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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

Example of the Valotalive Excel app for Digital Signage


Prerequisites

  • 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 M365 Excel 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. Choose What to Display

    • Show only cell data – Displays a scrolling view of your table data. The Duration setting controls how long it takes to scroll through the data once.

    • Show only graphs – Automatically displays all charts found in the Excel file.

    • Show both graphs and cell data – Displays charts and table data together.

      Valotalive Excel app - what to show on Digital Signage screens?

  5. Cell border color

    If your theme has a light background, select a darker border color for better visibility.

  6. Duration

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


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