ScreenCloud cannot isolate and display a specific section of a webpage (for example, only the first three news posts from a feed). What you can do depends on the structure of the source page and whether it requires a login. This article explains the options.
Displaying content behind a login: use Dashboards
ScreenCloud Dashboards is the only ScreenCloud feature that can display pages requiring a sign-in. It records a login journey and captures a periodic screenshot of the authenticated page.
When setting up a Dashboard, you can select a specific page element to capture, such as a chart, table, or content block, rather than the full page. Whether this works depends on how the source site is structured. If the site renders its content as distinct, selectable elements, you can target just that section. If not, the full page will be captured instead. Note that element selection uses the site's own structure, and there is no drag-and-drop shape tool to manually crop the capture area.
All other options listed below, Links, Embed, Page Scroll, and Playgrounds. require the webpage to be publicly accessible (no login required). They cannot access content behind a sign-in wall.
Displaying public content: choosing the right tool
If the webpage is publicly available, the following tools may help you target specific sections. Success depends on the structure of the source page. The one exception is Links, which may work with showing a locally hosted site, but only on compatible hardware.
Links or Embed app If the page or section you want has its own direct URL or embeddable link, use Links or the Embed app to point directly to that content. This works well when individual sections, posts, or views have standalone URLs.
Page Scroll app The Page Scroll app lets you set a starting position and scroll range, which can help focus on a specific area of a longer page. It works best when your target content appears at a consistent vertical position on the page.
Playgrounds app The Playgrounds app lets you apply custom CSS to zoom in and crop out unwanted elements such as navigation bars, headers, or logos. This gives the most control over the visible area, but requires some CSS knowledge and depends on the page having a stable layout.
When nothing will work
None of these tools can isolate specific items from a continuous, unsegmented feed. For example, if news stories are stacked in a single scrolling list with no individual URLs or structural divisions, ScreenCloud will display the whole feed. There is no way to show only the first three items.
Pages that work best for partial display have:
Distinct sections with anchor links or separate URLs
A stable layout that doesn't shift between loads
No login requirement (for everything except Dashboards)