Below is a walk-through to creating a simple, dynamic digital signage presentation, comprising heading, playlist of images and a news feed. There is a 6-minute Create Edit and Play Presentations video if you prefer to view how to get started with Repeat Signage.
Getting started with Repeat Signage
Repeat Signage simple to use digital signage software for Windows computers. Simple enough for school children, yet powerful for professionals.
You may find your Microsoft skills are easily transferable to Repeat Signage. For example, when you insert pictures, you can resize and move them around the screen (drag and drop) to build up your presentation design. Double click the pictures, text, etc., for further options. You can insert a variety of documents, spreadsheets, real-time and date, webcam, audio and other digital media.
Free trial download
Evaluate Repeat Signage for yourself. Download a trial edition onto your Windows computer. No need to leave any details.
You can then create a dynamic digital signage presentation and play this on your screen for 10 minutes before a ghosted 'trial version' message is displayed. This is removed if you decide to purchase the software.
Ready to start?
From the 'Welcome' screen, select 'Presentations'.
Design for any shape or size display screen
Choose which size computer screen you would like to create your presentation for. By default the software uses your computer screen size and you can change this later.
(Note: Selecting the 'A screen on another computer' gives a list of screen pixel sizes in landscape or portrait, or you can input your own screen resolution, for example, 1920 x 1080.)
Click 'Next'.
Ready to design your presentation
The floating toolbox in the top right corner, is where you add your content. You can drag the toolbox anywhere on the screen and shrink it to make it smaller.
Let's bring in some content. It is easier to keep place all your images and files you want to use, in one folder on your computer, for easy access.
Insert Banner - playlist of pictures
From the toolbox select 'Insert', then 'Insert Banner (pictures or pictures with text)'. This opens the Select Location screen.
Click on 'Add from this computer', browse to where your images are, select a few, then click 'Open'. You will then see a list of your selected images. Click OK.
Alternatively, choose 'Add folder' if you want to add a whole folder of images.
Banner02 displays pictures with optional 1 line of text and 50 transitions. Fader01 is a large screen, high performance picture fader with no text.
Resize and position your pictures
You will now see your pictures on screen, playing one after the other. Select the images to move these around the screen. Drag the corner to resize or if you want full screen, right mouse click and select 'Size', 'Full Screen'. I chose full screen.
Double clicking into each control, for example the Banner control, gives you further options. Double click the Banner control (your pictures) and in the 'Banner General' tab, you can adjust the transition speed in the 'Delay between slides' box, for example, 1 second, to 5 seconds. Each picture now displays on screen for 5 seconds.
Insert a text label
From the toolbox, select 'Insert', then 'Insert text label (single line of text)'. This opens up the Insert text label box. Type your text in the box. Click OK. Your text appears on screen. Double click into the text control, and change the font size, background colour and font colour. Click OK.
You can adjust the height of the text label by selecting the corner and resizing. Right mouse click and select 'Size', then 'Screen width' to resize the width. Move (drag) your text to the top of the screen or whether you want to position it.
Add an RSS news feed
From the toolbox, select 'Insert' then 'Insert RSS reader'. You can browse to locate your .xml file. Click OK.
To add an RSS manually, click on the 'Location choice' tab,
and then 'Manually add playlist items'. RSS
Scroller03 just displays one line of text (Title).
RSS Scroller04 displays two lines of text.
I used RSS Scroller03. Type your text in the Title. Copy this
into the Summary box (Ctrl C to copy; Ctrl V to
paste). Click OK. Select the 'RSS General' tab
for options how you want your text to appear. I
chose 'Scroll from left'. The 'Preview' box
gives you a preview. From the 'Font' and 'Colour'
tabs, make your preferences. Drag
the news feed into position and right mouse click,
'Size', 'Screen width'.
Save your presentation
And you're almost finished. From the toolbox, select 'File' and 'Settings'. This opens the Presentation Settings box. Click on the 'Save Contents File' box, which keeps all your pictures etc., within the presentation file.
There is an option to change your screen size if you
are designing for a different size display screen. Click OK.
To save your file, select 'File' and 'Save As' and name your presentation.
Then select 'File' and 'Exit'. This takes you back to the main screen.
My first presentation
This brings you back to the Presentation Screen. If you want to edit your presentation, select 'Open existing presentation'. To play your presentation, select 'Play presentation'.
Click on the picture to view a recording of the presentation (MP4 00.52 seconds). Or, if you prefer to view how to get started, then a 6 minute video (MP4) will walk you through achieving this.
Features and comparison chartRepeat Signage digital signage software keeps residents updated at Repeat Signage at Westholme School
Contact our team"Repeat Signage enabled us to design screens that were flexible and easy to update. Initially we used PowerPoint but this didn’t give us the flexibility we needed so we purchased Repeat Signage.
After initial design work by myself I’ve managed to pass all updates on to our receptionists. Staff that want messages displaying on the screens simply hand their requests into reception and the receptionists handle all the updates. Due to Repeat Signage’s easy user interface staff required very little training and found that their current Microsoft Office skills were transferable to Repeat Signage.
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