Bobcat Digital Signs

About Bobcat Digital Signs

OnSign is the preferred digital sign software at Texas State. This all-in-one solution offers intuitive menus and simple wizards to guide users through a streamlined process of publishing content to multi-region layouts (slides) organized into campaigns. Sign editors with minimal design or technology experience can create engaging messages using the OnSign tools and easily import graphics and media from other sources like PowerPoint. 

  • Available to:  Faculty and Staff
  • Where to use: Public-facing areas on campus
  • Cost: Varies

Features

  • Displays are commercial grade and are designed to run several hours a day. 
  • Players use a standard image for use by computers in the digital signage environment. The player computer is a small platform usually mounted directly behind the display and secured to the back with display brackets.
  • Content ensures sign editors have a rich platform that supports the display of native PowerPoint files, standard graphics, movie files, web pages and RSS feeds, in addition to custom content created in the application itself. Creative design for the content is provided by individual departments.

Get Started

There are two types of Bobcat Digital Signs:

Basic

  • Department-owned and managed
  • Purchase of standard digital sign equipment required
  • Purchase of OnSign license required
  • Advertising does not run on these displays

Plus

Requests

Learn

See the below help for step-by-step instructions and training opportunities on how to use Bobcat Digital Signs. Also see these frequently asked questions.

Account Settings

Media

Apps

NOTE: All apps will be added by selecting your shared department folder from within the TXST Departments folder in your content area.

You can select another area, but this would require that you duplicate this app into the shared department folder. This is where others in your department can access this content to be used in campaigns.