Play one thing or many on the main stage

The main stage is the only layout region that can cycle through multiple widgets. Click the main stage in the live preview to choose a Content mode at the top of the right panel.

Single mode

Single displays one widget continuously without a scene list or rotation timer. You edit the widget’s settings directly on this panel, and click the widget row at the top of the panel whenever you want to replace it with a different widget.

Playlist mode

Playlist rotates through multiple scenes in order:

• Order and duration: Drag scenes to reorder them and set a Duration in seconds for each scene (if left blank, the scene displays for 20 seconds).
• Show or hide a scene: Click the eye icon on any scene row to temporarily hide it from the rotation without deleting its configuration.
• Media completion: Video and slideshow widgets always finish playing before advancing to the next scene instead of cutting off mid-playback.

Schedule mode

Schedule plays different scenes by day of the week and time of day on a weekly calendar grid—for example, showing a welcome screen in the morning and a cafeteria menu at lunch. For full instructions, see Schedule what a screen plays through the week.

Switching between content modes

Switching between Single, Playlist, and Schedule preserves your configured scenes and schedule blocks. You can test another mode and switch back without losing your setup.

Scope and limitations

• Supported stage widgets: To see which widgets can be placed on the main stage, see Widgets and the places they go.
• Event takeovers: Visitor arrivals and upcoming meeting alerts temporarily interrupt the main stage regardless of the active content mode. For details, see Takeovers.
• Multi-stage layouts: When you use a split or grid layout with two, three, or four stages, each stage has its own independent Content mode and scene list. See Change a layout.