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With Presenter by WorshipTools, you can import slides from external sources, like PowerPoint, for projecting, but you can also create slides directly from within the program.
To get started, click on the Slides button in the top menu of Presenter, then click the + Add Slides button located in the upper right corner, then +New Slideshow. Populate the empty box with the name of your slideshow, then click Create Slideshow.
Now you should be in the slide editor screen where Presenter has populated the first slide. With several customizable options for adding slides to your presentation, such as background color, Presentation size, Slide Layers, and Slide Notes.
There is a lot to explore in the Slide Editor, so we will start from the upper left corner and work our way through the options along the edge of the Presenter, completing a full overview of the Slide Editor options.
Slides
Along the left edge of Presenter, slides will appear as you add them. Click the + option to get started creating a new slide.
In the box that next appears, choose to either Create empty slide (great to use as a blank placeholder between other slides!) or, Create slide from a template - this is the option you most likely will use, and is the option selected for this article.
If there are no templates available on the next screen to select, you will need to create one before you can continue with this option. Read through the Presenter Templates for a quick overview to get started.
If templates are available, select one from the list to apply it to the slide, otherwise right-click on the first slide and select Duplicate, or click the + button as many times as you want to create additional slides.
Modifying slide content
Choosing Formatting or Template Select one of the three templates to get started. If you select either the Title or Title and Content templates, there will be a few text/media boxes available for you to work with.
Lines per Slide (note: default setting available Settings> Song Settings > Default Max lines per slide)
Slide Labels (supported by Song types)
(note: behavior has changed from previous versions of Presenter; Slide labels are now considered fg)
Slide Layers In the bottom left corner of Presenter you'll find Slide Layers with three different types of layers when clicking the +. When interacting with each of these layers, a set of formatting tools for editing will appear on the right edge.
- Text: format your font, font size, colors, etc. in the Text Formatting section which appears on the right
- Rectangle
- Media: choose a motion background or image from your media library
To move a box, single-click anywhere within the box, then drag and drop the box where you'd like it to go. To adjust the size of the box, hover your mouse at one of its four edges, and the cursor will turn into a straight black arrow. With this arrow, click and drag the edge of the box to your desired width or height.
Each box can be assigned to hold either Text or Media under the Box Type in the slides toolbar. If you select Media, you can choose from any images or videos that are already in your Media Library or import new ones. Once the media is selected for the slide, make sure to adjust any other settings such as Image Scaling, Video Audio, and Video Loop. Then, Save your changes.
Slide Notes
- Using chords in notes