Content
Write it once. Every Board using it changes.
Your menus, timetables, notices and team lists live in one library, separate from the screens that show them. Update a menu at 11am and every Board carrying that menu is right within seconds: no republishing, no editing the same thing four times.
Content is separate from the Board that shows it
Most signage software makes you edit the screen. NowBoard keeps the two apart, because the same menu belongs in the restaurant, the foyer and the lift lobby, and nobody wants to type it three times.
Step one
Create the content
Fill in a form: a timetable, a menu, a notice, a list of staff on duty. It is stored in your Content library, not on any one screen.
Step two
Link it to any Board
Pick a Template, then choose which content it reads. One item can feed as many Boards as you like, in as many buildings as you like.
Step three
Change it once
Edit the item and every Board linked to it updates together, on every screen, within seconds. Nothing to publish and no cache to clear.
Everything you can put on a screen
20 kinds of content, each with its own editor built for the job. You only see the ones that suit your venue: a care home is not asked about vehicle listings.
Schedules and times
The things that change by the hour, the day or the week.
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Timetables
Recurring schedules, like class timetables or a weekly programme.
Great for: A leisure centre pool and studio timetable that repeats every week.
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Events
One-off happenings with a start and an end, for "what's on" boards.
Great for: A hotel foyer listing today's conferences, weddings and dining times.
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Rooms & bookings
NewRooms with their bookings, typed in or synced from a calendar.
Great for: A door screen showing whether meeting room 3 is free right now.
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Opening Times
A weekly pattern of hours, plus bank holidays and one-off closures.
Great for: A library entrance that shows today's hours and the Christmas closures.
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Countdowns
A count down to one date and time, like a grand opening.
Great for: Days left until a school production, a refit reopening or an open day.
Notices and media
What you want to tell people, in words, pictures or a scan.
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Announcements
Notices and alerts: closures, one-off events, anything time-sensitive.
Great for: "The lift is out of service until Thursday", added in ten seconds.
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Info Cards
Small tiles for visiting hours, Wi-Fi details, reception notes and the like.
Great for: The four things every visitor asks reception, answered on the wall.
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Media
Your library of images and videos to use anywhere on a board.
Great for: Photos from last week's trip, reused across three different Boards.
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QR Codes
Scannable codes for menus, bookings, contact details and Wi-Fi.
Great for: A guest scanning the screen to join the Wi-Fi without asking anyone.
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Web URLs
External pages shown in a frame, such as a dashboard or status page.
Great for: A live delivery dashboard on the warehouse wall, no rebuild needed.
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YouTube
YouTube videos embedded on a board, for ambient or training clips.
Great for: A welcome film on loop in a showroom, muted, with your notices beside it.
People and places
Who is here, what they do, and what is open.
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People
NewGroups of people with photos and roles, for "meet the team" boards.
Great for: Today's staff on duty, so residents and visitors know who is who.
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Dates for people
NewBirthdays, anniversaries, welcomes and farewells for a celebrations board.
Great for: A care home lounge that never misses a resident's birthday.
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Places
NewFacilities or attractions with a status, such as open, busy or out of order.
Great for: A theme park entrance showing which rides are running and which are closed.
Menus, numbers and listings
Priced lists, live figures and stock you want people to browse.
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Menus
Food and drink menus, grouped into sections with prices.
Great for: One menu behind the counter, changed at 11am when lunch starts.
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Ranked lists
NewScored entries shown as a numbered table, like a leaderboard.
Great for: A gym's monthly rowing leaderboard, or a club's league table.
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Live figures
NewLabelled numbers such as a wait time, temperature or occupancy count.
Great for: "Current wait: 12 minutes" in a walk-in clinic waiting room.
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Property listings
Properties for sale or to let, added by hand or pulled from a feed.
Great for: An estate agent's window that updates itself from the office system.
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Vehicle listings
Vehicles for sale, added by hand or pulled from a feed.
Great for: A forecourt screen showing this week's stock with prices.
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Holiday listings
Self-catering places to stay, with prices and availability.
Great for: A holiday park reception showing which lodges are free this weekend.
Marked New: 6 kinds of content shipping in the next release. Everything else is in the app today.
Content that fills itself
The best content is the sort nobody has to remember to update. Connect what you already run and the screen keeps itself current.
- Calendar sync Point a Room or a Board at any published calendar (iCal) address and the bookings arrive on their own.
- Data Sources Fill a Ranked list or a Live figure from a feed on a schedule, so the number on the wall is the number in your system.
- News feeds Add an RSS address and headlines rotate through the Board without anyone typing them.
- Property and vehicle feeds Listings come straight from the system you already use, so the window matches the website.
Where Content sits
Six words cover the whole product. Content is the first, and the one that saves the most time.
- ContentWhat you write once and reuse
- BoardA Template plus the content it reads
- PlaylistBoards in sequence, with timing
- ScheduleDifferent Boards at different times
- ScreenOne place with its own content
- PlayerThe device connected to your TV
See the Template library for the layouts your content drops into, or Features for playlists, scheduling and screens.
Start with the content you already have
Type in one timetable or menu, link it to a Board, and put it on a screen. The Free plan includes 3 Boards and the whole Template library, with no card.