Build signage content and connect it to a screen
Create a reusable signage content design, choose a screen purpose and hardware profile, configure widgets in the editor, and pair the design with a player device.
Signage content is a reusable screen design rather than a single physical display. You can assign one content design to multiple screens across your office. Each player device uses its own building and floor assignment to filter rooms, desks, and visitors. When you create content, you only choose the screen purpose, size, orientation, and touch support.
1. Create the content and select a purpose
Go to Signage › Content and click Add.
The content list and the Add button that starts a new design.
In the first step of the wizard, select what the screen is for:
| Purpose | Pre-configured widgets |
|---|---|
| Reception & lobby | Visitor welcome screen, visitor self-service buttons, and walk-in QR code |
| Floor display | Floor plan availability map and today’s booking list |
| Company communications | Video player and company announcements |
| Wireless sharing idle screen | Wireless casting instructions with a room schedule beside them |
| Service panel | Service requests and support ticket queues |
The five screen purposes in the creation wizard, starting with Reception & lobby.
Clicking a purpose tile moves to the next step immediately. The wizard uses that purpose as the initial content name, which you can change in the editor.
2. Select the screen hardware and touch capability
Select your physical display type under Device: Android tablet, iPad, Neat Frame, Neat Board, or Smart TV. Selecting a device sets the screen size, aspect ratio, orientation, and touch support together.
Device profiles drawn to scale. Selecting a device sets size, shape, and orientation together.
- Screen size: If a device comes in multiple sizes (such as iPad
8.3",11",13"or Neat Board32",50",Pro 65"), select the exact size from the tile menu so text and cards scale accurately. - Orientation: Fixed-orientation devices (such as portrait Neat Frame or landscape Neat Board) lock the orientation automatically. Other devices let you choose landscape or portrait.
- Custom: Select Custom for unlisted displays to pick a diagonal size and aspect ratio (
16:9,16:10,4:3,1:1). Click More shapes for ultra-wide displays and multi-panel video walls. - Touch screen: Match Touch screen to your physical display. When Touch screen is off (the default for Smart TV), touch-only button widgets are hidden automatically and Visitor self service buttons switches to a scannable QR code.
Click Create to open the editor. You can change the device profile later by clicking the device caption below the live preview.
3. Use the live preview and settings rail
The live preview on the left and the settings rail on the right.
The editor shows a live preview on the left and a settings rail on the right:
- Click any slot in the preview (the main stage, a side widget, an info card, or an action button) to swap its widget and edit its settings in the right rail. See Widgets and the places they go.
- Click Layout on the first page of the rail to change the number of stages, side columns, info cards, action buttons, or text bars. See Change a layout.
- Update Name and display settings: On the first page of the rail, set Name to identify this design, and adjust font size, appearance, display language, and background.
4. Assign widgets to slots
Click Main stage (the largest slot in the preview) to select or configure its primary widget, such as a booking list, floor map, video playlist, website, or visitor welcome screen. Available widgets depend on the slot type you select.
To rotate multiple widgets on the main stage, see Scenes. To interrupt the screen when a visitor arrives or a booking starts, see Takeovers.
5. Save your changes
The Save button at the bottom of the settings rail.
Click Save at the bottom of the rail to save your changes and stay in the editor. Click the arrow next to Save and select Save and close to exit after saving. Clicking ✕ asks for confirmation before discarding unsaved edits.
6. Pair the player device and assign a location
Pair your content design with a player device to show it on a screen:
- Go to Devices › Signage › Devices and click Add, or click ＋ on the content card.
- Select your content design, choose the hardware brand, and enter the six-character registration code shown on the screen.
- Select the device’s Location (building and floor). Widgets set to follow the device location use this setting to filter rooms, desks, and visitors.
For pairing steps by hardware brand, see Connect a signage screen.
7. Verify the screen output
- Open Devices › Screen monitoring to check a live snapshot of each connected screen. See See what every screen is showing.
- Make a small edit in the content editor, click Save, and confirm that the connected screen updates within a few seconds.
Scope and limitations
- Widget placement and playlists: See Widgets and the places they go and Scenes.
- Board layout structure: See Change a layout.
- Visitor reception screens: For walk-in QR codes and visitor badge printing, see Set up a lobby screen for visitors.
- Hardware device settings: Manage device name, location, and connection status under Devices › Signage › Devices, not inside the content design.