Slide Properties - Song Text Layout - Build Options - using Emphasis Animation

Applicable SongShow Plus Versions: 
This article applies to SongShow Plus 9.1 and Later

 * Ensure that you are using the most current build of SongShow Plus from the Download page for the best experience. *   

Slide Properties are an integral part of SongShow Plus and can be used to change the look and feel of any (or all) of your content.  To a further degree, the Song Text Layout > Build Options and its use of various options to render the lyrics can be a useful tool.
The ability to use various Build Options for the song parts can provide for a custom and dramatic result, but beware, overuse of the Build Options can cause undesired and unexpected behavior. When using multiple Output Windows there are also multiple corresponding sections of the Slide Properties. 

The Emphasis Animation gives the user the ability to display an entire verse of text but control the flow of the verse by highlighting only a certain part of the verse when the song is advanced.  This can be very useful for new or seldomly used songs so that the audience can see the entire text and also have a visual prompt for the flow of the song. 

 Please use caution when applying Song Text Layout > Build Options.   In most cases, it is not advised to use disparate settings across different Output Windows.

To use Song Text Layout > Build Options with the Emphasis animation:

1. Launch SongShow Plus
2. From the main toolbar select Slide Properties.
3. From here select the Output Window and Media type you want to adjust.  In most cases this will be Presentation > All Media
4. Locate and select the Song Text Layout Group.
5. Once the Song Text Layout Group populates, select the Build Options tab.
6. Note that by default, the Render Lyrics setting of Verse-by-Verse is selected.  This is the only Render Lyrics setting that does not allow the use of the Emphasis animation.
7. From the Render Lyrics setting, select an option other than Verse-By-Verse. Refer to the SongShow Plus User Guide and search for Song Text Layout for more details about the Render lyrics settings. These selections are important to understand since this will be the main driver in how the text is displayed.
8. Once your option is selected, ensure that the Use Emphasis animation option is checked.
9. If you have more than one Output Window enabled AND the Song Text Layout Group options are not deselected, ensure that all settings match for all enabled Output Windows.
10. Apply and click OK to close the Slide Properties.
11. Project some songs to ensure that they are displaying as intended. If not, check both the Slide Properties settings and the Song Parts content for accuracy.

In some cases, when users are configuring multiple Output Windows, users want to get creative and try to set a different build option (i.e. By maximum lines per slide) for other displays that are supposed to be mirroring the main projection display.  This can be problematic and is not recommended.  In some cases, it will not work at all but worse is when it appears to work but is actually displaying the wrong parts of the song.

Refer to the SongShow Plus User Guide and search for Song Text Layout for more details about settings.

NOTE: It is important to remember that Slide Properties are available individually to each display type regardless of the configuration/output status.  This can be problematic for disparate settings like verse order or text layout build options if conflicting settings are applied. If identical behavior and aesthetics are desired in the synced display(s) as in the Source display, then ensure that no Slide Properties are overridden for the synced display(s).  This is most easily done by selecting the global Slide Properties for the synced display, right clicking the Property Groups header and selecting Override None.

Training Videos - A video walk-through of this process may be available. 

Depending on your current subscription level, you can go to the GoFishMedia website training page and log in with the same Customer ID and password that you use to log in to the SongShow Plus site or activate SongShow Plus. Review this article for more details.

If you have any questions regarding the use of or issues with Slide Properties in SongShow Plus, please contact the Support Team.

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