IELTS Brand Builder Usage Instructions The IELTS Brand Builder website is designed for you to either copy, print or create new IELTS marketing materials quickly and easily. You can either: 1. Access the Brand Resources section to use the logos, campaigns or presentations, or re-print the pdf materials, images or publications. OR 2. Access Brand Builder to create your own materials following the step-bystep art creation process.

Definitions Main Menu Primary Brand Builder navigation. A vertical series of buttons on the left side of the screen. Red text on grey background. Sub Menu Navigation options specific to the current Main Menu selection. The Sub Menu runs vertically below the Main Menu. Grey text on white background. General Assumptions User groups have access to all the functionality of lower level groups. Regional Centres

 

How to Create and Manage Materials in Brand Builder For All Users Global User + Region User + Local User To Create a Job 1. Select ‘New Materials’ from the main menu. 2. Enter a Reference Number & Description of the material to be produced. 3. Click ‘Create Job’. 4. Select Template 5. Select the Material’s category from the ‘Select a Category’ dropdown box. This will then populate the second drop down box with available materials types. 6. Select a material type from the second drop down box. This will display all templates available for the select category & material type. 7. Select a template by clicking the radio button below the template thumbnail. 8. Click ‘Submit Template Choice’ to confirm your selection. To Build Your Material 9. Enter data in all the required fields, selecting options from drop down lists where appropriate. 10. Clicking ‘View PDF’ will save your data and display a PDF proof of the material. Other options available are: 11. ‘Cancel’ : will return you to the previous page, removing any changes made. ‘Update’ : save existing data. 12. ‘Spell Check’ : perform a spell check on all entered data. 13. Proof Material - Proofing enables you to view the material as it will be printed, while still allowing editing of content. Proofs are designated by a ‘Proof Box’ in 14. the top left corner listing the Description, Reference & Template. 15. The options available when proofing are: 16. Email Proof : Send an email to with the current proof PDF attached. 17. Edit Ad : Return to the edit screen allowing modification of material content. Change Template : Return to the template selection screen. 18. Approve Ad : Approves the current material. The ‘Proof Box’ will be removed and an email containing the approved PDF will be sent to the User.

 

Some Frequently Asked Questions & Answers for all users How do I print the IELTS booklets and publications? To print an IELTS booklet or publication go to the Brand Resources section of the Brand Builder Website and select IELTS Publications. Click on the publication required to download the file to your desktop (or depending upon your system set up, the file may be filed in the Downloads section of your file directory). Next, click the file to open and send to printer like any other file. Should the logo file be ZIP file, click on the Zip file to open it and download files. Then open the file and send to printer. How do I download IELTS logos? To download logos go to the Brand Resources section of the Brand Builder Website and select IELTS LOGOS. The logos are in various file formats. Click on format required to download the file. Depending upon your system the file may be filed in the Downloads section of your file directory. Should the logo file be ZIP file, click on the Zip file to open it and download files. How do I download test day signage? To download test day signage go to the Brand Resources section of the Brand Builder Website and select PDF Library. Scroll down the page to “test Day Signage” Click on the PDF you require to download the file. Depending upon your system the file may be filed in the Downloads section of your file directory. Click to open it and download files. How do I customise a marketing flier/advertisement? By selecting a Brand Builder template you are using a piece of approved artwork. You can enter your customised content in open text fields and select images, quotes and headlines from the approved options provided. If you require a fully customised piece of artwork please send your request to the IELTS administrator for your region or to [email protected].  

 

Where can I download stationery designs (letterhead, business cards) for test centres? Blank letterhead may be downloaded in the Brand Resources section. Select Word Templates and click on the A4 Letterheads link (http://ielts.process55.com.au/Word_Documents). To build a business card go to the IELTS Brand Builder section, select Create Materials and follow the usual art building process from there. Who do I contact to request other materials? To request materials which are not found in Brand Builder contact the IELTS Administrator for your region or email [email protected].

 

 

 

  Regional  Centre  Management  

  By  Global  Users  only.         Add  a  Regional  Centre     1. Select  ‘Manage  Regional  Centres’  from  the  main  menu.     2. Select  ‘Add  Regional  Centre’  from  the  sub  menu.     3. Enter  the  Regional  Centre’s  name  in  the  ‘Name’  field.     4. Click  the  ‘Add  Regional  Centre’  button.     a. A  message  popup  will  confirm  the  successful  addition.         Modify  Regional  Centre       Global  User  only.     1. Select  ‘Manage  Regional  Centres’  from  the  main  menu.     2. Click  the  hand  icon  in  the  ‘Edit’  column  for  the  Regional  Centre  you     3. wish  to  modify.     4. Update  the  Regional  Centre’s  name  in  the  ‘Name’  field.     5. Click  the  ‘Update  Regional  Centre’  button.     a. A  message  popup  will  confirm  the  successful  modification.       Remove  Regional  Centre       Global  User  only.     1. Select  ‘Manage  Regional  Centres’  from  the  main  menu.     2. Click  the  rubbish  bin  icon  in  the  ‘Remove’  column  for  the  Regional  Centre  you   wish  to  modify.     a. A  popup  will  prompt  you  to  confirm  or  cancel  the  removal    request.     b. Click  ‘OK’  to  confirm  the  Regional  Centre  removal.         Assign  Template(s)  to  Regional  Centre       Global  User  only.     1. Select  ‘Manage  Regional  Centres’  from  the  main  menu.     2. Click  the  pdf  icon  in  the  ‘Templates’  column.     3. Tick  the  checkbox  of  templates  you  wish  to  assign  to  the  Regional     4. Centre.     5. Scroll  to  the  bottom  of  the  screen  and  click  the  ‘Update  Templates’  button.     a. A  message  popup  will  confirm  the  successful  assignation.    

 

         

Region  Offices  Management       Adding  a  Region  Office       Global  User  only.     Note  :  An  Office  will  not  be  active  unless  it  has  a  minimum  of  one  staff       member.       1. Select  ‘Manage  Centres’  from  the  main  menu.     2. Select  ‘Add  Office’  from  the  sub  menu.     3. Enter  information  in  all  required  fields.     4. Click  the  ‘Add  Office’  button.     a. A  message  popup  will  confirm  the  successful  addition.         Modify  a  Region  Office       Global  User  +  Region  User  only.     1. Select  ‘Manage  Centres’  from  the  main  menu.     2. Click  the  hand  icon  in  the  ‘Edit  ‘  column  of  the  office  you  wish  to  modify.     3. Update  information  in  all  required  fields.     4. Click  the  ‘Update  Office’  button.     a. A  message  popup  will  confirm  the  successful  addition.           Remove  and/or  Editing  a  Region  Office     Global  User  only.     1. Select  ‘Manage  Centres’  from  the  main  menu.     2. Click  the  rubbish  bin  icon  in  the  ‘Remove’  column  for  the  Regional  Centre   Office  you  wish  to  remove.     OR   3. Click  the  hand  icon  in  the  ‘Edit’  column  for  the  Office  you  wish  to  modify.     a. A  popup  will  prompt  you  to  confirm  or  cancel  the  removal  request.     b. Click  ‘OK’  to  confirm  the  Regional  Centre  removal.        

 

 

    How  to  Manage  Users  

 

    Adding  User       Global  User  +  Region  User  only  can  add  users     Note:    You  can  only  assign  users  a  User  Type  lower  than  yours.  Eg:  A  Regional     User  can  only  add  Local  Users.       1. Select  ‘Manage  Users’  from  the  main  menu.     2. Select  ‘Add  User’  from  the  sub  menu.     3. Enter  information  in  all  required  fields.     4. Click  the  ‘Add  User’  button.     a. A  message  popup  will  confirm  the  successful  addition.         Modifying  a  User       Global  User  +  Region  User  +  Local  User       Note:    You  can  only  modify  users  of  a  lower  than  yours.  Eg:  A  Regional  User  can     only  modify  their  own  account  and  that  of  Local  Users.       1. Select  ‘Manage  Users’  from  the  main  menu.     2. Click  the  hand  icon  in  the  ‘Edit’  column  for  the  User  you  wish  to  modify.     3. Update  information  in  the  required  fields.     4. Click  the  ‘Update  User’  button.     a. A  message  popup  will  confirm  the  successful  modification.         Sending  a  User  Their  Account  Login       Global  User  +  Region  User  +  Local  User       1. Select  ‘Manage  Users’  from  the  main  menu.     2. Click  the  double  arrows  in  the  ‘Send  Login’  column  for  the  User  you  wish  to   notify.   a. User  will  be  sent  an  email  confirming  their  Username  &  Password