Quickesign Digital Signage

Calendar/Google Doc

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Show a Google or Outlook calendar, or a Google Doc, Sheet or Slides file, using its embed code. The slide is a picture of the calendar or document that is updated regularly.

What you’ll need

  • The Pro plan or higher.
  • A computer (the embed code is not available in the Google Calendar phone app).
  • A calendar or document that is public. Anyone with the link can see it.

Steps

  1. Open the layout (for a multizone layout, select the slideshow zone and click Details on the bar above it), click the Widgets tab and click Calendar / Google Doc.

    The layout editor with the Widgets tab open and Calendar / Google Doc highlighted

  2. Choose the Type: Google Calendar, Google Document (for a Google Doc, Sheet or Slides file) or Outlook Calendar. Paste the code into Embed code, or for an Outlook calendar the link into Calendar link (see below for where to find them). For a Google calendar, choose the Period to show: Current period, Next week, Week after next, Next month or Month after next. Width and Height are optional; left blank, a Google slide uses the size of the zone and an Outlook slide is 1200 × 600. Click Add to playlist, then Save layout. The first picture takes a couple of minutes.

    The Add Calendar / Google Doc window with Type set to Google Calendar, the Embed code box and the width and height

Where to find the embed code

Google Calendar

  1. On a computer, open Google Calendar. In the top right, click Settings, then Settings.
  2. On the left, click the calendar you want to show. Make sure it is public.
  3. Under Integrate calendar, click Customize. Choose the view you want (for example, week or agenda) and set the width to 1340 and the height to 800 so it fits a TV.
  4. Copy the HTML code shown and paste it into Embed code.

Outlook calendar

  1. Open your calendar at outlook.com and go to Settings, then Calendar, then Shared calendars.
  2. Under Publish a calendar, choose the calendar and Can view all details, then click Publish.
  3. Copy the HTML link and paste it into Calendar link.

Google Docs, Sheets or Slides

  1. Open the file and click Share. Set it so anyone on the internet can view it, then click Done.
  2. Click File, then Share, then Publish to the web. Choose Embed, choose what to publish, and click Publish.
  3. Copy the embed code and paste it into Embed code. See Google’s help for more.

iCloud calendar

iCloud calendars can’t be added directly. Add the calendar to a Google account first (see this tutorial), then follow the Google Calendar steps.

What’s next

Event List: list the day’s events with their times.