Customize the About page

Each app has an About page that your users can access from the menu at the top left. For example, the following provides an About page from one of the sample apps.

You can customize the information that is displayed, as described in the following sections.

• Customize the page
• Configuration properties

• To customize the app logo image that appears on the About page, see Style: The Essentials.
• You can make the About page the app's initial launch page as described in Choose the launch page for an app.

Customize the page

 To customize the About page: 

1. Open the app in the app editor.
2. Select Settings  > Information.
3. Expand each section and configure the properties, as required.
4. When you are done, save the task by selecting one of the following:
   • Save - Save the app.
   • Save & verify data - Save the app and verify that it is runnable based on external dependencies.

We've made some improvements to the app editor.
You are opted in to the new editor by default, but you can switch back to the legacy editor at any time.

 

If you are using the legacy editor

To customize the About page: 

1. Open the app in the app editor.
2. Select Info > Properties.
3. Expand each section and configure the properties, as required.
4. When you are done, save the task by selecting one of the following:
   • Save - Save the app.
   • Save & verify data - Save the app and verify that it is runnable based on external dependencies.

Configuration properties

Configuration properties that you can use to customize the About page are summarized in the following sections:

• App Properties
• Information for App Users
• App Documentation

App Properties

Property	Description	Example
Short Name	Unique short name for the app. For Chat apps, the Short Name can't exceed 25 characters; the information will be be truncated by Google Chat.	My App
Version	Version of app.	1.000005
Short description	Short description of the app. For Chat apps, the Short description can't exceed 40 characters; the information will be be truncated by Google Chat.	Sample App
Category	Category of the app. Note: Category is not currently used in the app.	Tracking Apps
Function	Function of the app.	Inventory Management
Industry	Industry for the app.	Retail
Description	Description of the app. For Chat apps, the Description can't exceed 200 characters; the information will be be truncated by Google Chat.	A sample app with sample data
Personal use only?	Flag that indicates app is meant for personal use only.
Default app folder	Default location for all app files.	/appsheet/data/MyApp-1234

Information for App Users

Property	Description	Example
User Guidance	App user guidance.	Some user guidance
About Url	URL for about app information.	about.example.com
Use Public Owner	Flag that specifies whether to display your team's public app owner.
Privacy policy	Privacy policy for the app.	Some privacy policy details.
Terms of use	Terms of use for using the app.	Some terms of use.

App Documentation

Property	Description	Example
Purpose	Purpose of the app.	Track item details and log incoming and outgoing inventory amounts.
Design Details	App design details.	Some design details
Readme PDF document	Upload a PDF file that contains a description of the app.
Reference Url	URL for app reference information.	reference-url.example.com