In presono, a link can now be triggered automatically after a certain amount of time has passed! We’ll explain how it works here.
What's it all about?
In presono, you can now add a special link directly to a slide, which will be triggered automatically after a set time. For example, if you have an intro slide, you can set it so that the presentation moves on to the next slide after, say, 20 seconds, without you having to click anything.
This is, of course, particularly useful for trade fair applications with specific set-ups, such as our Remote Control Module. Why? The Remote Control Module allows you to control one or more devices on the same network using a single device (e.g. a tablet), just like a remote control. In other words, you can open slides, presentations, overlays or other links without doing anything on the device itself, simply by clicking on the ‘remote control’.
How is it done?
Open your slide/overlay – either individually or within your presentation. You will now see new buttons in the top-left corner:
- Link: This is where you set a link. All the usual link options are available:
- Wait for media autoplay: For example, if a video plays automatically on your slide, this option ensures that the link is not triggered until the video has finished playing. So, for example, if you have set a 30-second delay and a link to a subsequent slide, but there is also a 2-minute video (with the ‘Autoplay’ option enabled) on the current slide, the link to the subsequent slide will only be triggered after 2 minutes, once the video has finished playing. If this option is disabled, the presentation will move to the next slide after 30 seconds, regardless of the video.
- Trigger time: The link will be triggered after the time set here.
Good to know
Applies to all languages/translations
Slide automation is only available once per slide or overlay. It then applies to all translations of that slide. But don’t worry: if the English video is slightly shorter than the German version, presono will of course always wait until the video has finished playing in each language version.
User interactions completely abort automations
As soon as there is any form of interaction with the slide during the presentation, the automation is completely interrupted and stopped. It will not restart until the slide is, for example, reopened (i.e. left and reopened). ‘Interactions’ include all types of clicks/touch gestures. So simply ‘clicking/tapping’ on the slide is sufficient, but this also applies when a video is started, a button is clicked, a gallery is navigated, etc.
Autoplay in kiosk mode overrides the automation
If Autoplay (automatic transition to the next slide after x seconds) is enabled in Kiosk mode and one of the slides contains an automation, the automation is completely ignored and never triggered. In this case, the Autoplay setting takes precedence.
Applies to the slide
So whenever the slide is displayed, the automation starts. This applies whether the slide is included in a prepared presentation (in the playlist on the left itself), or whether it is inserted via links or the Enter menu. In any case, the automation starts and can only be stopped if I interact with the slide.