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Dropbox App Guide

The Dropbox app connects Dropbox to your screens to easily share image or video folders that automatically update as new content is added.

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Our cool Dropbox Showcase app gives you quick access to images, menus and other documents to help you keep your content updated and relevant ✨

Tired of manually uploading new photos and videos to your screens every day? With our free Dropbox Showcase app you can easily connect your Dropbox account to your screens to display videos & images that auto-sync and update accordingly.

This means that you can create an ever-changing gallery without having to manually

upload and publish each document, saving you time and keeping your screens looking amazing 24/7 - 365 💁‍♀️

Note: to use this app you will need an account, sign up at Dropbox.com

Here’s how to get started:

Note: there are two ways to add content with Fugo - via our playlist builder and in our design studio. We’ll cover the steps for both methods in each section.

1. Using the playlist builder

1.1 Log into your Fugo Account. If you don’t have an account yet, you can start your 14-day free trial here.

1.2 Click Apps in the top navigation bar to get to our app store.

1.3 Scroll to find the Dropbox Showcase app in the store. To find it even faster, you can search for it via the search bar at the top of the store.

1.4 Click Try App to create a new playlist with the app.

Fugo's Dropbox app for digital signage lets you display an auto-updating feed of your media files on your digital signage screens

1.5 A window will appear where you can customize the app’s settings.

1.6 First, click Sign in to Dropbox in the right-hand settings panel in order to give Fugo access to your Dropbox account.

1.7 This will open a new pop-up window asking you to authorize Fugo to access your account. Make sure to allow access in order to connect your account.

1.8 You can now select which Dropbox items you want to add by clicking Select Dropbox Item in the right-hand settings panel. This will open a new pop up window where you can choose from among your files.

1.9 Now that you've selected your images to display, you can configure the settings further. First, you can set the Duration per image - this will determine how long each image displays in the playlist. We set it as 5 seconds by default.

1.10 Next you can choose how your images will Transition from one to the next.

1.11 You can also change the order of your images under Sorting - you can choose By Name, Newest to Oldest, Oldest to Newest, and Random.

1.12 Finally, you can choose your Image Fit - we recommend selecting Fit to Screen for the best display results.

1.13 When you’re all done, click Save Changes in the bottom right-hand corner of the window.

To continue on to publishing instructions from here, you can skip to section 3: build out your playlist.

2. Using the Design Studio

2.1 Click Studio in the top navigation bar. Then click Create in Studio to start a new design.

2.2 This will open up a blank canvas for you to start adding content to! To add the Dropbox Showcase app, either scroll to find it in the Apps menu to the right or search for it to find it faster.

2.3 Drag and drop the app onto your canvas from the menu. Or simply click on it and it will be added to your current slide.

2.4 You can drag the sizing handles of the app around to change the size. Make it smaller so you can split your screen and add other content, or make it full screen - that’s totally up to you!

2.5 Customizing the Dropbox app settings works the same way in the design studio as it does in the playlist builder - all settings will be found in the panel to the left. To bring up the panel, click on the app from the canvas.

You can continue to customize your content however you wish in the studio! Add media from one of our integrations, add stickers, use frames to create unique media stylings. Add slides with extra or duplicate content. You can even split your screen into zones!

2.6 When you’re satisfied with how your content looks, click Save and Close. This will close out the design studio. To publish this content, you’ll need to add it to a playlist, which we’ll cover in the next section.

3. Build out your playlist

Note: If you want to add content you created in the studio to a playlist. You’ll need to navigate to the Playlists page by clicking Playlists in the top navigation bar and Create Playlist to start a new playlist.

3.1 Give your playlist a name (we suggest making it something relevant to distinguish it from other playlists later on down the road.)

3.2 Click Select Screens to choose where to publish your playlist.

3.3 You can also add more content to your playlist by clicking Add More Content and choosing other apps, uploading media, or from the content that you created in the studio.

I want to add the content I created in section 2 above, so I'm going to find it by clicking Studio Content and searching for it in my content library.

3.4 When you've selected all the content items you want to add to this playlist, click Add Items in the bottom right corner.

3.5 Finally, you can change the schedule of your content by setting the start and end date and clicking Week Schedule to edit the days and times your content will run.

3.5 Once you’re all done setting up the playlist, click Publish in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen to publish or schedule your content.

3.6 If you don’t want to publish just yet, you can click Finish Later and come back to your playlist at any time.

And there you have it! If you find yourself still scratching your head, you can contact our team for help any time at support@fugo.ai.

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