# Setting Up Kiosk Mode

Follow these steps to deploy the Interactive Yearbook onto a physical kiosk machine.

## Prerequisites
- A Windows or macOS computer connected to your touchscreen display.
- Administrator access to the Interactive Yearbook platform.
- A stable internet connection.

## Step 1: Generate a Kiosk URL
1. Log in to the **Admin Dashboard** on your primary computer.
2. Navigate to **Settings** > **Kiosk Management**.
3. Click **Generate New Kiosk Link**.
4. You can specify which yearbooks are visible on this specific kiosk.
5. Copy the generated URL (it will look something like `https://yearbookvault.dev/view/[unique-id]`).

## Step 2: Configure the Kiosk Computer
1. On the actual Kiosk computer, open your web browser (Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge are recommended).
2. Paste the Kiosk URL into the address bar.
3. The yearbook interface should load.

## Step 3: Lock Down the Browser
To prevent users from closing the browser or navigating to other websites, you must enable the browser's kiosk mode.

**For Google Chrome (Windows):**
1. Right-click the Chrome shortcut on the desktop and select **Properties**.
2. In the **Target** field, add `--kiosk "YOUR_KIOSK_URL"` to the very end of the line.
   *(Example: `"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --kiosk "https://yearbookvualt.dev.com/view/12345"`)*
3. Click **Apply** and **OK**.
4. Double-click the shortcut. Chrome will launch in full-screen without any address bars or tabs.

## Step 4: Exiting Kiosk Mode
To exit full-screen kiosk mode on the physical machine, press `Alt + F4` on a connected keyboard.