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# What is Quick Play and How to assign a quick play to the screens?

> Learn how to use Quick Play to immediately display content on screens for a set duration, from the Publish module or directly from a screen

If you want to immediately display a composition on a screen for a specific duration, use **Quick Play**. Quick Play takes precedence over any existing schedule on the display and starts playing right away, which makes it ideal for urgent or emergency notifications. When the duration ends, the screen returns to its scheduled or default content.

<Info>
  Create a composition first if you do not have one already. See [What is a Composition? How to create a Composition?](/compositions/compositions)
</Info>

There are two ways to assign a Quick Play.

## Method 1 - From the Publish module

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Publish and start a Quick Play">
    In [Pickcel console](https://console.pickcel.com/), open the **Publish** module and click the **Quickplay** button in the top-right.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the duration">
    On the **Configure** step, pick how long the Quick Play should run: **30 min**, **1 hr**, **4 hrs**, or a **Custom** duration. A note reminds you that Quick Play overrides existing scheduled content and that the schedule resumes once the duration ends. Click **Proceed**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/publish/pub-06-quickplay-configure.hWiiYv2K5Hxf.png" alt="Configure Quick Play step with duration presets of 30 min, 1 hr, 4 hrs, and Custom" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the content">
    Click **Browse compositions**, choose the composition you want to play, and click **Add**. Click **Proceed**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/publish/pub-04-select-content.eeqvvLmClBCV.png" alt="Select Content step showing the chosen composition for the Quick Play" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the screens and publish">
    Tick the screens that should play this Quick Play, then click **Review**. Confirm the details and click **Publish**. The content goes live on the selected screens immediately.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/publish/pub-05-select-screens.K0oU5t2sf3La.png" alt="Select Screens step for the Quick Play" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Method 2 - From the screen

You can also start a Quick Play straight from a single screen.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the screen and click Assign Quickplay">
    In the **Screen** module, open the screen you want. Click **Assign Quickplay** in the top-right (it is also available on the **Content** tab under **Play Now**).

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://cdn.pickcel.com/images/pickcel-docs/publish/pub-10-screen-content-tab.218Cz5spEnl8.png" alt="Screen Content tab with the Play Now card and Assign Quickplay button" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose the composition and duration">
    Select the composition, set the duration, and confirm. The Quick Play starts on that screen right away.
  </Step>
</Steps>