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Google Slides

Google Slides — brings a Google Slides presentation directly onto the screen – the slides run through automatically.

Purpose

Show existing Google Slides presentations on the display without exporting. Changes in the original file are applied automatically on the next sync.

Use cases

This is how Google Slides looks on the screen – examples from real use:

Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.

Requirements

  • An active revolutionSCREEN account with access to my.rstv.app.
  • A Google account with access to the desired presentation.
  • At least one configured screen for playback.

Install the app

Open my.rstv.app and go to Apps. In the Alle (all) list, find the Google Slides tile and click it.

App Store: click the „Google Slides" tile.
App Store: click the „Google Slides" tile.

The detail page opens. If the app is not yet installed, first click Installieren (install). Then (or if it already shows Installiert, installed) click Neue Instanz (new instance).

App detail page – create a playback with „Neue Instanz" (new instance).
App detail page – create a playback with „Neue Instanz" (new instance).
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What is an instance?

An instance is a concrete, configured output of the app – a connected Google Slides presentation with its display settings. You can create multiple instances and assign them to different screens.

Manage instances

After clicking, you land in the app's instance management. Here you see existing instances and create another one with Neue Instanz (new instance, top right).

Instance management: create a „Neue Instanz" (new instance) at the top right.
Instance management: create a „Neue Instanz" (new instance) at the top right.

Connect & configure Google

In the editor, on the left under Zugang (access), connect your Google account via einloggen (log in) (status logged in) and choose the presentation via Change slides. On the right, the live preview runs with the actual slide.

Configured instance: settings on the left, live preview on the right.
Configured instance: settings on the left, live preview on the right.

The settings in the left area – field by field:

  • Zugang (access): connected Google account (status logged in).
  • Change slides: select/switch the Google Slides presentation to display.
  • Dauer (in Sekunden) (duration in seconds): display time per slide (e.g. 10).

Display duration in Playlist & Layout

Google Slides shows multiple posts in sequence per instance. When you add the instance to a Playlist or a Layout, you control how long it runs via the element duration. To do so, click the Dauer (duration) of the app element in the playlist.

Note: This logic applies to all apps with multiple posts per instance.

In the Elementdauer bearbeiten (edit element duration) dialog, the pro Post (per post) toggle decides between two variants:

Variant 1: pro Post = OFF (total duration)

The set time is the total duration of the instance. Example 00:01:40 (100 seconds): The instance is displayed for 100 seconds. The posts run through in order during this time and restart from the beginning if needed – so depending on the time, not all posts are necessarily shown (or some are shown more than once).

pro Post = OFF: the time counts as the total duration of the instance.
pro Post = OFF: the time counts as the total duration of the instance.

Variant 2: pro Post = ON (duration per post)

The set time applies per post. Example 00:00:10: Each post is shown for exactly 10 seconds. With 12 posts, all 12 posts are shown for 10 seconds each (total duration 120 seconds). This ensures that every post really appears.

pro Post = ON: the time applies per post – all posts are shown.
pro Post = ON: the time applies per post – all posts are shown.
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Rule of thumb

Every post should reliably appear? Turn on pro Post and set the seconds per post. Fixed time specification (e.g. for the timing of a playlist)? Leave pro Post off and set the total duration.

Save & play on the screen

  1. Name the instance and connect the presentation.
  2. Save it via Speichern & Schliessen (Save & Close) at the top right.
  3. The instance is now available under the app.
  4. Assign it to your screen – directly or in a Layout or Playlist.
  5. At the next sync, the slides appear on the display and update automatically.

Tips & troubleshooting

Preview empty

Connect the Google account via einloggen (log in) and check file access.

Wrong slides

Select the correct presentation via Change slides.

Content does not appear

Check whether the instance is assigned to the correct screen/Layout and the Player is online.

Changes missing

Updates are applied at the next sync.

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