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How To Guide Managing Content with FWI Cloud Library

The Library in FWI Cloud is a content storage and file management solution that allows users to upload, view, and delete items. To access the Library, within FWI Cloud, on the dashboard, click Library. The following file types can be used: .png, .jpg, .svg, .pdf, .mp4 Uploading Content To upload...

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We found a great compilation of PowerPoint tips and tricks to enhance your skills using Microsoft PowerPoint on YouTube. They combined long-established tips and tricks featured in previous videos with prominent new ones Microsoft added in 2019 and 2020. You’ll find these tips and tricks useful whether you’re using PowerPoint...

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CU Boulder Short Links Service

Short URLs are very useful when space is essential. This makes them great for print, emailing or displaying on a digital sign. The service may be used to shorten any URL that is relevant to official CU Boulder content and business. This service will provide a trusted short links service...

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Export PPT slide as JPEG

PowerPoint is an excellent tool to create your signage content. It is standard on university computers. Click the File tab Click Export from the menu on the left Click the Change File Type button Select JPEG File Interchange Format Click Save As

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Set PPT slide layout and size

You may use PowerPoint to create content for you digital sign. To create high quality digital signage content, you will need to set the slides to a 1920x1080 resolution which is the typical digital sign screen. Go to the Design tab Click on the " Slide Size " and select...

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Build Localist RSS Feed

The Localist Widget builder can be used to also create a custom RSS feeds. There are also a couple of template styles to choose from but we create a simple Digital Sign template Build Widget You may create a Calendar Widget from the Calendar homepage.using the Build a widget link...

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Digital Signs Content Accessibility

Professional communication is about inclusion. There are plenty of ways we share and communicate with people these days, website, social media and the university events calendar are a few. The content on a digital sign must also be available to access through different channels and mediums. When designing content for...

Content and Device Troubleshooting

Here are some best practices related to managing device and content anomalies for the FWI Cloud digital signage service. Department support monitoring includes: Device Monitoring Content Monitoring: Content Monitoring Your Digital Signs are configured to display your department’s content channel, which displays your content playlist. Each sign is also configured...