---
title: "Creating a Change Media Task"
slug: "creating-a-change-media-task"
description: "Learn how to create a Change Media task in Skykit Beam."
updated: 2026-10-28T18:26:42Z
published: 2026-10-28T18:26:42Z
canonical: "support.skykit.com/creating-a-change-media-task"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.skykit.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating a Change Media Task

Select **Tasks** on the navigation bar to open the **Tasks** menu, then select the +TASK button. ![Tasks dashboard lists a weather media task, with the highlighted Task button for creating a new task.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202026-05-18%20at%2010.24.02%E2%80%AFAM.png)

## Step 1: Name Your Task

Enter a title for your Task in the Task Name field. This allows you to keep your Tasks organized and easily accessible. ![Task creation dialog shows Step 1 naming task, with “Change to News” entered and a Next button.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/create-task-name-task-step.png)

## Step 2: Create a Task Select Media Change as your Task type. This will replace the currently playing content and replace the currently playing content on the display(s). ![Create a Task wizard displays Step 2, selecting Media Change as the task type before choosing media.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/create-task-step-two-select-media-change-task-type.png) Step 3: Select Media

Select the media you want to play. Click the select button, and the picker will let you select your Content, Collection, Playlist, or Program to replace the current media. ![Task creation wizard at Step 3 prompts users to select media using the highlighted Select button.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/create-task-step-three-select-media-screen.png) ![Media selection screen highlights the published 30-second audio item titled Top News - US.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/media-library-top-news-us-published-item.png) ![Create a Task wizard displays Step 3, Select Media, with Web Feed named Top News - US.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/create-task-step-three-select-media-web-feed-summary.png)

## Step 4: Select Displays

1. ## This will let you select the displays you want the content selected for the Task you are creating.

![Display selection screen showing Device A checked, online, and one display selected.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/display-selection-screen-device-a-selected.png)

You can also select displays based on the labels attached to them.

![Task creation wizard selects the Labels display option and checks the “new” label before proceeding.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/create-task-step-four-select-display-label.png)

Remember, when you run a Change Media Task, Beam will finish playing any currently playing media before changing to your selected media.

**Note**: Labels are only available for Pro and Enterprise customers.

  

When your Task is configured the way you want it, select **Create** to simply create the Task OR **Create And Run** to not just creation and the Task assigned to the display(s) will Run on the designated display(s).

Before you hit Run or create you can still go back and make changes to the Tasks. Tasks can also be edited after you create it. ![Create a News media task summary with selected web feed, display, and options to create or create and run.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/create-task-summary-media-change-create-options.png)

You now have created a new Task. You can edit and update your Task and Run it if you haven't already.

![Tasks dashboard highlights the Change to News media task created by parul.joshi@sky kit.com.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202026-05-18%20at%201.39.10%E2%80%AFPM.png)

## **Next Steps**

Learn how to [run your Change Media Task immediately](/v1/docs/running-a-task) on your displays.

Learn how to [Copy, Edit and Update your Task](/v1/docs/edit-your-tasks).