---
title: How to Create a Digital Menu Board
description: Build a digital menu board in Loopvew — plan screens, design readable menu slides, upload them, build playlists and publish to every counter screen.
type: howto
date: 2026-09-20
authors:
  - Loopvew Team
category: Content
visual: promo
featured: true
tags: [menu boards, restaurants, cafés, design]
totalTime: PT30M
requirements:
  - One or more paired Loopvew screens above the counter.
  - Your current menu, prices and item photos.
  - A design tool that exports images at 1920×1080 (or 1080×1920 for portrait).
steps:
  - name: Plan the screens
    text: Decide what each screen shows — for example two menu category screens and one promotion screen.
  - name: Design the menu slides
    text: Create one slide per screen at the screen's native resolution, with large prices, clear groups and photos for high-margin items.
  - name: Upload to the library
    text: Upload the slides and any promotional videos in the Loopvew Library tab.
  - name: Build playlists
    text: Create a playlist for each screen — static menu slides for menu screens and a rotating loop for the promotion screen.
  - name: Publish to the screens
    text: Publish each playlist to its screen, or to a group of matching screens across locations.
faq:
  - question: How do I update prices on a digital menu board?
    answer: Edit the menu slide, upload the new version and replace it in the playlist, then publish. Every screen using that playlist updates as soon as it syncs.
  - question: Should a digital menu board be portrait or landscape?
    answer: Landscape suits menus with several columns and combos; portrait suits single-column lists such as drinks and desserts. Many counters mix both.
---

A digital menu board is a set of screens above your counter showing your menu from Loopvew, so prices and items change from the dashboard instead of the print shop. This tutorial builds a typical three-screen board: two menu screens and one promotion screen.

## Step 1 — Plan the screens

Give every screen one job:

| Screen | Content | Motion |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Left | Mains and combos | Static |
| Centre | Promotions and new items | Rotating loop |
| Right | Drinks, sides and desserts | Static |

Keep the menu screens static so guests can read them. Put all the movement on the promotion screen.

## Step 2 — Design the menu slides

Design one slide per menu screen at its native resolution — 1920×1080 for landscape, 1080×1920 for portrait.

- **Large prices and names**, readable from the back of the queue.
- **Clear groups** — combos first, then singles, then add-ons.
- **Photos for high-margin items**, placed top-left or centre.
- **Consistent layout** across screens so the board reads as one.

More in our [menu board guide](/blog/digital-menu-boards-for-restaurants) and [content design guide](/guides/designing-digital-signage-content).

## Step 3 — Upload to the library

In the [Loopvew CMS](https://app.loopvew.com/), open the **Library** tab, select **Upload Media**, and drag in your slides and promo videos. Name files clearly — for example `menu-mains-2026-09.jpg` — so the right version is easy to find.

## Step 4 — Build playlists

Create one playlist per screen:

- **Menu screens** — a single slide, or a few slides with long durations.
- **Promotion screen** — three to six slides or short videos at 8–10 seconds each.

## Step 5 — Publish to the screens

Publish each playlist to its screen. Running several locations? Put matching screens into a [group](/how-to/manage-screens-remotely) — for example "All left menu boards" — and publish once to update every store.

## Keep it current

- **Sold out?** Swap in a version of the slide without the item and publish.
- **Price change?** Update the slide, replace it in the playlist, publish.
- **Different menus through the day?** Build a playlist per daypart and [schedule them by time of day](/how-to/schedule-content-by-time-of-day).

Players cache content, so the board keeps showing the menu through a network outage.