Shapes in digital signage are objects used for designing content as well as icons and emojis that you can use throughout your content to create a specific mood or feeling. Shapes are squares, circles, and triangles. Icons include warnings, social media, and much more, and emojis are more or less the same as you find on a phone.
In the dropdown, you’ll find a square, a circle, and a triangle.
Alignment – Maximize, left, center, right, top, middle, right, and lock
Color – Pick a color for your shape or use the color-picker
Layer – Move your shape up or down layers
Rotate – Rotate your shape
Positioning – Manually adjust the placement of your shape pixel by pixel
Sizing – Manually adjust the size of your shape pixel by pixel
Shadow – Add shadow and shadow color to your shape
Stroke – Change the stroke color and thickness of your shape
Options and settings for Icons
When you click Icons you’ll find a list of many different icons that you can add to your content.
Alignment – Maximize, left, center, right, top, middle, right, and lock
Color – Pick a color for your icon or use the color-picker
Layer – Move your icon up or down layers
Rotate – Rotate your icon
Positioning – Manually adjust the placement of your icon pixel by pixel
Sizing – Manually adjust the size of your icon pixel by pixel
Opacity – Change the opacity of your icon
Shadow – Add shadow and shadow color to your shape
Options and settings for Emoji
When you click Emoji a default emoji will be added to your content. You can change the emoji on the right in settings.
Alignment – Maximize, left, center, right, top, middle, right, and lock
Emoji – Pick your emoji
Layer – Move your icon up or down layers
Rotate – Rotate your icon
Positioning – Manually adjust the placement of your icon pixel by pixel
Note, the used Emoji’s can look different depending on the player’s operating system, below are a couple of examples of how some of them look different based on the operating system.
FAQ
How do I match the color of my shape?
In the settings, you’ll find a color-picker next to where you usually pick a solid color, click the color-picker then the color you want. (Note that this only works within the canvas).
Can I lock the position of a shape?
You can lock any object you have in your content. Locking an object ensures that the object stays where it’s supposed to be, and can not be resized or removed, read more about Locking Objects.
