BrightSign BrightAuthor User Guide v.4.1.1 - Manual (Page 51)

43 Chapter 3 – Creating Presentations
RSS Feeds and Text Feeds
Ticker zones can be used to display dynamic text (RSS feeds) or static text feeds. To display text over an image or video,
you must use a
Live Text state.
RSS Feeds
RSS feeds are updated each time the BrightSign player connects to the server. An RSS Feed state can display either
Live
Text Data or a third-party RSS feed.
1. Select a Ticker zone in your presentation.
2. Click the
RSS tab and drag the New RSS Feed icon onto the playlist.
a. Select a Data Feed from the dropdown list.
b. If you have not added a Data Feed to the presentation yet, click Add Data Feed.
c. Click OK.
Note: BrightAuthor does not prevent you from inputting an MRSS Data Feed into an RSS state (or vice versa).
However, the presentation will fail to display any content if it is published in this state.
Text Feeds
Text Feeds are static text files located on the local storage of the player.
1. Create a .txt file (using Notepad or a similar program) that contains the text you wish to display.
a. Insert a line break between each text item in the .txt file.
b. Save the text file and place it in your Media Library folder.
2. Select a Ticker zone in your presentation.
3. Click the
Text tab in the Media Library.
4. Drag the text file into the playlist.
Twitter
You can use your Twitter account to create a data feed from a remote source. Twitter feeds can only be created in a
Ticker zone.
1. Select a Ticker zone in your presentation.