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1. SSP V7 User Guide What actually appears in the Inspector window depends upon the type of item you select Songs The Inspector Panel enables you to scroll through all the parts verse chorus etc of a song and its information title copyright etc Slide Shows The Inspector Panel enables you to preview a selected slide show When you select a slide show the Inspector provides you with information about the slide show Two tabs Titles and Slides enable you to display either a list of slide titles or thumbnail images of each slide You can also select the size of the preview images To do so right click inside the window and select one of the following from the pop up menu that appears Small Images Medium Images or Large Images Scripture The Inspector Panel does not display anything for scripture as it s already displayed in the Scripture Panel Videos Selecting a video enables you to preview it here The controls then enable you to run or stop the video and play or mute the audio Images The Inspector displays the selected image This provides a great way to preview images without displaying them on the screen You will also notice the two familiar Present B and Add to Program EA buttons in Figure 1 The Inspector also enables you to display items directly or add items to a program 86 Chapter 8 Additional Features Amazing Grace Title Amazing Grace Author Newton John
2. 2 If you want to insert the merged slide show within the current slide show in the Slide List select the slide before which you want to insert the merged show 3 Select File gt Merge from the Main Menu This displays a standard Windows dialog box called Merge Slide Show 4 Select the slide show file you wish to merge and then click the Open button or just double click on the file This displays the Merge Option dialog box 5 Select the option you want either to insert the merged slide show before the selected slide or at the end of the current show Printing a Slide Show 69 SSP V7 User Guide SongShow Plus provides the ability to print slide shows You can print a slide show either from within Slide Show Builder or directly from the Slide Shows list in SongShow Plus The program provides a variety of layouts and options To print a slide show follow these steps 1 Select the slide show to print and open the Print Slide Show dialog box in one of two ways e In Slide Show Builder open the slide show you want to print and select File gt Print from the Main Menu e In SongShow Plus right click on the slide show you want to print and select Print Slide Show from the pop up menu or click on slide show and then select Slide Shows gt Print Slide Show from the Main Menu 2 Select any print options you want e Layout Buttons Specifies the format you want to use for your slides W
3. 4 To specify the appearance of the text see Object Properties Note When editing text you can highlight a portion of the text content and set it to be the title of the slide To do this right click on the selected text then select the menu item Set Slide Ttile Working with a Text Object SSP V7 User Guide You might want to change something in a text box such as the content itself or a special effect To do so follow these steps 1 Create or open a Slide Show with a slide that contains text 2 Right click on the text object and select Properties from the pop up menu or click on it and select Object gt Properties from the Main Menu This displays the Object Properties dialog box 3 Use the various tabs across the top of the dialog box to set various effects on the text Click the Apply button or OK button to make the changes Due Inserting an Image into a Slide One of the most exciting features of Slide Show Builder is its ability to place graphic images on a slide Unlike images in a SongShow Plus program which are linked referenced in the program file but not actually stored in the program file images on a slide can be either linked or embedded actually contained within the slide show file Embedding them makes it easier to move a slide show file since all the image information except background image information is contained within the slide show file You can place images anywhere on a
4. Chapter 6 Using Slide Shows Play Plays the slide show If the slide show is set to run automatically this button is grayed out Stop Stops the slide show If the slide show is set to run automatically this button is grayed out Pause Stops the progress at the current slide Rewind Rewinds the slide show to the beginning Restart Slide This will restart the current slide This is useful if you wish to restart the animations or an embedded video without stepping back to the previous slide Previous Next Slide These buttons will step you through the slide show slide by slide Previous Next Step These buttons will step you through the current slide step by step If you step out of a slide you will then go to the next or previous slide depending on the step direction Go to slide first step or last step Jumps directly to either the beginning or ending of the slide you select from the pull down menu that appears Slide Show progress Shows the total progress through the slide show Slide progress Shows the progress through the individual steps and animations on each slide Rewind Restart Slide Stop Previous Next Slide Pause Previous Next Step Go To Slide Pd first step GAFR ry FN a BOOKEHOa0 A Annual Ski Trip Slide 3 of 10 Step 2 of 5 Go To Slide Piz F last step Slide Show Progress Shde Progress Figure 1 The Slide Show Control Buttons Specifying Slide Seque
5. The Monitor Panel The Monitor window normally functions as a secondary monitor mirroring the current item on the Display Screen In other words you can always see at a glance what your audience is seeing This is extremely important in dual monitor mode especially when the operator of the Control Screen does not have a direct view of the Display Screen See figure 1 You can also use the Monitor window as a preview screen showing you an item before it is displayed This is called cueing which you will explore as you start using SongShow Plus To enable the Cue monitor window simply place a check in the box marked Cued Chapter 1 Getting Started With SongShow Plus v Cued Next Current Horizontal X Figure 1 The monitor panel can look different depending on what monitors you choose to display The Display Controls The Display Control Window Figure 1 provides the controls for the object that appears in the Display Window Mute Display Display Blank Toggle Slide al 4 ib Next Clear Display Previous Toggle Figure 1 Display Controls e The Clear Display Toggle simply removes the text from the current slide e The Mute Display Toggle button cuts to quickly displays the blackout screen e The Display Blank Slide transitions using the current default transition to the blackout screen e The Previous button steps backward If you step out of a displayed item t
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7. Bee Expand verses Figure 1 Song controls To display a song follow these steps Click the d button to display the Songs panel in the Database Panel 2 Click the All Songs button to display all the songs in the SongShow Plus database 3 Scroll down in the window until you locate the song Doxology 4 Click the Present button MM You should now see the song displayed in the Monitor window and on your secondary monitor 5 Scroll up in the window until you locate the song And Can It Be Click the Present button o to display the song Click the Expand button to expand the verse listing _ ND 11 SSP V7 User Guide 8 Click the Present button B beside a verse to display it Notice the verse buttons that now appear below the Main Toolbar Figure 2 9 Click the V2 button to change the display to verse 2 10 Click the C button to change the display to the chorus Using this technique you can quickly and easily switch from the verse of a song to its chorus Y2 V3 V4 5 C Figure 2 Searching For Songs Overview One of the most used features of SongShow Plus is the ability to search for songs You can search alphabetically for words and even by a song s key Understanding the different ways you can search for songs will make SongShow Plus that much more fun to work with Searching for songs alphabetically This search option lists all songs whose title starts with a particular
8. Song Show Plus Version 7 User s Guide R Technics Inc www songshowplus com Song Show Plus Experience the Worship Presentation Evolution Version 7 User s Guide September 2009 Edition Copyright R Technics Inc 2009 Copyrights and Trademarks SongShow Plus is a trademark of R Technics Inc SongSelect is a trademark of Christian Copyright Licensing International Inc C C L I Windows and PowerPoint are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Table Of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started With SongShow PIUS ssssssssssssessssssesseeeeees 1 Understanding the SongShow Plus interface sssssessseeseeeesesssesssseeeeees 1 Understanding the Control Window cccceeeeeeeeeeeeenneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeees 1 COVISIN OWN nan tsps a ed Shah ta Dh a ives ose ree cheese rhe ee ne 1 Main Menu Bat ceeeeecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeeceecueeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 Main TOO Battin Anan Ao ia Aa Na nahn th he lala sii ha sc hin Liat aot 2 The Database Panel 00 ceeeeeeesececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesenaaaeaaeeeeeeeeeeseeeeaaeees 3 The Progam ane lists sonata son tea aa N ai 4 The Program Panel Toolb ala caisecaicnwakewaiieainw aint aie 5 The Inspector Panels essosessennneeeeeeseererrnnrtreserrrttnnnnntreerrtrnnnnnnneeerrrennn nen 6 The Monitor Pare lis xes cnet scarcaas seat ccet cee ecuedsea tone eet aand
9. Songs panel Songs Ea DAMOEZGSADS 2 ae New Import From Alphabetic Key Text 4ll Songs C Short List BCD EF G H 2 T KANN C Apply Filter H O P Q R S i UVR ee z Filter MATE 7 A Charge To Keep I Have lle E D v A Glorious Church GR A Mighty Fortress Is Our God Bis v A New Name In Glory WBE A Robe of White WBF A Shelter In The Time Of Storm WBF Abide with me z GB Alas And Did My Savior Bleed GB All creatures Of Our God And King B v All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name Bis v All People That On Earth Do Dwell GB All The way My Savior Leads Me B v Alleluia Alleluia B Amazing Grace B v America GBF America The Beautiful B v And Can It Be v Figure 2 The Songs Database The Program Panel Once you begin creating a presentation program the Program window lists the items you have selected for your program When you add an item to your program it will be added to the program panel The program panel functions as 4 Chapter 1 Getting Started With SongShow Plus a list displaying all of the items in the order in which they were added to your current program You can add move or remove any item on your program panel You can also make changes to Item Specific Display Properties of each item in your Program Panel without making permanent changes to that item The Program Panel Toolbar The Program Panel Toolbar gives quick access to many options without leaving the
10. This opens the Print Program dialog box 2 Set the following options to customize how the program prints e Show Specifies which items to include in the printout Item Numbers Key Sequence Verse Sequence Song Lyrics Slide Titles and Comments To select an item click its checkbox e Font Size Specifies the font and size for the printed program e Copies Specifies number of copies of the program you want to print e CCLI Activity Specifies the type of CCLI activity that should be recorded for this copy event Note If you include song words in a printout SongShow Plus registers a CCLI print activity in the activity log for each song e Copy to Clipboard HTML Copies the contents of the program to the clipboard in an HTML format so that you can paste it into another application such as your word processor e Printer Setup Selects the printer and print properties for your program 3 Click the Print button to send the print job to your printer and then click Close Updating SongShow Plus With SongShow Plus version 7 we have introduced a new way of thinking about how software is developed Instead of releasing one major update and then releasing nothing for months on end we will be releasing smaller updates much more often SongShow Plus includes a very handy update tool which will allow you to periodically check to see if anything new has been released Updates are referred too as P
11. 1 Expand a folder such as the Photographs folder 2 Select a subfolder if needed 3 Click the Present button 2 beside an image This displays the image in the Display Window Adding an Image to a Program Displaying an image is a simple matter Just follow these steps 1 Locate an image by opening the mages control panel 2 Click the Add to Program button beside an image This adds the image to your current program The Advanced Features of Images Overview Once you understand how to locate images add them to your program and display them you are ready to learn about some of the advanced features SongShow Plus offers for using images Importing Image Files Before using image files in SongShow Plus they will need to be imported into SongShow Plus s folder structure This is easily done through a utilities that are provided for you To import image files 1 Within the Images Database Panel click on the folder into which you want to import the file 2 Select Images gt Get Copy Image From You will then see a submenu that lists the import options 3 Select an import option from the submenu then follow its steps 4 After importing an image file you will be prompted to add it to the current program or to immediately display it 30 Chapter 3 Using Images Creating Folders There may be a time when you want to create your own folders in the images directory to better help keep your images org
12. 9 Type in your first bullet point or if you are using a document from another word processing program copy the first point from the word processing file into the outline window Note If the bullet disappears press CTRL SHIFT ENTER to get it back When done press ENTER to go to the next point 10 Type or copy the first sub point into the outline Press CTRL SHIFT ENTER to get the bullet back Now press CTRL TAB to demote this point to a sub point SHIFT TAB promotes a point When done press Enter to go to the next point 11 Once you have entered your last point do not press Enter Trick If pasting causes the bullet to jump down a line just press BACKSPACE this should format the point properly 12 Press CTRL ENTER to insert a Slide Break that is create a new slide Only a f symbol appears in the outline window but the preview window shows a blank slide Press SHIFT TAB to promote the next point 13 Once you have created your outline click the Next button to go to the Transition step Here you can specify what kind of transition effect you want between slides 14 Select the desired effect in the Transitions box and click the Click here to preview transition option to preview your choice The Static Background option which you can use with the Push Squeeze and Streak transition effects means that the only the text of each slide will make the transition not the backg
13. Main Menu This inserts a Blank Slide notation into the Program listing 3 To delete the blank slide simply click on it and press the Delete key Adding Comments to a Program Each item in a program can contain a comments line As in Key Change Sequences this is a practical way to annotate the program for printing purposes To add a comment line follow these steps 1 Select the song in the Program list for which you want to specify a comment 2 Right click on the item and select Edit Comments from the pop up menu or select Program gt Edit Comments from the Main Menu This displays the Item Properties dialog box 3 Enter the desired text in the Comment box and then click the Save button or click Cancel to discard changes 4 If you want this comment to appear in the Program listing select Program gt Show gt Comments from the Main Menu The comment will appear in parentheses below the program item Printing a Program You can print programs for your musicians and singers Your printed program might contain only a list of songs and other items but it can also include item SSP V7 User Guide numbers key and verse sequence information comments song words and slide titles To print the current program follow these steps 1 Right click anywhere inside the Program Panel and select Print Program from the pop up menu or select Program gt Print Program from the Main Menu
14. active To change the active status simply click on this checkbox To add an already existing dictionary to the list click on the Add button When adding a preexisting user dictionary Microsoft Word user dictionaries DIC file extension may also be used To delete a dictionary already in the list click on the Remove button To form a new user dictionary click on the New button The Add Words To selection box enables you to specify which user dictionary new words and auto corrections are to be added to This must be an active user dictionary and not a Microsoft Word user dictionary Options The Words Containing Numbers checkbox when checked forces the spelling checker to skip any words that might contain one or more numeric characters This can be useful for ignoring license plates and other partially numeric words This can also be somewhat detrimental if a numeric key was pressed instead of a character by mistake The Re check Replaced Words checkbox when checked forces the spell checker to re check words that it has replaced as a result of a change or change all operation This is a useful feature to counteract the occasional spelling mistake that may occur when typing a corrected word The Prompt on Repeated Word checkbox when checked notifies you when a word is repeated such as the the a common repeated word sequence The Reset Ignore All button removes any words previously added to the Ignore All lis
15. clips to suit your needs To do the following 1 Select View gt Show Audio Mixer Toolbar This displays the Audio Mixer toolbar which enables you to set the audio levels for the playback of your video e Volume Controls the playback audio level The Master level affects all audio levels the Wave level affects only the specific video you are playing e Mute Disables all audio output if checked e You can also add the Synthesizer Compact Disc and Line In faders to the toolbar by right clicking on the toolbar and selecting the appropriate fader from the pop up menu For each line you can specify the volume and mute settings The Advanced Features of Videos Overview As with most things in SongShow Plus there are advanced features for videos in SongShow Plus We will cover some of these features here Setting the Starting and Ending Point of a Video While SongShow Plus is not a video editor it does enable you to specify the beginning and ending frames in a video clip This is useful for example when a clip contains an advertising section To accomplish this simple task follow these steps 1 Add the clip to the Program Panel It must be listed here before you can specify the beginning and ending frames 2 Right click on the video in the Program Panel and select Edit Playback Settings from the pop up menu This displays the Video Playback Settings dialog box Point at each button and wait
16. Excell Edwin 7 Rees John P Verse 1 Amazing grace How sweet the sound g That saved a wretch like me once was lost but now am found Was blind but now see Verse 2 Twas grace that taught my heart to fear g And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour first believed Verse 3 The Lord has promised good to me G His Word my hope secures He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures Verse 4 Thro many dangers toils and snares g have already come Tis grace that brought me safe thus far And grace will lead me home Verse 5 When we ve been there ten thousand years g Bright shining as the sun We ve no less days to sing God s praise Than when we first bequn Notes Collection User Hymns o an a Figure 1 The Database Inspector Panel Using the Monitor Panel with Cued Objects The Monitor Panel normally functions as a monitor mirroring the current item on the Display Screen Alternately however you can also use the Display Preview Panel as a preview screen showing you an item before it is displayed You do this by cueing or loading an item into memory without sending it to the display screen You can cue up an item in one of three ways 1 You can cue any item by clicking on the Present B button with the middle mouse button if you have a three button mouse The cued item appears in the Monitor Panel 2 You can set the Co
17. Mode enables a user to use the preview panel as the display screen and see all the transitions and animations of the program This is a great mode for a non projection workstation in the church office or at home To turn this mode on and off go to Display gt Change Monitor Options gt Practice Mode Screen Savers Because a screen saver activating during a presentation would be problematic SongShow Plus automatically deactivates your screen saver each time you launch SongShow Plus When you close SongShow Plus your screen saver will be reactivated Chapter 2 Using Songs Overview Songs are the corner stone of SongShow Plus Understanding how to navigate through the various songs databases and how to display songs will help you how to understand the rest of SongShow Plus The Basic Features of Songs Overview This section will introduce you to the basic features of songs Here we will cover how to locate a song how to display it and how to add it to your program Displaying a song on the Screen Displaying a song is a simple matter of clicking the Present button I beside a song title Clicking the Add to Program button EA symbol adds the selected song to your presentation program Clicking the Expand button expands the listing so you can see the verses of the selected song as in the figure Figure 1 shows a typical song title and its controls Add to Program button Present Amazing Grace button gt
18. Number Specifies whether your organizations CCLI number should be included on the song slide e Split Line Specifies whether when the CCLI License Number is included whether its placed on the same line as the copyright information or if its split to a second line Show Song Number Specifies whether song numbers should be included in the song s reference part of the slide Show title author copyright and reference on Specifies on which slides this information will included e All lyrics slides e First lyrics slide only e Last lyrics slide only e Title slide only Have lyrics fill screen when title information is not displayed This is useful if you are presenting the title information on only one slide and would like to use the entire display area for the lyrics on all other slides 27 Chapter 3 Using Images Overview There are actually a number of ways to use images in SongShow Plus You can use an image as an item in a program such as a photo of a recent event or a picture from a Youth missions trip You can also use an image as a background image for other program items which you specify by setting the display properties for that item Third you can use an image as a background image for a slide that you create in the Slide Show Builder SongShow Plus can display images from a variety of formats such as omp jpg pcx png tif and wmf gif is not currently supported SongShow Plus registers
19. ShortList 8 Click the Save button Notice that your song is now listed in either the SongShow Plus User Hymns list or other list that you specified It s also on your ShortList Creating a Song from the Clipboard If you have a song you wish to use in SongShow Plus in another program such as Microsoft Word you can do the following 1 Click the Import From button and then the Clipboard option If you have more than one database active you will be prompted for where to add the new song After selecting a database the Clipboard Capture Utility dialog box Figure 1 Within this window you can select text form the clipboard and assign it to various song parts W Clipboard Capture Utility Go to an application and copy text into the No song information available clipboard The captured clipboard text is shown below PRE CHORUS And together we sing Ev ryone sing Chorus 1 Holy is the Lord God Almighty The earth is filled with His glory The earth is filled with His glory The earth is filled with His glory Verse 1 We stand and lift up our hands You can also highlightjust a Copy above text to portion of the above text Author Verse 1 A amann Copyright Reference Verse 3 Verse 4 CCLI Song ID Pre chorus Chorus v Or copy to custom song part Copy Go back to Untitled Notepad Save Cancel Figure 1 19 SSP V7 User Guide
20. a ieee 6 The Display Controls ase ecrstces sete ate dace teed ceteiet ad ded ad ea catenedeseid 7 The Quick UMC ING sios irsi iaaa aaa ar a raana Eo iaeei iont 8 Miscellaneous ControlS eeseseeseeenereteeeeerertnrntesseerrnnnnnnnneserrnnnnnnnneeennenn 8 Understanding the Display WindOW ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenneeeeeeees 9 VCE WOW 2 net es a E adie acct Secret sedans 9 The Display Window ame nater rece ert crater terrane ee Cre seen rrr ter fre eer cer arre te tee fore te 9 Sereen DAVCIS SA cde cle eek ee a rece A ARA A A A A A 9 Chapter 2 Using SONGS sik ec ale ase aay i eect ees anlar 11 WOVEINICW AA Sa ak sar San en bo Sorbo ached E Re Cou oe eo a 11 The Basic Features OF Songs isss ae a a E aa ata aii 11 SAVETA EN AE T 11 vii SSP V7 User Guide Displaying a SONG ON the Screen cceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 11 Searching For Songs mera eee ere Renee erie tee errr eran er ster ror eater ent ere ee Metee nanny or 12 Using a Shor S a a tala lala thicala tic lalats ata A alles 14 Usmo TG FXCUIMINY koger a r lope igee A Taa 16 The Advanced features of SONGS ecccericen coc ectes econ mite aterl sae tensoi tent eal 17 DV OR VICW emaa a E lsd See ssia lapels Saad aad A E lp aday 17 Copying a Song to the Clipboard vsccissciessttsctaicttateletisceeiattietaiaddinteattieeateliis 17 Controlling the Songs Window Display cccccceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeetneeeeeeees 17 Creati
21. a slide show even to the bullet animation level just as it can with its own native slide show format The PowerPoint viewer window will always be positioned in the correct monitor The PowerPoint viewer window will no longer be hidden by the SongShow Plus display window There is no need to automatically hide the SongShow Plus display window first You can get a preview of slides in a PowerPoint presentation from within the SongShow Plus Inspector pane We are continually updating our PowerPoint support capabilities There are a few things to note when using this ProModule If you are using a dual monitor system unless you specify the display monitor in the PowerPoint presentation you will likely find that when a presentation is first displayed from SongShow Plus it will appear in the primary monitor then shift to the secondary monitor assuming that your secondary monitor is your display monitor There are two options for control of PowerPoint presentations The first is SongShow Plus control which is the desired option The second mode is PowerPoint control e Use the second option only if you are certain that PowerPoint presentations do not behave as expected when used with the first option This option is set on installation of the ProModule You can also set it via the PowerPoint Support ProModule Configuration dialog box by selecting Tools gt Configure gt PowerPoint Support from the Main Menu Alternately
22. click on the song and select Edit Song from the pop up menu or select Songs gt Edit Song from the Main Menu This displays the Song Properties dialog box which is identical to the New Song dialog box 3 Make the desired changes and then click the Save button Deleting a Song 20 Chapter 2 Using Songs You might on occasion want to delete a song such as one you cloned but no longer need To do so follow these steps 1 Locate the song using one of the search methods and select it 2 Right click on the song and select Delete Song from the pop up menu or select Songs gt Delete Song from the Main Menu 3 Click Yes in the confirmation box that appears Cloning a Song SongShow Plus provides a quick way to make a copy of a song in the current database This is particularly useful and even necessary when using some databases such as SongSelect that do not allow you to edit its songs If you want to reformat a song in such a database you must first make a clone of it and then format the clone the way you want To clone a song follow these steps 1 Locate the song using one of the search methods and select it 2 Right click on the song and select Clone Song from the pop up menu or select Songs gt Clone Song from the Main Menu 3 If you have multiple databases active you will be prompted to select the destination database for the cloned song The new song will appear in the list
23. is presented You can set also set the verse order for a song a program Specifying Typical Verse Order In addition to specifying a verse sequence for a song in a program you can also specify a Typical Verse Order for a song in a song database This is useful if you consistently like to sing the verses of a song in a particular order This way each time you add that song to a program the verse order will already be set To specify a Typical Verse Sequence follow these steps 1 Locate the song for which you want to specify a verse sequence using one of the search methods 2 Right click on the song title and select Edit Song from the pop up menu or select Songs gt Edit Song from the Main Menu This displays the Song Properties dialog box for the selected song 3 Click the Order tab This displays the verse sequence controls 4 Specify the verse order you want and then click the Save button Specifying Verse Order in a Program A Verse Order enables you to specify the order in which a program displays song parts Such as verses and choruses When you specify a verse sequence the presentation program will step through each part of the song before going on to the next item This is convenient if you know the exact order in which you want to display songs and their parts and want to simply move through the parts There are actually two methods for accomplishing this Method 1 To specify a verse sequence using the
24. letter To search for a song using this method do the following 1 Click the Alphabetic button This displays the letters of the alphabet enabling you to click on a letter and listing titles that begin with that letter Figure 1 2 Clicking on a letter displays only the songs whose title begins with that letter New Import From w Alphabetic Key Text All Songs 4 Bc D F GH ieee N O P RS Ui emacs Figure 1 Searching for songs alphabetically Searching for songs by music key 12 Chapter 2 Using Songs This search option lists all songs written in a particular key To search for songs using this method do the following 1 Click the Key button This displays the standard music keys enabling you to click on a key to list songs written in that key Figure 1 2 Click ona key This displays only the songs written in that key New Import From w Alphabetic Key Text All Songs A B C D E EDO b b b b Figure 1 Searching by musical key Note What if you are looking for a song in a minor key Simple Just click on Searching for songs by text This search option which you will probably use the most lists all songs that contain a particular word or phrase You can search for a word or phrase that appears in the Lyrics Title Author or Notes of the song or any combination To search for a song by Text follow these steps 1 Click the Text button This displays the text searching tools F
25. of the misspelled word e Ignore All Ignores the questionable word throughout the rest of the spell check e Ignore Ignores only the current occurrence of the questionable word e Add Adds the word in the Not Found box to the user dictionary specified in the Configuration see Options 67 SSP V7 User Guide 68 Auto Correct Adds the words in the Replace With box to the current user dictionary specified in the Configuration as an auto correct pair Any future occurrence of the presumed misspelled word will then be automatically replaced with the correct spelling This is useful for common spelling mistakes such as recieve receive and teh the Suggest Adds additional word alternatives to the suggestions list if possible Start Restarts a spell check session from the current position if the spell check window lost focus in favor of another window in the current application This gives freedom of movement enabling you to edit the document being checked without ending the current spell check session Undo Last Restores the last spell check action performed and re selects the previous misspelled word if possible This button can be pressed multiple times to undo consecutive operations Options Displays the Spell Check Configuration dialog box that enables you to set several spell check configuration options Dictionaries Indicate whether or not a specific dictionary is
26. program See Figure 1 Display Blank File Menu Item Step Expand All Show Details Slide TA Mute Display B ba idv gt 4i ib Pi JA 4 ies A iD ere Clear Program Step Collapse Inspector Display Insert Items Tithons All Panel Figure 1 Program Panel Controls e Mute Display will blank the screen e Clear Display will remove the foreground elements but leave the background display e The File Menu opens the same options as File under the main menu e The Insert Items menu lets you insert program items like display properties service elements etc e The Program Item buttons Previous Program Item and Next Program Item move an entire program item forward or backward from one song to the next for example They ignore steps within an item such as verses and choruses and jump directly to the next or previous item e The Program Step buttons Previous Program Step and Next Program Step move through each step within a program such as each part of a song or each slide in a slide show This feature works in conjunction with verse sequences assigned by the user e The Expand All button opens all the program items e The Collapse All button closes all the program items e The Show Detail button gives you options to show additional information about items in the program SSP V7 User Guide e The Inspector Panel button will activate the inspector panel for the current program e The Quick Access List will displ
27. shows is creating bullet lists Creating a bullet list is as easy as creating any other text object To do this follow the steps 1 2 3 Create a text box Right click on the text box and select the Properties menu item This will open the Object Properties window Click on the Bullets tab Here you can specify what kind of bullets to use for your text object Click Close once you ve select the bullet style you wish to use Right click on the text box and select the Edit menu item This will the text box into edit mode Enter the text you wish to have in the text box For items that should be bulleted click on the button This places a bullet to the left of the text box You can also press CTRL period Pressing these buttons or keys again will remove the bullet When finished click out of the text box By default the bullet points will not be animated To animate them See the Setting the Animation for an Object for more information Setting Slide Show Builder Preferences See User Preferences Slide Show Builder Setting Slide Show Properties 64 Chapter 6 Using Slide Shows Slide Show Properties control how your slide show displays They enable you to control actions for slide shows such as specifying that the slide show runs continuously To set such properties follow these steps e Click the Lg on the Toolbar or select File gt Slide Show Properties from the Main Menu T
28. slide and even layer them over each other You can also specify a transparent color for an image This is handy if you have a large area on the image with a non interesting color such as white and you wish to let the background show through in these areas You can insert images from a file paste them from the Windows Clipboard and even scan images into the slide if you have a scanner or digital camera that supports the TWAIN interface Slide Show Builder supports the following image formats bmp gif jog png tif tiff emf and wmf To add an image to a slide follow these steps 1 Create or open a Slide Show 2 Select a slide in the slide list me 3 Click the button or select Slide gt Add gt Image Object from the Main Menu This displays the Image Source menu which allows you to choose where you will acquire the image from Once you ve chosen where the file will originate from the Select Image dialog box is displayed 4 Navigate as needed to locate the image you want to use 62 5 6 7 Chapter 6 Using Slide Shows Double click on the image you want or click on it and then on the Select button This inserts the image into your slide Resize the image using the resizing squares and then move it to the desired location Resize and move other elements on the slide to get the desired result Using Transparent Colors with Images in a Slide Transparent Color SongShow Plus s
29. steps 1 Adjust the Display Properties to the settings you want to save 2 Click the Presets button at the top left of the Display Properties dialog box and then select Save to Preset This displays the Save to Display Property Preset dialog box Notice the two installed presets mentioned earlier 3 Enter a name for the preset display properties in the Save as Preset box 4 Click the Save button Deleting a Preset To delete a preset click the Presets button select Delete Preset select the name of the preset you want to delete in the Delete Display Property Preset dialog box and then click the Delete button Motion Background Properties The Motion Background property is the third background layer and is rendered over the color and image layers A motion background can be a video file a live camera feed or visualization Visualizations are motion backgrounds that are 80 Chapter 7 SongShow Plus Display Properties generated at runtime They have user adjustable properties that let you specify how the background will look Examples of visualizations are Clouds Snowfall Starfield and other more ethereal effects Visualizations are available through Professional Level license plug ins e Selection Use this tab to select your motion background You can choose from Visualizations Video files and Live Video sources When clicking on an option in the list associated properties will become visible in th
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31. to be smaller than the display area within the margins e Shadow Sets the depth of the shadow on the image This setting is a percentage of the actual Shadow depth set in Shadow Properties e Effects see Display Properties Common Properties Effects Using an Image as a Background Images can be used as a background for songs scripture and other media content See Display Properties Background Properties Background Image for more information on this topic A convenient way to set an image as a global background is as follows 1 Locate the image you wish to use as a background 2 Right click on the image and select Set as Background Image for 35 SSP V7 User Guide 3 Select Global Display Properties to set the image as the default background for all items 36 Chapter 4 Using Videos Overview As the capabilities of computer multimedia have continued to increase it was inevitable that full motion video would make its way into presentations SongShow Plus can play video files either directly or from within a program Running a video from within a program enables you to display only the section of the video file you need In other words you can specify the beginning and ending frames as well as audio level and balances SongShow Plus supports most of the formats supported by Windows Media Player depending upon the drivers you have installed Although SongShow Plus is not a video editor you can edit a video from w
32. to the appearance of text objects e Lyrics Title Author Copyright and Reference Provide access to the display properties for song text For each of these you can set the following e Font see Display Properties Common Properties Font 25 SSP V7 User Guide e Color Fill see Display Properties Common Properties Color Fill e Outline see Display Properties Common Properties Outline e Effects see Display Properties Common Properties Effects e Shadow see Display Properties Common Properties Shadow Additional Styles Lets you specify which parts of a song if any to always italicize This tab is not visible when used in Slide Show Builder Song Layout Properties These properties are applied to the position of text objects 26 Lyrics Title Author Copyright and Reference See Display Properties Common Properties Alignment Layout Controls placement of the song lyrics and song information on the display You can adjust the location and size of each of these text boxes on the screen Title Author Lyrics Copyright and Reference When you move the mouse pointer in the box it changes to a hand or arrows indicating what action will occur if you click and drag that item The hand indicates a part that you can move arrows are items that you can resize Show This tab is not visible when used in Slide Show Builder e Show Title Specifies if the title should be displayed Show A
33. want and click OK 3 To turn off the recording of CCLI activity select Activity gt Stop Logging CCLI Copy Activity from the Main Menu Viewing and Printing the Activity Log Viewing and Printing the Activity Log To view or print the Activity Log follow these steps 1 Select Activity gt View Activity Report from the Main Menu This displays the Activity Log dialog box Chapter 2 Using Songs 2 Select the database for your Activity Log Note Third party databases might have their own activity report viewer you should use them to view those activity reports 3 Scroll down and select a report period from the drop down list This displays the activity report To specify printer options click the Printer Setup button To print the report click the Print button To print a cover sheet select the Cover Page option and then click the Print button This cover sheet contains your organization information Se The Advanced features of Songs Overview Previously you were introduced you to the basic features of Songs Here however we go beyond the basics by showing you how to build new songs and edit existing songs as well as how to clone delete and print songs It also demonstrates how to change the order of items in a program and how to change the Songs window display Copying a Song to the Clipboard Even if you do not use video projection or if you occasionally need to make overhead tra
34. 2 Open the document or file that contains the song text 3 Copy all the text including the song information and all song text to the clipboard The Clipboard Capture Utility dialog box automatically reappears with the text pasted into it 4 Highlight each section of text you want to designate and then press the associated button at the bottom of the window For example highlight the title and the click the Title button 5 When you have finished click the Save button Your song will be saved in the SongShow Plus folder unless a different location was specified in step 1 The song will also be placed on your ShortList 6 Once the song has been saved into your songs list you will be presented with another menu asking what you would like to do Your options are a Display the song this will immediately send the song to your presentation window using the global display properties b Edit the song this will open the song edit window allowing you to make other changes c Add the song to the current program This will add the song to your current program d None of the above nothing will be done the song will be saved but nothing else will be done Editing a Song What happens if you make an error while creating a new song and need to change it Or what if you simply want to change something about a song No problem Just follow these steps 1 Locate the song using one of the search methods and select it 2 Right
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37. Guide The following property groups apply to slide shows Song Text see Using Songs in Programs Song Text Properties Song Text see Using Songs in Programs Song Layout Properties Scripture Text see Using Scriptures in Programs Scripture Text Properties Scripture Layout see Using Scriptures in Programs Scripture Layout Properties Slide Text e Main Text Title Footer e Font see Display Properties Common Properties Font e Color Fill see Display Properties Common Properties Color Fill e Outline see Display Properties Common Properties Outline e Effects see Display Properties Common Properties Effects e Shadow see Display Properties Common Properties Shadow Slide Layout e Main Text Title Footer see Display Properties Common Properties Alignment e Layout Placement of the text objects on the slide You can adjust the location and size of each of these text boxes on the screen Title Main Text and Footer When you move the mouse pointer in the box it changes to a hand or arrows indicating what action will occur if you click and drag that item The hand indicates a part that you can move arrows are items that you can resize Shadow see Other Slide Construction Properties Shadow Properties Background Color see Background Properties Background Color Background Image see Background Properties Background Image Motion Background see Backgrround Properties Motion Background Bac
38. Items Properties dialog box for a song follow these steps 1 Select the song in the Program list for which you want to specify a verse sequence 2 Right click on the song and select Verse Order from the pop up menu This displays the Item Properties dialog box 3 Click on the E button for each item in the Verses Available box in the order in which you want it to display in the Verse Order box 4 To remove an item from the Verse Order box you need only click on the L button beside the item 5 Click the Save button to put this sequence into effect 6 If you want this sequence to appear in the Program listing select Program gt Show gt Verse Order from the Main Menu 23 SSP V7 User Guide Method 2 There is also an alternate method for specifying verse sequence This method is actually easier and faster assuming you know the order you want when you originally add the song to the program To do this simply expand the song in the Songs window and then click on the Add to Program button next to each song part This adds each part to the program in that sequence Specifying Key Changes in a Program The Key Change Sequence is a way to annotate songs in your program with information about key changes This is helpful for example if you are printing a program for your musicians to use To specify the key change sequence for a song follow these steps 1 Select the song in the Program li
39. Plus is closed e Database Panels Turns off the Database Panel oc Chapter 1 Getting Started With SongShow Plus Understanding the Display Window Overview The second main window of SongShow Plus is the Display Window If you are using a dual monitor configuration your Display Window will usually be your secondary monitor or projector On a single monitor system when you display something the Display Window will come to the front and the Control Window will be hidden To learn more about single monitor verses dual monitor click here The Display Window As you might have already noticed the Display Window displays the results of what you do in the Control Window If you are in single monitor mode your Display Window appears on the same monitor or device as the Control Window When you choose to display a song or other item the Display Screen occupies the entire screen You can then use the F12 key to return to the Control Window The keyboard is the best way to control a single monitor system If on the other hand you are operating in dual monitor mode which we again recommend the Display Window appears on the second monitor When you are ready to display a song you can show any part of the song verses chorus bridge or ending by using the keyboard or the mouse as a controlling device Unlike single monitor system the mouse is the best method for controlling a dual monitor system A new mode called Practice
40. The Transition Properties screen in the Display Properties dialog box enables you to select and configure these transitions These properties let you specify a slide transition e Selection e The following options are available to be used as animations 82 Name Plug in Blinds Stock Block Transitions Collection Box Stock Christmas Christmas Ornaments Goodies Circle Stock Cover Stock Curl In Transitions Collection Curl Out Transitions Collection Diamond Stock Dissolve Stock Echo Cinematic Effects Collection Edge Blend Cinematic Effects Collection Edge Blur Cinematic Effects Collection Ellipse Stock Fade Stock Fade Through Stock Color Fly In Stock Fly Out Stock Fly In 3D Transitions Collection Chapter 7 SongShow Plus Display Properties Fly Out 3D Transitions Collection Hear Stock Interlace Stock Materialize Cinematic Effects Collection Motion Blur Cinematic Effects Collection Page In Transitions Collection Page Out Transitions Collection Push Stock Random Stock Transition Roll Stock Roll In Transitions Collection Roll Out Transitions Collection Slate Transitions Collection Snowflake Christmas Wipe Goodies Sparkle Cinematic Effects Collection Split Stock Squeeze Stock Streak Stock Tile In Transitions Collection Tile Out Transitions Collection U
41. This selection box enables you to determine which steps the Utility takes if this situation occurs Your options are Never Overwrite If a selected item in your backup already exists on your hard disk the Utility does not overwrite it Overwrite if Newer If the file date of a selected item in the backup is newer than that of the module or item on the hard disk the Utility overwrites the copy on the hard disk Always Overwrite If the item from the backup already exists in the hard disk the Utility overwrites the copy on the hard disk anyway Prompt Before Overwrite Selecting this option causes the Utility to pause and display a pop up window with the names and file dates of the selected module or item You can determine item by item which files the Utility will overwrite 3 Click the Start Restore button to begin the restore process The Utility displays a bar that visually indicates its progress 94 Chapter 8 Additional Features 4 If needed you can click the Stop Restore to cancel the restore process that is already in progress WARNING Stopping a restore process can Using Package to Go The Package To Go Utility provides a convenient way to use the Backup Restore Utility for Programs and Slide Shows When used this utility will analyze a program or slide show and after opening the Backup Restore Utility pre select the external files and songs used by the program or slide show This is a
42. a top ten list in the fashion of The Late Show top ten list segment Video Sequence Builder This builder helps you build a slide show containing a series of videos and still images This is primarily useful for assembly an announcement slide show that contains both short video clips and single slide announcement made through tools like PhotoShop Creating and Announcement Slide Show To create a church Announcements Slide Show using a wizard follow these steps 52 Click the Ta button on the Database Panel Toolbar Notice that you now have a Slide Shows menu item on the Main Menu Select Slide Shows gt Create Import Slide Show From gt Announcement Builder from the Main Menu This displays the Announcement Builder wizard This will step you through the process of creating the entire slide show When you have read the Intro click the Next button This takes you to the Background step Select Yes to use a specified background or click No to use the default background The background that will be used is displayed in the box to the right Once you have selected your background click the Next button This takes you to the Text Style step Select the font Name Size and Color that you want for each of the text areas of the slides Click on the color buttons to display color choices Chapter 6 Using Slide Shows 7 Click the Next button This takes you to the Sli
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45. ally The other options are e Unassign Removes the QAN reference for the selected song e Clear Removes all QAN references for all songs Glossary Motion Background As the name implies a motion background is a background that comprises movement This can include Videos Visualizations and other animated features P Program A program is a list of songs videos scriptures etc that you have linked together to display in a worship service ProModule A ProModule is an additional plugin to SongShow Plus ProModules add new features or provide support for other third party applications Properties Properties are user changeable settings Most features have at least some properties that can be used to adjust how those features will work or be displayed during the presentation Q QAN QAN is short for Quick Access Number A Quick Access Number can be assigned to a song you use frequently To display that song simply hold down the CTRL key and press the song s assigned QAN V Visualization A Visualization is a motion background that is provided by SongShow Plus Visualizations are different from other motionbackgrouns in that they are rendered by your computer as you display them and can be adjusted by the user via the built in settings 99 index B Backup and Restore Backup ccccceeeeeeeeeeeetteeeeeeeees 92 Package to GO sssseeeeeees 95 a 3 lt 10 eee 94 Cc CCLI Using the Act
46. an be done by either playing the PowerPoint presentations directly through use of PowerPoint itself or by importing the PowerPoint presentation into a SongShow Plus slide show format Note To use these features PowerPoint 2000 or later must be installed on your _ computer Importing a PowerPoint Presentation There are two methods for importing a PowerPoint presentation into SongShow Plus One is to simply import the PowerPoint presentation file directly into SongShow Plus PowerPoint itself is then used by SongShow Plus to present the file The other method is to import the file into a SongShow Plus slide show format The advantage of the second option is that you will have more control over the slide show for presentation You will also be able to play the slide show on machines that do not have PowerPoint installed The disadvantage is that you will not get special features for PowerPoint like its animations transitions or video objects Import a Presentation File To import a PowerPoint presentation file for playback using PowerPoint follow these steps 1 In SongShow Plus go to the Slide Shows Database Panel 2 Select the menu comment In SongShow Plus select Slide Shows gt Get Copy Slide Shows From gt File Copy This will open a file selection window 3 Select the PowerPoint slide show you wish to import 4 Press Select SSP V7 User Guide 5 You will then be asked if you want to display edit or add the file t
47. and is not selected for installation You can select it for installation if you wish e Dark Black This is a new item and has been automatically selected for installation e Light Gray This component is not available at this membership level If you see this chances are you are not logged in using your customer ID number Fix this by clicking Back and then entering your customer ID number e Red A newer version of this item is already installed 6 Select the ProModules you want to install and click the Click here to download selected components button Note Any item with a after it s name will need to be downloaded 7 Once the components have been downloaded the Updater will prompt you to click the OK button to install the components Method 2 Method 2 is very much like Method 1 except for how the Updater is launched 1 Close SongShow Plus 2 Click the Windows Start button 3 Open Programs or All Programs depending on your system you will have one or the other and then look through the menu until you find the SongShow Plus folder 4 Open the SongShow Plus folder and click on the SongShow Plus Update program This will launch the Updater without opening SongShow Plus 91 SSP V7 User Guide 5 Refer back to Step 3 for Method 1 and continue from there Backup amp Restore Overview The last thing in the world a computer user wants is to lose work due to a hard disk failure or other disaster Son
48. anised To add a folder under the mages folder follow these steps 1 Open the Images panel and right click on the Images folder and select New Subfolder from the pop up menu This displays the New Subfolder dialog box 2 Type the name you want to give your new folder 3 Click the OK button Notice that the new folder does not immediately appear 4 Right click anywhere in the Images panel and select Refresh Folder List from the pop up menu Your new folder now appears in the listing Alternate Method 1 Use Windows Explorer to browse to the lmages folder Usually located at C Documents and Settings All Users Shared Documents R Technics SongShow Plus lmages and manually create a new folder 2 In SongShow Plus right click anywhere in the Images panel and select Refresh Folder List from the pop up menu Editing an Image File Windows bmp files which Windows uses for Desktop Wallpaper are by default associated with the Windows Paint applet a small graphic editing tool SongShow Plus enables you to open such files right in Paint To do this follow these steps 1 Right click on the image you wish to edit and select Edit Image from the pop up menu This opens the file in Paint 2 Make any changes you wish and either save the file using the same name or anew name To learn about registering your graphic editing software click here Creating an Image File If you have registered your grap
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50. appearance of slides when they are rendered Properties are arranged in groups When used in programs you can override certain property groups to change the default appearance The display property groups can be arranged in two categories those that affect media objects and those that are used for general slide construction The former include Song Text Song Layout Slide Scripture Text Scripture Layout Video Image and Blackout The later are Shadow Background Color Background Image Motion Background Background Effects Margins and Transition Display Properties Hierarchy With SongShow Plus you can set properties that apply to every object in every item in every program These are referred to as the Global Display Properties SongShow Plus applies the Global Display Properties globally to everything unless you set specific properties for an object item or program The properties you set for an individual object item or program will override the global display properties Display properties are arranged in a reverse hierarchy in other words each subsequent property overrides the former property from general to specific as you move down the following list 1 Global Display Properties are the most general display properties They apply to all programs objects and items for which you have not set individual properties 2 Program Display Properties are inserted into a program and affect all program items following the
51. aving to go back to the Control Window To do this you simply assign a QAN to any song 97 SSP V7 User Guide in your active databases When you then need a particular song you enter its QAN without having to go back to the Control Window To work with QANs follow these steps 1 98 Select the Songs gt Show command from the Main Menu and turn on the display of QANs You will not see any numbers in the Songs window because no numbers have been assigned Right click anywhere in the song list and select Quick Access Number gt Assign List from the pop up menu or select Songs gt Quick Access Number gt Assign List from the Main Menu A number is now assigned to each song in the list To find a song instantly hold down the CTRL key type 0 and then type the QAN of the song This immediately displays the song assigned to that QAN on your screen and Monitor Panel and its verse buttons on the Display Control Bar Right click anywhere in the song list and select Quick Access Number gt Unassign List from the pop up menu or select Songs gt Quick Access Number gt Unassign List from the Main Menu This removes the QANs To assign a QAN to an individual song right click on a song and select Quick Access Number gt Assign from the pop up menu or select Songs gt Quick Access Number gt Assign from the Main Menu SongShow Plus starts at 1 and numbers each song sequenti
52. ay a drop down list of items that you have previously created This provides a way to build a list of items songs slide shows images etc that you use frequently and want to have handy at any point in a service regardless of the program The Inspector Panels There are two different Inspector panels One for databases and one for programs By default neither inspector panel is enabled To enable either one select View then Show Database Inspector or Show Program Inspector from the Main Menu The Inspector panel displays an information preview of an item song slide show video or image What actually appears in the Inspector depends upon the type of item you select e Song The Inspector enables you to scroll through all the parts verse chorus etc of a song and its information title copyright etc e Slide Show The window enables you to preview a selected slide show When you select a slide show the Inspector provides you with information about the slide show Two tabs Titles and Slides enable you to display either a list of slide titles or thumbnail images of each slide e Video Selecting a video previews it here The controls then enable you to run or stop the video and play or mute the audio e Image Inspector displays the selected image e Audio Selecting an audio file previews it here The controls enable you to play or stop the audio file and to increase or decrease the volume
53. breviation when available Check this to display an abbreviated title KJV for King James Version etc if one is available e Show Verse Numbers Specifies that verse numbers are to included along with the scripture text e Line breaks between verses Specifies the number of lines to place between each scripture The default is 0 50 Chapter 6 Using Slide Shows Overview Church services both in New Testament times and in our time involve more than just singing Meeting this need SongShow Plus makes it easy to create and edit slide shows for sermon notes announcements and presentations Slide Show Builder part of the SongShow Plus 7 0 suite of programs provides you with powerful tools for building these slide shows In addition to creating its own slide shows Slide Show Builder also supports slide shows created in Microsoft PowerPoint and Corel Presentations Slide Show Basics Overview Slide Show Builder does much more than just organize slides It s a full featured graphics creation and layout program with slide and object animation It enables you to create and edit slide show files by adding deleting and modifying slides as needed Slide Show Builder gives you all the editing tools you need to produce a professional quality slide show Adding a Slide Show to a Program lel Open the slide show database panel by clicking on the E4 button You will then see a list of your slide shows Just like adding songs cli
54. ching you can sort the books of the Bible by book order or by name You can also create your own topical listing of verses or even assign a scripture passage to the Quick Access List A selection box enables you to specify which translation of the Bible you want to search and display If you select a verse and place it into a program SongShow Plus saves the name of the Bible translation with the program item SongShow Plus comes with the King James Version KJV of the Bible If you have the Professional Edition of SongShow Plus you can also purchase and access other scripture databases such as Parsons QuickVerse and The Online Bible The Basic Features of Scriptures Overview Like most Scripture programs SongShow Plus makes it quick and easy to look up a specific Scripture reference SongShow Plus however goes further by enabling you to display not just a single verse but also a range of verses Opening the Scripture Panel Like the other panels Scriptures is only a click away To view the Scriptures panel follow these two simple steps 1 Click the button on the Database Panel Toolbar This displays the Scripture panel 2 Click the scroll button beside the Version box and select a Bible version The King James Version KJV is included with SongShow Plus but if you have the Professional Version and have purchased access to other Bible software packages that are installed on your computer other versions and the progra
55. ck on the Add to Program button E beside the slide show you wish to add to a program Slide Show Wizards Overview SongShow Plus provides a number of builder tools that let you easily build slides and slide shows without the need to use the Slide Show Builder These builders also known as wizards provide a step by step process to build a series of slides for various purposes The following builders are presently available with SongShow Plus e Background Sequence Builder This builder lets you quickly build a slide show of background images and videos e Photo Slides Builder This builder helps you quickly build a series of slides each containing a 51 SSP V7 User Guide single image You can pull images from the hard drive a network folder or an external source like a thumb drive Photo Slides with Captions Builder This builder is similar to the previous builder but adds the capability to specify captions for each image Text Slides Builder This builder helps you quickly build text based slides that can be used for sermon notes or announcements These slides can contain text formatting and bullet points Scripture Slides Builder This builder helps you quickly build a series of scripture slides You can import scripture text from any scripture databases supported by SongShow Plus or buy pasting scripture text from another source like a web based scripture service Top Ten List Builder This builder helps you build
56. de Show to a Program sieieu ilk ech r E Mente ead 51 Controlling a Slide Show 71 Printing a Slide Show 70 Slide Properties in SongShow Plus NE EEEE E EE E aes 75 Slide Show Preferences 65 Slide Show Properties 65 Specifying Slide Sequences ina Programi ek steeds ioira 72 Understanding Display Properties in the Slide Show Builder 73 Slide Shows Adding a Slide Show to a Program Savion N S A 51 Controlling a Slide Show 71 Slide Sequences in a Program 72 Song Display Properties Controlling the Songs Window Display stain cA ae 17 Global Display 78 Song Layout Properties 26 Song Sequences SKey Change Sequences 25 Typical Verse Sequences 23 Verse SEQUENCES eeeee 24 104 Songs Adding a Song to the Presentation Program nenaon mininiai 25 Display a Song seeeeeeeees 11 Quick Access Numbers QANs 97 U Updating SongShow Plus 90 User Interface Display Controls cceeee 7 Display Window sseseessneneeeeeenn 9 Main Menu Bat eeeeeeeees 2 Main Tool Bar seeeeeeeees 2 Miscellaneous Controls 8 Program Panel Toolbar 5 Quick Buttons aiiiciataccinelecaacsees 8 V Videos Adding a Video to a Program 38 Controlling the Audio Volume 38 Creating or Editing Vi
57. deo editing software click here If you have sucha program installed these are the steps to access it in SongShow Plus 1 Select Videos gt New from the Main Menu This displays a menu with several file formats listed Alternately if you re editing a video right click on it and select Edit Video from the pop up menu or select Videos gt Edit Video from the Main Menu 2 Select the type of file you wish to create The application associated with that file type will open enabling you to build the new video file This step will not be necessary if you are editing a video 3 Edit or capture the video using the associated application 4 Save the video file placing it into the C Documents and Settings All Users Shared Documents RTechnics SongShow Plus Videos folder or one of its subfolders The new video file will appear in the videos list if it does not appear select Videos gt Refresh List from the Main Menu Using Videos in Programs Using Display Properties Whether you are using Global Display Properties Display gt Edit Properties from the Main Menu or Display Properties for Program Item right clicking on the item you want in this case a Video and then selecting Edit Display Properties from the pop up menu there are two special Display Properties The first is Placement and the second is Effects 40 Chapter 4 Using Videos Placement This tab is used to control where a v
58. deos 40 Displaying Video Clips 37 Setting the Starting and Ending Point of a Video 00 39 Video Display Properties 40 WwW W orking with Slides Adding a Shape Object 62 Adding a Text Object 62 Cloning a Slide 2c 5 2 ccciccreeitertee 70 Creating a New Slide 60 Creating and Animating Bulleted and Numbered Lists 65 Deleting a Slide ee 70 Inserting an Image into a Slide 63 Setting the Animation Effect for an ODOC e AE 66 Index Setting the Background for a Slide Setting the Margins for a Slide 64 Setting the Timing for a Slide 67 Setting the Transition Effect for a A lo EEE Coenen nenen error er es 67 Spell Checking a Slide 68 Using Transparent Colors with Images in a Slide 5 64 Working with a Text Object 62 Working with Slide Elements 58 105
59. des step Here you will type the content of each slide 8 Click in the Item box and type what will become the title of the slide Notice that this text appears in the preview window and in the Slides box 9 Click in the Information box and type the main text 10 Click on New Slide in the Slides box and enter the contents of this slide 11 Repeat this for any other slides you want 12 Once you have created the slides you want click the Next button This takes you to the Transition step Here you can specify what kind of transition effect you want between slides 13 Select the desired effect in the Transitions box and click the Click here to preview transition option to preview your choice The Static Background option which you can use with the Push Squeeze and Streak transition effects means that the only the text of each slide will make the transition not the background 14 Click the Next button This takes you to the Animation step Here you can specify what kind of animation effect you want as your default text animation for the slide show You can also specify the Start Time End Time and Finish Time 15 Click the Next button and then the Finish button This displays the Save Slide Show dialog box 16 Type a file name and then click the Save button By default Slide Show Builder saves files in the C Documents and Settings All Users Shared Documents R technics SongShow Plus SlideSh
60. dit Audio Settings command which also controls the audio settings for a slide show To control audio settings for a program item follow these steps 1 Right click on the program item and select Edit Audio Level Settings from the pop up menu or highlight the program item and select Program gt Edit Audio Level Settings from the Main Menu This displays the Audio Level Settings dialog box 2 Specify which audio levels you want to set slide shows and videos typically use the Wave audio line 3 Set the volume and or mute settings 4 Click the OK button to save the settings 88 Chapter 8 Additional Features 5 If you want to remove settings completely from a video item highlight the program item and then select Program gt Remove Audio Level Settings from the Main Menu Inserting a Blank Slide into your Program Another handy feature is the ability to insert a blank slide into a program You might want to do this so you can make a transition to a blank slide without having to click on the Display Blank Slide button 2 Using this technique and by setting verse and slide sequences you can step through an entire program by simply pressing the key To insert a blank slide follow these steps 1 Select the location in the program below that you want to insert the blank slide 2 Right click and select Insert Blank Slide from the pop up menu or select Program gt Insert Blank Slide from the
61. dividually e Selected Verses Multiple Slides Clicking the Add to Program button Ea beside this option selects only the highlighted verses and adds them to the program The verses will be listed separately on the program item enabling you to expand the item and show each verse individually Chapter 5 Using Scriptures e Selected Verses Single Slide Clicking the Add to Program button Ea beside this option also adds the selected verse to the program but unlike the two options above this option places all the verses together as one block of text perhaps even on one slide 4 Click the Add to Program button beside the Each Selected Verse option This adds the passage to the Program window B Entire Chapter B Selected Verses Multiple Slides B Selected Verses Single Slide Figure 1 Editing Scripture References 1 If you need to make a change to a Scripture reference that you added to your program you do not have to delete the program item and start over You can simply edit the reference by following these steps 2 Right click on the Scripture reference you want to edit and select Edit Scripture Reference from the pop up menu This displays the Scripture dialog box 3 Carry out any actions needed e To delete a verse click on the reference in the Verse Ranges box and click the Delete button e To add averse or passage within the same chapter click the Ada button and then c
62. dules are available for backup To select a module for backup place a checkmark in the box beside the module If a module is checked all the items in that module will be backed up if it is grayed out checked only the items selected in the Items box will be backed up The modules are as follows SongShow Plus Database This will be checked if you are using the SongShow Plus database Leave this item checked if you want to back up all the songs in the native database Right click and select Partial if you want to select specific songs to backup Display Properties Check this item if you would like to backup the current display property settings This is useful if 92 Chapter 8 Additional Features you want to save a set of properties for later use or to transfer them to another machine The following properties can be included in the backup Background Color Current Settings Margins preset Original Slide preset and Blackout Slide Images Check this item if you would like to make a backup of some or all your image files Programs Check this item if you would like to backup some or all of your programs Scripture Topics Check this item if you would like to backup some or all of your scripture topics Slide Shows Check this item if you would like to backup some or all your slide shows Videos Check this item if you would like to make a backup of some or all of your video files Note Video files ar
63. e usually large and compression does not significantly reduce their size If you include this item in your backup it can greatly increase the backup size and the number of disks you need User Data Check this module if you would like to backup these items Quick Access Numbers Quick Access Items Quick Message Presets Spell Check Settings including the user defined spelling dictionary and any Slide Templates you have created Shared Settings Check this module if you would like to backup these shared settings general settings images slide shows and videos Local Settings Check this module if you would like to backup these local settings Information on your previous backup this will be blank until you have performed at least one backup Audio Backup settings Slide Show Builder and SongShow Plus Additional options might be available depending upon which if any ProModules you have installed e Include catalog of items Check this option if you want to have the backup include a catalog of items A catalog is necessary if you want to perform a partial restore that is restore only selected items with this backup e Automatically Erase Disks If you select this option the Utility automatically erases any files on the disk s you use for the backup This enables you to use the maximum amount of space available for the backup This option will only be used if the destination media is a diskette 3 When you
64. e display to the projector during a search if you do not want your audience to see what you re doing Displaying a Song Use the following keystrokes to display songs Once you have displayed a song by clicking on the Present button B beside the title you can change verses on a single monitor system by pressing 2 on your keyboard for verse two 3 for verse 3 etc or 0 for a chorus To display the Bridge press on your keyboard upper left hand key under the ESC key If there is more than one Bridge press and hold the key press and release the key of the bridge number to display 2 or 3 and then release the key If the song has a special Ending press 9 Blanking and Un blanking the Screen A crucial point in using SongShow Plus on a single monitor system is blanking the display when you do a search This way your audience will not see what you re doing To accomplish this follow these steps 1 Press the key This blanks the screen 2 Use your projector remote to freeze or mute the signal This varies depending on Manufacturer and model 3 Press F12 This returns you to the Control Window 4 Perform your search and display the result 5 To un blank the screen press or BACKSPACE on a laptop Using Quick Access Numbers QANs Quick Access Numbers QAN are primarily for the benefit of those using a single monitor system They enable you to retrieve a song without h
65. e image 3 Drag and drop the handles to select the area of the image you want to remove Guidelines show you where the image will be cut 4 Click the Apply button to crop the image Printing an Image If you want to print an image you can do so by right clicking on the image file and selecting Print Image from the pop up menu This prints the image in the application associated with that graphic file format By default for example SongShow Plus will call on the Windows Paint applet to print omp Bitmap files Using Images in Programs Overview 32 Chapter 3 Using Images Once you understand how to find images and how to manipulate them you ll want to know how to use them in a program Using Images as a Global Background Images can be used in a number of ways One way to use an image is as a default background for all other program items or as a background for one single program item Here we will cover setting an image for the Global Display Properties There are two methods to doing this Method 1 1 Locate the image you wish to use as a background 2 Right click on the image and select Set as Background Image for 3 Select Global Display Properties to set the image as the default background for all items Method 2 1 Click the a button or press F11 on your keyboard This will open the Global Display Properties window From the list on the left select the Background Image option Figure 1 Clic
66. e lower part of the Display Properties window Use these to specify the appearance of the motion background e Effects see Chapter 7 Display Properties Common Properties Effects Background Effects Properties Background effects are applied after the first three background layers are rendered e See Chapter 7 Display Properties Common Properties Effects for effects options e Effects Within Margins Only Applies the selected special effects only within the margins Otherwise by default the effects will fill to the edge of your display Margins Properties You can set margins to restrict the area of your display that SongShow Plus uses for text and background This is helpful if your display device or screen is not the same proportion as a computer monitor You can set the following margin properties e Left Right Top and Bottom Margins The margins are represented as a percentage of your screen size Use the slider bars to increase or decrease the margin settings e Full Screen Sets all margins to zero percent e Increase and Decrease Provides a convenient way to increase or decrease all margins at the same time Click the up or down arrows to increase decrease all the margins 1 for each click Transitions Properties 81 SSP V7 User Guide SongShow Plus includes many powerful professional transition effects You can use these effects to transition between songs slides images or any other program element
67. for the ToolTip to display These are the international symbols for recording and playback 3 Click the Step Forward and Step Back buttons or drag the pointer on the frame track to the position on the frame track where you want to begin the video As you do this the display box changes with each frame Also notice the number to the right of the frame track This is the frame number which changes as you move the slider SSP V7 User Guide 4 Click the Mark In button to select the starting frame for the video The display bar changes colors to show this as the beginning point 5 Find the frame where you want to end the video and press the Mark Out button 6 If you change your mind at any time click the Mark Begin End button to reset the video to include all the frames 7 You can also check the Loop box if you want to video to play continuously when it is placed in a program 8 Click the button to mute the audio during preview 9 Press Set to save your settings 10 Play the video and notice the clip begins and ends at the frames you selected 11 If you want to quickly remove these new settings right click on the video in the Program window and select Remove Playback Settings from the pop up menu Creating or Editing Videos If you have registered an application in SongShow Plus to edit or capture video you can run your video editing program directly from SongShow Plus To learn how to register your vi
68. gShow Plus therefore provides its own backup feature which you can use to create a backup file on any drive including a network drive You can back up to any media including floppy drives since the backup file is compressed and will automatically span disks if necessary You can also choose to include a catalog of items in your backup A catalog enables you to restore parts of a backup selectively If you include in your backup every module and item that the Backup Restore Utility recognizes you can choose to restore any combination of modules or items you want Creating a Backup To make a backup follow these steps 1 Open the Backup Restore Utility either from the SongShow Plus sub menu under Start gt Programs gt SongShow Plus gt Backup Restore Utility or select Tools gt Backup Restore Utility from the SongShow Plus Main Menu This displays the SongShow Plus Backup Restore Utility dialog box 2 Click the Backup tab and select the following settings for your backup e Backup file This is the target file for your backup where the backup file will be created The target file defaults to a SspBackup1 sspbck You can enter a different filename or use the Browse button to select a different destination If a file with that name already exists the Utility will prompt you to confirm that you want to overwrite it e Modules List A list of modules appears below the Backup file box and lists which mo
69. ges without closing the dialog box Click the button to save the slide show Chapter 6 Using Slide Shows Adding a Shape Object You can add a wide variety of shape objects to a slide such as stars lines arrows geometric shapes and fun shapes 1 Create or open a Slide Show and select a slide in the slide list 2 Use the button below the Shape Selection Buttons to find the type of shape you want and then click the blue arrow next to that shape Note the icon on shape buttons changes when you select a shape A pop up menu appears with available shapes 3 Select the shape you want and click on it This inserts the shape in the slide Resize and relocate it as needed 4 To modify the shape right click on the shape and select the Edit menu item 5 To specify the appearance of the shape see Object Properties Adding a Text Object Slide Show Builder also makes it easy to add a standard text object a pre positioned text object such as a title or footer or a Scripture to your slides You can also create a new text object and paste text from the clipboard in a single step To practice using text objects follow these steps 1 Create or open a Slide Show and select a slide in the slide list 2 Click the a button This creates a text box in the middle of the slide Click inside the text box and type This is a standard text box 3 To modify the text right click on the text box and select the Edit menu item
70. have selected the settings and options for your backup click the Start Backup button to begin The Utility displays a progress bar 93 SSP V7 User Guide indicating the progress of the backup If you chose to backup only selected items you will be prompted to select which files to process Clicking the Stop Backup button halts the backup in progress Restoring a Backup To restore a backup follow these steps 1 Open the Backup Restore Utility either from the SongShow Plus sub menu under Start gt Programs gt SongShow Plus gt Backup Restore Utility or select Tools gt Backup Restore Utility from the SongShow Plus Main Menu This displays the SongShow Plus Backup Restore Utility dialog box 2 Click the Restore tab and select the following settings for restoring from a backup e Backup file Enter the name of the backup file If you use the Browse button to locate a backup file the Utility will update the Modules and Items List to show which items are actually contained in the backup file e Modules and Items Lists The Utility reads the list of Modules and Items in the modules from the selected backup file From these lists you can either restore the entire backup or choose the specific items you want to restore See the Creating a Backup section above for information on checkbox options e lf already exists on disk A module or item you want to restore may already exist on your hard disk
71. he 5 005 box to increase or decrease the time Click the A button to save the slide show Spell Checking a Slide SongShow Plus has its own built in spell checking feature that includes many of the features found in high end word processors This great feature helps ensure that your slide shows will not have embarrassing errors in them The spell checker comes with three dictionaries American English and British words You can check spelling using any or all of them You can add spellings and words unique to your ministry using the included local dictionaries one is setup for Slide Show Builder another as a user dictionary for songs You can even add third party specialty dictionaries To check spelling in your slide show follow these steps 1 2 Select Tools gt Spell Check from the Main Menu This displays the Spell Check dialog box Specify how much of the slide show you wish to spell check and then click the Start button You can check all slides the default only the current slide or specify a range of slides such as 1 3 for example Make any corrections that are needed The misspelling appears in the Not Found box and several suggested spellings appear below Click on one of the suggested spellings or type one manually in the Replace With box e Change All Replaces all occurrences of the misspelled word with the word in the Replace With box e Change Replaces only the current occurrence
72. he slide to the slide show using the template you selected To add a scripture based slide a slide containing one or more verses of scripture text and a reference 1 2 3 Select the Slide gt New gt Scripture Slide menu item This will open the Scripture Selector window Select the verse s you wish to place on the slide All verses will be included on the same slide Click Select This will add the slide to the slide show with objects containing the scripture text and reference To add one or more slides using a slide builder see Using Slide Shows Slide Show Wizards Using Slide Builders from within the Slide Show Builder Setting the Background for a Slide This feature enables you to specify a different background for each slide To do this follow these steps 1 2 3 60 Create or open a Slide Show Select a slide in the slide list Click the z Yl button on the Slide Properties Bar or select Slide gt Background from the Main Menu This opens the Display Properties for Slide dialog box By default the settings will be those you set for the slide show when you first created it Remember point at a button and wait for ToolTip to appear To override Background Color Background Image or Background Effects properties check the box next to the property type and then make the desired changes Click the Apply button or OK button to make the changes Note Apply makes the chan
73. heir kinds am 1 Chronicles 13 Bit 13 And there was evening and there was morning the third day v 2 Chronicles 14 DE Entire Chapter Ezra 15 Nehemiah 16 v v In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth Figure 1 The Scriptures selection panel Copying and Pasting a Verse Not only can you use the Scripture panel in all the ways already described but you can also use it to copy and paste verses into a Slide Show Builder slide a SongShow Plus Quick Slide or even another application such as a word processor In other words you do not have to fire up your regular Bible search program just to copy a verse To do this follow these simple steps 1 Locate the verse you want using one of the search methods 2 Click only on the verse number not the Present button B or the Add to Program Ea button Notice that the text appears at the bottom of the Scriptures panel 3 Highlight the verse right click on it and select Copy from the pop up menu 4 Switch to a slide or other application and paste the text e g click a Paste button press CTRL V etc The Advanced Features of Scriptures Overview SSP V7 User Guide More often that not you will want to display more than just one scripture on your screen Other times you may want to skip a scripture while displaying other scriptures around it e g verse 1 3 and 4 SongShow Plus allows you to do far more than just display scripture one
74. hen the previous item in the program will be presented e The Next button steps forward If you step out of a displayed item then the next item in the program will be presented SSP V7 User Guide using a transition while clear simply cuts to the current background The Quick Buttons These buttons give you instant access to the quick features of SongShow Plus you re using Figure 1 This list is essentially a program itself that is automatically loaded when SongShow Plus runs e Build a Quick Slide Opens the Quick Slide window which enables you to create a simple text only slide on the fly without opening Slide Show Builder This is handy for announcements or urgent messages The slide uses your default background image or color and the Toolbar enables you to adjust the typical font properties of the text e Quick Message Opens the Quick Message program for displaying scrolling or blinking messages such as nursery announcements Quick Slide a ae ooo Pa a Figure 1 Miscellaneous Controls There are two other buttons with special significance Figure 1 Database Start CCLI Panels Logging da Kea L Figure 1 e Start Logging CCLI Activity Enables you to start or end a log of the songs you use in a service when you are recording or taping for the purpose of tracking royalties When you turn on the log this button looks like it has been pressed down It is automatically turned off when SongShow
75. hen you click on them the display box displays how your slide show will print on the pages You might want to click the third button for example which prints two slides per page e Print Options Specifies what will be included in the printout You can print the slide show without color grayscale inverted without a background and can convert all text to black You can also include slide titles and numbers insert page numbers and add a border around the slides When you select an item the display box shows how your slide show will appear printed on the pages e Page Options Specifies how much of the slide show to print You can print the entire slide show just the current page or a range of pages e Printer Specifies the printer you want to use and the number of copies to print Also included is an option to print in reverse order which on some printers collates the pages in the correct order 3 When you have selected the options you want to use click the Print button to print the pages Using Slide Shows in Programs Overview oleae Slide Show in ShongShow Plus is as easy as clicking the Present button f and stepping through each slide or bullet point automatically But SongShow Plus also provides you much more control than just that Controlling a Slide Show When you present a slide show a new Toolbar appears on the Control Window Figure 1 Use these buttons to control the progress of the slide show 70
76. hics editing program you can run it directly from SongShow Plus If you have such a program installed these are the steps to access it in SongShow Plus SSP V7 User Guide 1 Select Images gt New from the Main Menu This displays a menu with several file formats listed 2 Select the type of file you wish to create The application associated with that file type opens enabling you to build the new graphic image file If you have no other program you can use Windows Paint to create omp Bitmap files 3 Create the image using the associated application 4 Save the image file placing it into the R Technics SongShow Plus lmages folder or one of its subfolders The new image file will appear in the images list if it does not appear select Images gt Refresh List from the Main Menu To learn about registering your graphic editing software click here Cropping an Image Cropping a picture refers to cutting out portions of the picture that you do not need and leaving only the part of the picture you want to use SongShow Plus enables you to crop the images that you place into a program To do this simply follow these steps 1 Right click on the image item in the program list and select Crop image from the pop up menu This displays the Crop Image dialog box 2 Click the Crop option to place a checkmark in the checkbox Cropping handles small white boxes appear at each corner and on each side of th
77. his us the same steps above except use Exit Animation rather than Entrance Animation Also please note the following e An Exit Animation only works on an object if the object also has an Entrance Animation e An Exit Animation is invoked on the following step after the Entrance Animation e The Exit Animation for the last animated object on a slide is ignored e There are less exit animations available than entrance animations Setting the Transition for a Slide Like the background the default transition settings for a slide are the same as those for the rest of the slide show To change the transition effect for an individual slide follow these simple steps 1 Click the Ti button down arrow This will open the transitions menu 2 Select the transition you wish to use with the slide 3 For specific transition settings 1 Click arrow again then select the Settings menu item This opens the Display Properties for Slide dialog box to the Transitions page 2 Make any changes you wish to make 3 Click OK button to make the changes 4 Click the button to save the slide show 66 Chapter 6 Using Slide Shows Setting the Timing for a Slide The Slide Time buttons set the number of seconds a slide is visible before the transition to the next slide begins To change the slide time follow these steps 1 2 3 Create or open a Slide Show Select a slide in the slide list A A Click the small arrows beside t
78. his will open the Slide Show Properties dialog box The options in this dialog box are as follows e Timing e Audio e Other You can specify that a slide show be manually advanced or automatically advanced For automatically advancing slide shows you can specify that each slide is given its own specify time that all slides are displayed for equal amounts of a specified time or that the entire slide show will run for a specified amount of time displaying each slide for an equal amount of time If an audio track is specified see below you can set the slide show time to match the audio track file length You can specify that the slide show is to start playing automatically You can specify that the slide show is to loop continuously Track Here you can specify an file to use as an audio track for the slide show Audio tracks are only supported if the slide show is runable not manually advanced You can specify that an audio track will loop continuously The first animated object on a slide appears This lets you specify that when a slide contains bullet points that the first bullet point is included on the slide when the slide is first presented Otherwise the first bullet point comes in after the slide is present after its transition Target Height In some cases it is desirable to ensure that images are displayed at their native resolution when possible This field specifies at what target display resolution images sh
79. ideo clip is displayed on the screen You can select how much of the screen is uses what part of the screen is used and whether it s cropped or not Center Position Allows you to move where the video display is centered on your screen Size Allows you to increase or decrease how much of the display the video will take up Size and position relative to Determines if the size setting is relative to the actual screen size or the display margins Crop Video if Necessary If checked video files will be cropped to fit the screen properly Crop Position Adjustments If the aspect ratio of the video is larger than the aspect ratio of the display area typical then the Horizontal adjustment lets you adjust how much of the left and right sides of the video are cropped the Vertical adjustment is ignored If the aspect ratio is smaller than the display area then the Vertical adjustment lets you adjust how much of the top and bottom sides of the video are cropped the Horizontal adjustment is ignored Effects see Display Properties Common Properties Effects 41 Chapter 5 Using Scriptures Overview Not only does SongShow Plus create and display songs videos and slide shows it also contains a fully functional Scripture search and retrieval feature This enables you to search and retrieve Scripture by book chapter or verse and then display either a single verse or a range of verses You can also search for matching text For quicker sear
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81. iewing the Current ShortList To view the current ShortList follow these steps 1 Click the All Songs button 2 Check the ShortList Only checkbox A message appears if you have no songs in the ShortList Removing a Song from the ShortList To remove a song from the ShortList follow these steps 1 Locate the song you would like to remove from the ShortList by using one of the search methods SSP V7 User Guide 2 Right click the mouse on the song you want to remove from the ShortList 3 Select the Remove From ShortList option on the pop up menu that appears Using the Activity Log Activity Log Overview CCLI Christian Copyright Licensing International exists to help individuals churches and organizations in the area of worship by offering information services and products Through an annual licensing fee based on church size churches are granted permission to copy songs in a variety of ways including bulletins song sheet handouts and computer databases Using the Activity Log SongShow Plus supports CCLI by automatically tracking your display of songs and generating an activity log you can review or print and use to complete your CCLI Activity Report To use this feature follow these steps 1 To turn on the recording of CCLI activity select Activity gt Start Logging CCLI Copy Activity from the Main Menu This displays the CCLI Activity Log dialog box 2 Select the logging options that you
82. igure 1 2 Type your search text in the Text box 3 Select either the Phrase or Word option e The Phrase option searches for the exact entered phrase e The Words option locates all songs that contain the entered key words in the selected fields The words do not have to be separated by anything but a space nor do they have to be in any particular order 4 Click the scroll button beside the Fields box and click the box for each field you want to use By default Lyrics and Title appear This will meet most needs 5 Click the Search button This displays the results of your search in this case Amazing Grace SSP V7 User Guide Lyrics Title xl amazing grace Search Figure 1 Searching for text Using filters in song searches In addition to the search methods SongShow Plus also provides three search filters Figure 1 A filter is a limit to the search that further narrows down the results The three main types of filters are e Theme Limits the list of songs to include only those with a particular theme or themes e Tempo Limits the list of songs to include only those with a particular tempo or tempos e Collection Limits the list of songs to include only those in a particular collection or collections of songs K Apply Filter Fitter Figure 1 You can apply more than one filter at a time and have multiple selections for each filter Using a ShortList O
83. ithin the program The Videos gt Edit Video command enables you to run your own installed video editor from within SongShow Plus For help on editing a video please check with your video editor s documentation Also while SongShow Plus 7 0 is not pre configured to automatically support any specific video editors you can register a video editor of your choice with SongShow Plus SongShow Plus also provides an audio mixer that you can use to control the audio level and balance of your video while it s playing To open the audio mixer window select View gt Show Audio Mixer Toolbar from the Main Menu The Basic Features of Videos Overview There are a number of things that can be done with videos The first step to understanding how videos work within SongShow Plus is to understand the basics Displaying Video Clips To play a video follow these steps 1 Click the a button on the Database Panel Toolbar This switches to the Videos panel Fig 7 1 A listing of folders appears at the top of the panel and a listing of files appears in the panel below The default location for video files is C Documents and Settings All Users Documents R Technics SongShow Plus Videos and the folders beneath it 2 Navigate to the location of the video you want 37 SSP V7 User Guide 3 Click on the Present button B beside the video you want to play This displays the video on your secondary screen and in the preview window
84. ivity Log 16 Viewing and Printing the Activity Viewing the Current ShortList 15 Creating Slide Shows Creating a Photo Show 55 Creating an Outline Slide Show 53 Creating and Announcement Slide SNOW ee vewevcnercnexcccrcber oeecbencociex 52 D Display Properties Background Effects Properties 81 Background Image Properties 35 Blackout Properties 0 84 Controlling the Songs Window Display anaiona 17 Display Properties for Songs 26 Display Properties Hierarchy 77 Display Properties Presets 80 Inserting Program Display PropertieS cccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 78 Margins Properties 00 81 Motion Background Properties 80 Scripture Display Properties 49 Scripture Layout Properties 49 Shadow Properties 0006 75 Slide Properties in SongShow Plus Fadler E EE E 75 Song Layout Properties 26 Specifying Global Display POD GHtlOS x22 A tyeeteseasceece 78 Specifying Program Display Properties maires manini 79 Transitions Properties 81 Using an Image for a Program Item Background n 34 Using Display Properties 74 Video Display Properties 40 E Editing a Song CIGMING sjes cizen tot cered etek ence 21 SSP V7 User Guide Copying a Song to the Clipboard N sentenced EEES 17 New Songs Deleting a SOnG ceeee 21 Creating a New Song Manually 18 Editi
85. k the Select button This will open the Select Images window Use this window to locate the image you d like to use and click the Select button This will select the image and take you back to the Display Properties window 5 Click OK to save your changes AON 33 SSP V7 User Guide Display Properties Global Presets Copy Paste Song Text Show background image Song Layout Slide Link to external image Scepture Text Current Image File Scripture Layout Video Image Shadow Background Color Use Transparent Color Placement of image Stretch shnnk to fit screen a oe a Background Effects Note The tansparent color is Motion Background hot used with Windows Metafile Margins WMF images Transibon Blackout Place a check mark next to any property group you wish to overnde Figure 1 The Global Display Properties after selecting Background Image Using an Image for a Program Item Background Images can be used in a number of ways One way to use an image is as a background for a program item such as a song or a scripture verse Here we will cover setting an image for a program item There are three methods to doing this Method 1 1 Locate the image you wish to use as a background 2 Right click on the image and select Set as Background Image for 3 Select Current Program Item to set the image as the item currently selected in the Program panel Method 2 1 In the Pr
86. kground Effects see Background Properties Background Effects Margins see Other Slide Construction Properties Margins Properties Transitions see Other Slide Construction Properties Transitions Properties Shadow Properties You can specify a shadow behind an object The options are 74 None Turns off any display of a shadow Automatic If you select Automatic Slide Show Builder will use the Slide Show level shadow settings if any If there are none set then SongShow Plus uses the Global Display Properties for the shadow settings Chapter 6 Using Slide Shows e See Display Properties Common Properties Shadow for the controls used to specify shadow settings Slide Properties in SongShow Plus Not only can you set slide properties in the Slide Show Builder you can also set some properties in SongShow Plus as well e Main Text Title and Footer Control the display properties of text on slides created in Slide Show Builder Click on a tab to view the properties for one of these text types The properties under these tabs are identical to those described for Song Text Properties e Layout Controls the placement and size of text boxes for the three main parts of a slide main text title and footer The properties under these tabs are identical to those described for the Song Layout Properties 75 Chapter 7 SongShow Plus Display Properties Overview Display Properties are used to determine the
87. l toolbar are divided into three groups from top to bottom Text Image OLE selection Shape Selection and Slide Properties e The Object Tools bar appears whenever you click on an object element It lets you specify properties for the selected object e The Slide Edit Area is where you make direct edits to a slide e A Object Element refers to an individual element on a slide Each object element is separate from all others which enables you to control each one separately e A Resizing Square enables you to change the size of an object element 3 Point at an object element and notice the dotted line that appears 4 Click a object element and notice the little resizing squares that appear the mouse pointer changes to a hand shape 5 Hold down the left mouse button and drag the element to a different location 6 Resize the element by dragging a resizing square 7 Click the A button to save the slide show You have made a significant change to the slide show so it is a good idea to save it again Creating a New Slide To add a blank slide to a slide show simply 1 Click the a button select the Slide gt New gt Slide menu item or press F2 59 SSP V7 User Guide To add a slide using built in or installed templates 1 2 3 Select the Slide gt New gt From Template menu item This will open the Slide Templates window Click on the template you wish to use from the list Click Select This will add t
88. lick at the starting and ending verse e To change the Bible version simply select a version from the list 4 Click the Save button to make the changes or Cancel to cancel any changes you made Using Scripture Topics Overview A topic is a list of scripture verses that are related in some way SongShow Plus enables you to create topics and assign verses to them You can also remove verses from a topic and delete topics you no longer need Creating a New Topic SSP V7 User Guide You might want to create topics that you often use as themes for your presentations To create a topic follow these steps 1 Either right click in the left window of the Scripture panel and select add Topic from the pop up menu or select Scripture gt Topic gt Add Topic from the Main Menu A new topic line appears in the left hand panel 2 Type in the name of the new topic and press ENTER Adding a Verse to a Topic By first locating one or more verses that you want using a search method you can then add verses to your topic To add a verse to a topic follow these steps 1 Use a search method to locate a verse or group of verses 2 Right click on the verse you want to add and select Add Verse to Topic and then the name of the topic from the pop up menu You can also select Scripture gt Verse gt Add Verse to Topic from the Main Menu 3 Switch back to Topics and notice that your verse has been added Rem
89. m These properties override the global properties but not those listed below 3 Program Item Display Properties apply to an individual item within a Program These properties set in a program override any Global Display Properties or Program Display Properties for only that singular item within the program 4 Slide Display Properties can be set for a slide within a slide show They override the above display properties but are limited to individual slides For convenience SongShow Plus arranges the Display Properties in a single dialog box or slight variation and arranges them in groups with a tab for each group In addition to the controls on each tab there are several others that control how the Display Properties dialog box works 77 SSP V7 User Guide e Presets Presets are a saved collection of display property settings which you can apply as global properties or to an item or object Click here for more information about using presets e Copy Paste Copies and pastes all property sections or just selected sections This makes it easy to take the display settings for one slide text object or program item and copy them to another e Apply Applies your changes without closing the window SongShow Plus immediately applies the effects to the screen Checking the Apply box instructs SongShow Plus to apply all your changes immediately without clicking the button e OK Saves your changes and closes the windo
90. m that contains them are listed Searching for Scriptures 43 SSP V7 User Guide Like most Bible software programs SongShow Plus enables you to perform searches to locate verse that you need There are actually three methods of searching for Scripture text using the Search Tab To explore these methods follow these steps 1 Click the Search tab This displays the Search words box and search options 2 Select a search option These are as follows e Search for any word Searches for verses that have any of the words in your search string the words you type in e Search for all words Searches for verses that have all the words in the search string Note The words do not have to appear in the same order as your search string e Search for phrase Searches for verses that have all the words that are exactly the same in the same order as the search string Type your search into the Search words box Click the Search button or just press ENTER on your keyboard This displays the number of verses that were found as well as the list of references Selecting and Displaying a Single Scripture To select and display a single Scripture follow these steps 1 2 3 44 Click the Book Chapter Verse tab if necessary Use the scroll bar to navigate the Bible Book List and click on the desired book Click on the chapter you want Select on the verse you want Do not click on the Prese
91. market This section is dedicated to explaining what these features are and how to use them in your presentations Using Quick Slide One of SongShow Plus many unique features is Quick Slide It enables you to create a simple text slide on the fly without opening Slide Show Builder This is great for on the spot announcements prayer requests and urgent messages The slide automatically uses your default background image or color and the toolbar enables you to adjust the typical font properties of the text To use the Quick Slide feature follow these steps 1 Open the Quick Slide window by doing one of the following e Click the button on the Main Toolbar e Press F10 on your keyboard e Select Tools gt Quick Slide from the Main Menu 2 Type the contents as desired clicking the Show button or pressing ALT S when you want to display the slide to the screen 3 Repeat Step 2 for additional content The slide automatically updates on the screen 4 Click the Close button to erase the slide The Quick Slide window closes but the created slide is still displayed on the screen Note The Toolbar includes almost all the same tools you use in the Slide Show _ Using the Inspector Panels Inspector Panel shows an information preview of an item song slide show video or image To open the Database Inspector Panel Figure 1 select View gt Show Database Inspector Panel from the Main Menu
92. nces in a Program A Slide Sequence enables you to specify the order in which a program displays slides When you specify a slide sequence the presentation program will step through each slide that you assign in the show before going on to the next item This is convenient if you want to rearrange the order in which you want to 71 SSP V7 User Guide display slides for announcements etc There are actually two methods for accomplishing this Method 1 To specify a slide sequence using the Items Properties dialog box for a song follow these steps Add a Slide Show to your program Right click on the slide show and select Edit Slide Sequence from the pop up menu or select Program gt Edit Slide Sequence from the Main Menu This displays the Item Properties dialog box Click on the button next to each item in the Slides box in the order in which you want it to display in the Sequence box or just click the All Slides button to list all the slides To remove an item from the Sequence box you need only click on the B button beside the item Click the Save button to put the sequence into effect Method 2 There is also an alternate method for specifying slide sequence This method is actually easier and faster assuming you know the order you want when you originally add the slide show to the program To do this simply expand the slide show in the Slide Shows window and then click on each Add to Prog
93. ncover Stock Vaporize Cinematic Effects Collection Weave Stock Wipe Stock Zoom Stock 83 SSP V7 User Guide e Option Most transitions have a list of options that can be used with it such as Left Right etc and some transitions additionally offer customizable properties e Transition Time Duration of animation in seconds e Fixed Background Some transitions such as Push Squeeze and Streak enable you to maintain a static background throughout the transition This is useful if your background is an image or texture This option requires additional processing and resources so use it only if you need it Blank Slide This property group defines how a blank slide will look when presented e Use Color When selected a blank slide will be of a solid color selectable by the neighboring control e Use Background When selected a blank slide will be rendered using the current background settings e Use Slide When selected you can select from a list of slides to use as a background You can also edit collection of background slides by clicking the Edit Slides button e Use Image File When selected you can specify an image file that will be used for a blank slide e Transition With this control you can specify a transition time and type for a blank slide 84 Chapter 8 Additional Features Overview There are a number of additional features that set SongShow Plus apart from any other product on the
94. nd Layout These are the essential elements for selecting the appearance of a song At the top of the window you will see a preview of the song slides as they will mostly look when the song is rendered By clicking on any one of the preview slides you will be presented with a larger view If you have selected a motion background this larger view will present the background in motion as well If you prefer to not be prompted with this window each time you add a song you can disable it by unchecking the option located at the lower left area of the window The following information is applicable if your Display Properties window is set to Use Basic Settings 1 Background Here you are given a convenient way to select an image video or solid background for your song You can also make adjustments for contrast brightness color level and hue 2 Text Here you are given a convenient way to select basic text properties like font size style color and shadow 3 Layout Here you are given a convenient way to arrange the layout for the song text Note that unlike advanced display properties here title author copyright and reference are all grouped together 5 If you have created and or assigned pre made slide shows to a song then you will be prompted to use one of these slide shows before steps 3 and 4 To disable this feature see User Preferences SongShow Plus Program Panel Song Text Properties These properties are applied
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97. nsparencies or handouts SongShow Plus can help It s easy to copy a song to the clipboard and then paste it into a word processing or desktop publishing program SongShow Plus even prompts you for the copyright activity this involves To copy a song from the database 1 Locate the song you would like to print by using one of the search methods 2 Right click on the song list and select Copy to Clipboard from the pop up menu or select Songs gt Copy to Clipboard from the Main Menu 3 When prompted provide the type of copyright activity 4 Switch to the application you want and paste the copied data Controlling the Songs Window Display By default the Songs window displays only song titles However you can change this to display much more information Select the Songs gt Show command from the Main Menu and notice the options under Show Select one or more options to display the information in the Songs window Creating Editing Copying and Deleting Songs Overview 17 SSP V7 User Guide Occasionally you may need to add edit copy clone or delete a song With SongShow Plus all of these are easy tasks to accomplish Creating a New Song Manually To enter a song into SongShow Plus manually do the following 1 Select Songs gt New Song from the Main Menu 2 If you have more than one database active you will be prompted for where that is in which database to add the new song After selec
98. nt or Add to Program buttons This displays the text of the verse only at the bottom of the Scripture panel Figure 5 not in the Display Window Now click the Present button B next to the scripture verse you would like to display This will present the scripture Chapter 5 Using Scriptures Version New International Version aiele AC eAdses Search Topics aji F 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth a Exodus 2 Bit 2 Now the earth was formless and empty darkness was over the surface of the Leviticus 3 Bit 3 And God said Let there be light and there was light Numbers 4 G Bit 4 God saw that the light was good and he separated the light from the darkness Deuteronomy 15 Bi 5 God called the light day and the darkness he called night And there was e Joshua 6 S Bis 6 And God said Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water _ Judges 7 Bis 7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from tt Ruth 8 Bis 8 God called the expanse sky And there was evening and there was morning 1 Samuel S Bi 9 And God said Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let c 2 Samuel 10 Bis 10 God called the dry ground land and the gathered waters he called seas Ar 1 Kings 11 Bis 11 Then God said Let the land produce vegetation seed bearing plants and tree 2 Kings 12 Bit 12 The land produced vegetation plants bearing seed according to t
99. ntrol Window to Cue Only Mode by clicking the Cue Objects button m on Display Control Toolbar When you click the button it appears to be pressed down indicating that the Control Window is in cue only mode In this mode any items you select to display are not sent to the Display screen but are cued up and shown in the Display Preview window 87 SSP V7 User Guide 3 When displaying a program using Auto Cue UB will after an item is displayed automatically cue up the next item in the program A handy use for cuing is the ability to view both the currently displayed object and the next cued object simultaneously Figure 1 provides an example The Preview panel provides three windows Cue Next and Display If an item is cued it will be shown in the Cue window The Next window shows the next slide in the current program item which is different than a cued item The Display window shows what is presently displayed on the screen Note that these windows do not show animations such as motion backgrounds By default the Cued window is not displayed but can be enabled by placing a check mark in the Cued box in the Monitor Panel v Cued Next v Current Horizontal Y Figure 1 The Monitor Panel displaying a Cued item and a currently displayed item Editing Audio Level Settings in a Program You can control the audio settings for videos using a toolbar as is discussed here You can also do so however using the E
100. o your current program Import a Presentation File as a SongShow Plus Slide Show To import a PowerPoint presentation file as a SongShow Plus slide show follow these steps 1 In SongShow Plus go to the Slide Shows Database Panel 2 Select the menu comment In SongShow Plus select Slide Shows gt Create Import Slide Shows From gt PowerPoint Presentation This will open the Import Slide Show from PowerPoint window 3 Follow the step by step directions 4 Once finished you will be asked to get the new slide show file a name Enter a name 5 You will then be asked if you want to display edit or add the file to your current program Creating a PowerPoint Presentation SongShow Plus also enables you to create a PowerPoint presentation assuming PowerPoint is installed on your computer Select Slide Shows gt New gt Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation from the Main Menu to open PowerPoint Using the PowerPoint Plug in With multi monitor support that was introduced to PowerPoint 2000 this support is still somewhat unreliable depending upon your system configuration The PowerPoint Support ProModule therefore addresses some of these issues in the following ways e SongShow Plus maintains control of the PowerPoint presentation which allows for a more seamless use similar to using the native slide show format for SongShow Plus 56 Chapter 6 Using Slide Shows SongShow Plus can monitor the progress of
101. ogram panel right click on the item you wish to use an image with 2 Move your cursor over the Set Item Background option Then move your cursor over the Image item 3 In the list that is displayed click on the image you wish to use 34 Chapter 3 Using Images Method 3 1 In the Program panel right click on the item you wish to use an image with and select the Edit Item Display Properties option This will open the item s display properties window Select the Background Image option Click the Select button This will open the Select Images window Use this window to locate the image you d like to use and click the Select button This will select the image and take you back to the Display Properties window 5 Click OK to save your changes Image Properties na at hed Whether you are using Global Display Properties Display gt Edit Properties from the Main Menu or Display Properties for Program Item right clicking on the item you want in this case an Image and then selecting Edit Display Properties from the pop up menu there are three special Display Properties e Size Specifies how an image is displayed e Enlarge Reduce to fit margins This option sizes the image to fit within the default margins e Reduce to fit margins don t enlarge This option ensures that the image will fit within the default margins but will display the image at its native resolution if that happens
102. on a slide in the Slide List window Figure 1 details the main components of the Slide Show Builder screen Slide Tools Object Tools Slide Show Announcemei ts sspss Main Menu _____ File Side Object View Tools Help Alert ef A T m gt Grv v gt H Be fe Slide Show Tools EL 2 A By A Av Buy er Low ts va wt F gt T Introduction orship Band Rehearsal r Annual Ski Trip Ladies s Retreat Men s Prayer Breakfast olunteers Needed ongratulations nd of Show Slide List ide 2 of 8 Object List aie 1 mage 3 Shape 4 Previe ext 2 Slide Edit Area Object Element Resizing Square Figure 1 58 Chapter 6 Using Slide Shows You re already familiar with the function of the Main Menu and Toolbar but there are several new features in this window e The Slide show Tools panel provides functions for opening and saving a slide show specifying properties and adding new slides e The Slide List panel contains either the names of the slides in this slide file or a thumbnail small graphic display of each slide View gt Thumbnails Click on the name or thumbnail of the slide you want to modify e The Object List panel displays the name of each object on the current slide Here you can select an object by name which is useful if two objects overlap each other in the slide e The Slide Tools bar appears whenever you display a slide in the working area The buttons on this vertica
103. on the Toolbar Figure 1 4 Use the control buttons to control the video playback Play Play Plays or resumes the video Stop Stops the video at the current frame and removes the video from the screen Clicking Play resumes the video Pause Pauses the video at the current frame and leaves the video on the screen Clicking Play resumes the video Rewind Rewinds the video to the beginning and removes the video from the screen Position and Slider Indicates the current frame and total number of frames Drag the Slider or click the arrow buttons to advance manually Step Buttons These buttons let you step through the video frame by frame when it is paused Preview Displays a low resolution representation of the current frame Toggle Preview Turns on or off the preview Pause Stop Rewind Preview rent BGE04 02 mpg 00 7 00 00 00 00 00 w 00 00 02 04 Position Step Buttons Toggle Preview Figure 1 Adding a Video to a Program To add a video clip to a program do the following 1 Locate the clip you wish to add and click the Add to Program button E beside the clip name 2 If needed you can then drag the item to put it in proper order within the program Controlling the Audio Volume 38 Chapter 4 Using Videos Because some videos are louder than others SongShow Plus has included an Aduio Mixer Toolbar which you can use to adjust the volume levels of video
104. onitor system Understanding the Control Window Overview SSP V7 User Guide As you can see in Figure 1 the SongShow Plus Control Window contains many controls but these are easily understood when you break the display down into its individual parts Each of these parts is explained in the sections that follow Main Menu Main Toolbar SARO 3 bnm MS BO Bib ere x _ Monitor Panel Pewee elt m e EA p jm_ gt Haih 20er B Database Panel Program Panel Plugin Panel a poovcools i Figure 1 The SongShow Plus Control Panel Main Menu Bar The Main Menu Bar is the top row of the window and functions like most other Windows program menus Some of the menu titles change however according to the type of item songs slide shows etc that you select If you click the Slide Shows button for example a Slide Shows menu appears on the Main Menu Bar You can activate a menu by either clicking on it or by pressing the ALT key in combination with the underlined letter in the command name such as ALT F for the File menu Main Tool Bar The Main Toolbar on the second row contains icons that quickly access the major areas of the program The icons are arranged in sets so they are easy to remember and use The Program Buttons These buttons as they appear in order from left to right on the tool bar enable you to create save and
105. only the default file association action to shell command settings for omp files loading it into the Windows Paint applet for editing for example If you have another graphics editors you will need to register it with SongShow Plus so they will work together Learn more here The Basic Features of Images Overview Before you can use images in SongShow Plus you need to understand a few basic things like how to find them and ways to use them Finding Images By default SongShow Plus stores images in the C Documents and Settings All Users Shared Documents R Technics SongShow Plus lmages folder and its subfolders These are easy to access however by activating the Images panel To locate images follow these steps e Click the button on the Database Panel Toolbar This displays the Images panel e To browse for image by folder e Click the plus signs beside folder names to expand the folders Figure 1 e Click on a folder name to display image file names in the lower panel e To search for images by file name e Click the Search option in the panel This will change the folders pane to a search pane e Type in a full or partial file name then click Search or press Enter A list of matching files will be presented below 29 SSP V7 User Guide e You can view thumbnail images by clicking the Thumbnail option located in the panel Display an Image Displaying an image is a simple matter Just follow these steps
106. ould be displayed at their native resolution This works when images are added to a slide but not resized If you resize and image after adding it to the slide then the it will not display at its native resolution using a display of the Target Height Also if an image is too large to fit within the Target Height in the first place then it will be sized down Setting the Animation for an Object 65 SSP V7 User Guide You can specify an animation for any object on a slide One practical use of this is to specify that the points in an outline or bullet list appear one at a time Ifa text item contains multiple bullet points then each bullet point will be separately animated To set an animation for an object 1 Select the object for which you want to specify an animation 2 Right click anywhere inside the text object and select the Entrance Animation item from the pop up menu This will open a submenu containing a list of available animations 3 Select the animation you want to use from the menu This sets this will set the animation for the object 4 If you would like to specify the animation time for the object or use custom animation settings right click on the object then select the menu item Entrance Animation gt Settings This will open the Object Properties window to the Animation panel For more information see Display Properties Common Properties Animation You can also specify an Exit Animation for an object To do t
107. oving a Verse from a Topic If you need to remove a verse from a topic simply locate the verse under the appropriate topic right click on the verse and then select Delete Verse from Topic from the pop up menu You can also select Scripture gt Verse gt Delete Verse from Topic from the Main Menu Displaying a Topic The Scripture panel contains three tabs Book Chapter Verse Search and Topics To display a Topic do the following 1 Click on the Topics tab to activate it 2 Select the Topic you would like to use from the list of available topics 3 Click the Present button B next to the portion of the topic you would like to display Renaming a Topic You might also have the need to change the name of a topic To do so just right click on it select Rename from the pop up menu type the new name and press ENTER You can also select Scripture gt Topic gt Rename Topic from the Main Menu 48 Chapter 5 Using Scriptures Removing a Topic If you no longer need a particular topic you can delete it by right clicking it and selecting Delete Topic from the pop up menu You can also select Scripture gt Topic gt Delete Topic from the Main Menu Using Scriptures in Programs Overview The final goal of all of the scripture tools is to enhance your ability to use scriptures in your programs in a way that enhances your worship services Scripture Text Properties The
108. ows folder 17 After saving your Slide Show a dialog box will appear asking you what to do with it Creating an Outline Slide Show Using the Outline Builder wizard is almost identical to using the Announcement wizard except for three steps Outline Style Title Slide and Outline Slides 1 Click the Ta button on the Database Panel Toolbar to open the Slide Shows panel Alternately you can launch the Slide Show builder from the SongShow Plus folder in your Programs menu within Microsoft Windows 2 Select Slide Shows gt Create Slide Show From gt Outline Builder from the Main Menu This displays the Outline Builder wizard 3 Once you have read the Intro section click the Next button to go to the Background step and select a background 4 Once a background is selected click the Next button and select a Text Style 53 SSP V7 User Guide 5 After selecting your Text Style click the Next button to go to the Outline Style step This step enables you to select from a wide variety of bulleted numbered or outline styles Click the Next button to go to the Title Slide step Click Yes if you want a Title Slide or No if you do not Click the Next button to go to the Outline Slides step Here you can either type in the outline points or copy and paste them from another application such as a word processor The preview window will help keep you on track as you create the outline
109. ram button EA sign next to each slide part This adds each slide to the program in that sequence Understanding Display Properties in the Slide Show Builder Like SongShow Plus itself Slide Show Builder enables you to specify Displays Properties for every element of a slide You can control the following e How the slide show runs including Automatic advancing of slides Autorun default slide times and looping continuously re running the slide show e The display of all the slides in a slide show When you run your slide show these settings override or take precedence over the Display Properties set in SongShow Plus e The display of an individual slide When you run your slide show these settings override the Slide Show Display Properties e Objects placed on a slide 72 Chapter 6 Using Slide Shows To get the full benefit from Slide Show Display Properties it s essential to understand that they like SongShow Plus Display Properties are arranged ina reverse hierarchy in other words each subsequent property overrides the former property from general to specific as you move down the following list e SongShow Plus Display Properties are overridden by e Slide Show Global Display Properties are overridden by e Slide Display Properties are overridden by e Object Display Properties are overridden by e Text Display Properties Any individual property you set in a lower level overrides the same property in
110. re open a program for a worship service or presentation See figure 1 2 Chapter 1 Getting Started With SongShow Plus Create Program Save Program epi Open Program Print Program Figure 1 e The Create Program button prompts you to save the current program if needed and then opens a new program e The Open Program button prompts you to save the current program if needed and then opens the browse window to enable you to select a program you have previously saved e The Save Program button enables you to save the current program for later use By default SongShow Plus saves programs in the Programs folder e The Print Program enables you to print the current program The Panel View Buttons The Panel View Buttons allow you to toggle on and off the main panels in the control panel of SongShow Plus See Figure 2 Show Database Show Programs Panel a Pa Panel 3 Figure 2 The Database Panel The Database Panel is the location you will find your media items for presentation This includes songs scriptures slide shows video files image files audio files and other media items You can select which database panel to view by clicking the buttons as shown below SSP V7 User Guide Slide Shows Video Files Image Files DVD Clips N n Songs E 1 r D Timers Scripture Video Devices ez Files Figure 1 Database Panel buttons The Database Panel in Figure 2 for example displays the
111. roModules ProModules can include things like support for 3rd party scripture programs new visual effects and other things that can extend the capability of SongShow Plus There are two methods to using the Updater Method 1 1 In SongShow Plus select Tools gt SongShow Plus Update from the Main Menu 90 Chapter 8 Additional Features 2 Once the update tool has launched close SongShow Plus You can run the update tool with SongShow Plus open however most updates will not be seen until after you have closed and reopened SongShow Plus Other updates may require the computer to be restarted 3 On the update tool select either the Only update recommended components or the All available components option e Only update recommended components This option will only look for core components to SongShow Plus e All available components This option will look for both the core components and any other additional features that have been released 4 Click the Check for updates button 5 Select the ProModules you wish to install The items will be listed in various colors to show the state of that item e Green Items listed in green are already installed e Blue This item is installed on your system but a newer one is available These items will be automatically selected for installation and can be un selected simply by removing the check from the box in front of the item e Light Black This item is not installed
112. roperties To insert a Display Property item into a program do the following Open the presentation program file with which you wish to work Right click on the first item you want to be affected by the Program Display Properties and select Insert Display Properties from the pop up menu or select the location and then select Program gt Insert Display Properties from the Main Menu This opens the Display Properties for Program dialog box and inserts a Display Properties Break in the program This break now affects all program items that follow the break Make any changes you wish and then click OK Click the Present button B beside each program item after the break and notice the changes that have occurred The properties set in this break now override those set for the global Specifying Program Item Display Properties Program ltem Display Properties apply to an individual song slide show or video within a Program These properties set within a program override those set globally For a couple of examples follow these steps 1 S Right click on a song in the Program and select Edit Display Properties from the pop up menu This displays Display Properties for Program Item dialog box Notice that this dialog box looks a little different What you specify here overrides any global properties that have been set You also need to specify which properties you want to edit Click the Song Layout op
113. round 15 Click the Next button This takes you to the Animation step Here you can specify what kind of animation effect you want as your default text animation for the slide show You can also specify the Start Time End Time and Finish Time 16 Click the Next button and then the Finish button This displays the Save Slide Show dialog box 17 Type a file name and then click the Save button By default Slide Show Builder saves files in the C Documents and Settings All Users Shared Documents R technics SongShow Plus SlideShows folder 18 After saving your Slide Show a dialog box will appear asking you what to do with it COON OD 54 Chapter 6 Using Slide Shows Creating a Photo Show This unique wizard steps you through the creation of a slide show of pictures You can use this to display pictures of people activities trips or anything else that is picture oriented You might for example want to display a collection of pictures taken at the last youth activity or during various weeks of church camp To use this wizard select Slide Shows gt Create Slide Show From gt Photo Show Builder from the Main Menu and then follow the steps You can also run this wizard from within Slide Show Builder by selecting Tools gt Photo Show Builder from the menu Working with PowerPoint Presentations Overview With SongShow Plus you can incorporate the use PowerPoint files into your presentations This c
114. se properties are applied to the appearance of text objects e Content and Reference Provide access to the display properties for scripture text Click on a tab to view the properties available for you to apply to the Scripture words or any part of the scripture information Font see Display Properties Common Properties Font Color Fill see Display Properties Common Properties Color Fill Outline see Display Properties Common Properties Outline Effects see Display Properties Common Properties Effects Shadow see Display Properties Common Properties Shadow Scripture Layout Properties These properties are applied to the position of text objects e Content and Reference See Display Properties Common Properties Alignment e Layout Placement of the verse and Bible information on the display You can adjust the location and size of each of these text boxes on the screen Content and Reference When you move the mouse pointer in the box it changes to a hand or arrows indicating what action will occur if you Click and drag that item The hand indicates a part that you can move arrows are items that you can resize e Show This tab is not visible when used in Slide Show Builder Show Reference Specifies if the scripture reference should be displayed Show Reference Source Check this to display the Bible version or book title with each scripture verse or verses 49 SSP V7 User Guide e Show ab
115. select Tools gt Utilities then click the ProModules button select PowerPoint Support and then click the Configure button The cue box in the Monitor pane is not supported AutoCue mode is not supported If you are using a single monitor system the plus and minus key will not work to advance the slide show as they do in SongShow Plus once PowerPoint gains input focus nor will F12 take you back to the control window Support for these keys may be added at a later date The Advanced Features of Slide Shows Overview While a wizard makes creating a slide show quick and easy and it s often the best way to begin most any slide show There is however so much more you can do with Slide Show Builder For example you can move elements around on a slide change slide backgrounds create transition effects insert graphic images specify Display Properties and much more This section of the User 57 SSP V7 User Guide Guide therefore goes way beyond wizards and provides detailed instructions for using Slide Show Builder in a more direct hands on manner giving you enhanced skills and creativity Working with Slide Elements To start working with Slide Show Builder directly you first need to understand the interface and how graphic elements appear on a slide To get going quickly follow these steps 1 Right click on the slide show you want to edit and select Edit Slide Show from the pop up menu 2 Click
116. st for which you want to specify a verse sequence 2 Right click on the song and select Key Changes from the pop up menu This displays the Item Properties dialog box 3 Click on each key button to add it to the Key change information box 4 Click the Save button to save the sequence or click Cancel to discard changes Using Songs in Programs Overview For most people SongShow Plus will be used to create Programs Doing so allows you to create a worship service ahead of time and then present it later This way during the service you are not scrambling for the songs or trying to change the sequence at the last minute Adding a Song to a Program Once you select a song a single click of the mouse adds it to the presentation program you are creating 1 Locate the song you wish to add to the program 24 Chapter 2 Using Songs 2 Click the Add to Program button E This immediately adds the song to the Program window Figure 1 3 You will then be prompted to specify a verse order for the song See Specifying Verse Order in a Program for more information If you prefer to not be prompted with this window each time you add a song you can disable it by unchecking the option located at the lower left area of the window 4 After specifying a verse order the Display Properties window will open letting you specify the appearance of the song This window contains three major sections Background Text a
117. t Words previously in the list will no longer be ignored Chapter 6 Using Slide Shows when encountered The Reset Change All button removes any word sequences added to the Change All list Words matching added to the Change All list will no longer be automatically replaced Cloning a Slide SongShow Plus provides a quick way to make a copy of a slide This is useful when you need to create a slide that is very similar to an existing slide To clone a slide follow these simple steps 1 Select the slide name you want to clone in the Slide List window 2 Right click on the slide name and select Clone from the pop up menu Alternately you can select Slide gt Clone from the Main Menu or press F3 on your keyboard This creates an exact duplicate of the slide and lists it under the existing slide Deleting a Slide Deleting a slide is quite easy to do To delete a slide follow these two steps 1 Select the slide name you want to delete in the Slide List window 2 Right click on the slide name and select Delete from the pop up menu or select Slide gt Delete from the Main Menu This removes the slide from the Slide List Merging Slide Shows There might be times when you want to insert one slide show into another slide show This is called merging To perform this simple operation follow these steps 1 In Slide Show Builder open the slide show into which you want to merge another slide show
118. the upper levels but only for that item Display Properties for Slide Shows Slide shows use the same display properties mechanism as SongShow Plus does To edit display properties for a slide show select the menu command File gt Display Properties or click the Cm button This will open the display properties window This window contains display properties entries for each slide and a single entry that services as the default for the entire slide show The default entry is listed first Slide shows can contain text objects that identify themselves as song text lyrics title author copyright and reference or scripture text content reference in addition to the usual slide text objects main text title footer This lets you edit slide shows that were created from song sources and to build slide shows that are designed specifically for the presentation of scripture passages To get the full benefit from Slide Show Display Properties its essential to understand that they like SongShow Plus Display Properties are arranged in a reverse hierarchy in other words each subsequent property overrides the former property from general to specific as you move down the following list e SongShow Plus Global Display Properties e Program ltem Display Properties when in a program e Slide Show Display Properties e Slide Display Properties e Object Display Properties e For text objects formatting at the text level 73 SSP V7 User
119. ting a database the New Song window opens with the General tab options displayed 3 Click the Lyrics tab 4 Click Add Song Part This will give you a list of pre set song parts verse 1 chorus bridge etc Select one then enter the text for that song part to the right If you need a song part label that is not in the list you can enter a custom label in the Label field Song Properties Holy Is The Lord PIR General Lyrics Order Key Tempo Themes Notes Display Properties Label Pre chorus v Edit this list And together we sing _mixCase Chorus 1 Ev ryone sing verse 1 Upper Case Bridge Place in ShortList 4dd Song Part Ctrl Insert Add Page Break Ctrl Enter Field Colors Can Edit Read Only CL Not Supported Figure 1 5 Repeat step 4 for each part of the song 6 Click on each tab and add any other information you wish For example you might want to specify the Key which for our sample is D You might also want to specify one or more Themes which for our example would be Praise Prayer and Thankfulness 7 Use the other buttons as you wish They are as follows 18 Chapter 2 Using Songs e Spell Check Performs a spell check on the Title and each song part e Mix Case Converts uppercase text to mixed case text e Upper Case Converts mixed case text to all uppercase text e ShortList Specifies whether or not the song should appear on the
120. tion and then click the Copyright tab Click the Show option to remove the checkmark and click Apply Copyright information is not needed on public domain songs so turning this option off removes it on this song only Click the Shadow option change the current settings and click Apply Click the OK button Now check other program items and notice that their properties have not changed 79 SSP V7 User Guide Using Display Properties Presets Presets are a saved collection of display property settings which you can apply as default properties or specific properties to an item or object By saving your display settings as a preset you can quickly and easily restore your settings to the look and feel you need SongShow Plus installs with two included presets e Factory Default Demonstrates a gradient background shadowed text and other display features There are 5 variations of this preset included with SongShow Plus e Factory Minimal Includes a black background and other display features designed to use the least amount of your computer s resources Selecting the factory minimal preset gives you the fastest performance and may be a good choice if you have an older or slower computer system To select a preset click the Presets button at the top left of the Display Properties dialog box A drop down list appears where you can select the preset to apply Creating a Preset To create a preset follow theses
121. to print e Copy to Clipboard HTML Copies the list to the Windows clipboard in an HTML format e Printer Setup Selects the printer and print properties to use e Print Sends the print job to the printer e Close Closes the window Click Print button to print the list Printing Song Lyrics 1 2 3 To print the lyrics of a song follow these steps Locate the song you would like to print by using one of the search methods Right click on the song and select Print Song Lyrics from the pop up menu or select Songs gt Print Song Lyrics from the Main Menu This displays the Print Song Lyrics dialog box Set the print options you desire The Print Song Lyrics dialog box includes several settings that enable you to customize how your lyrics print Page Parts Specifies where parts are placed on the pages Font Size Align Specifies the look and layout of the text Copies Specifies the number of copies you would like to print Print Pages in Reverse Order A handy option if you are using a printer such as an HP DeskJet so that the pages come out in the proper order e Printer Setup Selects the printer and print properties to use e Print Sends the print job to the printer e Close Closes the window 5 Click the Print button to print the lyrics Song Sequences 22 Chapter 2 Using Songs Overview You can specify the typical verse order to be used anytime a song
122. upports images that contain transparency information such as PNG or GIF files However if you are using an image that does not have transparency information but you want to select a color to use as the transparent color you can do this as well 1 2 Select the image object Right click on it and select the Edit menu item This will place the image object in edit mode Simply clicking on the image a second time will do this as well A Click the button then select the menu item Use Transparent Color This will open the Select Transparent Color window Select the color you want to use as the transparent color After doing this click the OK button Click out of the image box to exit the edit mode Setting the Margins for a Slide 63 SSP V7 User Guide The default margins for a slide are the same as those for the rest of the slide show To change the margins of a slide follow these steps 3 4 To Click the button on the Slide Properties Bar or select Slide gt Margins from the Main Menu This opens the Display Properties for Slide dialog box Click the checkbox next to Margins and then set the options as you wish Again these settings override any settings previously set for the slide show Click the Apply button or the OK button to make the changes Click the button to save the slide show Creating and Animating Bullet and Numbered Lists Another common task in slide
123. useful utility if you are building a program or slide show on a remote workstation and intend to bring only the necessary songs and files to your projection machine using removable media To Package a Program To use the Package To Go Utility for a program in SongShow Plus select the menu item File gt Package To Go This will first determine if you program needs to be saved If so it will ask you to save it Be sure that the program is saved in the SongShow Plus Programs folder not an alternate folder The Backup Restore utility will then be opened with the necessary songs and files selected You can then proceed with the backup or select or un select additional files To Restore a Program SSP V7 User Guide To restore a packaged program select the menu item File gt Restore Package You will be prompted to select a package Once selected it will call the Backup Restore utility to automatically perform a restore of the package The same menu items are also available in the Slide Show Builder to easily backup and restore a slide show and its external files Appendix A SongShow Plus on a Single Monitor System Overview While we highly recommend that you use SongShow Plus on a dual monitor system it still works well on a single monitor system Doing so requires you to remember a few easy keystrokes for navigating through your program but these are not hard to learn You might also need to interrupt or blank th
124. uthor Specifies if the author should be displayed Show Copyright Specifies if the copyright should be displayed Show Reference Specifies if the reference should be displayed Display lyrics Controls how much of a song s text is displayed at one time This selection box is only available under the Lyrics tab Verse by Verse Displays the entire contents of a verse or chorus at the same time Page by Page Displays text one page at a time using page breaks you designate SongShow Plus uses the standard symbol at the end of a line to indicate page breaks If you choose this option you will need to add page breaks to your songs Sentence by Sentence Displays your song text one sentence at a time Sentence breaks are indicated by any one of the following symbols occurring at the end of a line 2 Line by Line Displays your song text one line at a time You can modify line breaks using the Song Properties dialog box which you enter whenever you edit a song By maximum lines per slide Displays your song according to the number of lines you set in the selection box If you select this option and select 3 lines for example a maximum Chapter 2 Using Songs of three lines of text display on the screen until the end of the song part is reached the final slide of that song part might have less than three lines depending upon the total number of lines in that song part Show CCLI License
125. verse at a time Selecting and Displaying Multiple Scriptures You can use the standard Windows list selection methods to highlight select multiple verses that is you use the mouse buttons in conjunction with the SHIFT or CTRL keys To select multiple verses follow these steps Non sequential Method This standard Windows technique selects items in a list that are not sequential 1 2 3 Navigate to the book and chapter you want Click on the first verse number you want Hold down the CTRL key and then click on each additional verse number you want This highlights the verses in gray shading Notice also the three display options at the bottom of the Scripture panel Figure 1 which we will come back to in a moment Sequential Method This standard Windows technique selects items in a list that are sequential 46 1 2 3 Navigate to the book and chapter you want Click on the first verse number you want Hold down the SHIFT key and click on the last verse number you want This highlights the range in gray shading Again notice the three display options at the bottom of the Scripture panel Figure 1 These options are as follows e Entire Chapter Clicking the Add to Program button E beside this option selects all the verses of the chapter and adds them to the current program The verses will be listed separately in the program item enabling you to expand the item and show each verse in
126. verview 14 Chapter 2 Using Songs The ShortList feature is actually another Filter option It provides a quick and easy way to keep a separate list of the songs you are likely to use most often It also helps to keep the search lists small and easily accessible This feature is especially helpful if you are working with multiple or large databases and frequently search only for specific songs in the database The SongSelect databases for example contain several songs with the title Blessed be the Name of the Lord It s likely however that your church uses only one of these You could therefore add the one that you use to the ShortList Then when you list all songs that start with B only the one Blessed be the Name of the Lord that you use will show up in the list Adding Songs to the ShortList To add a song to the ShortList follow these steps 1 Locate the song you want to add to the ShortList 2 Right click on the song 3 Select the Add To ShortList option on the pop up menu that appears Note You can also add the song by clicking on it and then selecting Songs gt Add to ShortList from the Main Menu Filtering the ShortList To apply the filter to a search follow these steps 1 Select a filter from one or more of the filter fields Tempo Theme or Collection 2 Place a checkmark in the Search ShortList Only option box 3 To un apply the filter remove the checkmark from the box V
127. w e Close Exits the window without saving your changes Specifying Global Display Properties Global Display Properties are the most general display properties They apply to all programs objects and items for which you have not set individual properties To accomplish some global layout changes follow these steps 1 Click the Cm button on the Toolbar or select Display gt Edit Properties from the Main Menu By default the Basic Global Display Properties window will open This window lets you make changes to the most common types of display properties changes you will likely make 2 To access all display property options click Use Advanced Display Properties This will open the Display Properties Global window 3 If you would like to return to the basic window click Use Basic Display Properties 4 After making changes click OK to apply the changes and close the window or press Apply to just apply the changes be leave the window open When you open the display properties window the next time you will get which ever window basic or advanced that you last used Inserting Program Display Properties into a Program You can insert a Display Property break item into a program This non displayable item sets the display properties for all items that follow it Note This over rides Global Display Properties but is itself over ridden by Item Specific Display Properties 78 Chapter 7 SongShow Plus Display P
128. with a 2 placed at the end of the title 4 You can now right click on the title of the cloned song and select Edit Song Printing Songs Overview SongShow Plus makes printing easy You can print the lyrics of a song or print a list of songs based on a search You can even copy a song to the clipboard so you can paste it into another application such as your word processor Printing a Song List To print a list of songs based on a search follow these steps 1 Locate the song you would like to print by using one of the search methods 2 Right click anywhere in the song list and select Print Song List from the pop up menu or select Songs gt Print Song List from the Main Menu This displays the Print Song List dialog box 21 SSP V7 User Guide 3 Set the print options you desire The Print Song List dialog box includes 4 several settings that enable you to customize how you want your list of songs to print e Show Includes Key Tempo and QAN Quick Access Number information in the printout As you select each option the preview window displays the format To learn more about QANs click here e Group By Groups songs either by Title Key or Tempo As you select each option the preview window displays the format e Font Size Selects the font and size of the printed text As you select each option the preview window displays the format e Copies Specifies the number of copies

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