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If you do not have a display readily available, use the Webplayer option in the Screen module. The Webplayer lets you see how a composition looks on a screen without installing player software on a physical device.
The Webplayer is for testing and preview only. Playback may differ slightly from real hardware depending on the device and player software you deploy to later.

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Add a Webplayer screen

1

Open Screen module and click Add Screen

Log in to the Pickcel console and go to the Screen module. Click Add Screen.
2

Click Try alternate options

In the Connect Your Screen dialog, click Try alternate options under “Don’t have a display screen ready?”
Connect Your Screen dialog with the Try alternate options button
3

Select the Web Player and click Try Now

On the No Display Ready? screen, choose Try it on your browser using the Web Player, then click Try Now. This opens the Webplayer in a new browser tab, no software installation required.
No Display Ready screen with the Web Player card and Try Now button
You can also use Try the smartphone based player if you prefer testing on a mobile device.
4

Copy the code from the Webplayer tab

Switch to the Web Player tab. Copy the screen pairing code shown on the display.
Web Player tab displaying the screen pairing registration code
5

Paste the code and click Continue

Return to the Pickcel console tab. Paste the code into the Enter Code field (or click Get screen code if the Webplayer tab is still open), then click Continue.
Connect Your Screen dialog with the Webplayer registration code entered
6

Configure screen details and click Save and Continue

On Set Up Your Screen (Step 2/2), enter the Screen Name, Orientation, Screen Location, and Screen’s Google Location, then click Save and Continue.
Set Up Your Screen form with name, orientation, location, and Google location fields
7

Screen registered successfully

Your virtual screen is added to the Screen list. A confirmation appears when registration completes.
Pickcel Screen list showing the new Webplayer screen registered successfully
8

Relaunch the Webplayer from screen details

To open the Webplayer again later, click the screen name in the Screen list to open its detail page, then click Launch Webplayer.
Screen detail page with the Launch Webplayer button in the header
A new browser tab opens and plays your content, as shown in the image below.
Webplayer tab playing content after launch

Screen Registration

Register a physical player with a display registration code.

Default Composition

Set the content that plays on your Webplayer when no schedule is active.

Publish Content

Schedule and publish compositions to your screens.

Create a Composition

Build the layout and content you want to preview on the Webplayer.