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The OneDrive app turns a folder in your Microsoft OneDrive account into a live playlist on your screens. Choose a folder of images and videos, and Pickcel plays them in a loop. Whenever you add, change, or remove a file in that folder, your screens pick up the update on their own. You do not need to re-upload anything.

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What you can use it for

Because the screen always reflects the latest contents of your OneDrive folder, the app fits almost any “keep this screen current” need:
  • Marketing and promotions: drop new posters, offers, or product photos into the folder and they go live across your screens.
  • Team and event updates: share announcements, welcome slides, or event galleries that change often.
  • Automated dashboards and snapshots: if a script or tool saves a fresh image of a dashboard, report, or KPI board to the folder on a schedule, the screen can always show the most recent snapshot (see Show only the latest file).
  • Photo walls: curate a rolling gallery of images and short videos from one shared folder.

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Before you begin

You’ll need a Microsoft account, with the images and videos you want to show organized into a folder in your OneDrive. You can only choose folders that belong to your own account.

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Create the OneDrive app

1

Open Apps and search for OneDrive

From the left sidebar of the Pickcel console, open Apps and type OneDrive in the search box.
Pickcel Apps with OneDrive typed in the search box and the OneDrive app result
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Open the app and click Create App

Click the OneDrive app to open its details, then click Create App.
OneDrive app details dialog with the Create App button
3

Sign in with Microsoft

Click Login with Microsoft and authorize Pickcel to access your OneDrive. You only need to do this once per account.
OneDrive app authentication screen with a Login with Microsoft button
4

Name the app and choose a folder

Give this app instance a Name. This is how it appears later in your Media library, so use something you’ll recognize (for example, OneDrive Dashboard Images). Then open Select Folder and pick the OneDrive folder you want to play.
OneDrive app with a Name entered and the Select Folder dropdown listing OneDrive folders
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Set how your media plays

Under App Configuration, adjust the playback settings to suit your content. Each setting is explained in App configuration settings below.
OneDrive app configuration panel showing Refresh Interval, Image Duration, Video Duration, Hide Posts Older Than, and Display Number of Posts
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Create the app

Click Create App.
Click Create App with the OneDrive app configuration complete
Pickcel saves the app to your Media library, ready to add to a composition and publish to your screens.
Confirmation that the OneDrive app was created successfully and saved in the Media section

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App configuration settings

Use these settings to control how often the folder is checked and how each file plays. You can change them any time by editing the app from your Media library.
We recommend keeping the Refresh Interval at 5 minutes or higher. That keeps your screens current with your OneDrive folder while making efficient use of each device’s bandwidth.
There’s no single “right” setup. Match the settings to your use case. A photo wall might use a longer Image Duration and a 30‑day Hide Posts Older Than, while a single auto‑updating snapshot might use Display Number of Posts = 1 and nothing else.

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Show only the latest file

Setting Display Number of Posts to 1 makes the screen show only the most recently added file in the folder. This is perfect for an always-current snapshot. If you have a dashboard, report, or any tool that automatically saves an updated image to your OneDrive folder on a schedule, point the OneDrive app at that folder and set Display Number of Posts = 1. Each time a new snapshot lands in the folder, the screen replaces the old one with the latest, so your display always shows the freshest version. For this single-image setup you can leave Video Duration and Hide Posts Older Than off, since you’re only ever showing one current file.
OneDrive app configuration with Display Number of Posts set to 1 to show only the most recent file

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Preview and publish

The app is saved to your Media library under the name you gave it.
OneDrive app listed in the Media library
Click its thumbnail to preview it. The preview shows the most recently added file from your folder, matching the content that will play on your screen using the settings you chose.
Preview of the OneDrive app showing the most recent image from the selected folder
To go live, add the OneDrive app from your Media library to a composition, then schedule and publish it to your screens like any other content.

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Frequently asked questions

Pickcel checks your folder on each Refresh Interval (set in minutes). When the next check runs, any files you’ve added, changed, or removed are reflected on the screen automatically. You don’t need to re-upload anything.
Yes. The app plays both images and videos from your folder. Use Image Duration to set how long each image shows, and turn on Video Duration to cap how long each video plays. Leave Video Duration off to play videos in full.
Use Hide Posts Older Than to hide anything older than a set number of days, or Display Number of Posts to show only a set number of the most recent files. To show just the single latest file, set Display Number of Posts = 1.
Each OneDrive app instance plays one folder. To show more folders, create additional OneDrive apps, one per folder, and add them all to your composition.
The app is saved to your Media library under the Name you gave it. From there you can add it to a composition, edit its settings, or publish it to your screens.

Add Media

Upload and organize images, videos, and apps in your Media library.

Create a Composition

Combine your OneDrive app with other content in a layout.

Publish Content

Schedule and publish your composition to your screens.

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