Starting a basic presentation on BrightSign Connected

First To create a new presentation, navigate to Presentation > New Presentation.

Select Template: Select a pre-made zone layout for your presentation. You can modify the zone layout later when editing the presentation.

Name: Enter a name for the presentation.
Target Device: Select the target player model for the presentation. This will determine the available video resolutions, zone types, widgets, and events in the presentation.
Connector: This is HDMI, VGA no longer selectable.
Target Resolution: Choose a resolution that is compatible with your monitor. This also depends on your BrightSign model.

Target Frame Rate: Choose a frame rate that is compatible with your monitor.
Orientation: Select a monitor orientation for your presentation:

Landscape: Content is not rotated. This is the standard screen orientation.
Portrait – Bottom Left: Content is rotated counter-clockwise 90 degrees. Select this option if the bottom of the monitor is on the left when it is portrait oriented.
Portrait – Bottom Right: Content is rotated clockwise 90 degrees. Select this option if the bottom of the monitor is on the right when it is portrait oriented.

8. Start – Click to start the presentation

The Presentation Template.

In the Layout tab, select a zone to edit it. You can drag the edges to resize the zone manually. You can also press the Delete key to delete the selected zone.
The Zone Properties tab on the right allows you to set exact Size and Position values for a zone. You can also configure various properties related to the zone.

3. Double click on the zone you would like to edit.

Adding Content to the Presentation.

Library: Select a folder containing media files or components that you wish to add to the presentation playlist. The Library is sourced from either your BSN.cloud network. depending on the setting of the Storage Selector. If you need to add media to your BSN.cloud network, click the Content tab and select Upload New Media.
Assets / Widgets: Switch between adding media files (Assets) and other presentation states.
Select All / Clear Selection: Select/unselect all media files in a folder. You can select multiple files:
1. Select a series of adjacent media files – Hold the Shift key as you select the files in the Media Library.
2. Select a group of non-adjacent files – Hold the Ctrl key as you select the files in the Media Library.
Search: Enter text in the search field to search the folder for a filename
Sort: Use the dropdown list to select a sort criteria. Use the icon to toggle between ascending and descending order.
Refresh: Click the icon to query the contents of the folder again.
Resize: Use the dropdown menu to change the size of the media thumbnails in the Assets pane.
Playlist: Drag media or widgets into this area to add them to the playlist. Once an item is added, you can also drag it to a different position in the playlist.
Presentation and Zone: The name of the presentation project and the zone that the playlist belongs to. If your presentation has multiple zones, you can switch between zone playlists in the Navigator pane.
Interactive Toggle: Use this toggle button to convert a non-interactive playlist to an interactive playlist.
Navigator: Switch between different zone playlists in a multi-zone presentation. You can also use the navigator to define the layering of overlapping zones.
State Properties: Edit the properties of media items and widgets.