Instructions for Using Solstice

Solstice is a collaboration tool that allows multiple users to share content to the display simultaneously. With a Solstice-enabled display, any number of users can easily connect, share, and control the display.

Solstice is currently installed in G02 and 303, with more locations coming soon!

Getting Started / Connecting Your Device

1. Use your web browser to navigate to the URL displayed on screen. You can connect using your laptop, tablet, or smartphone. If using an iPad, iPhone, or Android device, download the Solstice app (iOS / Android).

2. Follow the instructons on screen to download the Solstice software. Once you have the Solstice app open, choose this display from the list of displays or enter the ip address.

3. From the share panel, choose whether to share your desktop, a specific app window, or a media file. You can share as many different items as you would like.

Controlling the Display

Anyone collaborating can manage the Solstice console, including rearranging, stacking, and hiding content. To access the control panel, select the ‘Go to Display View’ button in the upper right hand corner of the share panel.

• Hiding content: You can drag content to the left hand side of the screen to put it on deck. This will hide the content until you drag it back onto the main screen.

• Adjusting Layout: If you right click anywhere on the main screen (not covered by shared content) you can choose how to layout your content - aligned to a grid or freeform. You can also drag the shared content to rearrange the windows on screen.

• Organizing Content: You can stack content on top of one another to sort content into groups. Right click anywhere on a shared post to make it full screen (pushing all other content on deck), create a stack, or delete it. To organize content by user - click on a person’s “meeple”, or icon, from the bottom of the display window and choose to show, hide, stack, or delete that user’s content.

Disconnecting from Solstice

When you are ready to disconnect from the Solstice display, select “Disconnect” from your Solstice window, or close the Solstice app completely.

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