Autoplaying Demos

Overview

Autoplay lets you create a more passive, guided viewing experience by automatically advancing screens or guide steps after a set duration.

This is especially useful when you want a demo to feel more like a lightweight product tour, looping showcase, or self-running presentation.

In Walnut, autoplay can be configured in two ways:

• Globally at the template level for all screens or all guide steps
• Locally on selected screens or selected guide steps only

In This Guide:

This guide explains how autoplay works in Walnut, when to use global vs local settings, and how to configure autoplay for screens, guide steps, and audio-enabled guides.

Global vs Local Autoplay

Walnut gives you flexibility to apply autoplay broadly across a template or only where it is needed.

• Global autoplay applies autoplay to all screens or all guide steps in the template.
• Local autoplay applies autoplay only to specific screens or specific guide steps.
• If a global autoplay setting is turned on, it takes precedence over local autoplay settings for that same behavior type.

For example, you might use local autoplay on an intro screen, a hero walkthrough, or a short sequence of announcement-style guide steps, while leaving the rest of the demo interactive.

Set Autoplay for All Screens

Turn this on when you want every screen in the template to advance automatically after a set delay.

1. Open the template in Edit mode.
2. Open Template Settings.
3. Open the General section.
4. Scroll to Autoplay All Screens.
   
5. Turn Autoplay All Screens on.
6. Set the delay duration in milliseconds.
7. Optional: turn on Show Control Bar if you want viewers to pause or resume autoplay.
8. Optional: turn on Loop if you want the demo to restart automatically after the final screen.
9. Click Save.

Once enabled, the template will advance screen by screen using the timing you defined.

Set Autoplay for All Guide Steps

Turn this on when you want guide steps to play automatically in sequence across the template.

1. Open the template in Edit mode.
2. In the right-hand toolbar, click the Guides icon to open the Guides panel.
3. In the Guides panel, click the gear icon to open guide settings.
   
4. Open the Autoplay section.
   
5. Turn Autoplay All Guide Steps on.
6. Set the delay duration in milliseconds.
7. Optional: turn on Show Control Bar if you want viewers to pause or resume playback.
8. Optional: turn on Loop if you want the guide sequence to restart automatically after the final step.
9. Click Save.

Once enabled, guide steps will progress automatically based on the template’s guide order and timing configuration.

Set Autoplay for Selected Screens

Use local screen autoplay when only certain screens should advance automatically.

1. Open the template in Edit mode.
2. In the left-hand screen list, right-click the screen you want to autoplay and select Autoplay screen.
   
3. Set the delay duration in milliseconds.
4. Click Done.

Repeat this process for each screen that should autoplay.

Set Autoplay for Selected Guide Steps

Use local guide autoplay when only certain guide steps should advance automatically.

1. Open the template in Edit mode.
2. Click the Guides icon in the right-hand toolbar to open the Guides panel.
3. Select the guide step you want to edit.
4. In the guide toolbar, click the gear icon to open guide-specific settings.
5. Turn on Autoplay guide step and set the display duration.
6. Click Done.

Repeat this process for each guide step that should autoplay.

Guides with Audio Files

If a guide step includes an audio file, Walnut will play the full audio track before advancing to the next guide step, regardless of the autoplay delay you set.

This ensures the audio experience is not cut off early when guide autoplay is enabled.

Summary

Autoplay helps you turn a Walnut demo into a more passive, polished, self-running experience.

Use global autoplay when you want consistent behavior across the full template, and local autoplay when only specific screens or guide steps should advance automatically.

When audio is included, Walnut always prioritizes full audio playback before moving forward.