Digital Signage - Adding a Playlist to a Digital Sign or Group of Digital Signs

A breakdown of how to add a playlist to your sign or signs. A playlist can be a timesaving tool that allows you to apply the same content across multiple signs more efficiently.

Environment

Content Manager Desktop by Four Winds Interactive

Issue

I would like to add a playlist of content to one or more of my digital signs.

Resolution

1. Sign in to Content Manager Desktop via Microsoft Remote Desktop
2. Right click on the location where you wish to add a playlist and select New Playlist…
3. Right click on the playlist and select properties
   1. You will be presented with several options
      • Enabled – This toggle turns the playlist off and on
      • Behavior– ​​​​​​​
        • Include only if the player is empty – This option will only play the playlist if the player within the location has no templates directly on it
        • Always include before player templates – This option will play the playlist first and then any templates directly placed on the player
        • Always include after player templates – This option will play the playlist after any templates directly placed on the player
        • Override player templates – This option will play only the playlist and ignore templates placed directly on the player
4. Once the playlist is configured as desired, drag templates to it just as you would a player

Additional Information

Groups of content players (signs) can be organized under locations and sub-locations. Playlists can be added to locations to display the same content on multiple signs. Playlists can be used as the only content or in addition to sign-specific content.

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