How to Create a Hands-Free Browsing Setup for Presentations

Trade show booths, office lobbies, open days and shop windows often need a screen that shows a series of web pages without anyone touching it. A browser can do this with a little setup.

1. Choose and prepare the pages

• Pick pages that read well from a distance: big images, short text, clear headings.
• Avoid pages with pop-ups, cookie banners or sign-in prompts; accept or dismiss them once in advance.
• For slides, publish them to the web or use a full-screen presentation link.
• Set each site's zoom so text is readable from where people will stand.

2. Put them in a bookmark folder

Create a folder, such as "Booth display," and add the pages in the order you want.

3. Start the rotation

AutoBrowser plays a bookmark folder in one tab, showing each page for a time you choose, from one second to five minutes, and loops at the end. It can shuffle the order, and skip pages that fail to load so the display doesn't get stuck on an error. A small floating widget shows the timer and lets you pause; hide it once the display is running.

4. Make it look clean

• Press F11 for full screen, which hides tabs and the address bar.
• Hide the bookmarks bar.
• Use a dedicated browser profile with no personal tabs or notifications.

5. Keep it running

• Set the computer and screen never to sleep.
• Turn off system notifications and update prompts for the day.
• Use a wired connection if you can; venue Wi-Fi is often unreliable.
• Do a full test loop before the doors open.

6. Have an offline backup

If the internet fails, a looping video or a slideshow saved on the computer keeps the screen useful. Export your key pages as images or a PDF beforehand.

For live presentations

If you're presenting rather than running an unattended display, a presentation clicker that sends Page Down or arrow keys lets you move through slides and pages while walking around. See presenting from a browser.

What to avoid

Don't leave signed-in admin or email pages on a public screen, and don't display anything confidential. See browser-based digital signage.