In addition to numerous improvements and new features, the latest version 4.6.0 of FrontFace also offers new design options for playlists and touch menus: With the so-called “Container Style”, characteristics such as background colors/gradients, border type, color and thickness can be set for all media objects as well as settings for drop shadow or glow effects. This opens up numerous new possibilities for eye-catching playlists and touch menus e.g., for digital bulletin boards.
FrontFace on the Amazon Fire TV Stick
The FrontFace digital signage software is not only available for Windows, but also for the Android operating system. In addition to tablets, media player boxes and mini PCs with Android as well as TVs with integrated Android TV, the compact Fire TV Stick from Amazon can also be used as player hardware. The multimedia stick from Amazon is particularly suitable for small, budget-sensitive standalone installations. In addition to the normal model, there is also a 4K version, which offers a higher resolution, and a Lite version, which is completely sufficient for digital signage purposes.
(more…)Integration of Excel, Word and PowerPoint in FrontFace Playlists with Office 365 and SharePoint
If you work a lot with Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and eventually, even use SharePoint as your intranet platform, there is often an inevitable need to integrate such files also in digital signage playlists or on interactive kiosk terminals.
When working with FrontFace, there are different ways how such an integration can be done:
(more…)FrontFace 4.4.6 – Now With Multi-User-Support!
The latest version 4.4.6 of our digital signage & kiosk software FrontFace offers lots of improvements as well as a very special, new function that has repeatedly been requested by our customers: Multi-user support!
(more…)FrontFace 4.4.1 – With Click2Zoom Function!
The latest version again brings a lot of new features and improvements. Here in an overview of the recent changes:
FrontFace 4.4 – Now also on Android
The latest version 4.4 again brings many innovations and improvements for our digital signage & kiosk software FrontFace, but also the long-awaited support for the Android operating system:
With the new FrontFace Player App for Android, you can now use Android-based devices as players. In addition to tablets, these also include inexpensive media player boxes and devices with integrated Android TV. Devices with Android version 8 (“Oreo”) or higher are supported.
(more…)FrontFace 4.3.7 – Updated Browser Engine, Improved Weather Module and More…
We continuously improve FrontFace by releasing new features, fixing bugs, and delivering updated documentation.
(more…)Free Sticky Note Plug-In for FrontFace
Everyone knows those handy sticky notes! And now, there is also a digital counterpart of it for the FrontFace Digital Signage & Kiosk software.
How to Integrate a Scrolling News Ticker into your Touch Menu!
Touch Menus: Back to Home Page & Digital Signage Screen Saver
In this tutorial we will show you two very helpful features for your interactive touch menus with FrontFace: The “Back to Home Page” function automatically returns the menu to the start page if a user leaves the terminal without clicking “Home” button on leaving. With the screen saver feature, you can supply your kiosk terminal with additional, moving content when there is no interaction and usage.
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