This guide is part of How to Use ScreenCloud for Digital Signage, a collection of sub-guides that help you learn about using ScreenCloud Studio and the features it contains.
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Create a new playlist
Visit the Playlists section of your account and click on the yellow New Playlist button to get started on adding a new playlist.
Change the name of a playlist
Visit the Playlists section of your account and hover over any playlist you’d like to change the name. A pencil icon will appear next to the channel name, click this to prompt typing in the new text.
Type in your new playlist name and click enter on your keyboard to save the changes.
You can also change the name by clicking on any playlist and while viewing your playlist settings, hovering over the name in the upper left-hand corner to the playlist name. Click here to edit and type any text for the playlist name.
Type in your new channel name and click enter on your keyboard to save the changes.
Duplicate or copy a playlist
Visit the Playlists section of your account and click on the playlist you’d like to duplicate. Click the copy or duplicate button, as seen below, to view the Duplicate option.
A copy of your playlist will be created immediately.
Duplicate or copy a playlist to another space
This option is only visible if you have another space in your account.
While viewing your Playlists, click the copy or duplicate icon, as pictured below, to find the Duplicate to Another Space option.
You can duplicate your playlist to more than one space at a time.
Please note that the duplication process may take quite some time, and a temporary playlist will appear momentarily in your current space informing you of the work in progress.
Once it is ready, you'll see a new playlist in your other space(s).
The playlist, and included media, will contain names such as:
[Playlist name] Copy (date)
[Playlist] Copy (date) - [App instant name]
And for media, such as image, video and document files, these will keep their original name, but they will be located in a newly created folder according to how they were copied.
[Playlist name] Copy (date) Resources
Add or remove items from a playlist
Add an item: click any piece of content with your mouse from the right-hand content selector, hold your press while you drag, and drop the item into your playlist on the left.
Remove an item: Hover over the X icon to the right of the item you'd like to delete. Select this to delete the piece of content from your playlist.
Change the duration of the content in a playlist
Click on any playlist, then click on the time next to any item in a playlist. This will prompt you to change the duration of the item.
Randomize or sequence your playlist with Dynamic Play
If you don’t wish to always see your playlist run through in perfect order on your screens, you can randomize or sequence the order instead with the help of the Dynamic Play feature. To learn about using this feature, please see the guide Dynamic Play: Randomize or sequence the order of your content in your playlist.
Delete a playlist
Visit the Playlists section of your account and click on the three-horizontal dots for the settings drop-down menu for your screen. Select Delete and you’ll be prompted with a confirmation to delete your playlist.
You can also delete the playlist by clicking on any playlist to view its options. Navigate to the settings panel while editing a playlist and click this to reveal the delete option.
Search for playlists
Visit the Playlists section of your account and use any keywords in the search bar to quickly populate specific playlists.
Share a playlist
You can share any Playlists created between Spaces (i.e. a collection of screens, content, and media between teams) that are segmented in your ScreenCloud account. You can do this by clicking on the Share icon while viewing or editing your playlists to set permissions between Spaces that can access the playlists you've created. This is useful for collaborating and sharing information between members of your organization.
You can click the Share icon wherever available in your Playlists section to set sharing permissions. Please note, that only account owners and administrators have full rights and privileges to set permissions.
You can also review any of your Playlists that are being shared by hovering over the Share icon notification. This will be present for any of the playlists you've set up to share between Spaces.
Preview a playlist
You can preview any Playlists while viewing them by clicking on the Preview option in the upper-right-hand navigation.
Publish a playlist
Visit the Playlists section of your account and click on the playlist you’d like to publish. When changes are made to a playlist, you can click the yellow Publish button in the upper right-hand corner for the updates to appear live for any screen(s) using this playlist.
Discard or revert changes made to a playlist
Visit the Playlists section of your account and click on the playlist you’d like to revert any changes made to. When changes are published to a playlist, you can select the drop-down arrow on the yellow Publish button to view the last update made and the option to discard any changes published.
