Kiosk-mode is a PIN-coded lock for your screen where your customer is free to browse either single or multiple files and folders of your choosing. Used typically with a tablet stand in trade shows and events.
💡 Key features of Kiosk-mode:
- Kiosk-mode is a powerful feature to present your materials during an event or trade show. Visitors/customers are able to browse your material in a secure environment.
- A PIN-code will protect visitors/customers from viewing sensitive materials.
- The side menu is disabled.
- You can use the kiosk-mode:
- With a single file, document, presentation or slide show
- OR an entire folder (and it's sub folders)
- Screen saver: This feature is very useful in high volume events where people come and go to your stand. The screen saver option let's you choose a presentation to be played when your device has been inactive for a period of time.
- Autoplay: When you are in a multi-paged document, presentation or slide show, you can choose to Autoplay the content and set a time interval.
- When enabling Kiosk-mode in Showell Online, it will automatically go full screen.
Note for iOS device users:
➡️ Remember to also turn on ‘Guided Access’ from iPad/iPhone’s own settings page.
How to start kiosk-mode
How to stop kiosk-mode
How to enable the screen saver option
How to enable autoplay
What can I do if I forgot my kiosk PIN-code?
How to start Kiosk-mode
- Navigate to the content you wish to present
- Go to the top right corner and click Tools > Kiosk
- Choose a PIN-code and click Start Kiosk
- Visitors/customers are now able to browse only the selected content
How to stop Kiosk-mode
- Go to the top right corner and click Tools > Kiosk
- Type the correct PIN-code and click End Kiosk (forgot PIN?)
- You are now able to access all your content again
How to enable the screen saver option
- Start the kiosk-mode
- Once you have typed your PIN-code, enable the screen saver
- You will now be able to select a screen saver from your presentations
- Choose when to start the screen saver with 'Start after (30s, 1min, 5min or 15min)', if you'd like to activate Autoplay and the delay time between every slide (in seconds)
- Click 'Start Kiosk'. The screen saver will now be activated after the device has been inactive for the chosen time (Start after).
How to enable autoplay
- Navigate to the multi-paged document, presentation or slide show you want to present.
- To start a slide show: Click Tools > Show within a folder
- Start the kiosk-mode
- Once you have typed your PIN-code, enable Autoplay
- Choose the delay time between every slide (in seconds)
- Click 'Start Kiosk'. Autoplay will now automatically change every slide after the chosen delay time.
