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Show something else now, such as an urgent notice

Something has to appear on a display right away, without changing the program.

3 min readUpdated Oct 30, 2026As Markdown
For
anyone who needs to show something else on a display at short notice, such as a notice, an announcement, or a closure
Prerequisite
the Owner or Manager role, and the content that should run: a program, a scene, a playlist, or a media file
Where in the portal
Displays › display › Program › Show something else now
On this page

An override puts other content on a display right away, for 30 minutes, an hour, a day, or until you end it. The program stays untouched and takes over again when the override ends.

Steps

Start an override

  1. Open Displays, choose the display, and switch to the Program tab.
  2. In the Show something else now card, click Choose content.
  3. Under What should run now?, choose a program, a scene, a playlist, or a media file.
  4. Under For how long?, choose 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, or Permanent. Below it, the card shows when the override ends.
  5. Click Start override. The portal confirms with Override is running.

The Program tab of a display: below the Program card is the Show something else now card with the Choose content button (1), the For how long? setting with the four spans (2), and the Start override button (3), which takes effect only once content is chosen

End an override

Open the display's Program tab. The card is now called Override is running. Click End override, and the program takes over again at once. An override with a time limit ends on its own, a permanent one only when you end it.

The red-bordered Override is running card in the Program tab: the Override badge above the name of the chosen content (1), the Runs until line with the end time (2), the Set by you on line (3), and the End override button (4)

Reach several displays at once

An override applies to one display. To show a notice on several displays at once, use the program they share. Add a One-off only program entry for today, from now until the notice should end. A one-off entry beats every recurring entry, so it appears on every display that runs the program. See Show content at specific times.

Check the result

  • The Override is running card shows the content, Runs until … or Permanent — until you end it., and who set it when.
  • On the Overview tab, the display names Override as the source of what it shows.
  • The timeline on the Program tab shows the override above the program entries and the base program. Show composition reveals the layers.

If something goes wrong

Symptom Cause Solution
The card says Part of a video wall The video wall decides what its displays show. Follow Go to the video wall and change the content there, see Set up a video wall.
Start override is grayed out No content is chosen, or your role doesn't allow it. Choose content first. Otherwise ask someone with the Owner or Manager role.
Setting the override failed Saving didn't go through. Reload the page and start the override again.
An override has been running for days It was set to Permanent. Click End override.
The display doesn't change The device hasn't loaded the change yet. Wait a moment, or send Reload content, see Remote maintenance: send commands to a display.
3 min readUpdated Oct 30, 2026As Markdown

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