About
Play the photos and ads in a Google Drive folder on a slide, one after the other. Add or remove files in Drive and your screens update by themselves, without opening Play. Not the same as connecting Google Drive to your Library, which lets you use single Drive files.
Get Started
Everything here starts in the editor: go to Playlists, open your playlist and choose the slide. When you’re done, click Publish.
Add a Drive folder to a slide
- Click Google Drive in the editor
- Click Authorize, choose your Google account, and click Continue if asked whether you trust Play
- Pick the folder and click Select
Set how long each photo plays
- Click the plugin, and set Play each file for (Seconds)
- Set the slide duration to match: the slide ends when its time is up, even with hundreds of photos left. If the playlist only has this folder, set the slide to Play this slide forever
Change the order and the transition
- Set File play order (by name or by time)
- Choose a Transition and its Transition duration
Choose how often screens check the folder
- Click the plugin, and set Check the folder for changes to Every hour, Every 24 hours or Every 7 days
Screens check the folder this often while the slide plays, and again before it plays the next time. They pick up new and removed files, and also a file you replaced with a new one under the same name.
Show another folder
- Click the plugin, then the folder name under Selected Folder, and pick another folder
Options
Click the plugin on the slide to see these in the settings on the right.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alignment and Cropping | Fit to canvas, align left, center, right, top, middle or bottom, and lock |
| Selected Folder | The Drive folder. Click it to change |
| Play each file for (Seconds) | How long each photo shows |
| Check your slide duration | A reminder: the slide has its own duration. Use Forever if the playlist only has this folder |
| File play order | By name or by time |
| Transition | The effect between photos |
| Transition duration | How long the transition takes, in seconds |
| Check the folder for changes | How often screens check the folder for new, changed or removed files: Every hour, Every 24 hours or Every 7 days |
| Positioning | Place the plugin pixel by pixel |
| Sizing | Set its size in pixels |
FAQ
Which files does it show?
Photos and images, like JPG and PNG. Other files are skipped.
How fast do new files show up?
At the next check of the folder: every hour unless you change Check the folder for changes. That also goes for a file you replaced with a new one under the same name.
