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Creating a service
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Now that you have OpenLP set up the way you want, it is time to put it to use.
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Everything you need to display will be in the left panel called *Media Manager*
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under their respective categories. Using the Media Manager you will load new
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Media, Songs, Images, Bibles, or create a Custom slide as discussed earlier in
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:ref:`mediamanager`.
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.. image:: pics/mediamanager.png
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On the right side of your screen at the top is the Service Manager.
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.. image:: pics/service_manager.png
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Anything you want to display should be in the Service Manager and preferably in
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the order you want to display it. To add your media you can click on an item in
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the *Media Manager* hold and drag your selection from the Media Manager over to
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the *Service Manager* or, after clicking the media or verse you want to use,
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click the + sign icon above. This will add your media to the service side at the
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bottom. Once it is in the Service Manager you can click on your item and drag
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and drop it in the order you want or, click the item and use the arrow icons
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below to move it up or down in the order you want. Note: You always have the
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option to send any media live direct from the Media Manager. Please see
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:ref:`mediamanager` for more details.
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.. image:: pics/service_arrows.png
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Displaying an Item
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When you have all of your items needed for the service in your Service Manager
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there are a few ways to get them to display on the screen. You can double-click
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the item, click it once with the mouse and push the :kbd:`Enter` key on your
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keyboard or, click it once with the mouse and click on the projector at the
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bottom of the Service Manager. Any of these methods will display your item on
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the screen. When your item is displayed, it will appear in the Live windows just
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to the left of the Service Manager.
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.. image:: pics/service_live.png
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Moving through a Service
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Once you have your first item displayed live you can move through the service in
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a couple of ways. You can double-click on each item you need displayed, or click
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it once and press enter. If your songs, verses, etc. are in the order you will
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be displaying them, you can use the :kbd:`Right Arrow` key on your keyboard to
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move down through your service. Pressing the :kbd:`Left Arrow` key will move up
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through the service. Every time you press the :kbd:`Left Arrow` or
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:kbd:`Right Arrow` key the next item in your Service will be displayed.
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Moving through a Song or Bible verses
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When you display a song or Bible verse with multiple verses you will need to
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move through them. When a song or verse is being displayed you will see the
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lyrics in the top Live window and how it actually appears on your display
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in the bottom Live window. To change slides you can use your mouse to click on
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each slide in the top Live window, use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow icons
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under the top Live window.
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service_live_arrows.png
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You can also use the :kbd:`Down Arrow` key to move down through
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the song or verses. Using the :kbd:`Up Arrow` key will move you from bottom to
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top. :kbd:`Page Up` and :kbd:`Page Down` keys will do the same thing.
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Adding a group of Images
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At some point you may have a group of images to display together. It may be
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pictures from a youth group adventure, bulletin announcements, or some other
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reason. Once you add your images to the Media Manager hold the :kbd:`Ctrl` key
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on your keyboard and click each image you want to add as a group. As you click
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the images they will remain highlighted. When you are done with your selections
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you can either click the + icon above the images or, click on one of the
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highlighted images, hold the mouse button and drag them over to the Service
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Manager side and place them where you need them.
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.. image:: pics/service_images.png
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Sorting a group of Images
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If you do not like the order the images are in,
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right click Images and left click Reorder Item.
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.. image:: pics/service_reorder.png
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.. image:: pics/service_reorder_service_item.png
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From this box you will be able to rearrange the order of your images by clicking
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on one and using the :guilabel:`Up` and :guilabel:`Down` arrows to move it to
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where you want it. If there is an image you do not want in your order, click on
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it and then click the :guilabel:`Delete` button. When you are done arranging
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your images click :guilabel:`Save`.
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If you need to add another image from the Media Manager to your group of images,
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left click the image you want to add and hold the mouse button and drag it over
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your group of Images and release the mouse button. You will be given two options,
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:guilabel:`Add New Item` and :guilabel:`Add to Selected Item`.
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.. image:: pics/service_add.png
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If you click :guilabel:`Add New Item` your image will be separate from your
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group of images as another item at the bottom of the Service. If you click
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:guilabel:`Add to Selected Item` your image will be added to your group of
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images.
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Using the Continuous Loop Timer
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Once you have a group of images you can easily cycle through them by using the
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*Live Controller Bar* timer in between the Live panes.
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.. image:: pics/service_timer.png
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Adjust the time delay for the seconds in between each image by adjusting the
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timer. This timer counter is in seconds. Immediately to the left of the timer is
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the button to start the images looping. Click it once to start the continuous
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loop and once to stop it. You can also use the keyboard shortcut :kbd:`L` to
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start and stop the continuous loop. The timer will also cycle through Bible
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verses and song lyrics.
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Using the "Blank to" Control
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On the *Live Controller Bar* in between the Live windows are three options to
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Blank your screen. Clicking on the down arrow next to the blank button will show
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you your three options.
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.. image:: pics/service_blank.png
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**Blank Screen**
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Choosing this option will blank your projector to black as if it were shut off.
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The shortcut for this option is :kbd:`.` (fullstop/period on your keyboard).
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**Blank to Theme**
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Choosing this option will show your blank theme only, without lyrics or verses.
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If you are blanking a song with an assigned theme it will blank to that theme.
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If no theme is assigned or you are blanking a presentation or image, it will
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blank to the global theme. The shortcut for this option is :kbd:`T`.
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**Blank to Desktop**
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Choosing this option will show your desktop wallpaper or a program that you have
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open on the extended monitor or projector. You can seamlessly switch between one
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program and OpenLP by Blank to Desktop. The shortcut for this option is :kbd:`D`.
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You can change or add the keyboard shortcuts here
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:menuselection:`Settings --> Configure Shortcuts`.
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New, Open and Saving the service
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.. image:: pics/service_save.png
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These three icons at the top of the *Service Manager* will do the following:
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The first icon will create a New Service. The second icon will Open an already
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created service file. The third icon will Save the service you created, added to
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or rearranged.
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Now that you created your service, tested it and are ready for your worship
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service, you will want to save your service file. OpenLP will remind you to do
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this when you close the program or you can click the save button at the top of
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your service file. Choose the location you want to save your file and click
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:guilabel:`Ok`.
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