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Layouts

Layouts

A Layout is a design that users create on OnePass. 

  • Users are able to create an unlimited number of Layouts

  • Layouts are NOT shared across different NexSigns Licenses

  • Users are able to Publish a Layout   

  • Layouts will have 1 or more Containers 

Topics Covered

Here is an article on commonly used NexSigns Layout Examples

Login to OnePass and navigate to your NexSigns license

  1. Login to OnePass - (For more information, see How to access OnePass)

  2. Click on Application then select NexSigns



  3. Click on Start Action on your desired Product License

Create a Layout

Layout Wizards

Tutorial - Create and Publish a Multimedia Playlist
Tutorial - Create and Publish a NexSigns Template

  1. Select your desired Product License

  2. Click on New Blank Layout

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  3. Enter a Screen Layout Name, and select the desired Screen Orientation in the drop-down menu, and press Continue

  1. Select Continue to finish creating a new Layout

Create a Container in a Layout and Connect it to a Channel or Template

For more information on Containers, see this article.  For more information on Channels, see this article.  For more information on Templates, see this article.

Tutorial - Create and Publish a Multimedia Playlist - quickly upload images and videos to your Nano-PC
Tutorial - Create and Publish a NexSigns Template - quickly add and publish a Template to your Nano-PC

  1. Select your desired Product License

  2. Find the desired Layout, click on Action then Edit Layout

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  3. Click on either New Horizontal Container or New Vertical Container

Horizontal Containers will segment a screen Top to Bottom

Vertical Containers will segment a screen Left to Right

Ratio represents the percentage of the Container dimensions (maximum of 100%)

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  1. (Optional) Modify the Container Name, Ratio, and click on Save Ratio  

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  2. Click on View Container

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  3. Connect the Container to either a Channel or a Template

    1. Click on Connect to a Channel and select Connect

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    2. Click on Connect to a Template and select Connect

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  4. You have successfully created a Container in a Layout and connected it to a Channel / Template

Modify the connected Channel / Template

This will navigate you to the edit page to the connected Channel / Template.   You can add, modify, or remove Assets (Images / Videos) to your Multimedia Channel, modify other Channels, or edit the Images and Text of your Template.  

Tutorial - Edit and Publish a Multimedia Playlist - quickly edit your existing Multimedia Playlist to your Nano-PC
Tutorial - Edit and Publish a NexSigns Template - quickly edit your existing Template to your Nano-PC

  1. Select your desired Product License

  2. Select your desired Layout, click on Action then select Edit Layout



  3. Click on View Container

     


  4. Click on either View Channel or View Template

     


    This will open a new Web Browser tab with the desired edit page of the connected Channel or Template.