SSP Best Practices - Manage your Default Slide Properties

Applicable SongShow Plus Versions: 
This article applies to SongShow Plus 8.x and Later

 *Ensure that you are using the most current build of SongShow Plus from the Download page before proceeding. *  

SongShow Plus is very flexible in how it displays content and everyone has their own idea of the best display configuration for their presentation. 

The primary way to set this up is through the use of the Slide Properties settings.  There are several presets already included for your use but the real power here is saving you own presets.

*Saving Slide Properties*
We recommend saving one or more personal preset(s) once you get your Default Slide Properties settings the way you want.  This is easy to do from the top of the Default Slide Property settings window by following these simple instructions:

1. Open the Default Slide Property settings from the main tool bar: Slide Properties > All Media
2. Set the Default Slide Property settings to give the desired look. Each of the Property Groups controls a different aspect of the slide properties.
3. Click on the Save To... button at the top of the Default Slide Property settings window.
4. Select the User Properties Files folder.
5. Enter a name that make sense to you in the File Name field and click Save. The name should indicate in some way which property group it is for.
   
6. Repeat steps 1-5 for any other important groups of Slide Properties settings you want to have easy access to.

By doing these few simple steps it can save you a lot a time later if someone inadvertently changes your settings and also in case some other action changes the current Slide Properties settings.

In order to restore the Slide Properties that you saved, the reverse procedure can be used:

1. Open the Default Slide Property settings from the main tool bar: Slide Properties > All Media
2. Click on the Load From... button at the top of the Default Slide Property settings window.
3. Select the User Properties Files folder.
4. Select a file name for the desired Slide Properties and click Select. 
   
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for any other important groups of Slide Properties settings you want to restore.

These can also be moved/used on other machines by using the Backup/Restore tool.

*Resetting Slide Properties to Factory Defaults*

In order to reset the Slide Properties back to the installation defaults, the following procedure can be used:

1. Open the Default Slide Property settings from the main tool bar: Slide Properties > All Media
2. Click on the Load From... button at the top of the Default Slide Property settings window.
3. Select the Factory Properties Files folder.
4. Select the Default All Media Slide Properties and click Select. 
   
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for any other important groups of Slide Properties settings you want to restore.
6. For any other enabled Output Windows, select and right-click the "Property Groups" header, then select Override None to clear all the settings.

NOTE: this will return to factory defaults for the global Slide Properties but it may still be necessary to clear the Slide Properties settings for the Program or specific song/scripture/slide objects.

Training Videos - A video walk-through of this process is available.  Locate the video on the training page - Basic introduction > Slide Properties Overview

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 this article does not resolve the issue, contact the Support Team.

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