How to Reduce Your Screen Brightness with Layouts and Schedules in Yodeck

Last updated on January 7th, 2025

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Intro

Managing your screen brightness at specific times can enhance visibility and energy efficiency.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to use Yodeck’s Layouts and Schedules to dim your screens based on time.

Open your Yodeck dashboard and navigate to the Layouts section.
Select the layout you want to dim.
Duplicate the layout to create a copy.
- The original layout will remain unchanged, and the duplicated one will be used for dimming.

In the duplicated layout, click the Insert button at the top of the editor.
Select Clipart from the dropdown menu.
Choose a square shape and add it to the layout.
Resize the square clipart to cover the entire layout area.
- Drag the edges of the clipart until it fully overlays the content.

Select the clipart you added.
In the Clipart Settings panel on the right, adjust the following:
- Set the Outline Thickness to 0.
- Fill Color: Click the More button in the color picker.
- Use the transparency slider to reduce the brightness by adjusting the opacity.
  - Move the slider to the left until you achieve the desired level of dimming.
Save the Layout:
- Once the dimmed layout is ready, click Save to ensure the changes are stored.

The more you move the transparency slider to the left, the dimmer your screen will appear.

Navigate to the Schedules section in Yodeck.
Create a new schedule or edit an existing one.
Add the original layout to the schedule for the time periods you want (e.g., daytime hours).
Add the dimmed layout to the schedule for the time periods you want reduced brightness (e.g., evening or nighttime hours).
Save the schedule.

Assign the schedule to your screen(s) in the Yodeck dashboard.
Push the updated schedule to your screen(s) by clicking Push to Screens.
- The changes will be applied to your screen(s) immediately.

Following these steps, you can effectively manage your screen brightness at specific times.