BrightSign BrightAuthor User Guide v.4.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 3 – Creating Presentations
feeds
in Ticker zones or as individual text widgets in a
state. They can even be used to remotely update the
values of User Variables.
Follow these steps to create and upload a Live Data Feed.
1. Click the
Create tab and select Live Data Feed.
2. On the menu bar, navigate to
File > New Data Feed. You can also open a previously created Data Feed by
navigating to
File > Open Data Feed. You can then make edits to the feed.
3. Click the
Add Item button to create a new feed entry.
4. Enter a
Title for the feed entry. The title, as well as the index number, allows you to pick a specific entry to display
when using RSS feeds in
5. Enter a
Value for the feed entry. This is the portion of the feed that will be displayed on screen.
6. Use the up and down arrows to reorder the list of entries. You can also use the
X button to delete an entry.
7. When you are finished adding entries, click the
Upload to network button in the upper-right portion of the screen
(you must be connected to the BrightSign Network). You will be prompted to save the feed as an XML file before
uploading it to the network. The name you give to this XML file will be the name associated with this feed on the
BrightSign Network.
8. (Optional) You can save a copy of the feed any time by navigating to
File > Save New Feed or File > Save New
Feed As. You can later retrieve the feed by navigating to File > Open Live Data Feed.
Follow these steps to use a Live Data Feed in a presentation:
1. While in the
Edit tab, navigate to File > Presentation Properties > Data Feeds.
2. Click
Add Data Feed.
3. Enter a
Feed name. This does not need to be the same name given to the Live Data Feed.
4. Under
Feed Specification, select Live Data Feed and choose the feed from the dropdown menu.
5. Use the
Update Interval dropdown menu to determine how often the player should check in with the BrightSign
Network servers to update the Live Data Feed.
6. Click
OK. The Live Data Feed can now be added to your presentation via