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How to Use the Multiview App to Display Multiple Apps on One Screen

Split your digital signage screen into multiple zones and display different content sources - such as news, weather, and metrics - simultaneously on a single screen.

Written by Leonie

The Multiview App splits your screen into zones, each showing different content simultaneously. Find it under Apps and add it to a Flow or assign it directly to a display.

An example of a Multiview split-screen layout on a digital signage display.


How to Activate the Multiview App

  1. Go to Apps in the Valotalive Dashboard

  2. Find the Multiview App and click to activate it

    Locating and activating the Multiview App from the Valotalive Dashboard.


Configuration

  1. Select a Theme

    Choose the default theme or customize colors and fonts to match your preferences.

    Add Your Content

  2. In the Configuration tab, click + to add the apps you want to display in each zone.

    Click the + button to add apps to the Multiview zones.

    💡 Start typing the app name to narrow down the selection from the drop-down menu.

    The order of apps determines their position on screen - the first app goes in Zone 1, the second in Zone 2, and so on. Use the arrows to reorder apps.

    App order determines zone position — use the arrows to reorder.

  3. Choose a Layout
    Select a layout that matches your screen orientation and the number of zones you need

    Selecting a layout based on screen orientation and number of zones.

  4. Advanced Settings


    Click Show Advanced and set the Minimum time — how long the Multiview layout stays on screen before cycling.

    If an app inside the Multiview has multiple pages, this timer determines how many pages are shown before the screen moves on.

  5. Save


    Click Save and add the Multiview app to a Flow or directly to a display.

When using both a Flow and individual apps on the same display, the Multiview App behaves like any other app and follows the same content assignment rules.


Pro Tips

Mix full-screen and multiview content

Combine Multiview layouts with full-screen apps in the same Flow to keep your audience engaged.

Keep important content on screen longer

To extend the visibility of key information — such as a safety alert or KPI — create multiple Multiview instances with the same app in the same position and cycle them in your Flow.

Creating multiple Multiview instances to extend the visibility of key content in a Flow.


Choosing your layout

Select a layout based on your screen's physical orientation:

Landscape (horizontal screens, e.g. 16:9)

Optimized for wide displays - choose from layouts with 2, 3, or more zones arranged horizontally.

Multiview landscape layout options for wide horizontal screens (16:9).

Portrait (vertical screens, e.g. 9:16)

Optimized for tall displays - choose from layouts with zones arranged vertically.

Valotalive automatically detects your screen's aspect ratio and will try to adapt any layout to fit. However, we strongly recommend selecting a layout designed for your display's orientation for the best visual result.

Multiview portrait layout options for vertical screens (9:16) - select the layout that matches your display's orientation for the best visual result.

Valotalive automatically detects your screen's aspect ratio and will try to adapt any layout to fit. However, we strongly recommend selecting a layout designed for your display's orientation for the best visual result.

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