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# How to add the BBC News app from the Pickcel App Store?

> Learn how to display BBC news headlines on your digital signage screens

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Apps">
    [Login to your Pickcel account](https://console.pickcel.com/). Go to the **Apps** module.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-01-open-apps.DQ8oKKAI1b7K.png" alt="Open Apps" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Search for and create the app">
    Search for the **BBC** app using the search field.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-02-search-for-bbc-news-app.a_TV2QzT7fie.png" alt="Search for BBC news app" />
    </Frame>

    Click the **BBC** app card, then click **Create App** in the app details panel.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-03-click-create-app.unFysw3BB6hU.png" alt="Click Create App" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter app name">
    Enter a **Name** for the app. This is how you'll identify it later in the **Media** section.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-04-enter-app-name.d8NnjW4FCtJJ.png" alt="Enter app name" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select a news topic">
    Select the news **Topic** to display (Top Stories, World, Business, Politics, or Health).

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-05-select-news-topic.Xyb8M_4QPEIl.png" alt="Select news topic" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the slide duration">
    Decide how long each headline stays on screen. **10 seconds** is the default.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-06-enter-slide-duration.ucR-K8b_kED8.png" alt="Set slide duration" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select a theme">
    Choose a **Theme** based on how you want to show the content. Expand each option to preview it, then click **Preview** in the app to see how it looks before deciding.

    <AccordionGroup>
      <Accordion title="Classic View">
        <Frame>
          <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-07-theme-classic-view.O7V4gr2B7TJI.png" alt="Classic View theme" />
        </Frame>
      </Accordion>

      <Accordion title="Bottom Load">
        <Frame>
          <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-08-theme-bottom-load.xwukjIbUouaP.png" alt="Bottom Load theme" />
        </Frame>
      </Accordion>

      <Accordion title="Blurred">
        <Frame>
          <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-09-theme-blurred.MhFAIfjtwScc.png" alt="Blurred theme" />
        </Frame>
      </Accordion>

      <Accordion title="White Background">
        <Frame>
          <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-10-theme-white-background.UUP8Wv5kmsUQ.png" alt="White Background theme" />
        </Frame>
      </Accordion>

      <Accordion title="White Background Center">
        <Frame>
          <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-11-theme-white-background-center.YCNAbtXbBp3g.png" alt="White Background Center theme" />
        </Frame>
      </Accordion>
    </AccordionGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable animation (optional)">
    Toggle **Enable Animation** on if you want the slide to animate in.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-12-enable-animation.hMxhZY_FVRhL.png" alt="Enable Animation toggle" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a layout type">
    Pick the **Layout Type** that matches your screen.

    <Tabs>
      <Tab title="Landscape">
        <Frame>
          <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-13-layout-landscape.hMxhZY_FVRhL.png" alt="Landscape layout type" />
        </Frame>
      </Tab>

      <Tab title="Portrait">
        <Frame>
          <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-14-layout-portrait.2qotOvaoZ8_q.png" alt="Portrait layout type" />
        </Frame>
      </Tab>

      <Tab title="Footer">
        <Frame>
          <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-15-layout-footer.Ff7ps8v7UH08.png" alt="Footer layout type" />
        </Frame>
      </Tab>
    </Tabs>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the app">
    Once you're happy with the result, click **Create App**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-16-create-app-button.jU4ZVsqWCTVO.png" alt="Click Create App" />
    </Frame>

    Your BBC News app is now ready to use.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What's Next?

Use the app to create a composition, or preview it first.

Click **Create Composition** right after creating the app to add it to a layout.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-17-app-created-success.ylUIkkePmwdc.png" alt="App created successfully, with option to create a composition" />
</Frame>

Or go to **Media**, click the app's thumbnail to preview it, and assign it to a composition later.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/bbc-news/bbc-news-18-preview-from-media-list.h0-r1FgWd27T.png" alt="BBC News app in the Media list, ready to preview" />
</Frame>

<Note>
  * Learn about [Compositions](/compositions/compositions)
  * Learn how to [Publish or Schedule Content](/schedule-and-publish/publish-overview)
</Note>
