Using Meeting Room Apps

Manage communal office space better. With the Meeting Room Calendar Apps, you can effortlessly display current meeting room availability and when the room is booked next. This way no one is going to use the room when it is already booked. Avoid confusion about room occupation by displaying which meeting is scheduled in the room and what it is about.

Meeting room calendar app room available

Meeting room calendar app room booked

The Meeting Room Calendar Apps are available in two versions. The full screen version is called Meeting Room Calendar App. It is adaptable even to smaller screen regions. The narrow bar version is called Meeting Room Calendar Bar App. While the full screen version displays current as well as upcoming meetings, the bar only displays the room availability right now.

Meeting room calendar bar app room booked

Meeting room calendar bar app room available

  1. In your OnSign TV account, click on “Content” on the left-hand side.
  2. Click on the "New" button at the top, followed by “App”. Then select “Meeting Room & Calendar” from the pop-up window.
  3. Select either "Meeting Room Calendar App" or "Meeting Room Calendar Bar App" and fill out the following fields:
    • App Name: This is the name which you will search for on your OnSign TV platform when creating content. It is for your own reference only, so name it something you can easily recall.
    • Web address of your iCal: The App will synchronize the events scheduled in a calendar. Use your regular Calendar application and export it as an iCal file. Learn here how to export your Google Calendar to use with this App.
    • Calendar/Room Name: This will be the main title shown on screen.
    • Calendar sync frequency: Define the frequency in minutes by which the App shall look for new events and updates.
    • Calendar timeout: If your device goes offline, you can set a time in minutes after which the calendar will be shown as outdated. This is meant to inform people there might be updates, which are not shown on screen.
    • Offline message: While your calendar is offline you can set a message to advice of this fact and to maybe check the company-wide calendar instead. This text box is in the Language tab of the App settings under the Unable to fetch calendar data label.
  4. Add a background image if you like.
  5. Preview the App. Change if necessary and then save it to your account.