Main screen - Presentations tab
The first step to using Repeat Signage, is to create a Repeat Signage Presentation. Use this tab to create, edit and play presentations.
Play from RepeatServer.com (Standard and above editions)
RepeatServer.com is our free service to facilitate the remote updating of presentations and play lists (and content such as pictures, text, etc) so that you can control what is displayed on remote computers anywhere in the world via the Internet.
See RepeatServer.com for more information.
You must set up a free account before you can access this button to play presentation files hosted at RepeatServer.com.
Upload to RepeatServer.com
This option allows you to update presentations and other files to RepeatServer.com.
Playing presentations from a website (Standard and above editions)
This allows you to put the URL of a presentation you have hosted on a website. For example:
https://www.repeatserver.com/Users/RepeatSamples/Data/Colleges01-16to9-1280x720.rsp
We have some of our sample presentations hosted on a free Repeatserver.com account. Have a look at the following link for presentations that are hosted on RepeatServer.com:
https://www.repeatserver.com/Users/RepeatSamples/
and our Sample presentations on websites which is a list of online presentations which you can use to test this button.
Please note that on some websites, the website will need a MIME type configuring otherwise you may get a 'Cannot download your chosen file' message.
With the Standard and above editions, you can play a presentation which has been uploaded to a website. The reason you may want to do this is so that you can get a Repeat Signage player computer at a remote location to play a hosted presentation and then you can upload a new version to the website when you have made changes, and the remote player will automatically download and play this new version.
Video tutorials for Repeat Signage
The best way to get started is to use the video tutorials available at our website that will very quickly get you started with Repeat Signage. To access these, please visit:
https://www.repeatsoftware.com/Training.html
YouTube Videos
Creating, editing and playing presentations in Repeat Signage
Tutorial pages
There is a basic tutorial inside this help file to help you get started:
Creating your first presentation
Playing your first presentation
Playing your first presentation when Windows starts
Getting help on any screen in Repeat Signage
Each screen (and tabs within screens) in Repeat Signage has 'Press F1 for help' at the bottom of the screen. You can click this link to bring up help or press the F1 key on your keyboard. This will always give you help specifically for the screen or the tab you are currently on.
Trial version of Repeat Signage
You may evaluation Repeat Signage for as long as you like. The trial version displays a ghosted 'Trial version' image when playing presentations. This message appears after playing presentations for 10 minutes. You may use the trial version to design and edit presentations, and just purchase a licence for each machine you intend to play Repeat Signage presentations on. You may also use the free trial version in class rooms for the purpose of teaching digital signage concepts to students.
For presentations, in the trial version, you are limited to playing them for only 10 minutes.
The new PowerPoint scheduler control will only play and schedule full screen PowerPoint presentations for the first 10 minutes.