You can modify the content of a page by selecting the Text and Graphics tab in Page Details. This tab displays the available fields in the page or template. See Text and Graphics (Content Fields)

The Description tab includes two fields: Title and Note.

Title field in a Page: The page can have a user-friendly title. When the Title field is left blank, the page's title is its filename, which must contain only alphanumeric characters (for example, the following characters are not allowed: space _ + $ # -). There is no such constraint on Titles.

Title field in a Template: The title field in a template serves a special purpose. When $headline is entered in the field, it makes the field available to Audience.billboard users, allowing them to enter a page title that appears in Audience.foundation and web-based systems.

Note Field: The text in this field can be used for any purpose. Use it in conjunction with the Audience.foundation search function to easily find specific pages, or sort by this column in the page pane (in report view) to group pages together. The Note field in a Template serves a very specific function. When it is populated, a "help" button is generated next to the template when viewed in Audience.billboard. When the help button is selected, it is the text in the Note field that is displayed. You can also include a web link to an H.264 mpeg 4 video file. Once an individual page has been created using the template the Note field can once again be used for any purposes.

See Titles in Pages and Templates and Note Field

Duration: The Duration of a Page is how long the page plays, including the time it takes for the transitions to play (see Page Details > Transition Tab > Duration). See Page/Template Duration

Client: This field is used to idenfity the page's client - that could be the advertising company, the page creator, or whatever suits your needs. Use this field in combination with the Audience.foundation Search Pages function or with the column sorting in report view to quickly access information.

Target Page:

You can link one page (host page) to another page (target page) in another zone so that when the host page plays, it triggers the target page to also play in the other zones at the same time.

Example

You can have a "Happy Canada Day" page (in Zone 1) target an 'Events in the Park' page (in Zone2) and an advertisement for Ice Cream from the vendor in the park (in Zone 3). All pages play simultaneously whenever the "Happy Canada Day" page plays.

See Target Pages

Is Logged: Keep track of when a page plays for client billing purposes. When Is Logged is set to 'True', the page's filename, client field, display date and item is entered in the page log every time the page plays. See Is Logged

You can schedule a template or page for weekdays, date ranges, or time ranges. You can also specify specific schedules using plugins, for things like "play when the moon is full" or "play when the temperature reaches 30°C" or "play on the hour every 2nd day during the Christmas Holidays".

See Schedule a Template or Page 

Transitions control the way pages appear and disappear. Pages can flow into one another, they can snap, zoom, or wipe right off the screen.

See Transitions

Pages can play audio files; a voice-over perhaps, or a jingle, or background music.

See Audio Settings

Pages can contain video files like mpeg files or live broadcasts, or even flash files, depending on the kind of system you have.

See Video Settings

A page can be set to play on the web differently than how it plays on the main Playback. For example, if the page is a long video, you can exclude it from playing on the web altogether, or you can play a different page on the web.

See Web Settings for a Page

This feature allows you to turn a page into a button on an Android touch-screen so that when it is pushed it triggers something to happen. Basically it turns an Android tablet into a kiosk. You can use it on a campus to touch a "map" button that triggers the school map to display, or it can be an "hours" button to see what's open nearby.

See Interactive-settings

This feature is used to control External hardware devices via RS-232. The most common application is to control an external switcher. When a page plays, or is about to play, it can send a serial command to switch the switcher to a desired input. This can be used, for example, to switch between the Optibase MPEG2 digital video playback card, and a live video feed.

See External Devices