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Because every church has its own unique way of
worshiping, you may find that some of our suggestions for
entering your songs will need to be adjusted to better suit
your specific needs. For example, your church may move from
one song to the next without pausing. To better suit this
worship style, you may find it desirable to remove the song
titles from each of the songs.
Above is an example of the song template window. The song
template window is a useful reference for previewing the song
once you have finished entering it. To download the song
template for entering new songs,
click here.
Below is a step by step guide to help you enter songs quickly:
● Delete all but the first and second slides from the template
● Delete all notes on slide 2
● Save the file as a new template
● Open the new template and save it as your new song title
● On slide 2, type the footer text in the slide pane
● Enter the title of slide 2 in the outline pane
● Copy slide 2 to create additional slides (e.g. slides 3, 4
or more)
● Change the numbers on slides 3 and 4 in the outline pane
● Enter the words for slide 2 in the slide pane.
● Enter the words for slide 3 in the slide pane.
● Enter the words for slide 4 in the slide pane.
● Copy and past the words from the slide pane of slides 2,3 &
4 to the notes pane of slide 2
● Format the notes pane of slide 2 similar to the template.
● Copy the notes from slide 2 to slides 3 and 4.
● Add the *** ON SCREEN *** note to slides 2, 3 & 4.
 
When entering the words in the slide area, make certain you
use the correct return. There are two types of returns: a hard
return and a soft return. A hard return is created by pressing
the enter key. A soft return is created by holding down
the shift key while pressing the enter key. The
template we supply uses soft returns between lines in a verse
and hard returns between verses. By using the correct return,
the line spacing will be automatically done for you.
If some lines of the verses are too long to fit on the screen,
you can adjust the font size. If you adjust the font size, be
sure to adjust all of the lines and slides for that song
accordingly. Do not reduce the font size to less than 28 pts.
If the line is still too long, you may let it wrap to the next
line and change the line spacing so the two lines are closer
together.
We recommend that you save all your songs as separate files.
This will allow you to make up your song list for a service by
inserting the individual songs. Treat each song as a
masterpiece. You only need to create it once, so create it
properly as you will be using it for many years to come. We
also recommend that you make use of the notes area as this is
an invaluable reference tool for times when services or
worship times don't go as anticipated.
Make certain you do not change the background or the font
colors when setting up your songs. They need to be set up
properly so that they will adapt to the song list when
inserted. If you change a background or a font color, it will
retain the properties you assign to it. Use the song template
we provide to ensure your songs adapt to the background
templates properly. |