Setting up Time Schedule in Q-Play

Time schedule lets you control exactly when a slide is shown, using a date range, recurring weekly time slots, or both. It's available on both presentations and playlists, in the same place.

1. Open Time Schedule

Select the slide you want to schedule, then open the Slide settings panel on the right. Under Basic configuration, click the Set button next to Time schedule.

This opens the Time schedule panel for that slide, with two independent settings: Date Range and Weekly Time Slots. Either one can be turned on by itself, or both can be enabled at the same time.

2. Set a Date Range

Date Range sets when the slide should start and stop showing, based on specific calendar dates. Enable it using the toggle in the top right of the section.

Clicking the Start or End field opens a popup with a month calendar and an hour/minute picker underneath it. Pick a date, then set a time using the two scroll wheels, or leave both at 00:00. A Clear button at the bottom of the popup resets that field.

The time you set is the exact moment the slide starts or stops showing. For example, setting End to 26 Dec at 00:00 means the slide is shown throughout 25 Dec, and disappears right as the clock turns over to the 26th — not at the end of the 26th.

You don't have to fill in both fields. Setting only a Start date means the slide begins showing from that point onward and never automatically stops. Only set a Start and/or End if you actually want the slide to start and/or stop at a specific date — otherwise leave the relevant field empty.

3. Set Weekly Time Slots

Weekly Time Slots creates a recurring weekly schedule — for example, showing a slide only on weekdays between 9 AM and 5 PM. Enable it using the toggle in the top right of the section.

Each row lets you pick a Day, Start time, and End time from dropdowns. Use Add time slot to add more rows. You can add multiple rows for the same day — for example, Monday 08:00–10:00 and Monday 12:00–14:00 — to create separate windows within the same day.

If two time slots overlap, a red warning appears above the list: "Some time slots overlap. Please adjust the schedules so they don't conflict." The Save changes button is disabled while the conflict exists, so the overlap has to be fixed before the schedule can be saved.

4. Save the schedule

Once Date Range and/or Weekly Time Slots are set up as needed, click Save changes at the bottom of the panel to apply the schedule to the slide.

What happens outside the schedule

When a slide falls outside its scheduled date range and/or time slots, it's automatically hidden from playback. In the slide strip at the bottom of the editor, the slide's thumbnail darkens and shows a "HIDDEN BY SCHEDULE" overlay, with a small orange clock badge next to its duration — so it's clear at a glance why the slide isn't appearing, without it needing to be manually hidden.