types of Visual Pages Are Available?

1. An image
2. A video
3. A PDF file
4. A Microsoft Office file (Word/Excel/PowerPoint). You can also edit Microsoft Office files in Azumuta – see how to edit Office files in Azumuta.
5. An ERP tag (you can link an ERP tag to Microsoft SharePoint)
6. A 3D file
7. iframe (you can insert a link to a specific webpage to be displayed in a work instruction step)
8. An image with a specific format (for example: the image must be of a certain size). Please contact us through our support@azumuta.com email if you would like to have this this type of visual page.
9. A link to another work instruction/instruction step.
10. A PDF file from your Microsoft SharePoint

Here’s an example of a work instruction step that contains multiple pages, seen from the operator’s screen:

Add a visual page to an instruction step

In Azumuta, a single work instruction step can contain multiple visual pages to deliver extra information to your operators. Here’s how to add a page to an instruction step.

1. Navigate to the targeted work instruction step where you would like to add a page.
2. Click Open.
3. Click the Visuals tab.
4. Click Add page.
5. Select one of the available page formats.

Note: Adding a visual page to a work instruction step is different from adding an attachment to a work instruction.

Editing a Microsoft Office File in Azumuta

Note: You can only edit Microsoft Office files in Azumuta if you've indicated that you have a Microsoft Office license. See how to edit your personal profile to learn how to do it on your profile, and how to manage user accounts on a workspace to do it on the profile of other users in your workspace.

1. Navigate to the work instruction step with a Microsoft Office file in it.
2. Click Open.
3. Click the Visuals tab.
4. Locate the page with a Microsoft Office file.
5. Click the ⋮ (three-dot) icon on the top right.
6. Click Open in Word for the web.
7. Edit the file.
8. When you’re done editing, close the file. All edits will be saved automatically.

Note: If you do not see the page type "office file" appear when you want to add a page to visual elements, contact us via the support@azumuta.com email.

Select a visual page as the primary page

1. Under PAGES, select a visual page that you wish to make a primary page, and right click it.
2. Select Pin as primary page.