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How to display live Excel Charts on Digital Signage

Connect Microsoft 365 Excel to your Valotalive displays to show live charts using the Excel Charts app. Only Excel charts can be used as a data source - cell and table data use the Excel Table Data app.

Written by Leonie

M365 Excel – Live Charts on digital signage

Key Features

✔ Secure authentication with Entra ID credentials
✔ Automatically detects and displays all charts in your Excel file
✔ Charts appear exactly as formatted in Excel - no extra setup needed

An example of Excel charts displayed on a Valotalive digital signage screen.


How it works

The Excel Charts app connects directly to your Microsoft 365 account and automatically detects and displays all charts from your Excel file exactly as they appear - no extra setup needed.

The Valotalive Excel app fetching data directly from an Excel file stored in OneDrive or SharePoint via Microsoft 365.


What you need

  • An active Microsoft 365 account with access to Excel files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint

  • At least one chart created in the Excel file you want to display


How to activate the Excel Charts app

  1. Go to the Valotalive Dashboard and click New App

  2. Find the Excel Charts App and click Create New

👉 For a full activation walkthrough, see: Valotalive content App – Activate and go live


Configuration

  1. Theme

    Select a theme to set the background color. All other colors are sourced directly from your Excel file.

  2. Authorize with OAuth2

    Authenticate Valotalive with your Microsoft account.

    Authorizing the Excel app using OAuth2 and your Microsoft 365 credentials.

    If prompted with "Need admin approval?", see:

  3. Select your Excel file

    Use the file picker to select the Excel file you want to display.

    Selecting an Excel file using the file picker.

    Excel File Picker2

  4. Duration

    Set how many seconds each page or data view is displayed on screen.​


Next steps

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