HowTo: Render News Headlines On Your Desktop

(Not available in the Lite version)

You need to create a new layout or edit an existing layout and then perform the following steps:

  1. Create a new text object by clicking on "Objects > Add Text Object" and draw a rectangle on your layout where you want your headlines.
  2. Select your newly created text object by clicking on it.
  3. In the properties bar on the right of the window, find the property "Text" and click on "Edit..." which will open the text editor.
  4. Click the last button on the toolbar, choose "Feeds", choose the desired feed, choose "News Item 0" and finally click on "Title". This will insert a command in your text that will be replaced by Wallpaper Cycler with the first headline of the chosen feed. Learn more about the format of feed commands.
  5. Repeat step 4 to add headlines for "News Item 1", "News Item 2", ... You can also edit the command directly in the text editor by modifying the parameters for the %feeditem:x;x;x% command.
  6. (optional) change the formatting of your text.
  7. Click "OK", close the layout editor and test your new layout.

 

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