Digital Displays: Crafting Dynamic Playlists - Help Center

Playlists


Learn how to create and display Playlists.
Before displaying content, the Skykit Player needs to be set up and paired to a Display account.


Creating a Playlist

In a MustHaveMenus Display account select the Playlists tab.
Select Create a playlist.

In the popup window, give the Playlist a name, and select Create.

Select designs by clicking on them on the left. 

Selected designs will then show on the right with control options of Duration and Transition.

Duration

The entry field to the right of the design name allows for customization of display Duration, or timing. 
  1. Duration increments are measured in seconds.
  2. The default is 120 seconds (2 minutes).

Transitions

Transitions control how a design initially displays each time it appears in a running Playlist.
To learn more about Transitions, click here.

Delete

The Trash Can icon on the far right will remove a design from the selected Playlist.

Reordering Designs

By default designs will be displayed in the order in which they were added to the Playlist. Use the icon to the left of the small picture of the design to drag and drop designs in the list to change the order of display.

Preview

There is an option within the Playlist editor to Preview a Playlist, showing larger images and the order of designs. 
Transitions will not show within Preview.


Push to Screens

Push to Screens is an function within the Playlist editor that walks through the settings to display a Playlist.

Select the Push to Screens icon, and select the desired Location.

Select the desired screen(s), and then select Push to Screens.

A confirmation will display, stating Your playlist has been successfully pushed to your screen.
Select Done to complete the Playlist.

For more visual guidance, please watch this short video demonstrating the process:



Next steps: Learn about Schedules, or go back to learn more about Editing & Displaying Content.

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