Optimize Q-Cal SignageViews: Public Meeting Display Guide

How to only show "Public" meetings

If you only want to show "Public" meetings on your Q-Cal SignangeViews/Screen, follow this guide that shows how you set it up.


Part 1: Turn on "Mark meetings as public if subject starts with *"
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1. Log in to Q-Cal in your browser, and click on Main menu.
Q-Cal scheduling interface displaying a daily view with several time slots, some booked, on the 25th of January 2023.


2. Hereafter choose Calender Integrations.
Screenshot of Q-Cal scheduling software highlighting 'Calendar Integrations' menu option.



3. Click on the small Gear icon next to the desired calender integration.
Q-Cal interface showing Calendar Integrations section with Microsoft Exchange connection options for synchronization.



4. Choose the Advanced tab under the inegrated calenders configuration. Hereunder turn on Public on "*".
This mean that you need to put a "*" before the meeting subject, to have the meeting shown on a SignageView.
If there is no "*" before the meeting subject, the meeting will not be marked as public, and will not be shown on the SignageView
A example could be: You head your own calender and in the subject field, you write: "*Meeting with Mark". That would be a public meeting.
When done press Save & Close in the top right corner.
Configuration panel in Q-Cal with Microsoft Exchange settings for appointment export and two-way synchronization options.



Part 2: Activate "Show only public meetings


1. In the startmenu click on Screens.
Q-Cal booking system interface displaying daily schedule with appointment slots on January 25, 2023, and 'Screens' menu highlighted



2. After, select SignageViews.
Q-Cal interface with expanded 'Screens' dropdown menu showing 'SignageViews' option for digital signage management.



3. Click on the Gear Icon next to the desired SignangeView.
Q-Cal SignageViews management interface with options for digital signage displays, including preview and calendar binding features.



4. Head to the buttom of the page, and click on Advanced Settings.
Q-Cal booking system's calendar content settings with advanced options for filtering locations, calendars, and client groups.



5. Here turn on Show only Public. This means that the chosen SignageView will only show meetings marked at "Public"
    When you're done, click on Save & Close in the top right corner.
Q-Cal advanced settings tab showing options for displaying public bookings and screen update frequency.

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