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Interactive Actions

Interactive Actions allow you to add touch-screen interactivity to your layouts, enabling viewers to navigate between content by tapping or touching the screen.

Overview

With Interactive Actions, you can:

  • Create touch-enabled navigation menus
  • Link widgets to other layouts or URLs
  • Build interactive kiosk experiences
  • Trigger actions on specific events (touch, webhook, etc.)

Setting Up Actions

Adding an Action

  1. Select an element in the Layout Editor
  2. Open the Properties Panel
  3. Navigate to the Actions tab
  4. Click Add Action

Action Types

Action Description
Navigate to Layout Switch to a different layout when triggered
Navigate to Widget Jump to a specific widget within the layout
Previous Go back to the previous layout/widget
Next Move to the next item in sequence

Trigger Types

Trigger Description
Touch/Click Activated when the element is tapped
Webhook Activated by an external webhook call

Use Cases

Wayfinding Kiosk

Create a building directory where users can tap departments to see directions:

  1. Create a main menu layout with department buttons
  2. Create individual layouts for each department
  3. Add Navigate to Layout actions on each button
  4. Add Previous actions on sub-layouts to return to the menu

Interactive Menu Board

Build a restaurant menu where customers can browse categories:

  1. Design category buttons (Starters, Mains, Desserts)
  2. Link each to a detailed layout using Interactive Actions
  3. Add a "Back" button on each detail page

Info

Interactive Actions require a touch-enabled display or player device. On non-touch displays, actions can still be triggered via webhooks.