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Configuring OpenLP
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OpenLP has many options you can configure to suit your needs. Most options are
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self-explanatory and we will quickly review them.
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To configure OpenLP, click on :menuselection:`Settings --> Configure OpenLP...`
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The plugins you have activated will have configure options. If all the plugins
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are activated there will be 9 tabs across the top you can configure.
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General Tab
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.. image:: pics/configuregeneral.png
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Monitors
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^^^^^^^^
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To select the monitor you want to display OpenLP on, click the drop-down box
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and choose.
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Display if a single screen
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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When this box is selected, you will be able to see your display on a separate
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window on the monitor you are using. Click the display and push the Esc key
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on your keyboard to close the display window.
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Application Startup
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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**Show blank screen warning:**
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When this box is selected, you will get a warning when opening OpenLP that the
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output display has been blanked. You may have blanked it and shut down the
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program and this will warn you it is still blanked.
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**Automatically open the last service:**
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When this box is selected, OpenLP will remember the last service you were
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working on when you closed the program.
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**Show the splash screen:**
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The OpenLP logo is displayed while OpenLP loads when this checkbox is checked.
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This is useful to give some indication that the program is loading.
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**Check for updates to OpenLP**
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OpenLP will check to see if there is a newer version available on a regular
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basis when this checkbox is checked. Please note that this requires Internet
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access.
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Application Settings
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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**Prompt to save before starting a new service**
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When this box is selected, OpenLP will prompt you to save the service you are
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working on before starting a new service.
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**Automatically preview next item in service**
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When this box is selected, the next item in the Service Manager will show in the
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Preview pane.
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**Unblank display when adding new live item**
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When using the :guilabel:`blank to` button with this checkbox checked, on going
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live with the next item, the screen will be automatically re-enabled. If this
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checkbox is not checked you will need to click the :guilabel:`blank to` button
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again to reverse the action.
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**Slide loop delay**
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This setting is the time delay in seconds if you want to continuously loop
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images, verses, or lyrics. This control timer is also accessible on the "live
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toolbar.
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CCLI Details
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
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**CCLI number**
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If you subscribe to CCLI, this box is for your License number. This number is
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also displayed in the Song Footer box.
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Display Position
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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This setting will default to your computer monitor. It will override the output
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display combo box. If your projector display is different, select the Override
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display position and make the changes here to match your projector display. This
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option also comes in handy when you have the "Display if a single screen" box
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selected. You can make the display smaller so it does not cover your whole
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screen.
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Themes Tab
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.. image:: pics/configurethemes.png
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Global Theme
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Choose the theme you would like to use as your default global theme from the
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drop down box. The theme selected appears below. The global theme use is
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determined by the Theme Level you have selected.
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Theme Level
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^^^^^^^^^^^
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Choose from one of three options for the default use of your theme.
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**Song Level:**
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With this level selected, your theme is associated with the song. The theme is
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controlled by adding or editing a song in the Song editor and your song theme
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takes priority. If your song does not have a theme associated with it, OpenLP
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will use the theme set in the Service Manager.
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**Service Level:**
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With this level selected, your theme is controlled at the top of the Service
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Manager. Select your default service theme there. This setting will override
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your Song theme.
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**Global Level:**
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With this level selected, all songs and verses will use the theme selected on
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the left in the Global Theme drop down.
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Advanced Tab
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.. image:: pics/configureadvanced.png
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UI Settings (user interface)
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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**Number of recent files to display:**
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Set this number for OpenLP to remember your last files open. These will show
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under File.
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**Remember active media manager tab on startup:**
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With this box selected OpenLP media manager will open on the same tab that it
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was closed on.
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**Double-click to send items straight to live:**
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With this box selected, double-clicking on anything in the Media Manager will
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immediately send it live instead of to Preview.
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**Expand new service items on creation:**
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With this box selected, everything you add to the Service Manager will be
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expanded so you can see all the verses, lyrics and presentations, line by line.
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When you open OpenLP, everything will automatically be expanded in the Service
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Manager.
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Songs Tab
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.. image:: pics/configuresongs.png
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Songs Mode
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^^^^^^^^^^
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**Enable search as you type:**
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With this box selected, Media Manager/Songs will display the song you are
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searching for as you are typing. If this box is not selected, you need to type
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in your search box and then click on the Search button.
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**Display verses on live tool bar:**
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With this box selected, a Go To drop down box is available on the live toolbar
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to select any part of the verse type you want displayed live.
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**Update service from song edit:**
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With this box selected and you edit a song in the media manager, the results
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will also change the song if it is added to the Service Manager. If this box
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is not selected, your song edit changes will only be available in the Service
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Manager if you add it again.
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**Add missing songs when opening service:**
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With this box selected, when you open an order of service created on another
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computer, or if one of the songs are no longer in your Media Manager, it will
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automatically enter the song in your Songs Media Manager. If this box is not
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checked, the song is available in the service but will not be added to the
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Media Manager.
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Bibles Tab
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.. image:: pics/configurebibles.png
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Verse Display
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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**Only show new chapter numbers:**
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With this box selected, the live display of the verse will only show the
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chapter number and verse for the first verse, and just the verse numbers after
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that. If the chapter changes, the new chapter number will be displayed with the
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verse number for the first line, and only the verse number displayed thereafter.
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**Display style:**
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This option will put brackets around the chapter and verse numbers. You may
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select No Brackets or your bracket style from the drop down menu.
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**Layout style:**
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There are three options to determine how your Bible verses are displayed.
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`Verse Per Slide` will display one verse per slide.
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`Verse Per Line` will start each verse on a new line until the slide is full.
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`Continuous` will run all verses together separated by verse number and chapter
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if chapter is selected to show above.
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**Note: Changes do not affect verses already in the service.**
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**Display second Bible verses:**
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OpenLP has the ability to display the same verse in two different Bible
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versions for comparison. With this option selected, there will be a Second
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choice in the Bible Media Manager to use this option. Verses will display with
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one verse per slide with the second Bible verse below.
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**Bible theme:**
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You may select your default Bible theme from this drop down box. This selected
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theme will only be used if your `Theme Level` is set at `Song Level`.
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**Note: Changes do not affect verses already in the service.**
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Presentations Tab
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.. image:: pics/configurepresentations.png
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Available Controllers
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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OpenLP has the ability to import OpenOffice Impress or Microsoft PowerPoint
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presentations, and use Impress, PowerPoint, or PowerPoint Viewer to display
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them and they are controlled from within OpenLP. Please remember that in order
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to use this function, you must have Impress, PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer
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installed on your computer because OpenLP uses these programs to open and run
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the presentation. You may select your default controllers here in this tab.
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Advanced
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**Allow presentation application to be overridden**
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With this option selected, you will see `Present using` area with a dropdown
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box on the Presentations toolbar in Media Manager which gives you the option
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to select the presentation program you want to use.
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Media Tab
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.. image:: pics/configuremedia.png
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Media Display
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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**Use Phonon for video playback**
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If you are having trouble displaying media, selecting this box could help.
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Custom Tab:
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.. image:: pics/configurecustom.png
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Custom Display
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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**Display Footer**
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With this option selected, your Custom slide Title will be displayed in the
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footer.
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**Note: If you have an entry in the Credits box of your custom slide, title and
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credits will always be displayed.**
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Alerts Tab
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.. image:: pics/configurealerts.png
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Font
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^^^^
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**Font name:**
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Choose your desired font from the drop down menu
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**Font color:**
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Choose your font color here.
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**Background color:**
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Choose the background color the font will be displayed on.
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**Font size:**
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This will adjust the size of the font.
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**Alert timeout:**
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This setting will determine how long your Alert will be displayed on the screen,
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in seconds.
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**Location:**
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Choose the location where you want the alert displayed on the
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screen, Top, Middle or Bottom.
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**Preview:**
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Your choices will be displayed here.
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Remote Tab
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.. image:: pics/configureremotes.png
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OpenLP gives you the ability to control your Service Manager from a remote
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computer through a web browser. This was written actually for a nursery or day
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care where a "come and get YYYY" message could be triggered remotely. It has
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now become an interface to control the whole service remotely.
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An example of one use for this would be if you have a missionary with a
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PowerPoint presentation, it may be easier for that missionary to remotely
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connect to your projection computer and change the slides when he wants to.
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To use this feature you will need to be on a network, wired or wireless, know
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the IP address of the projection computer and enter that IP address and port
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number in the remote computer's web browser.
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To find your projection computer's IP address for Windows, open Command Prompt
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and type in “ipconfig” (without quotations), press Enter key and your IP
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address will show. In Linux, open Terminal and type “ifconfig” (without
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quotations), and use the IP address after “inet addr:” The IP address will
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always have a format of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where x is one to three digits long.
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Server Settings
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Serve on IP address: Put your projection computer's IP address here.
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Port Number
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^^^^^^^^^^^
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You can use the default port number or change it to another number.
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With these two settings written down, open a web browser in the remote computer
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and enter the IP address followed by a colon and then the port number, ie:
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192.168.1.104:4316 then press enter. You should now have access to the OpenLP
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Controller. If it does not come up, you either entered the wrong IP address,
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port number or one or both computer's are not connected to the network.
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