Digital Signage with Carousel - Crawl Subscription

This feature is useful for locations/user groups that want to have scrolling text on the bottom of the TV but do not have the knowledge or source to create an RSS feed. This allows for customizable text to scroll across the zone.

Summary

This feature is useful for locations/user groups that want to have scrolling text on the bottom of the TV but do not have the knowledge or source to create an RSS feed.   This allows for customizable text to scroll across the zone.

 

Content

What is a Crawl Subscription?

Users must request a Crawl to be configured in their respective Zone, its is not present by default. Requests can be made here: General Technology Help. 

Channels subscribe to crawl zones. This allows you to share the content of a crawl just as you do for other zones.
Crawl zones are invisible until a crawl bulletin is activated and subscribed to. Once active, the channel will reduce all of the zones on the display, providing the room necessary to show the crawl bulletin. The crawl zone may be placed at the top or bottom of the screen. Only one crawl zone may be added to a channel. However, a crawl zone may be used on any number of channels and may include any number of crawl bulletins.

 

How-To

Instructions

Step 1 - After logging navigate to the respective Crawl Zone by choosing the Zone Type, Tag and Crawl

Step 2 - Under Crawl, select the Crawl Zone
Step 3 - Choose either New Crawl to create a new one or Crawls to edit existing

 

Outcome

You will understand how to input text into the Crawl Zone from the Main Menu.

 

Instructions

Step 1 - Once in the new Crawl window, choose from the following:

• Text: This allows the user to manual type or copy and paste text into the Crawl Text Box
• RSS: This allows users to enter information regarding an existing RSS feed to pull informaiton into the crawl
• Weather:  The user can congifure this area to pull in a weather crawl from a specific zipcode.

Step 2 - Once the user selects an option be sure to fill-in the name.  Best practice is User Initials, Date and unique name  then fill in the respective information required

Step 3 - Once complete, the user can update the Schedule to which they want this crawl to display.

Step 4 - Enter Content (text only) in the Crawl Text box.

Step 5 - Press the Publish icon in the upper right-hand corner.

 

Outcome

You will be able to create a new Crawl.

 

Instructions

Step 1 - Select the Crawl in need of editing by selecting the name

Step 2 - Choose the pencil icon  on the crawl to edit or select the crawl and choose Actions then the action you would like to perform

Step 3 - Once the user selects an option be sure to fill-in the name.  Best practice is User Initials, Date and unique name then fill in the respective information required

Step 4 - Once complete, the user can update the Schedule to which they want this crawl to display.

Step 5 - Enter Content (text only) in the Crawl Text box.

Step 6 - Press the Publish icon in the upper right-hand corner.

 

Outcome

You will understand how to edit an existing Crawl.

 

Further Readings

Digital Signage Knowledge Base Articles

 

Need additional help?

For additional training, please visit the Teaching and Learning Technologies Training site.

Please use the Digital Signage Webform available online or contact the ET&S Help Desk team on your local campus.