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.. _glossary:
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Glossary
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========
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The developers of OpenLP have strived to make it a straightforward and easy to
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use application. However, it is good to be familiar with a few terms that will
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be used throughout this documentation, and when seeking support.
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.. _g-ftwizard:
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First Time Wizard
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The :ref:`wizard` gives you the ability to perform a basic setup of OpenLP. It
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runs automatically before OpenLP starts for the first time. The :ref:`wizard`
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can be :ref:`run again <wizard-run-again>` if needed.
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.. _g-formatting-tags:
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Formatting Tags
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:ref:`formatting-tags` give you the ability to add additional text formatting
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to text in songs and custom slides.
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.. _g-main-window:
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Main Window
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The Main Window is what you will see when you first open OpenLP. It contains all
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the tools and plugins that make OpenLP function.
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.. image:: pics/mainwindow.png
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.. _g-media-manager:
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Media Manager
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The Media Manager contains a number of tabs which the plugins supply to OpenLP.
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Each tab in the Media Manager is called a :ref:`g-media-item`. You can send
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songs, Bibles, etc from the :ref:`g-media-item` to the
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:ref:`g-preview-slide-controller` or :ref:`g-live-slide-controller`.
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.. image:: pics/mediamanager_songs.png
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.. _g-media-item:
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Media Item
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A media item is a tab in the :ref:`g-media-manager`. The media item contains
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any items from the various plugins which can be displayed on the display screen.
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.. g-platform:
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Platform
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When the word "platform" is used, it is usually referring to your operating
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system, Windows, Linux, (Mac) OS X or FreeBSD/PC-BSD.
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.. _g-preview-pane:
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Preview Pane
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The preview pane is a section to preview your media items before you go live
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with them.
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.. image:: pics/preview.png
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.. _g-service-file:
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Service File
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A service file is the file that is created when you save your service in OpenLP.
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The service file consist of :ref:`g-service-item`
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.. _g-service-item:
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Service Items
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Service items are the :ref:`g-media-item` that are in the :ref:`g-service-manager`.
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.. _g-service-manager:
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Service Manager
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The service manager contains the media items in your service file. This is the
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area where your media items go live. You can also save, open, and edit
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services files from here.
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.. image:: pics/servicemanager.png
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.. _g-slide-controller:
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Slide Controller
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The Slide Controller controls which slide from a :ref:`g-service-item` is currently
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being displayed, and moving between the various slides.
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.. image:: pics/slidecontroller.png
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.. _g-preview-slide-controller:
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Preview Slide Controller
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The preview :ref:`g-slide-controller` shows you a simple preview of your item.
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It does not send any output to the display screen.
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Live Slide Controller
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The live :ref:`g-slide-controller` controls the live output to the display
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screen.
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Theme Manager
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The theme manager is where themes are created and edited. Themes are the text
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styles and backgrounds that you use to personalize your services.
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.. image:: pics/thememanager.png
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