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CMS Basics

01 2.1 CMS Basics: CMS Building Blocks

Learn the core building blocks of the Display5 Content Management System and how they work together to create and manage content for digital signage shows.

  • What the CMS is and how it supports show creation
  • Overview of the seven CMS building blocks:
    • Understanding what a show is and how it plays on screens
    • The Show Canvas
    • Panels
    • Panel layouts
    • Panel playlist
    • Slides
    • Widgets
02 2.2 CMS Basics: Creating a New Show

Learn how to create a new show in Display5, either by building a custom layout or by using a pre-designed Show template.

  • Creating a new show and choosing between building a custom show or a template
  • Naming a show and understanding title character restrictions
  • Adding a show description for easier identification
  • Setting the show time zone and how it affects time-based widgets
  • Using keyword filters to organize and search shows
  • Selecting screen size and resolution options
  • Creating custom canvas dimensions for unique displays
  • Generating the show framework and moving to panel layout creation
  • Using pre-designed show templates to speed up content creation
03 2.3 CMS Basics: The Show Framework Builder Basics

Get familiar with the Display5 show framework builder and learn how to navigate the canvas, adjust views, and manage basic layout settings.

  • Overview of the show framework builder screen
  • Understanding the show canvas and resolution display
  • Using zoom controls to navigate large or detailed canvases
  • Changing the show background colour
  • Applying and saving changes to the canvas
04 CMS Basics: Creating a Panel Layout Part 1

Learn how to create, position, resize, and manage panels on the Display5 show canvas to build precise and flexible panel layouts.

  • Understanding the show canvas reference point (0,0)
  • How panel positioning is calculated using pixel values
  • Adding new panels to the show canvas
  • Moving and positioning panels
  • Resizing panels
  • Overlapping panels and layer order
  • Selecting panels by name on complex layouts
  • Copying, pasting, and deleting panels
  • Adding full-size panels
05 CMS Basics: Creating a Panel Layout Part 2

Learn how to plan, build, and save a precise multi-panel layout in Display5, preparing your show framework for content creation.

  • Building a multi-panel layout on a new show canvas
  • Understanding pixel-based positioning and spacing
  • Calculating panel width, height, margins, and spacing
  • Aligning panels to match the full canvas dimensions
  • Using tables to plan and enter panel layout values
  • Applying calculated values to panels accurately
  • Resetting a layout using start over
  • Saving the panel layout and generating the show framework
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06 CMS Basics: Power Features & Tools in the Show Framework Builder

Explore the advanced features and tools in the Display5 show framework builder that streamline layout creation and enable more powerful content playback.

  • Overview of advanced show framework builder tools
  • Using panel control buttons during layout creation
  • Making the last panel transparent for on-top content
  • Understanding on-top panels and how they work during playback
  • Using on-top panels for announcements and emergency messaging
  • Adding blank slides to panel playlists automatically
  • Adding a full-size panel with a single click
  • Using the reception ticker panel
  • Building layouts quickly with the panel layout builder
  • Planning panel layouts using pixel-based parameters
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07 CMS Basics: The Panel Layout Builder Tool (still working on this one)

Learn how to use the Display5 panel layout builder to quickly and precisely generate show framework layouts from a pre-planned design.

  • When to use the panel layout builder
  • Planning a panel layout
  • Calculating panel position and size
  • Entering layout data into the panel layout builder table
  • Previewing panel layouts
  • Identifying and correcting layout errors
  • Generating a panel layout with a single save action
  • Replacing existing panels using the layout builder