Document viewer

Public Documents, One Touch Away.

A touchscreen kiosk that helps citizens find and read public documents in one place. It turns a Wallboard internal datasource into a branded, searchable document directory, with large touch-friendly PDF reader controls.

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From the demo video

What it is

Document viewer, explained.

Built for public spaces where paper binders, bulletin boards and static web pages are not enough: city halls, libraries, recreation centres, public works facilities and council chambers.

Present agendas, public notices, budgets, permits, policies, plans and applications without asking visitors to navigate a complex website.

How it works

From datasource to screen.

  1. Staff upload PDFs to Wallboard and add records with titles, categories, dates and other details in a spreadsheet-like internal datasource.
  2. The viewer is bound to that datasource and set up with your column mappings and branding.
  3. Visitors use category buttons or search to find the document they need.
  4. Selecting a document opens its PDF in a large, touch-friendly reader.
  5. Optional start and end dates control when time-sensitive records appear.
  6. After a period of inactivity, a branded screensaver invites the next visitor in.

Key features

What it does.

Browse or search

Category buttons generated from the datasource, plus search with an on-screen keyboard and physical-keyboard support.

Touch-friendly PDF reader

Page navigation and zoom controls sized for a kiosk.

Configurable metadata

Map title, category, PDF, date and up to six metadata fields in the document list.

Any orientation

Portrait, landscape, compact and square layouts. Portrait opens the PDF above the list.

Scheduled visibility

Optional start and end dates, with a configurable retention period for expired documents.

Accessibility reach mode

Optional larger, lower-positioned touch controls, plus a branded idle screensaver.

Who it is for

Built for.

Typical customers.

  • Municipalities and other local government
  • City clerks, town secretaries and public-information teams
  • Libraries, parks and recreation, planning and public works teams
  • IT and communications teams running public kiosks
  • Any organisation with a large collection of PDFs to make accessible

Problems it solves.

  • Visitors cannot find the right document without staff help
  • Paper notices and binders go out of date, get damaged or go missing
  • Public information is scattered across websites, departments and buildings
  • Staff spend time answering routine “where can I find this?” questions

Gallery

See it on screen.

Document viewer demo still
Document viewer demo still
Document viewer demo still

Stills from catalogue demo video https://youtu.be/BGWtZ2xQIGw (opens in a new tab)

Integrations

Wallboard Internal Datasources.

  • Wallboard Internal Datasources
  • PDFs stored in Wallboard file storage

External document- and meeting-management integrations can feed the datasource, and are scoped separately.

More solutions in the catalogue.

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Events across many rooms in one list. Syncs from calendar or event systems.

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Suite name and the group inside it, with optional sponsor zones that can carry advertising. Update per game or from a calendar.

Need a document viewer of your own?

Our Custom Solutions team designs, builds and delivers it with you.

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