Using the Messaging options in the Improv Panel - Stage Message - Instant Message

Applicable SongShow Plus Versions: 
This article applies to all versions of SongShow Plus 

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This is a quick primer on the use of the Messaging options found in the Improv Panel for SongShow Plus. This information is useful for both the Stage Message and Instant Message tools.

The user has the option of adding their own free form text, selecting one of the date/time options available from the Insert drop menu or using them both in combination.  A list of presented messages is stored for later use and the Show and Hide buttons control when a message is displayed.

For the Message Improv tabs (Instant and Stage), there are 3 tabs in the settings; Placement, Text and Container.

Placement
The Placement tab sets the position and size of the container (text area) with the Left and Top settings controlling the position and the Width and Height settings controlling the size. 
The position is set relative to the upper left corner of the text container.  The lower the percentage is set in the Left and Top sliders, the closer it is placed to the left and top of the display screen.  The Width and Height settings are also relative to the upper left corner of the text container and are a percentage of the display screen.
The easiest way to see where this is while editing is to set a solid color background in the Container tab, which will be addressed in more detail later.  Once you have the size and position set as desired, the background can be changed as desired.

Text
The Text tab uses percentage sliders similar to those found in the Placement tab.  In this case, these are set relative to the overall size of the container created with the Placement settings.
The Text tab sets the position and size of the text with the Left and Top settings controlling the position and the Width and Height settings controlling the size.  The position is set relative to the upper left corner of the text.  The lower the percentage is set in the Left and Top sliders, the closer the text is placed to the left and top of the container.  The Width and Height settings are also relative to the upper left corner of the text and are a percentage of the container area.  There are several other settings available in the Text tab that are self-explanatory and are only relative to the text inside the container.

Container
The Container tab allows for the setting of backgrounds to the designated container area.  The options here are similar to background display properties found elsewhere in SongShow Plus.   The images, videos and colors that are available elsewhere in SongShow Plus are available here and the Opacity is adjustable.

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 any of the SongShow Plus settings, please contact the Support Team.

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