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This page covers assigning default compositions during the publishing workflow. You can set it for a single screen or for several screens at once at the time of publishing content. A default composition is the composition a screen plays when it has no Quick Play or scheduled content assigned to it, and it is also what new screens play automatically when first registered.
Setting organization defaults: To set the account-level default composition for all new screens, see Default Composition Settings instead.

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Method 1 - Set it for a single screen

1

Open the screen's Content tab

In Pickcel console, open the Screen module, click the screen, and switch to the Content tab. On the Default Composition card, click Change.
Screen Content tab with the Default Composition card and Change button
2

Choose a composition and assign it

Select the composition you want, then click Assign. It becomes the default for that screen.
Assign default composition dialog with a composition selected and the Assign button

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Method 2 - Set it for several screens at once

1

Select the screens

In the Screen module, tick the checkbox for each screen you want to update. A toolbar appears with a Default Composition button in the top-right.
Screens list with screens selected and the Default Composition button in the toolbar
2

Choose a composition and assign it

Click Default Composition, select the composition in the dialog, and click Assign. It becomes the default for every screen you selected.
Assign default composition dialog with a composition selected and the Assign button

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Method 3 - Set the organisation default for all new screens

This default applies automatically to every new screen added to your organisation.
1

Open Settings and click Edit Composition

Go to the Settings module and open the Default Content tab. Under Organisation Default Composition, click Edit Composition.
Settings Default Content tab showing the Organisation Default Composition and Edit Composition button
2

Choose a composition and assign it

Select the composition in the dialog, then click Assign. Every screen added from now on starts with this composition as its default.
Assign organisation default composition dialog with a composition selected and the Assign button
Setting the organisation default applies to new screens going forward. To change the default on screens that already exist, use Method 1 or Method 2.