Manual:Layouts

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This documentation applies to the Xibo 1.1 series.

Overview

Layouts are the concept Xibo uses to create the visual aspect of your digital sign. Layouts are used to enforce a look or branding on the display and allow for multiple pieces of information to be presented on the display at any one time. Using regions and layouts it provides the ability to group items of content together into an “order of play”. The advantage of this is you are able to synchronize different types of content and guarantee that they will be displayed on the screen at the same time.

Each Region on your layout has a timeline. Timelines allow you to group together any number of different content types together into a list which will be displayed in sequence.

What you will learn

In this section you will learn how to:

• Create a Layout
• Add a background to your layout
• Set the correct aspect ratio
• Add a Region
• Populate a Region with content
• Understand the Region timeline

Section Contents

1. Video Tutorial
2. Designing Layouts
   1. Adding Layouts
   2. Layout Designer
   3. Adding Regions
   4. Removing Regions
   5. Assigning Media
   6. Previewing Regions
   7. Changing the Region Timeline
3. Managing Layouts
   1. Editing Layouts
   2. Retiring Layouts