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Pages Sidebar

In Content Designer, the Pages sidebar on the left groups pages into System pages, the Main playlist, and Other pages. You can add pages here and arrange their playback order.

System pages​

System pages place elements over or behind the other pages in a content. You can edit them like regular pages, but Master and Overlay pages are not designed to manage, activate, or initiate sensor events.

Overlay page​

Use Add overlay page to place widgets over every page of the content. Every element on the Overlay page appears above the other pages, and you can edit it like a regular page.

Add overlay page in the System pages section

Master page​

A Master page puts elements behind every page of a content. For example, you can set a background image once instead of adding it to each page. Use Add master page to create one in this content's page list; it belongs to this content and can be edited like a regular page.

Add master page in the System pages section

You can also select a Content, Loop, or Schedule as the Master page under Content properties. That source cannot be edited from inside the current content.

Master page selector in Content properties

Main playlist​

The Default page starts as the first page of the content. You can move it and remove its original layers. Use Add page to create more pages, then drag pages into the desired playback order. You can also choose an animation for transitions between pages.

Default page and Add page in the Main playlist

Other pages​

Pages created in Other pages start outside the Main playlist. Drag a page into the Main playlist to include it in the regular playback order. You can set how long it appears and use Dynamic pages in its page properties to control page order.

Add page in the Other pages section

Page transitions​

Choose an animation in the Main playlist or set one for an individual page under Page properties → Dynamic pages. The Fade animation raises opacity from 0 to 100 over the animation time; slide animations bring the page in from different directions. Random chooses a slide or fade animation separately for each page. Set the duration with Anim time in Dynamic pages.

Page transition choices in the Main playlist

Connections​

When a content has multiple pages, Connections appears at the bottom right of the canvas. Open it to see a chart of how pages connect and the order in which they play.

Connections control at the bottom right of the canvas

Blue arrows show time-based transitions; green arrows show transitions caused by interactive events.

Connections chart between content pages