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iCOMPEL Digital Signage - User Guide (V8.1.1)

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5.10 Changing Ad hoc content

As an Ad hoc user, you can only make changes to specific items of Ad hoc content that you have been given permission

to change. These are presented to you on Ad hoc pages.

To change Ad hoc content, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the iCOMPEL.

2. Select the Ad hoc page for the content you want to change.

3. Make the necessary changes to the Item or items shown on the Page. More details about different kinds of changes are

shown below.

4. Click the Save button.

5. If the Ad hoc Item is currently showing on the display your change is visible immediately. If your item is not showing, the

change you made will be visible the next time your item is shown.

Making changes

The iCOMPEL is attached to your network and, given a username and password, can be accessed from any PC or MAC

within your establishment through any web browser. Once logged onto your iCOMPEL, you are presented with a set of

facilities to customize the display as listed below:

Type

Customization

Text

Change certain text that is scrolling across the screen: a visitors welcome message, for

example.

Change the TV station that may be showing on the screen.

Table

Change the text in certain cells in a table: update a timetable, for example.

News Feed

Change the source for a news ticker that may be showing on the screen. Change from

political to sports news, for example

Media Folder

Manage a collection of media items (typically still images held in a folder) that are being

displayed on the screen. Show a collection of artwork or photos, for example.

Layout

Change the entire screen display. Pick the one you want to show from a list of options.

Diary Entries

Change the time at which certain changes are made to the display. Alter the time at which

the lunch menu is shown, for example.

Advance To

Activate events on demand. Show videos on demand by selecting them from a list, for

example.