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🗓️ Schedule this message
Schedule this message for a later time
Start time
End time
Every
Send a photo
📷
Share a photo
With an optional caption
🖼
Tap to choose a photo
From camera roll or take new
Announce a visit
📅
Coming to visit
Shows on the display as the date gets closer
📋
Daily
Appointments, reminders, content
›
🗂
Content
Panels, welcome boxes, quote, night mode
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🖥
Display
Display link, approve a screen
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🎵
Music and Audio
Background music, message chime
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⚙️
Settings
Board name, theme, weather
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📖
ElderBoard Guide
Step-by-step help and ideas
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🔇 The display's sound is off — ask them to tap the screen once to re-enable chimes and music.
Quick Actions
Refresh re-pulls weather & calendar without interrupting the display. Update App reloads it to pick up a new version — after an update (or a power-cycle), someone will need to tap the screen once to re-enable sound.
Daily
AppointmentsShows on display▼
No appointments added
Medication Reminders▼
No reminders set
Cue CardsFull-screen photo at set times▼
No cue cards yet
A cue card fills the whole screen at its set times and never joins the random photo rotation. It takes precedence over everything else scheduled on the display.
Content on DisplayDelete any item▼
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Photo LibraryAll board photos▶
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Display
Open the link on any TV or tablet browser, then approve it here.
Display URLLoad on any tablet or TV▼
Turns a factory-reset Android tablet into a dedicated display that can't be exited or fiddled with. Generates a QR code to scan during setup — no computer or technical steps needed on the tablet itself.
Approve DisplayConnect & approve this board's screen▼
Content
PanelsWhat shows on display▶
Welcome Panel
Greeting · weather · calendar note
Appointments
Next 5 · urgent 3hrs before
Show appointments ahead
How far in advance an appointment appears on the display
Visits
Upcoming family visits
Show visits ahead
How far in advance a visit appears on the display
Family Content
Photos, messages & visits
Message & photo slots
How many slots for photos and messages
Emergency Contact
Include in display rotation
Name
Phone
Relationship
Caregiver
Show current caregiver on display
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People Library
Welcome Panel BoxesBox 1 fixed · 2 configurable▶
Box 1 always shows orientation. Choose what appears in boxes 2 and 3.
Daily Schedule
Each block shows on the display for its full time range. Gaps show the safety affirmation.
Add time block
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Daily QuoteItalic line under greeting▶
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This message will show on the display until you change it or switch back to random rotation.
Night ModeAuto-dim▶
Enable night mode
Dims to clock-only between set hours
Dim at
Wake at
Music and Audio
MusicBackground music on display▶
Enable music
Play background music on the display
Time window
Music plays only during this window. Leave blank for always on.
to
Volume
5
Source
Radio: stream by decade. Curated: play your own MP3s.
Plays a soft chime when a new message or photo arrives on the display
Custom chime sound
Upload an mp3 or wav file (max 30 seconds) to replace the default chime
Settings
Finish setting up your board to preview the display.
Check the name, pick a theme and enter your location, then tap Finish Setup at the bottom.
Board name, birthday, and gender below feed the greetings and daily content on the display.
Display Name & Birthday▶
Name on display
Birthday
Gender
Display Theme▶
🌅
Warm
☀️
Sky
🌿
Forest
🪥
Copper
🌊
Teal
🪟
Slate
🌹
Pink
Aa
Black on white
Aa
White on black
Aa
Gold on black
Display Appearance▶
Font sizeSmall
SmallMediumLarge
Panel speedDefault
FastestDefaultSlowest
Weather & Units▶
Location
Country (optional)
Will display as:
Temperature
Date Format
Google API Key
How do I get an API key?
Go to console.cloud.google.com and sign in with your Google account
Create a project (any name), then open APIs & Services → Library and enable the Google Calendar API
Open APIs & Services → Credentials → Create Credentials → API key, and paste the key here
In your Google Calendar's settings, make the calendar public (Settings → your calendar → Access permissions → "Make available to public") — the display reads it with the key alone
⚠️ Important: restrict the key so it can't be abused if someone extracts it from the board. In Credentials, edit the key and set API restrictions → Google Calendar API only, and add a website restriction for the address you host the display at. Anything on this calendar will be visible on the display, so use a dedicated calendar rather than your personal one.
Calendar ID
The calendar's ID (usually the Google account email, or from Calendar Settings → Integrate calendar). Required for calendar sync.
You can come back and change any of this later from Admin → Settings.
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Connect
📅
Visit
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Invite Family Member
Generate a personal invite link to send by text or email. They’ll set up their own name when they join.
Family Members
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Set up a locked tablet
Factory-reset the tablet (or use a new one — nobody should sign into it yet). On its first Welcome screen, tap the same spot 6 times to open the camera, then scan this code.
Label for this tablet (shown to you when it asks for approval)
Settings PIN — lets someone open Wifi/Display/Sound on this tablet later without unlocking the whole board. Pick any numbers; write it down here, you'll see it again in Approve Display.
Time zone (where this tablet physically is)
Wi-Fi (optional — leave blank and join wifi on the tablet itself during setup)
Network name
Password
Only include this if you already know the network — it gets embedded in the QR image, so avoid sending that image anywhere you wouldn't share this password.
Copy the message below and paste it into a text or email.
Add a cue card
This photo fills the whole screen on the display at the times you set.
🖼
Tap to choose a photo
From your files or camera
When
Add Reminder
Set a time for a medication reminder on the display.
Tap to toggle days. All days selected = every day.
Your board is ready — see your display
No TV or tablet needed yet. Open your display in a new browser tab to see it right now. When it says “Waiting for approval,” come back to this tab and tap Approve on the blue bar at the top. Then send a message from the Connect tab and watch it appear.
Opened in a new tab — come back here when you see “Waiting for approval.”
Putting it on a TV or tablet later?
Open this link in the screen's web browser. The link is always available in the Admin → Display tab, along with approving a screen.
My Profile
📱 Use ElderBoard on your phone
Scan this with your phone's camera, then enter your PIN. It signs you in as you — no new account.
Once it's open on your phone, use Share → Add to Home Screen (iPhone) or ⋮ → Add to Home screen (Android) so it's an icon.
Add family info for birthday reminders on the display.
Children
Add Appointment
Appears on the display's appointments panel.
Create a New Board
Set up a new display board. Each board has its own display URL.