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    • Publishing Playlists to a Player

      Follow these easy steps to publish a Playlist to a Player. If you don't know what a Playlist is, go back one tutorial and learn how to create a Playlist. In your Playlist editor, click...

      October 16th, 2025 2694 views 0 likes

    • Organizing Playlists with Tags

      Organize your Playlists with Tags: classify them according to region, content, target audience, or anything you want! Besides Categories, you can add Tags to pretty much every Content on your OnSign account, making it easier...

      August 20th, 2026 2475 views 0 likes

    • Adding Restrictions to Content in Playlists

      This tutorial will show you how to add a restriction to a piece of Content in a Playlist. It is different from adding a restriction on the Content level which applies everywhere, and it is...

      September 4th, 2026 2198 views 0 likes

    • Cycling Content in a Playlist

      Cycle Items is a Playback Mode on a Playlist. This feature allows you to control how many items of a Playlist play each time the Playlist comes up in the Playback Loop. In order to...

      September 3rd, 2026 2325 views 0 likes

    • How to Cycle Video Ads

      Add videos to your Playlists and activate the Playback Mode Cycle Items to cycle through different content per loop. The easiest way to manage ads and make sure content doesn't repeat itself unnecessarily is having...

      March 11th, 2025 1971 views 0 likes

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