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Glossary
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The developers of OpenLP have strived to make it a straightforward and easy to
use application. However, it is good to be familiar with a few terms that will
be used throughout this documentation, and when seeking support.
Main Window
-----------
The Main Window is what you will see when you first open OpenLP
.. image:: pics/mainwindow.png
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The Main Window contains all the tools and plugins that make OpenLP function
Media Manager
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The Media Manager contains a number of tabs the plugins supply to OpenLP.
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Each tab in the Media Manager is called a **Media Item**
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From the Media Manager you can send Media Items to the Preview or Live screens.
Preview
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The preview pane is a section to preview your media items before you go live
with them.
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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 **Service Items**
Service Item
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Service items are the **media items** that are in the **service manager**
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Service Manger
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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
services files from here.
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.. image:: pics/servicemanager.png
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Slide Controller
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The Slide Controller controls which slide from a **Service Item** is currently
being displayed, and moving between the various slides.
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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