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This page / section pertains to BrightAuthor Classic, our legacy app. BrightSign Author is our latest app for managing content and players.
Development of BrightAuthor Classic has largely ceased and the app will eventually be deprecated and replaced with BrightSign Author.
This tutorial video shows the basics of adding a Twitter state to a Ticker zone.
You can use your Twitter account to create a data feed from a remote source. Twitter feeds can only be used in a Ticker zone. To add your Twitter feed to a presentation, select a Ticker zone, click the RSS tab, and drag the Twitter icon onto the playlist.
- Twitter User Name: Enter your Twitter user name and click Authenticate. When prompted to authorize BrightSign to use your Twitter account, enter your Twitter account login information and click Authorize app.
- Update Interval: Use the dropdown list to specify how often the player should check your Twitter feed for updates.
- Only show the most recent number of tweets: Check this box if you want to limit the tweets displayed in the Ticker zone to only the most recent. Specify in the field how many recent tweets can be displayed.