Display news in your office lounge, cafeteria or hallways with the Screens feature from Staffbase. Learn more in the Overview of Screens for Digital Signage.
The slideshow will include the first five news posts from the news channel or news page you select. Each slide will be displayed for 15 seconds.
In this article:
- Creating a Slideshow
- Adding Media to a Slideshow
- Connecting Devices to a Slideshow
- Publishing a Slideshow
- Unpublishing a Slideshow
- Deleting a Slideshow
Creating a Slideshow
You can select a slideshow to be created from a News page or a news channel. When the QR code is enabled, your employees can scan it and read the rest of the post on your platform.
- In the Studio, navigate to Screens.
- Click Create Slideshow.
The New Slideshow page opens. - In the Slideshow tab, enter a name for the slideshow.
- Select a Channel or News Page as the news source for the slideshow.
- Optionally, from the from the Language dropdown, select the language in which you want the slideshow to display.
You can specify which language version the slideshow should display. The Language dropdown contains all the content languages available for your organization. If the language you selected is not available for the news content, the news content will be displayed in the default content language of your platform. - Optionally, select QR Code.
- Select one of the display formats to see the preview for your display device:
- Landscape
- Portrait
- Click Save.
You have created a slideshow. You can edit the slideshow at any time. You can now add media or connect devices. You can now publish the slideshow to display on a device.
Adding Media to a Slideshow
Share and amplify your organization’s key messages by adding images and videos to your slideshow for large screens. You can reuse images or videos from My Files to add to your slideshows and display repetitively. With this mix of static custom content and dynamic news content, your message gets the best presentation on screen.
- Media are displayed after all the news posts in the slideshow.
- Images are shown for 15 seconds.
- Videos are played for their full length, without any audio.
- In the Studio, navigate to Screens.
- Open the slideshow to which you want to add media.
- In the Media tab, click Add Media button.
The My Files dialog opens. - Choose one or more files from My Files.
- Click Add Files.
In the slideshow, the files are shown in the order they are displayed under Media. - Click Save.
You have added media to be displayed after the news posts in the slideshow. You can now add more media or connect it to a device. You can now publish the slideshow to display on a device.
Connecting Devices to a Slideshow
You can choose the device where you would like to link your slideshow securely. Learn more. Based on where you display the slideshow and who your audience is, you also have the option to generate a public URL. Doing so will allow anyone with the URL to access the slideshow.
- In the Studio, navigate to Screens.
- Open the slideshow to which you want to link a device.
- In the Devices tab, click in the Link to devices field.
Ensure the device you want to link is added to the list of devices in Device Management. - Search for the device in the dropdown.
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Select the device or devices you want to link.
- Optionally, click Generate Public URL to display the URL on the screen, allowing anyone with the URL to access the content.
- Click Save.
You have connected devices to a slideshow. You can now publish the slideshow to display on a device.
Publishing a Slideshow
After you have configured the slideshow, you must publish it to make it visible on the devices.
- In the Studio, navigate to Screens.
- Navigate to the slideshow you want to publish.
- Click Publish.
You have published the slideshow. The slideshow will take a minute to display on the device. Now, you can open the URL to play the slideshow in an internet browser.
Unpublishing a Slideshow
Once a slideshow is no longer relevant on a particular screen, you can unpublish your slideshow to take it offline. For example, updates displayed on reaching a target goal will no longer be relevant after the date has gone by. Once unpublished, the slideshow will no longer be available on the screens where it was displayed.
- In the Studio, navigate to Screens.
- Navigate to the slideshow you want to publish.
The slideshow page opens.
- Click Unpublish.
The Unpublish Slideshow dialog opens.
- Click Unpublish to confirm your action.
The slideshow is unpublished and is no longer visible to users. You can publish your slideshow again at any time.
Deleting a Slideshow
You can delete a slideshow if you no longer want it to be available. For a previously published slideshow, if the URL is currently in use, a message will be displayed stating that the slideshow is no longer available.
- In the Studio, navigate to Screens.
- Navigate to the slideshow you want to delete.
The slideshow page opens.
- Click Delete Slideshow.
The Delete Slideshow dialog opens.
- Click Delete Slideshow to confirm your action.
You have deleted the slideshow permanently.
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