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SoftouchDevelopment,Inc. 8023E.63 rdPlaceSuite255 Tulsa,OK71433 "ThetrueworshiperswillworshiptheFatherinspiritandtruth,fortheyarethekindof worshiperstheFatherseeks."(John4:23) WelcometoEasyWorship2009 Youhavelotsofchoicesforpresentationsoftware,andwe'regladyouchose EasyWorship2009!SoftouchDevelopment,Inc.isateamofChristiandevelopers, designersandsupportstaffoutofTulsa,Oklahoma,andweworkhardtogiveourusers thebestsolutionforworshippresentationsoftware.We'recommittedtoanexcellent productandtoservingyouasourcustomer. AsyouuseEasyWorship2009,you'llnoticeitisbothpowerfulandeasytouse.That onlyhappensaswedialoguewithourcustomers,sopleaseprovidefeedbackatour supportforumonlineat http://www.easyworship.com/support .Theforumisreadand answereddailybyourteam,andit'saplacewhereyou'lldiscoverlotsofhelpfultipsand solutionsaswellasabignetworkofusersjustlikeyou. FreeSupportisavailableMondaythruFriday,9AMto6PMCST. ByPhone:+1(918)250-1493 ByEmail:[email protected] Online:easyworship.com/support Windows,WindowsMediaPl ayerandPowerPoi ntareregisteredtr ademarksoft heMicrosoftCo rporation©20 09. SongSelectLyri cServicei sregisteredtrademarkofCCLI Inc©2009.Qui cktimeisatr ademarkofApp leCorporatio n© 2009.YouTubeis atrademarkof YouTube,LLC©2009.MatroxDu alHead2Go&Tr ipleHead2Goar etrademarksof MatroxGraphicsInc.Copyright2009. iii TableOfContents What'sNewinEasyWorship2009...................................................................................1 Getting Started................................................................................................................3 ActivatingandRegisteringEasyWorship.....................................................................3 IncorrectSerialNumber!..............................................................................................4 SystemRequ irements .....................................................................................................7 SystemRequirementsforDesktop&LaptopComputers.............................................7 MoreVideoCardin fo.......... ......................................................................................... 8 RecommendedVideoCaptureCards........................................................................10 Foldback Hardware....................................................................................................10 GetToKnowEasyWorship...........................................................................................11 HowitWorks .............................................................................................................11 RunningEasyWorshipForTheFirstTime.................................................................13 EasyWorship Hotkeys. ...............................................................................................15 Dragand DropFeatu res............................................................................................16 Menus........................................................................................................................ 17 Toolbars ....................................................................................................................21 MonitorSetup................................................................................................................27 DualMonitorsExplained............................................................................................27 DualMoni torSetup.. ..................................................................................................2 8 DisplayFoldbackMonitorSetup................................................................................31 MatroxDualHead2GoorTripleHead2GoSetup:....................................................31 LaptopSetup.............................................................................................................32 IntelGraphicsLaptopMonitorSetup..........................................................................33 ATIGraphicsLaptopMonitorSetup...........................................................................35 DualMonitorTroubleshooting....................................................................................35 UsingCustomPosition..............................................................................................36

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SoftouchDevelopment,Inc.8023E.63rdPlaceSuite255Tulsa,OK71433"ThetrueworshiperswillworshiptheFatherinspiritandtruth,fortheyarethekindofworshiperstheFatherseeks."(John4:23)WelcometoEasyWorship2009

Youhavelotsofchoicesforpresentationsoftware,andwe'regladyouchoseEasyWorship2009!SoftouchDevelopment,Inc.isateamofChristiandevelopers,designersandsupportstaffoutofTulsa,Oklahoma,andweworkhardtogiveourusersthebestsolutionforworshippresentationsoftware.We'recommittedtoanexcellentproductandtoservingyouasourcustomer.AsyouuseEasyWorship2009,you'llnoticeitisbothpowerfulandeasytouse.Thatonlyhappensaswedialoguewithourcustomers,sopleaseprovidefeedbackatoursupportforumonlineathttp://www.easyworship.com/support .Theforumisreadandanswereddailybyourteam,andit'saplacewhereyou'lldiscoverlotsofhelpfultipsandsolutionsaswellasabignetworkofusersjustlikeyou.FreeSupportisavailableMondaythruFriday,9AMto6PMCST.ByPhone:+1(918)250-1493

ByEmail:[email protected]:easyworship.com/supportWindows,WindowsMediaPlayerandPowerPointareregisteredtrademarksoftheMicrosoftCorporation©2009.SongSelectLyricServiceisregisteredtrademarkofCCLIInc©2009.QuicktimeisatrademarkofAppleCorporation©2009.YouTubeisatrademarkofYouTube,LLC©2009.MatroxDualHead2Go&TripleHead2GoaretrademarksofMatroxGraphicsInc.Copyright2009.

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TableOfContentsWhat'sNewinEasyWorship2009...................................................................................1GettingStarted................................................................................................................3ActivatingandRegisteringEasyWorship.....................................................................3IncorrectSerialNumber!..............................................................................................4SystemRequirements.....................................................................................................7

SystemRequirementsforDesktop&LaptopComputers.............................................7MoreVideoCardinfo...................................................................................................8RecommendedVideoCaptureCards........................................................................10FoldbackHardware....................................................................................................10GetToKnowEasyWorship...........................................................................................11HowitWorks.............................................................................................................11RunningEasyWorshipForTheFirstTime.................................................................13EasyWorshipHotkeys................................................................................................15DragandDropFeatures............................................................................................16Menus........................................................................................................................17Toolbars....................................................................................................................21MonitorSetup................................................................................................................27

DualMonitorsExplained............................................................................................27DualMonitorSetup....................................................................................................28DisplayFoldbackMonitorSetup................................................................................31MatroxDualHead2GoorTripleHead2GoSetup:....................................................31LaptopSetup.............................................................................................................32IntelGraphicsLaptopMonitorSetup..........................................................................33ATIGraphicsLaptopMonitorSetup...........................................................................35DualMonitorTroubleshooting....................................................................................35UsingCustomPosition..............................................................................................36

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DVD...........................................................................................................................91DVDsExplained........................................................................................................91DVDRegion...............................................................................................................92Creating&ManagingDVDClips................................................................................96UsingDVDClips........................................................................................................98UsingPredefinedClips..............................................................................................98

DVDDecoderUtilities..............................................................................................100RecommendedDVDDecoders................................................................................101TroubleshootingDVDIssues...................................................................................102Feeds......................................................................................................................103Images.....................................................................................................................105UsingImages...........................................................................................................105Videos.....................................................................................................................106UsingVideos...........................................................................................................106Online.........................................................................................................................109OnlineContent.........................................................................................................109MediaStoreTab......................................................................................................109SongSelectTab.......................................................................................................110

WebTab..................................................................................................................110Backgrounds...............................................................................................................111AddingBackgrounds................................................................................................111BackgroundOptions................................................................................................114ModifyingBackgrounds...........................................................................................114UsingBackgrounds..................................................................................................115UsingVideoJockey(VJ)Mode................................................................................116TableOfContentsvUsingtheBackgroundDesigner..............................................................................117AttachABackgroundToASong..............................................................................119PowerPoint..................................................................................................................121UsingPowerPoint2007Files...................................................................................121UsingPowerPointFilesWithAudio&Video............................................................122UsingPowerPointFiles............................................................................................125Alerts...........................................................................................................................127HowDoIDeleteMessagesFromtheMessageAlertList?.......................................127UsingFoldbackAlert................................................................................................127UsingMessageAlert................................................................................................129UsingNurseryAlert..................................................................................................130Profiles........................................................................................................................131CreatingProfiles......................................................................................................131EditingProfiles.........................................................................................................134LocatingYourProfileData.......................................................................................134UnderstandingProfiles............................................................................................135

UsingaSharedDatabase........................................................................................136UsingProfiles..........................................................................................................137PresenterRemotes.....................................................................................................139RecommendedPresenterRemotes.........................................................................139UsingaNon-ProgrammableWirelessPresenter......................................................140TipsAndTricks...........................................................................................................141TheLatestTipsandTricks.......................................................................................141"SendTo"ShortcutforCopyingMedia.....................................................................141AddingNotesInASong...........................................................................................141

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AddingaBlankSlideToaSong...............................................................................141ChangingEasyWorshipHotkeys..............................................................................142CreatingCongregationalPrompts............................................................................144OrganizingImagesandVideos................................................................................145PlayingFlashContent..............................................................................................146PlayingQuicktimeFilesInEasyWorship..................................................................146

RunningEasyWorshipinSingleMonitorMode........................................................147UsingCustomPosition............................................................................................147FAQ............................................................................................................................149HowDoIAddVideosTotheBackgroundPalette?..................................................149HowDoIEditScriptures?........................................................................................149HowDoIUsetheSchedule?...................................................................................149HowDoVideos,Images&BackgroundsWork?......................................................149WhatHotKeysAreAvailableInEasyWorship?........................................................150SongsIncludedWithEasyWorship..........................................................................150WhereIstheManualThatComesWithEasyWorship?............................................150Maintenance...............................................................................................................150AddingandRemovingDemoData...........................................................................150

DatabasesandProfileBackup.................................................................................152TransferringtheEasyWorshipDatabaseToAnotherComputer...............................153UsingCommandLineSwitches...............................................................................153UsingtheRebuildDatabaseUtility...........................................................................154Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................154ActiveMovieWindowAppearsOverMyDVDEditor.................................................154AudioPausesDuringTransition...............................................................................154BorlandDatabaseEngineError$2108....................................................................155BorlandDatabaseEngineError$251E....................................................................155EasyWorship2009ManualviDVDPlaysonBothScreens....................................................................................155ExclamationPointsOnMyThumbnails....................................................................158'Index:TitleAuthor'Error........................................................................................159InternetConnectivity................................................................................................159NoSound................................................................................................................160'PathNotFound'C:\...\Temp...Error........................................................................160PowerPointTroubleshooting....................................................................................161PSAPI.DLLError......................................................................................................161MyScheduleWon'tSave.........................................................................................162SongEditorLoadsSlowly........................................................................................162TextOverVideoTroubleshooting............................................................................163TransitionsFlicker...................................................................................................163TroubleshootingImages..........................................................................................164UnabletoCreateBackSurfaceErrorMessage........................................................164

DVDProblems.........................................................................................................1661

What's New in EasyWorship 2009DisplayFoldback(StageDisplay) SendLyricsandScripturecontenttostagemonitors(automaticallysyncedwithaudienceoutput) SendAlertsandcustommessagestostagemonitors(onlyseenonstage)ClockDisplayshowsthecurrenttime

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LyricDisplay,optionalverse/chorustags,showsfirstlineofnextslide,automaticwordwrap,andmore PowerPointDisplayshowscurrentandnextPowerPointslides Fullcontrolofformatandstyle,including:text/fontstyles,custombackground(notjustblack),scrollingorstaticalerts,andmore (requiresadditionalhardware)VJ(VideoJockey)Mode Livebackgroundswitching(withtransitions) SwitchbetweenVideos,Images,FeedsandSlideBackgroundsAudioIntegration AddaudiofilesdirectlytotheSchedule AddaudiofilesasbackgroundstoSongsorScripture Backgroundaudiocanbecontrolled(play/pause,volume,mute) Backgroundaudiosyncswithbackgroundvideos(controlsaresynced)WebDisplay EasilyenterURLstodisplaywebpages Integratednavigationcontrols(home,back,next,refresh,stop) FullsupportforYouTubevideos,andmore FullsupportforFlash-basedcontent

IntegratedMediaStore EasilybrowsethousandsofpopularMiniMovies,Motions,CountdownsandStills PreviewmediadirectlyinEasyWorship IntegratedDownloads,automaticallyputsyournewmediawhereitshouldbe(noneedtomanuallyfindandinstalldownloadedmedia)UpdatedUserInterfaceUpdatedbuttonsandiconsthroughoutRedesignedmediaplayerandinterfacecontrolsforvideo,DVDandfeedsRedesignedresourceareaanddisplayoptions(preferences)area ThemeawaresothelookautomaticallycustomizesforXP,VistaorWindows7Redesignedcontrolheader(topbar)andpanedividerstooptimizeworkspaceRedesignedtoworkwithvaryingscreenDPIs(largefonts)

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Getting StartedActivatingandRegisteringEasyWorshipWhenEasyWorshipispurchased,youwillreceiveanemailwithregistrationinformationinitoryoumayreceiveaCDwithaproductkeyattached.FollowtheinstructionsbelowtoregisterEasyWorship.RegisterEasyWorshipwithoutaProductKey:IfyoupurchasedEasyWorshipanddidnotreceiveproductkeywiththeCD,checkyouremailforaregistrationemail,orchecktheenvelopeyoureceivedthediskinforaregistrationletter.EntertheregistrationinformationyoureceivedusingthestepsunderRegisteringEasyWorship.

ActivateEasyWorshipusingaProductKey:IfyoureceivethiscardwithyourEasyWorshipCD,therearetwowaystoregisterEasyWorshipusingaproductkey,byphoneoronlineactivation.1.Call(918)250-14939AM-6PM(CST)toactivatebyphone.VisitEasyWorship.com/activate toactivateonline.2.Afteractivatingviaphoneoronline,checkyouremailforaregistrationemail.3.EntertheregistrationinformationyoureceivedintoEasyWorshipusingthestepsunderRegisteringEasyWorship.RegisteringEasyWorship:

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1.OpenEasyWorship.2.IntheAboutEasyWorshipdialogbox,clickRegister.3.IntheRegisterdialogbox,typetheregistrationinformationintheappropriateboxes.EasyWorship2009Manual4 Alloftheregistrationinformationmustbeenteredexactlyasitappearsintheregistrationletter.4.ClickValidate.(TheRegistrationfieldswillgreyout)5.ClickContinueorClosetocompletetheregistration.-Or-WithEasyWorshipOpen:1.ClickontheHelpmenu,clickRegisterProducts.2.IntheRegisterdialogbox,typeyourregistrationinformationintheappropriateboxes. Alloftheregistrationinformationmustbeenteredexactlyasitappears.3.ClickValidate.(TheRegistrationfieldswillgreyout)4.ClickClosetocompletetheregistration.

IfyouhaveanyproblemsSee:IncorrectSerialNumber! .Youmayalsocallusat+1918-250-1493,[email protected]!GettingStarted5Thiserrorcanoccurforacoupleofreasons:1.EasyWorshiphasalreadybeenregistered. IfEasyWorshipisupgradedfromanolderversionthatwasalreadyregistered,thereisnoneedtoenteryourserialnumber.Thiserrorwillappearifthesameregistrationcodeisenteredagain. TodetermineifEasyWorshipisalreadyregistered,ClickontheHelpmenuthenAboutEasyWorship.Ifthechurchnameandserialnumberare

intheregistrationareaatthebottom,thesoftwareisalreadyregistered.2.YourEasyWorshipregistrationinformationhasnotbeenenteredexactlyasitisonyourregistrationletter. Verifythattheregistrationinformationhasbeenenteredexactlyasitisontheregistrationletter.TheChurchname,PhoneNumber,Serialnumberareallcaseandspacesensitive. Theserialnumberhastobeenteredwiththedashesincluded. Thephonenumbershouldbeenteredexactlyasitisintheletteroremailthatyoureceivedwhenthesoftwarewaspurchased.Ifyoucontinuetoreceivethiserrormessagecallusat+1918-250-1493,[email protected]

System RequirementsSystemRequirementsforDesktop&LaptopComputersSee:SystemRequirementsonEasyWorship.comforthelatestinformation.EasyWorshipiscompatiblewithWindows98,SE,ME,2000,XPandVista,andwillrunonmostcomputersthatmeettherequirementsforthoseoperatingsystems.AndsinceEasyWorshipisadualoutputsystem,you’llneedadualoutputcardfordisplayingthe controlscreenseparatelyfromthelivepresentationoutput.Youdon’tneedafastcomputertotakeadvantageofthebasicfeaturesEasyWorship

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hastooffer.However,ifyouwanttodisplaytextovermovingbackgroundswithvideotransitionsorifyou’relookingtodisplayHDcontent,paycloseattentiontothese requirements.ThefollowingarethepreferredcomputerrequirementsforEasyWorship:BasicRequirementsKeepingitsimple?Here’swhatyouneedtodisplaysongsandScripturesoverstill

backgroundsandtorunPowerPointslideshows 500MHzPentiumIIProcessororbetter 128MBRAM 100MBfreediskspace TwovideocardsoradualheadvideocardCD-ROMDriveGeneralRequirementsHere’swhatyouneedtoplayDVDsanddisplaytextovervideowithsmoothtransitions. 1.7GHzPentium4Processororbetter 512MBRAMormore 7200RPMharddrive 500MBfreediskspace

NVIDIAG-Force5200videocardorbetter(DualoutputAGPorPCIExpressvideographicscardwith128MBofdedicatedvideoRAM) AvailableDVDdriveandrecommendedcodecsHDRequirements 2.8GhzInteldualcoreorquadcoreprocessor 1GBRAMormoreforXP/2GBRAMormoreforVista SATA7200RPMHardDrivewith8MBcache 500MBoffreediskspaceNVIDIAG-Force8600videocardorbetter(wesuggestNVIDIAchipsetsorPCIEXPRESS[x16]ifsupportedbymotherboard).VideoCardsVideocardsshouldbepurchasedwitheitheranAGPorPCIExpressinterface.StandardPCIvideocardswillwork,butyouwillbeunabletodoqualityvideotransitionsandhighdefinitionvideo.EasyWorship2009Manual8LaptopsLaptopcomputersshouldmeetthesamerequirementsofadesktopcomputer.VerifywithyourlaptopmanufacturerthatthevideocardcansupportWindowsextendeddesktopandnotjustclonewhatisonyourlaptopdisplay.MostlatemodellaptopswithNVIDIA,ATIorIntelgraphicscardswillhavethisability.Ifyouonlyhaveonemonitorconnectiononyourlaptop,yourlaptopdisplaywillbeyourprimaryoutput(operatorscreen)andyourprojectorwillbeyoursecondaryoutput(livescreen).See:DualMonitorsExplainedandLaptopSetupformoreinfoonsettingupalaptopforDualvideooutput.

See:ComputerRequirementsUnsupported formoreinformationaboutunsupportedhardware.MoreVideoCardinfo PCIExpressisfaster,andslightlymoreexpensivethanPCI. TherearedifferentlevelsofPCIExpress,referredtoasx1(by1),x4(by4),x8(by8)andx16(by16). PCIExpressslotsareusuallyblack,PCIslotsareusuallywhiteandifyouhaveanoldersystem,AGPslotsareusuallybrownincolor.Notethatsome

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motherboardsmayvaryincolor. PCIExpress16xisthefastesttechnology.o ChoosePCIExpressoverAGPforspeedifyouhavetheoption.o ChooseAGPorPCIExpressoverStandardPCIifyouhavetheoption.o StandardPCIistheslowestoption.Itwillwork,butyouwillnothavethebestperformance. Seepicturebelowtodeterminewhichslot(s)youhaveavailableonyourmotherboardkeepinginmindthatyourexistingvideocardisnormallyremovedsothatslotmaybeavailable,too,andyoumayhavemorethanoneofeach.TodothisyouwillhavetopopthecoveroffofyourPCtogetalookatyourmotherboard.WerecommendusingaSinglePCIExpressorAGPvideocardwithtwovideooutputsoverusingtwovideocardswithsingleoutputs.Thismakessetupmucheasier.Theslotsthatyouhaveavailablewilldeterminewhichvideocard(s)youcanuse.SystemRequirements9 AllgraphicscardsmustsupportDirectXinordertouseallofthefunctionsof

EasyWorship.Downloadthelatestversionsofdriversforanynewhardwaredevicefromthemanufacturer'swebsiteafteryouinstallit.Manynewcomputerswillcomewithalesspowerfulgraphicscardalreadyinstalled.Insomecases,thesecardsdonothandleourmultimediarequirementswell.Manytimestheyonlyhavetheabilitytodisplayoutputononemonitor.WerecommendnVidiagraphicscards.TheyhaveproventobetheleastproblematicforEasyWorshipcustomersandtheyprovidethebestperformanceforwhatwedo.ManyoftheATI,ViaS3andSIScardswork.However,whentryingtousetheDVDeditor,someofthemhavecausedanActiveMoviewindowtoappear.ThisrenderstheDVDeditorunusable.See:ActiveMovieWindowOverDVDEditor for

moreinfo.Whenshoppingforagraphicscard,avoidnVidiaGeForceCardswithamodelnumberendinginLEorTurboCache.CardswithLEinthenamearescaleddownversionsofahigherendgraphicscard,andmaynotperformwell. TurboCacheisanewfeatureonnVidiavideocards,thatallowsthevideocardtosharethesystemmemory.Thesetypesofcardsdon'tperformaswell.ManyofthesecardsdonotallowEasyWorshipenoughmemorytoenableDirectXsupport. ATIhasafeatureliketheTurboCachefeatureonthenVidiacards.ItiscalledHyper-memory.Youmayseethesameresultswiththesecards.EasyWorship2009Manual10RecommendedVideoCaptureCardsSee:SystemRequirementsonEasyWorship.comforthelatestinformation.RecommendedCaptureCards5VoltPCI: KWORLDX-PertDVDMakerPCICardVS-L883D(Vista64/32compatible) ViewCastOsprey100foundatviewcast.com(VistaCompatibleusingXPDrivers) ADSTechInstantVideoPCI(PTV-390)(VistaCompatible) AverMediaDVDEZMakerPCI

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UniversalPCI: ViewCastOsprey230foundatviewcast.com(VistaCompatibleusingXPDrivers)PCIEX1: KWORLDPlusTVPVRTV-PE360-A(Vista64/32compatible)USB: KWorldDVDMakerUSB2.0(Vista64/32compatible)

See:SystemRequirementsonEasyWorship.comforthelatestinformation.Notes:Youmayneedtosetyourcapturecardtousea320x240or640x480captureresolutionforbestperformance.See:WorkingwithFeedsFoldbackHardwareTheMatroxDualHead2GoorTripleHead2GoboxisrecommendedfortheFoldbackfeature.See:FoldbackMonitorSetupforhelpsettingupEasyWorshiptoworkwiththisdevice.Aninexpensivepcigraphicscardmayalsobeusedforfoldback,butthe DualHead2GoandTripleHead2Goarethebestsolution.See:UsingFoldbackwithaSecondaryGraphicsCard.11

Get To Know EasyWorshipHowitWorksWorkFlow:ThepresentationflowsfromtheleftSchedulecolumnthroughthecenterpreviewcolumntothelivecolumnattheright.ClickingtheGoLivebuttonsendsthecurrentitemthecenterpreviewcolumntotherightlivecolumnandtothescreen.Thenextiteminthescheduleisautomaticallyselectedandshowninthecenterpreviewcolumn.WhenyouarefinisheddisplayingthecurrentiteminthelivecolumnpressGoLiveagaintodisplaythenextitemintheschedule.

ScheduleArea:TheScheduleareacontainsselecteditemsforapresentation.Draganddroptheitemsyouwanttouseinyourpresentationintotheschedulearea.YoumayalsoaddPowerPointslideshowstoyourschedulebyclickingtheontherightsideoftheschedulewindow.Usethearrowkeysontherightsidetoolbartomoveitemsaroundintheschedule.Youcanalsodragitemsaroundintheschedule.Schedulescanbesavedforfutureuse.ResourceArea:TheResourceprovidesaccesstosongs,scriptures,media,andonlinecontent.

SongTab:displaysthesongdatabase.ScriptureTab:displaystheScripturedatabasewithversionoptiontabsatthebottom.EasyWorship2009Manual12MediaTab:displaystheVideo,Images,Feeds,DVDandAudiotabs.Youcandouble-clickonanitemtoprojectitimmediately;oryoucanplacesongs,scriptures,andmediaintotheScheduletocreateanorderedservice.

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OnlineTab:EasyWorshiphastheabilitytointeractwiththeweb.ClicktheOnlinetabtounlockthewebfeaturesinEasyWorship.DownloadedItems:ThedownloadeditemsareawillbeblankuntilmediaorbibleshavebeendownloadedfromtheMediastoretab.MediaStore:TheMediaStoretaballowsyoutopurchaseanddownloadmediaandbiblesforuseinEasyWorship.ThemediaorbiblesaredownloadeddirectlyintoEasyWorship.

SongSelect:TheSongSelecttaballowsyoutoimportsongsdirectlyintothesongsdatabasefromSongSelect.(CCLISongSelectsubscriptionrequired)Web:Thisfeatureallowswebpagestobeaddedtotheschedule.YouTubevideoscanbestreamedinfullscreenmodedirectlyfromtheweb.ThisfeaturealsoallowsforplaybackofSWFfiles.See:PlayingFlashContentPreviewArea:Inthemiddlesection,thePreviewareashowstheitemthatiscurrentlyselectedeitherintheresourceareorintheschedule.TomovethecontentstotheLiveOutputareaanddisplayittothecongregation,inthePreviewarea,double-clickonthehighlighteditemorclicktheGoLivebutton.LiveOutputArea:

TheLiveOutputareaintherightsectiondisplayswhatiscurrentlybeingprojectedonthescreen.Youcannavigatethecontentsandchooseversestokeepupwiththeleaderusingthemouseorarrowkeys.VideoJockeyMode:VideoJockeyorVJmodeisenabledbyclickingthedropdownbuttonatthetoprightoftheLivearea.Thisisafeaturethatallowsyoutoquicklychangebackgroundsonthefly,byjustclickingonthevideo,image,feedorbackgroundyouwishtouse.GetToKnowEasyWorship13RunningEasyWorshipForTheFirstTimeWhenlaunchingEasyWorshipforthefirsttime,apromptwillappeartoinstallthedemodatathat

comeswithEasyWorship.ThedemodataisnotrequiredforEasyWorshiptooperate.Thedemodatamaybeinstalledoruninstalled.See:AddingandRemovingDemoSongs.UsetheinstructionsbelowtoinstallthemuponrunningEasyWorshipforthefirsttime.1.WhenopeningEasyWorshipthefirsttimetheAdd/RemoveDemoDatawindowwillappear.2.Select"InstallsongsfromGreatWorshipSongs.com",Toinstallthe100+classicandcontemporarysongsfromGreatWorshipSongs.com.3.ClickNext.EasyWorship2009Manual144.Select"InstalldefaultsongsandbackgroundsfromEasyWorship",toinstallthedefaultbackgroundsandsongsfromEasyWorship.

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5. ClickNext.6.ClickBacktochangethepreviousselectionsorclickFinishtoproceedwithinstallationoftheEasyWorshipdemodata. Awindowwillnowappearwitha

summaryofthechoicesselected.GetToKnowEasyWorship15EasyWorshipHotkeysPresentationHotKeys:ShowControlHOME-FirstSlideEND-LastSlideDOWN-NextSlideUP-PreviousSlideRIGHTArrow-NextScheduleItemLEFTArrow-PreviousScheduleItem

PAGEDOWN-GoLiveCtrl+C-CleartextscreenCtrl+B-BlackscreenCtrl+F-FoldBackAlertCtrl+L-LogoCtrl+N-NurseryAlertCtrl+M-MessageAlertCtrl+SpaceBar-SwitchesbetweenliveoutputandcontrolscreeninsinglemonitormodeSlideControlV<Enter>-toselectthefirstVerse

V#<Enter>-toselectVerse#C<Enter>-toselectthefirstChorusC#<Enter>-toselectChorus#0(Zero)<Enter>-toselectthefirstChorusR<Enter>-toselectthefirstPre-ChorusR#<Enter>-toselectPre-Chorus#T<Enter>-toselectthefirstTagT#<Enter>-toselectTag#B<Enter>-toselectthefirstBridgeB#<Enter>-toselectBridge#I<Enter>-toselectthefirstIntroI#<Enter>-toselectIntro#E<Enter>-toselectthefirstEndE#<Enter>-toselectEnd#SlideNumber<Enter>-toselecttheslidecorrespondingtothenumbertyped.SwitchtotheSummaryViewtoseetheslidenumbers.Song/ScriptureEditor:

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Shift+Enter-IntheEditor-Allowsyoutoputextraspacingbetweenlinesoftextwithoutmakingthenextlineselectanewslide.Ctrl+A-Selectsallofthetextinthetexteditor.Ctrl+C-Copiestheselectedtexttothewindowsclipboard.Ctrl+X-Cutstheselectedtexttothewindowsclipboard.

Ctrl+V-Pastesthetextinthewindowsclipboardintothetexteditor.Ctrl+Z-Undo-Reversesthelastactiontaken.Ctrl+Y-Redo-ReversesandUndo.EasyWorship2009Manual16DragandDropFeaturesDragandDropreferstoclickingonanitemandholdingdowntheleftmousebutton.Asyouholddownthebuttononanitem,youcanmoveittothedesiredlocationandreleaseordroptheitem.FollowingaretheareasinwhichyoucanusetheDragandDropFeature:ItemsWithinEasyWorship:

1.ClickontheSongs,ScripturesorMediaTabsandselecttheitemyouwishtodragintotheschedule.2.Dragtheitemandreleaseitintotheschedulearea.3.Toremoveanitemfromtheschedulearea,clickthebuttonontheschedulepaneorrightclickontheitemandclickRemovefromSchedule.4.Youcanalsodragbackgroundsontoasongintheschedulearea. See:AssignBackgroundtosongItemsoutsideEasyWorshipintoEasyWorship:EasyWorshipallowsyoutodraganddropsavedschedules,videos,andimagesintoEasyWorship.Youcandropthemintothefollowingareas:Schedule,Videosresourcearea,Imagesresourcearea,Backgrounds/Optionspalette.

ScheduleFiles:1.ResizetheworkingscreenofEasyWorshipintoasmallerworkingwindow.2.DraganysavedschedulefilefromanywhereinWindowsintoyourscheduleareainEasyWorshipVideo,Images&VideoFiles:1.ResizetheworkingscreenofEasyWorshipintoasmallerworkingwindow.2.DraganddropanyvideofilefromanywhereinWindowsintotheMedia\Videos,ImagesorAudioresourceareaofEasyWorship.NotesEasyWorshipwillnotcopythevideoorimagefiletoYourProfileFolder/Resources/Videos,ImagesorAudiofolder.Thisfeatureonlyaddsashortcuttothefolder.IfyouwishtoaddavideototheVideosorImagesfolder,copythefileto:YourProfileFolder/Resources/Videos,ImagesorAudioSee:LocatingYourProfileData tofindouthowtofindyourresourcesfolder.See:WorkingwithVideos,WorkingwithImages&WorkingwithAudioFilesBackgroundFiles:1.ResizetheworkingscreenofEasyWorshipintoasmallerworkingwindow.2.ClickontheBackgroundsbuttonabovethePreviewarea.3.ClickonOptions.

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optionofenablingDirectXsupport.VideoCodecTroubleshooting:AllowsyoutoseehowEasyWorshipisprocessingthevideosyouaredisplayinginEasyWorshipbyshowingyouwhat codecsarebeingusedtodecodethevideo.InstallMicrosoftPowerPointViewer:AllowsyoutodownloadandinstallPowerPointViewer

2007.ThiswillonlyshowupifMicrosoftPowerPoint2007ViewerorMicrosoftPowerPoint2007arenotinstalledonyourcomputer.RegisterProducts...:Allowsyoutoenteryourregistrationinformationifyouhaven'tregisteredEasyWorship.Alsoallowsyoutoenterserialnumbersfornewbiblesyouhavepurchased.IfyouarehavingproblemsregisteringabibleorEasyWorship, See:ActivatingandRegisteringEasyWorship,orIncorrectSerialNumber!AboutEasyWorship:About:Tellsyouwhatversionofthesoftwareyouhave.Italsotellsyouwhothesoftwareisregisteredtoandwhatserialnumberwasused.License:GivesyoutheLicenseandWarrantyofthesoftware.Copyright:GivesyouallofthecopyrightinformationpertainingtothebiblesweofferinEasyWorship.Thisisthecopyrightinformationyouwouldseeinthefrontofabible.

Register:Allowsyoutoentertheregistrationinformationwesenttoyou.Onceyouregister,youwillhaveapermanentcopyinsteadofanevaluationcopy. See:ActivatingandRegisteringEasyWorshipLiveMenuGoLive:Allowsyoutosendthecurrentiteminthepreviewscreentothelivescreen.MostpeopleusetheGoLivebuttonatthetopofthepreviewareaorpressthePageDownkey.Alerts:GetToKnowEasyWorship19NurseryAlert:Allowsyoutoenterthenumberornameofachildinthechildcareareatonotifytheparentstheyareneeded.See:UsingNurseryAlertandNurseryAlertTab

MessageAlert:Allowsyoutoaddmessagestothescreenwithoutcreatingasong. See:UsingMessagesAlertandMessageAlertTabHide/ShowLiveOutput:ThisturnsofforonEasyWorship'soutputtotheprojector.ThisisthesameasclickingtheLivebuttonatthetopoftheLivewindow.ShowLogoonLiveOutput:ThismenuitemsendsthebackgroundyouhaveselectedtobetheLogototheprojectorscreen.See:WorkingWithTheLogoButtonandSettingTransitionsBlackoutLiveOutput:Thisfeaturecoverstheoutputscreenwithablackscreen. See:WorkingWithBlackClearandLogoButtons andSettingTransitions.ClearTextonLiveOutput:Clearsthetextofthecurrentsongfromthescreenleavingjustthebackgroundyouwereusing.See:WorkingWithBlackClearandLogoButtons andSettingTransitionsTransitions:Thisfeatureallowsyoutosetupsongtosong,slidetoslide,black/un-black,

clear/un-clear,logo/un-logoandvideotransitions.Options:AllowsyoutosetthemanydifferentglobaloptionsforEasyWorship. See:SettingEasyWorshipOptionsProfilesMenuTheProfilesmenucontainsmultiplefunctions.Theprimaryfunctionisprovidingtheabilitytoselecttheprofileyouwishtouse.Tochangeprofiles,clicktheProfilesmenuandselecttheprofileyouwishtoswitchto.AvailableprofilesarelistedatthetopoftheProfilesmenu.ProfilesManager:AllowsyoutoeditandcreateprofilesinEasyWorship. See:Understanding

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ProfilesDatabaseTools:Add/RemoveDemoData:AllowsyoutouninstallorinstallthedemosongsandbackgroundsthatcomewithEasyWorship.

Rebuild/FixDatabase:Thisisatoolthatchecksthedatabaseforerrorsandfixesthem.EasyWorship2009Manual20ScheduleMenuEditSonginSchedule:Allowsyoutoeditthecurrentlyselectedsongintheschedule.Thisisalsoarightclickfeature.Rightclickingasongintheschedulewillgiveyouthesameoption.See:To edit a song in the schedule onlyResettoAutomaticBackground:ResetsthebackgroundforthecurrentlyselectedsongtoAutoinsteadoftheassigned

background.Thisisalsoarightclickfeature.EditNotes:Allowsyoutochangethenotesforasongintheschedule.Thisisalsoarightclickfeature.AddSongtoSchedule:Addsthesongselectedinthedatabasetothecurrentschedule.Thisisarightclickfeatureandadraganddropfeature.RemoveItemfromSchedule:Removestheselecteditemintheschedulefromtheschedule.Thisisalsoarightclickfeature.MoveScheduleItemUp:Movestheselecteditemupintheschedule.Thisisarightclick,draganddropandscheduletoolbarfeature.MoveScheduleItemDown:Movestheselecteditemdownintheschedule.Thisisarightclick,

draganddropandscheduletoolbarfeature.AddaPowerPointPresentation...:AllowsyoutofindaPowerPointfileonyourharddriveandaddittoyourschedule.CheckScheduleforChanges...:Checkstheitemsinthescheduleagainstthedatabase.Ifanitemisdifferentfromwhatisalreadyinthedatabaseoranewitem,EasyWorshipwillgiveyouchoicesforwhattodowiththatitem.See:CheckscheduleforChangesCheckScheduleforErrors...:Checksthescheduletomakesureitcanfindalloftheimages,videosandbackgroundsusedintheschedule.IfEasyWorshipcannotfindoneofthem,itwillaskyouwhattodoabouttheerror.See:CheckScheduleforErrorsHide/ShowScheduleToolbar:TurnsofforontheScheduletoolbarontherightsideoftheschedulearea.SongsMenuEditSonginDatabase...:Allowsyoutoeditthecurrentlyselectedsonginthedatabase.Thisisalsoarightclickfeature.Rightclickingthesongwillgiveyouthesameoption.See:EditingSongsNewSong:CreatesanewsongintheSongdatabase.See:AddingSongsGetToKnowEasyWorship21SongSelectLyricService:AllowsyoutoimportsongsdirectlyfromtheCCLISongSelectwebsite.See:DownloadingSongsfromtheCCLISongSelectLyricService

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DeleteSong:Removesthecurrentlyselectedsonginthedatabasefromthedatabase. Caution:ThereisnorecyclebinortrashforEasyWorshipsongs.Whenyoudeleteit,itisgone.ToolbarsEasyWorshipMainToolbar-New Schedule: Allows you to create a new schedule file. Much like creating a new Word document

or PowerPoint presentation.

TheScheduleinEasyWorshipcontainsallthesongsincludingtheirlyricsandbackgrounds,PowerPointfiles,Images,Videosandfeedsforaservice.-OpenSchedule:Allowsyoutoopenapreviouslysavedschedulefile.Thisallowsyoutobrowseyourharddrivetoaschedulefileyouhavesaved,muchlikeopeningaPowerPointpresentationfile.TheDropDownarrowgivesyoutheoptiontoselectapreviouslysavedschedulefromalist.-SaveSchedule:Whenworkingonascheduleyoualwayswanttosavewhatyouareworkingon.Usethisfunctiontosaveyourschedulefile.-NewSong:CreatesanewsongintheSongdatabase. See:AddingSongs-EditSong:Editsthecurrentlyselectedsong. See:EditingSongs-PrintSchedule(Details)...:Youcanprintthesonglyricsforyourcurrentschedule.-Options:AllowsyoutosetthemanydifferentglobaloptionsforEasyWorship. See:Setting

EasyWorshipOptions-Transitions:Thisfeatureallowsyoutosetupsongtosong,slidetoslide,black/un-black,clear/un-clear,logo/un-logoandvideotransitions.LiveAlerts-NurseryAlert:Allowsyoutoenterthenumberornameofachildinthechildcareareatonotifytheparentstheyareneeded.See:UsingNurseryAlertandNurseryAlertTabMessageAlert:AllowsyoutoaddquickalertmessagestotheFrontofHousescreen.See:UsingMessagesAlertandMessageAlertTabEasyWorship2009Manual22FoldbackAlert:AllowsyoutoaddquickalertmessagestotheFoldbackscreen.

Logo-TurnsLogoonoroff.See:WorkingWithTheLogoButtonBlack-Blacksthescreenout.See:WorkingWithBlackClearandLogoButtonsClear-Clearsthetextofthecurrentsongfromthescreen. See:WorkingWithBlackClearandLogoButtonsLive-TurnsEasyWorshipoutputonoroff.FullView-Showsthefulltextofeachslideinthesong.SummaryView-Showsthefirstlineofeachslide.VideoJockeyMode-EnablestheVJcontrolwindowatthebottomofthelivearea,allowingyoutochangebackgroundsonthefly.WhenusingPowerPointfiles,thedropdownarrowallowsyoutochangethesizeofthethumbnails.See:UsingPowerPointFiles

WhengoinglivewithascripturewhileshowingaPowerPointslideshow,EasyWorshipallowsyoutojumpbackintothePowerPointfileyouweredisplayingbyclickingthePowerPointbutton.ThisfeatureonlyworkswithPowerPointfilesandScriptures.VCRControls-Allowsyoutopause,play,rewind,fastforward,mute,adjustvolumeandturnloopingonandoffforvideos,DVDclipsandaudiofiles.Notallfunctionsareavailablewhenusingavideoasabackground.

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PreviewGetToKnowEasyWorship23Background-Allowsyoutoselectaglobalbackgroundforthesongsinthescheduleandcurrentlybeingpreviewed.

GoLive-SendsthecurrentiteminthePreviewareatotheLivearea.Full View - Shows the full text of each slide in the song.

SummaryView-Showsthefirstlineofeachslide.WhenusingPowerPointfiles,thedropdownarrowallowsyoutochangethesizeofthethumbnails.See:UsingPowerPointFilesVCRControls-Allowsyoutopause,play,rewind,fastforward,mute,adjustvolumeandturnloopingonandoffforvideos,DVDclipsandaudiofiles.VCRcontrolsarenotdisplayedforvideobackgroundsinthePreviewpane.ScheduleToolbarEasyWorship2009Manual

24-AddItemtoSchedule:Addsthesongselectedormediaitemtothecurrentschedule.Thisisarightclickfeatureandadraganddropfeature.-RemoveItemfromSchedule:Removestheselecteditemintheschedulefromtheschedule.Thisisalsoarightclickfeature.-MoveScheduleItemUp:Movestheselecteditemupintheschedule.Thisisarightclick,draganddropandscheduletoolbarfeature.-MoveScheduleItemDown:Movestheselecteditemdownintheschedule.Thisisaright,draganddropandscheduletoolbarfeature.-AddaPowerPointPresentation...:AllowsyoutofindaPowerPointfileonyourharddriveandaddittoyourschedule.EditorToolbar

TypethenameoftheSongorScriptureversehere.Clicktoentercopyrightinformationforasong.Clicktoimporttextfromatextfile.PrintCutCopyPasteUndoIncrease/Decreaseeditortextsize.Thisonlyaffectstheeditorwindowandnotthesongorscripturefontsize.Selectfontdropdownbox.Fontsizebyscreenpercentagenotpoint.GetToKnowEasyWorship

25BoldItalicUnderlineShadowOutlineFontcolorClicktodisplaybackgroundlist.

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Resetsthetextattributese.g.bold,italic,underline...backtothedefaultsettings.Black,ClearandLogoButtonsTheblackclearandlogobuttonsappearatthetoprightoftheLivearea.Theyaretoggleonandoffbuttons.Whentoggled,onthesebuttonswillblinkred.Logo-Bringsanimageorvideotothescreenthatyouhavealreadydefined. See:WorkingWithTheLogoButton

Black-TransitionstoBlackandFromBlack. See:SettingTransitionsClear-Clearsthetextfromthescreenleavingthebackgroundrunning. See:SettingTransitionsUsingTheLogoButtonEasyWorshipallowsyoutoeasilydisplayabackgroundassignedtotheLogobutton.ThebuttonappearsnexttotheBlackandClearbuttonsabovetheLivearea.ThisisatogglebuttonthatwilltoggleonandflashredandcanbetoggledoffjustasyouwouldtheBlackorClearbuttons.AssignabackgroundtotheLogobutton:1.ClicktheBackgroundbuttonabovethePreviewarea.2.TheBackgroundpalettewindowappearsdisplayingthethumbnailsofthebackgroundsyouhaveaddedtothispalette.

3.RightclickontheimageorvideoyouwanttoassigntotheLogobutton.4.ClickSetasLogo.EasyWorship2009Manual26NotesToaddabackgroundtothebackgroundpalette,See:AddingBackgrounds.27

Monitor SetupDualMonitorsExplainedEasyWorshipisdesignedfordualmonitordisplay.ThismeansthatEasyWorshipdisplaystwodifferentmonitorscreensatthesametime.Monitor#1(ortheprimarymonitor)displaystheworkingorcontrolscreen,andMonitor#2(orthesecondary

monitor/projector)displaystheoutputscreenthatisprojectedtothecongregation.DualmonitorsmakeitpossibletoworkandsetupnewsongsandscripturesinEasyWorship,whilethecongregationisviewingonlythecurrentsong,scripture,video,orfeed.EasyWorshipusesWindowsextendeddesktoptoaccomplishthis.Windows98SEorlaterisrequiredtoenableWindowsExtendeddesktop.ThefollowingarethreedifferentvideocardconfigurationsthatwillallowyoutouseWindowsExtendeddesktop.Twovideocardswithasingleoutputoneachcard(notrecommended)Asinglevideocardwithtwooutputs(recommended)Alaptopwithavideooutputonthebackofthelaptop.Herearethemostcommonwaystosetupacomputerfordualmonitoroutput.Splitthesecondmonitordisplaysignalandsendonecabletoasecondcomputermonitorandtheothertotheprojector.

EasyWorshipmayalsobesetupwithasinglemonitoronthedesktocontrolthesoftwareanduseyourprojectorasthesecondarymonitor..CustomersusinglaptopswillusetheirlaptopmonitorasMonitor#1andtheoutputonthebackofthelaptopforMonitor#2.Youmayalsoaddavideosplittertotheoutputonthelaptopinordertoutilizeasecondmonitoronthedeskandaprojector.Herearethemostcommonwaystosetupacomputerfordualmonitoroutput.EasyWorship2009Manual

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28NotesProjectionbulbsareveryexpensiveandhaveauselife.Amonitormaybelessexpensiveanddoesn'trequirethatyourunyourprojectorwhilesettingbuildingschedulesduringtheweek!See:CanIRunEasyWorshipinSingleMonitorMode? formoreinformationabout

runningEasyWorshipwithonlyonevideooutput.See:EnablingWindowsExtendedDesktop forinstructionsonhowtocheckacomputerforDualMonitorcompatibilityandforinstructionsonsettingupDualMonitorstousewithEasyWorship.See:ComputerRequirementsVideoCardandComputerRequirementsUnsupported forhelpwithchoosingthecorrectvideocardforyoursystem.See:DualMonitorTroubleshooting ifyouarehavingproblemswithyourdualmonitorsetup.DualMonitorSetupIfyouareusingalaptopcomputerSee:LaptopSetupEnablingWindowsExtendedDesktop1.RightClickontheWindowsdesktop.

2.Select:XP:PropertiesVista:Personalize,7:ScreenResolutionskiptostep4.3.ClicktheSettingsTabortheDisplaySettingsLink.EasyWorshipSettings29NotesIfdisplay1and2boxesdonotappear,yourcomputerdoesnothavedualmonitorcapability,oryoudonothaveaprojectorormonitorpluggedintothesecondaryvideooutputonthecomputer.4.Selectmonitor2.5.SelecttheExtendmyWindowsdesktopontothismonitororSelectExtendthesedisplaysfromthedropdownlist..WindowsXP/Vista

EasyWorship2009Manual30Windows76.SettheScreenarearesolution.Standard4:3-800X600or1024X768Widescreen16:9-852x480,1280x720or1920x1080Widescreen16:10-1280x768,1280x800or1440x9007.Verifythecolorsettingformonitornumber2issetto32bit.8.ClickApplythenOK.Ifpromptedtokeepthesettingsclickyes.9.OpenEasyWorship.10.FollowtheinstructionsbelowtosetupEasyWorshiptouseyoursecondmonitor.SettingEasyWorshiptouseyoursecondmonitor:

1.ClickontheLivemenu.2.ClickOptions.3.TheOptionsdialogboxappears.3.OntheGeneraltabSelectSecondaryMonitorunderSelectOutputMonitor4.SelecttheEnableDirectXSupportcheckbox.5.ClickOK.EasyWorshipSettings31See:DualMonitorTroubleshooting ifyouarehavingproblemswithyourdualmonitor

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setup.See:CanIRunEasyWorshipinSingleMonitorMode? formoreinformationaboutrunningEasyWorshipifyourcomputerisn'tabletosupportdualmonitors.DisplayFoldbackMonitorSetupMatroxDualHead2GoorTripleHead2GoSetup:WhenusingaMatroxDualHead2GoorTripleHead2Gobox,thesecondaryoutputfrom

thevideocardisspannedacrosstwomonitors.Thescreenresolutionforthatmonitorisdoublewide.Forexample,twomonitorsat1024x768wouldbe2048x768usingtheMatroxDualHead2Go.EasyWorshipisabletousehalfofthatscreenforthefrontofhouseandhalfforthefoldback.FindingtheWidthandHeightofbothMonitors:1.RightClickontheWindowsdesktop.2.Select:XP:Properties,Vista:Personalize,7:ScreenResolutionskiptostep4.3.ClicktheSettingsTabor

theDisplaySettingsLink.4.Clickeachmonitortodeterminethesize.5.ThesizewillbedisplayedintheResolutionarea.e.g.1024x768Example:NotesIntheexampletotherightMonitor1is1024wideby768tallandMonitor2is2048wideby768tall.Writethisinformationdownforuseinthefollowingsteps.FrontofHouseSettings:1.InEasyWorshipclickthe

optionsbuttononthetoolbar.2.UnderGeneralselectCustomPositionfromtheOutputMonitordropdownbox.3.ChangeLefttoequalthewidthofmonitor1.4.ChangeTopto0.5.ChangeWidthtohalfthewidthofmonitor2.6.ChangeHeighttomatchtheheightofmonitor2.7.ClickOK.SeetheExampletotheright.Example:WiththesedisplaysettingsinWindows,usethefollowingcustompositionsettingsinEasyWorshipOptions.Left:1024Top:0Width:1024Height:768

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EasyWorship2009Manual32FoldbackSettings:1.InEasyWorshipclicktheLivemenu,thenDisplayFoldbackOptions.

2.CheckEnablesupportfordisplayfoldback(stagedisplay)underMonitorOptions.3.SelectCustomPositionfromFoldbackMonitordropdownbox.4.ChangeLefttothewidthofmonitor1+Halfthewidthofmonitor25.ChangeTopto0.6.ChangeWidthtohalfthe

widthofmonitor2.7.ChangeHeighttomatchtheheightofmonitor2.8.ClickOK.SeetheExampletotheright.Example:WiththesedisplaysettingsinWindows,usethefollowingcustompositionsettingsinEasyWorshipDisplayFoldbackOptions.Left:2048Top:0Width:1024Height:768UsingFoldbackwithSecondaryGraphicsCard:

UsingtheTripleHead2GoorDualHead2Goboxistherecommendedwaytousefoldback;however,aninexpensivesecondaryvideocardmaybeusedforfoldbackpurposes.Usingthesecondarycardforthecontrolmonitorisidealinthesituation.Thisallowsyoutousethemorepowerfulprimarygraphicscardforthefoldbackandfrontofhousedisplay.Thesecondarygraphicscardusuallywillshowupinthewindowsdisplaysettingsasmonitor3.Extendthedesktoptomonitor3andsetitastheprimarymonitor,thenfollowtheinstructionsbelow.See:DualMonitorSetupforhelpwithextendingthedesktop.FrontofHouseSettings:1.InEasyWorshipclicktheoptionsbuttononthetoolbar.2.UnderGeneral,SelectOutputMonitor,ChangeOutputMonitortoPrimaryMonitor.3.ClickOK.FoldbackSettings:1.InEasyWorshipclicktheLivemenuthenDisplayFoldbackOptions.2.UnderMonitorOptions,SelectFoldbackMonitor,ChangeFoldbackMonitortoSecondaryMonitor.3.ClickOK.LaptopSetupEasyWorshipSettings33

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ConnectingALaptop:1.Withthelaptopturnedoff,turnontheprojector,orsecondmonitor.2.Connectthesecondmonitorcablefromtheprojector,orsecondmonitortothebackofthelaptop.Makesuretheprojector,orsecondmonitor,isonandintherightmodetoreceiveacomputersignal.3.Nowturnonthelaptop.TheLaptopscreenwillbemonitor1andtheSVGAor

DVIconnectoronthebackorsideofthelaptopwillbemonitor2whichwillbetheProjector.4.FollowthestepsinDualMonitorSetup.ForlaptopswithIntelGraphicscardsSee:IntelGraphicsLaptopMonitorSetup .ForLaptopswithATIGraphicscardsSee:ATIGraphicsLaptopMonitorSetupWhatGraphicsCardDoIhave?:Thetypeofgraphicscardyouhavecanbedeterminedbyfollowingthestepsbelow.1.RightClickontheWindowsdesktop.2.ClickonPropertiesorPersonalize.3.ClicktheSettingsTabortheDisplaySettingsLink.4.ChecktheDisplay:dropdownboxforthetypeofvideocard.Windows7:ClicktheAdvancedSettingslinkontherighttoviewthevideocard

type.ThiscomputerhasaNVIDIAGeForce6200GraphicsCard.See:DualMonitorsExplainedformoreinformationabouthowlaptopsworkindualmonitormode.See:CanIRunEasyWorshipinSingleMonitorMode? formoreinformationaboutrunningEasyWorshipifyourcomputerisn'tabletosupportdualmonitors.IntelGraphicsLaptopMonitorSetup1.RightclickontheWindowsDesktop.2.ClickGraphicsProperties.Awindowlikethiswindowwillappear.EasyWorship2009Manual34

3.UndertheDevicestab,clickontheExtendedDesktopoption.4.ThePrimaryDeviceshouldbeNotebook.5.TheSecondaryDeviceshouldbeMonitor.6.ClickOK.7.FollowtheinstructionsbelowtosetupEasyWorshipforusingyoursecondmonitor.SettingEasyWorshiptouseyoursecondmonitor:1.ClickontheLivemenu.2.ClickOptions.3.TheOptionsdialogboxappears.EasyWorshipSettings354.OntheGeneraltabSelectSecondaryMonitorunderSelectOutputMonitor5.SelecttheEnableDirectXSupportcheckbox.6.ClickOK.See:DualMonitorTroubleshooting ifyouarehavingproblemswithyourdualmonitorsetup.See:CanIRunEasyWorshipinSingleMonitorMode? formoreinformationaboutrunningEasyWorshipifyourcomputerisn'tabletosupportdualmonitors.ATIGraphicsLaptopMonitorSetupIfyouareusingalaptopandanATIgraphicscardappearsafterthemonitornameinthe

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Displaybox,usethefunctionkeysonthelaptopkeyboardtoturnoffthesignaltotheprojector.OnthelaptopkeyboardholddownthefnkeyandpresstheappropriateFkeyatthetopofthekeyboardtoswitchthedisplaymode.Pressthiskeycombinationmultipletimeswillcyclethroughthedifferentdisplaypossibilitiesforthelaptop.ThenfollowtheinstructionstoEnableTheWindowsExtendedDesktop.Ifthisisnotdonefirst,thevideocardwillmaketheprojectortheprimarymonitorandthelaptopscreenthe

secondarymonitor.See:EnablingDualMonitors ifyouareunsureofhowtoaccessthedisplaysettingsinWindows.DualMonitorTroubleshootingIssue:IseethesamethingonmysecondmonitorasIseeonmyprimarymonitor.Cause:Yourwindowsdesktophasnotbeenextendedtothesecondmonitor.Resolution:Enablethewindowsextendeddesktop.See:DualMonitorSetupIssue:Ienabledthewindowsextendeddesktop,butitdisablesitselfafterIapplythesetting.Cause:YouhaveanIntelGraphicscard,oryoudonothaveyourprojectorconnectedtoyoursecondaryvideoport,ortheprojectorisnotturnedon.EasyWorship2009Manual

36Resolution:UsetheinstructionsinSettingUpDualMonitorstoenablethewindowsextendeddesktopforyourIntelGraphicscard.Connectyourprojectororsecondarymonitortothesecondarymonitorportonyourgraphicscardandmakesurethatthemonitor,orprojector,isturnedon.Issue:Windowsextendeddesktopisenabled,butEasyWorshipstilldisplaystheoutputonmyprimarymonitor.Cause:ThesecondarymonitorisnotselectedastheoutputmonitorinEasyWorship.Resolution:ClickontheLivemenu,thenOptions.SelecttheSecondaryMonitoratthebottomleftoftheGeneraltabunderSelectOutputMonitor.ClickOK.ContactCustomerSupportifyourproblemcannotberesolvedbyfollowingthestepsabove.

UsingCustomPositionHereareacoupleofreasonstousethecustomposition. Buildingservicesathomesothatthedisplaymatchesthepresentationcomputer.UsingtheFoldbackfeaturewiththeMatroxDualHead2GoandTripleHead2GoBuildingServicesAtHome:Ifascheduleisbuiltonacomputerusingadifferentoutputresolutionthanthepresentationcomputer,thesongswillnotdisplaycorrectlyonthepresentationcomputer.Settingacustomresolutiononthesourcecomputerwillcorrectthisproblem.OnthePresentationComputerDeterminetheoutputscreensizeofthepresentationcomputer.1.Opendisplaysettingsonthepresentationcomputer.2.Clickonthesecondmonitor.3.Theresolutionforthatscreenwillbedisplayedthere.e.g.1024x768.OntheHomeComputer1.OpenEasyWorshiponyourhomecomputer.2.Clickontheoptionsbutton

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onthetoolbar.3.UnderGeneral,SelectOutputMonitor,ChangeOutputMonitortoCustomPosition.4.ChangetheWidthandHeighttomatchthepresentation

computercomputer.5.ClickOK.EasyWorshipSettings37UsingFoldback:See:FoldbackMonitorSetup

EasyWorship SettingsGeneralOptionsTheGeneraltaballowsyoutochooseanoutputmonitor,andsetscreenmargins.YoucanalsoenableDirectXSupport.Settinggeneraloptions:1.ClicktheOptionsbuttononthetoolbar.

2.IntheOptionswindow,clickGeneral.BelowisanexplanationoftheoptionsavailableintheGeneralarea.Margins:ScreenMargin%allowsyoutosetthepercentagesofscreentoindent,duetotheprojectorovershootingthephysicaloutputscreen.TextMargin%allowsyoutosetthemarginsthatyouwantaroundthetext.Thesemarginsonlyaffectthetext,notthebackground.BleedMargin%allowsyoutosetmarginsforthemessagealert,nurseryalertandcopyrightinformationtobleedover.ThesesettingsaretypicallyusedwhenyouEasyWorship2009Manual38areoverandunderscanningyouroutputbysendingittoaTVandaProjectorat

thesametime.SelectOutputMonitor:OutputMonitorClickthemonitorthatyouwanttousetodisplayyourpresentationtothecongregation.TheSelectOutputMonitorlistonlycontainsoutputsthatyouhaveenabledinWindows.PrimaryMonitorallowstheliveoutputtobedisplayedonthePrimaryMonitorbehindtheEasyWorshipcontrolscreen.SecondaryMonitorallowstheliveoutputtobedisplayedonasecondarymonitor.See:DualMonitorSetupCustomPositionallowsyoutospecifyanabsolutepositionandsizetoprojecttheoutput.CustomPositionSettings,typeorselectthedesiredpositions.Thecustom

positionsaresetinPixels.ThedefaultsettingsareLeft:0Top:10Width:426Height:341.Thisplacestheliveoutputboxatthetopleftofyourmonitor. See:UsingCustomPositionSongsSongsallowsyoutocustomizehowsongsaredisplayed.Youcanchosetextalignment;fontsize,style,colorandcapitalizationrules.Youcanalsochoosewhetherornottodisplaylabels,andspecifytheirlocation,size,styleandcolor.SettingSongsoptions:1.ClicktheOptionsbuttononthetoolbar.

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EasyWorshipusesfontsizesdifferentlythanotherWindowsapplications.See:FontSizingExplainedScriptureReference:ReferenceLocationsetsthedesiredpositionforthescripturereference.ReferenceSizesetsthedesiredsizeforthescripturereference.ReferenceIndentindentsthescripturereference.

ShowReferenceOnlycausesEasyWorshiptoonlydisplayonlythescripturereference.ReferenceFontallowsyoutocontrolthereferencefont,style,color,shadowandoutline.EasyWorship2009Manual42AlertsSetAlertsoptions:1.ClicktheOptionsbuttononthetoolbar.2.IntheOptionswindow,clickAlerts.BelowisanexplanationoftheoptionsavailableintheAlertsarea.NurseryAlertOptions:

TheNurseryAlertOptionsallowsyoutochosewhetherornotamessagecanbedisplayedtothecongregation.Youmayalsospecifyitslocation,height,font,backgroundcolor,andlengthofdisplay.EnableNurseryAlertmakestheNurseryAlertoptionappearunderthealertsdropdownintheLivearea.ScreenLocationallowsyoutosetthelocationofwherethealertappearsonthescreen.HeightPercentageallowsyoutosetthedesiredheightpercentageforthenurseryalerttext.BackgroundColorallowsyoutoselectthedesiredcolorforthebackgroundofthenurseryalert.DisplaySecondsspecifiesthenumberofsecondsthatyouwantthenurseryalert

todisplay.NurseryFontallowsyoutocontrolthealertfont,style,color,shadowandoutline.MessageAlertOptions:EasyWorshipSettings43TheMessageAlertOptionsallowsyoutochosewhetherornotamessagecanbedisplayedtothecongregation.Youmayalsospecifyitslocation,height,font,backgroundcolor,anddisplaymethodandspeed.EnableMessageAlertmakestheMessageAlertoptionappearunderthealertsdropdownintheLivearea.ScreenLocationallowsyoutosetthelocationofwherethealertappearsonthescreen.HeightPercentageallowsyoutosetthedesiredheightpercentageforthemessagealerttext.BackgroundColorallowsyoutoselectthedesiredcolorforthebackgroundofthemessagealert.DesiredDisplayMethod Staticdisplaystheentiremessageatonce. Scrolldisplaysthemessagemovingacrossthescreenfromrighttoleft. ScrollifNeededdisplaysthemessagemovingacrossthescreen

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UsePowerPointapplicationinsteadofViewer,enablesEasyWorshiptoloadthefullversionofPowerPointtodisplayPowerPointslideshows. IfPowerPointisnotinstalledonthiscomputer,leavethisoptionuncheckedtousethePowerPointviewerthatisinstalledwithEasyWorship.BuildthumbnailswithPowerPointApplicationenablesEasyWorshiptocreate

thumbnailsusingthefullPowerPointapplication.DVDOptions:UserPreferredVideoCodecscausesEasyWorshiptolookforanduseeithertheCyberlinkorDscalermpg2iftheyareavailable.EasyWorshipignoresotherdecodersifoneofthesetwocodecsareavailable.PreventDVDSpinDownkeepstheDVDinthedrivespinningatalltimestoreducetheamountoftimeneededtosendaDVDcliptothescreen.EasyWorship2009Manual46DirectXOptions:EnableDirectXSupportenablesEasyWorshiptousetheDirectXtodisplaytransitionsandtextovervideobackgrounds.

VerticalRetracingChecking AutoallowsDirectXcontrolwhenVerticalRetraceCheckingisused.OnusesDirectXtocreateasmoothtransitionbetweenslides,andproducethecleanestoutput.Offturnsthisfuctionoff.NotesTheadvantageofusingverticalretracecheckingisthatitcreatesasmoothtransitionandacleanvideoplayback.Thedisadvantageofusingverticalretracecheckingisthatitslowsdownprocessingtime.VideoQualityMovetheslidertowardQualitytoincreasethetimeEasyWorshipallocatesfordisplayingvideosorlivefeeds.Thehigherthequality,thesmoothertheplayback.SettingtheVideoQualityallthewaytoQuality,cancausesomecomputerstorunslower.MovetheslidertowardSpeedtodecreasethetimeEasyWorshipallocatesfordisplayingvideosorlivefeeds.Thisreducesthequalityoftheplayback.NotesUsually,placingthesliderinthecenterprovidesthebestqualitywithouttoomuchoverheadonthecomputer.SettingTransitionsEasyWorshipallowsyoutoeasilysetimpressivetransitionsforsongs,slides,blackscreen,clearscreen,andvideo.Youcanchooseonetransitionormanydifferenttransitionsforyourpresentation.1.ClicktheTransitionsicononthetoolbar.BelowisanexplanationoftheoptionsavailableintheTransitionsarea.EasyWorshipSettings47Selectingatransition:BlackScreen:SelectdifferenttransitionsforBlackscreenandun-Blackscreen.ClearScreen:SelectdifferenttransitionsforClearscreenandun-Clearscreen.Logo:SelectdifferenttransitionsforLogoscreenandun-Logoscreen.

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wordwrap,andmore PowerPointDisplayshowscurrentandnextPowerPointslides Fullcontrolofformatandstyle,including:text/fontstyles,custombackground(notjustblack),scrollingorstaticalerts,andmore(requiresadditionalhardware)See:MonitorOptions,SongsText,ScriptureText,PowerPointOptions,andAlertsandTime

MonitorOptionsSettingMonitorOptions:1.ClicktheLiveMenuthenDisplayFoldbackOptions.2.IntheDisplayFoldbackOptionswindow,clickMonitorOptions.BelowisanexplanationoftheoptionsavailableintheMonitorOptionsarea.EasyWorship2009Manual50EnableDisplayFoldback:Enablesupportfordisplayfoldback(stagedisplay)enablesthefoldbackfeature.Margins:ScreenMargin%allowsyoutosetthepercentagesofscreentoindent,duetotheprojectorovershootingthephysicaloutputscreen.

TextMargin%allowsyoutosetthemarginsthatyouwantaroundthetext.Thesemarginsonlyaffectthetext,notthebackground.BleedMargin%allowsyoutosetmarginsforthemessagealert,nurseryalertandcopyrightinformationtobleedover.ThesesettingsaretypicallyusedwhenyouareoverandunderscanningyouroutputbysendingittoaTVandaProjectoratthesametime.SelectFoldbackMonitor:Clickthemonitorthatyouwanttousetodisplayyourpresentationtothecongregation.TheFoldbackMonitorlistonlycontainsoutputsthatyouhaveenabledinWindows.PrimaryMonitorallowstheliveoutputtobedisplayedonthePrimaryMonitorbehindtheEasyWorshipcontrolscreen.SecondaryMonitorallowstheliveoutputtobedisplayedonasecondarymonitor.

See:DualMonitorSetupCustomPositionallowsyoutospecifyanabsolutepositionandsizetoprojecttheoutput.CustomPositionSettings,typeorselectthedesiredpositions.ThecustompositionsaresetinPixels.See:UsingCustomPositionVideoJockey51SongTextSongTextallowsyoutocustomizehowsongsaredisplayedonthefoldbackscreen.Youcanchosetextalignment;fontsize,style,colorandcapitalizationrules.Youcanalsochoosewhetherornottodisplaylabels,andspecifytheirlocation,size,styleandcolor.SettingSongTextoptions:

1.ClicktheLiveMenuthenDisplayFoldbackOptions.2.IntheDisplayFoldbackOptionswindow,clickSongTextBelowisanexplanationoftheoptionsavailableintheSongTextarea.SongOptions:Undersongoptionsmakechangestofonttypes,styles,outputdimensions,etc.,withouthavingtoworryaboutgoingbackandmodifyingallyoursongstofitthescreen.TextAlignmentsetsthedesiredhorizontalpositionforthetext.VerticalAlignsetsthedesiredverticalpositionforthetext.EasyWorship2009Manual

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52DesiredFontHeightPercentagesetsthedesiredfontsize.SongFontallowsyoutocontrolthesongfont,style,color,shadowandoutline.ShowfirstlineofnextslideenablesEasyWorshiptodisplaythefirstlineofthenextslideorthetitleofthenextitemintheschedule.FirstLineFontallowsyoutocontrolthefirstlinefont,style,color,shadowand

outline.Verse/ChorusLabelOptions:ShowVerse/ChorusLabelsenablestheverse,chorus,andothertagsontheliveoutputscreen.LabelLocationsetsthedesiredpositionforthelabel.LabelSizesetsthedesiredsizeforthelabel.IndentLabelindentstheverse,chorus...labelwhendisplayedontheoutputscreen.LabelFontallowsyoutocontroltheverse/choruslabelfont,style,color,shadowandoutline.WordFormattingOptions Specifywhetherornotwordswrap,setcapitalizationrules,andaddwordstothe

autocapitalizelist.NotesEasyWorshipusesfontsizesdifferentlythanotherWindowsapplications.See: FontSizingExplainedScriptureTextScriptureTextallowsyoutocustomizehowscripturesaredisplayedonthefoldbackscreen.Youcanchoosescripturealignment;andfontsize,style,andcolor.Youcanalsospecifyreferencefontsize,style,andcolor.SettingScriptureTextoptions:1.ClicktheLiveMenuthenDisplayFoldbackOptions.2.IntheDisplayFoldbackOptionswindow,clickScriptureText.BelowisanexplanationoftheoptionsavailableintheScriptureTextarea.

VideoJockey53ScriptureOptions:EnableScriptureSupportenablesthescripturestabintheresourcesarea.TextAlignmentsetsthedesiredhorizontalpositionforthescripture.VerticalAlignsetsthedesiredverticalpositionforthescripture.DesiredFontHeightPercentagesetsthedesiredfontsize.EasyWorshipusesthisfontsizeforallscriptures.ScriptureFontallowsyoutocontrolthescripturefont,style,color,shadowandoutline.NotesEasyWorshipusesfontsizesdifferentlythanotherWindowsapplications.See:FontSizingExplainedScriptureReference:ReferenceLocationsetsthedesiredpositionforthescripturereference.ReferenceSizesetsthedesiredsizeforthescripturereference.ReferenceIndentindentsthescripturereference.ShowReferenceOnlycausesEasyWorshiptoonlydisplayonlythescripturereference.ReferenceFontallowsyoutocontrolthereferencefont,style,color,shadowandoutline.

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PowerPointOptionsSettingPowerPointOptions:1.ClicktheLiveMenuthenDisplayFoldbackOptions.2.IntheDisplayFoldbackOptionswindow,clickPowerPointOptions.BelowisanexplanationoftheoptionsavailableinthePowerPointOptionsarea.

EasyWorship2009Manual54SlidePreview:ShowSlidePreviewenablestheviewingofthefullPowerPointslideonthefoldbackscreeninsteadofjustthumbnails.MirrorLiveOutputallowsEasyWorshiptodisplayanimationsthatarealsodisplayedonthefrontofhousescreen.UpdateSpeedcontrolshowquicklyEasyWorshipupdatesthefoldbackscreen.Slowwillcausetheanimationstobemorechoppy,whileQualitywillmakethemmorefluid.Thumbnails:ShowThumbnailsenablesviewingthumbnailsofthePowerPointslidesonthe

foldbackscreen.ScreenLocationcontrolsthelocationofthethumbnailsonthefoldbackscreen.ThumbnailSizecontrolsthesizeofthethumbnailsonthefoldbackscreen.AlertsandTimeTosetAlertsandTimeoptions:1.ClicktheLiveMenuthenDisplayFoldbackOptions.2.IntheDisplayFoldbackOptionswindow,clickAlertsandTime.BelowisanexplanationoftheoptionsavailableintheAlertsandTimearea.VideoJockey55ClockOptions:

EnableClockshowstheclockonthefoldbackscreen.ScreenLocationcontrolsthelocationoftheclockonthefoldbackscreen.HeightPercentagecontrolsthesizeoftheclockfont.BackgroundColorsetsthecolorofthebackgroundbehindtheclock.ClockFontallowsyoutocontroltheclock'sfont,style,color,shadowandoutline.FoldbackAlertOptions:TheFoldbackAlertoptionsallowsyoutochosewhetherornotanalertcanbedisplayedonthefoldbackscreen.Youmayalsospecifyitslocation,height,font,backgroundcolor,anddisplaymethodandspeed.EnableFoldbackAlertmakestheFoldbackAlertoptionappearunderthealertsdropdownintheLivearea.ScreenLocationallowsyoutosetthelocationofwherethealertappearsonthescreen.HeightPercentageallowsyoutosetthedesiredheightpercentageforthefoldbackalerttext.BackgroundColorallowsyoutoselectthedesiredcolorforthebackgroundofthefoldbackalert.DesiredDisplayMethod Staticdisplaystheentiremessageatonce. Scrolldisplaysthemessagemovingacrossthescreenfromrighttoleft.

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ScrollifNeededdisplaysthemessagemovingacrossthescreenonlyifitistoolong.EasyWorship2009Manual56SpeedSlidersetsthedesiredspeedtocontrolhowlongthemessageisdisplayed,orhowquicklyitwillscroll.

AlertFontallowsyoutocontrolthealertfont,style,color,shadowandoutline.Video JockeyVideoJockeyVideoJockeyorVJisafeaturethatallowsyoutoquicklychangebackgroundsonthefly,byjustclickingonthevideo,image,feedorbackgroundyouwishtousewhiledisplayingasongorscripture.UsingVJ:1.OpenEasyWorship.2.IntheLiveArea,clickthebuttonatthetopright.3.SelectVJMode.4.ThelowersectionoftheLiveareawillnowdisplaytabsatthebottomforVideos,Images,FeedsandBackgrounds.

5.Clickonanyvideo,image,feedorbackgroundtochangethebackgroundofthesong,orscripturethisislive.57

SchedulesBuildingandRunninganEasyWorshipScheduleEasyWorshipallowsyoutoeasilycreateandsavealistofitemstobedisplayedinyourservice.ThislistofitemsiscalledaSchedule.Songs,Scriptures,Videos,PowerPointslides,Feeds,DVDclips,AudioFilesandWebContentcanbeaddedtotheSchedule.EasyWorshipschedulefilesincludealloftheinformationneededtodisplaysongtextwiththeappropriatebackground,images,PowerPointslideshows.Withthe packvideosinschedulefeature,videoandaudioaddedtotheschedulewillalsobecontainedintheschedulefile.

CreatingandSavingaSchedule:WhenEasyWorshipisopened,ablankscheduleisautomaticallycreated.Clickthecreateanewscheduleicononthetoolbartostartoverwithanewschedule.ClicktheSaveScheduleicontosavetheschedule,orclicktheFilemenu,thenSaveScheduleAs.AddingContentToTheSchedule:UsingDragAndDrop:1.Dragaresource(Song,Scripture,Video,Feed,Image,DVDClip,Audiofile)fromtheResourcewindowbelowthescheduleintotheSchedulewindow.2.Youmaydragitemsupanddowninthescheduleforappropriateplacementintheschedule.UsingtheScheduleToolbar:

1.IntheResourcewindow,clicktheappropriatetab,Songs,ScripturesorMedia.2.SelectaSong,Scripture,Video,Feed,Image,DVDClip,Audiofile3.ClicktheicontoaddittotheSchedule.4.ClicktheDeleteicontoremovearesourcefromtheSchedule.5.ClicktheUpArrowandDownArrowiconstoplacetheresourcesinthedesiredorder.

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AddingPowerPoint:1.ClickthePowerPointicontoaddaPowerPointfiletotheSchedule.2.BrowsetothePowerPointfileyouwishtouseusingthebrowsewindowthatappears.3.SelectthePowerPointfileandclickOpen.Formoreinformation See:UsingPowerPointFiles

EasyWorship2009Manual58AddingWebContent:1.ClicktheOnlinetab,thenWebtab.2.Browsetothewebpageyouwouldliketodisplay.3.ClicktheSchedulebuttonatthetopright.PackVideoAndAudioIntoSchedule:EasyWorshipwillallowyoutobringvideoandaudiowithyouviatheschedulefile.Younolongerhavetoworryabouttheaudioorvideofilesbeingavailableatthecomputeryouaretakingthescheduleto.1.ClicktheFilemenuthen,SaveScheduleAs.2.AtthebottomoftheSaveScheduleAsscreen,thePackvideosinschedulebox.

3.TypethenameofthefileinthenclickSave.ScheduleViews:1.SummaryViewisaviewthatwillonlyshowtheiconandtitleofeachitemintheschedule.2.FullViewisaviewthatwillalsoshowathumbnailofthebackgroundassociatedwiththatsongorthedefaultbackground(aut).Clickthedowntriangleatthetoprightofthescheduleareatochangeviews.Italsodisplaysthenotesforeachscheduleitem.Schedules59RightClickOptions: EditSonginSchedule-Allowsyoutoeditasongintheactiveschedulewithout

savingthechangestotheSongdatabase.See:EditingSongsintheSchedule.ResettoAutomaticBackground-Resetsasongwithanassignedbackgroundtothedefault(auto)background. EditNotes-Usethisfeaturetotypeinnotesforeachsong.Thiswillonlyappearintheschedulearea.See:WorkingwithNotesintheSchedule AddSongtoSchedule,RemovefromSchedule,MoveUp,MoveDownallwork justastheyaredefined. AddaPowerPointPresentation-AllowsyoutobrowsetoyourfilesandaddaPowerPointfiletotheschedulearea.EasyWorship2009Manual60See:UsingPowerPointFilesEditingSongsintheScheduleEasyWorshipallowsforthemodificationofSongsintheschedulearea.Allaspectsofasongcanbeeditedfromthisarea.Usethefollowinginstructionsforeditingsongsintheschedule.Wheneditingasongintheschedule,EasyWorshipdoesn'tautomaticallyupdatethedatabase.Ifyouwouldlikethesongtobeupdatedinthedatabaseandthescheduleatthesametime,youcaneditthesongintheschedule.Ifyouhavealreadycreatedyourscheduleandwanttocomparethescheduletothedatabase,usetheCheckscheduleforChanges feature.See:BuildingandRunningaScheduleandEditingSongs

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UsingtheScheduleThescheduleareaofEasyWorshipislocatedontheleftsideofthescreenabovetheSongs,ScripturesandMediatabs.Ascheduleislikeaplaylistofsongs,images,videos,DVDclipsandPowerPointpresentationsyouwishtouseinyourservice.YoucancreateyourscheduleanduseitimmediatelySee:BuildingandRunninganEasyWorshipScheduleorsavethescheduleforfutureuseonanothercomputer See:Saving

Schedules.Oncethescheduleisbuiltoropened,itisveryeasytodisplaythecontentofthatscheduleontheprojectorscreen.1.Createanewscheduleoropenanexistingschedulebyclickingtheonthetoolbar.See:BuildingandRunninganEasyWorshipSchedule2.Selecttheiteminthescheduleyouwanttosendtothescreen.3.ClickGoLive.4.Clickoneachslideinthelivewindowtodisplaythetextfromthatslideontheprojector.5.NoticethatthePreviewwindownowcontainsapreviewforthenextitemintheschedule.6.ClickGoLiveagaintosendthatsongtotheprojector.Schedules

61SavingSchedulesSavingASchedule:Aftersettingupaschedule,itcanbesavedforfutureuse.1.ClickontheFilemenu.2.ClickonSaveSchedule,clickSaveScheduleasorclickthebuttononthetoolbar.Ifscheduleisbeingsavedforthefirsttime,orifSaveScheduleasisselectedfromthefilemenu,theSaveScheduleaswindowwillappear.3.Browsetothelocationontheharddrivethatthefileisgoingtobesaved.EasyWorship2009Manual62

4.TypeinthenameoftheschedulefileintheFilename:box.5.ClickthePackvideosinscheduleifyouhavevideosintheschedulethatyouwanttotransfertoanothercomputer.6.ClicktheSavebutton.Afterthefilehasbeensavedthefirsttime,clickingthebuttonorclickingfile,SaveSchedulewillsavethefilewithoutaskingwheretosavethefile.Ifthefileneedstobesavedasadifferentfilenameorintoanewlocation,clickfile,SaveScheduleasagain.TransferringSchedulesTheeasiestwaytomovepresentationsfromonecomputertoanotheristousetheSchedulearea.SimplydragthedesiredfilesintotheSchedulearea,savetheScheduleasan*.ewsfile,andthenre-openthe*.ewsfileScheduleonthedestinationcomputer.

TransferringaScheduletoanothercomputer:ComputerA(Source)1.OntheSourcecomputer,savethescheduleyouwishtotransfer(*.ewsfilename)onCD,USBmediaorthroughyournetwork.BesureandcheckPackVideosifyouwishtotransfervideobackgrounds.Formoreinformation See:TransferringSongsImagesandVideosviatheSchedule .ComputerB(Destination)1.OntheDestinationcomputer,insertyourCDorUSBdrive.2.Onthetopmenubar,clickFile.

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3.ClickonOpenSchedule.4.TheOpenSchedulewindowwillappear.5.Selectthemediaordriveonwhichyousavedthe*.ewsfile.6.SelectthefileandclickOpen.Schedules63

7.TheUpdatelocalcomputerwindowmayappear.Thiswindowwillallowyoutoupdatesongsinthedatabasewiththesongsintheschedule,orimportnewsongsinthescheduleintothedatabase.8.Ifthereareanyerrorsinthescheduleanotherwindowwillappear,allowingyoutoresolvetheproblem.NotesTocheckscheduleforChanges:See:CheckscheduleforChangesFortransferringtheentireSongdatabase,toanothercomputer,See: BackingupyourDatabaseTocheckscheduleforerrors:See:CheckScheduleforErrorsCheckscheduleforChangesEasyWorshipallowsyoutouseallofthecontentinascheduleonanyothercomputer

thathasEasyWorshipinstalled.Thisisusefulforupdatingsongsinthedatabasewithnewlyricsorbackgroundsandtransferringvideos,imagesandPowerPointfilesfromonecomputertoanotherinoneschedulefile.WhenEasyWorshipdetectsneworchangedcontentintheschedule,itwillallowyoutoimportthatcontent.EasyWorshipwillautomaticallycheckthescheduleforchangeswhenitopenstheschedule.Thiscanalsobeamanualprocess.1.Onthetopmenubar,clickSchedule.2.ClickonCheckScheduleforChanges.3.TheUpdateLocalComputerwindowappears.EasyWorship2009Manual643.Wheneachiteminthelistisselected,EasyWorshipwillallowyoutodothe

following:ClicktheComparebutton-Thecomparebuttonwillappearifyouhaveasongintheschedulethathasthesamename,buthasdifferentattributesthanwhatisalreadyinthedatabase.UsetheComparefeaturetoviewthesongfromthescheduleandfromthedatabasesidebyside.Thiswillallowyoutopickwhichsongyouwanttouse.Select DoNothing-Ignorethissongitemif you want

to use the item in this

schedule only withoutupdating the EasyWorship

database.SelectInsert-Addthesongto

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thesongdatabasetoaddaSchedules65newsongtotheSongdatabase.Choosetouseonlythesonglyricsorbackgroundsorboth.ClicktheApplytoAllbuttonatthebottomrighttoduplicatethesamesettingsforall

itemsliketheitemselected.SelectImport-Addthis(video,image,presentation)asa(media,PowerPoint)resourcetoimportavideo,imageorPowerPointpresentationintothemediaresourcearea.Images,Videos,AudioFiles,orPowerPointfilesimportedwillbesavedtothefollowinglocation:WindowsXP:C:\DocumentsandSettings\AllUsers\SharedDocuments\Softouch\EasyWorship\ProfileFolder\Resources

WindowsVista&7:C:\Users\Public\PublicDocuments\Softouch\EasyWorship\ProfileFolder\ResourcesVideos:\VideosAudio:\AudioImages:\ImagesPowerPoint:\PresentationsNotesIfEasyWorshipdoesn'tautomaticallycheckscheduleforchangeswhentheyareopenedfollowtheinstructionsbelow.1.Openaschedulewithitemsinitthatdon'tmatchthedatabase.Or,createanitemintheschedulethatdoesn'tmatchwhatisinthedatabase.2.ClickontheSchedulemenu.EasyWorship2009Manual663.ClickonCheckScheduleforChanges...4.ClicktheboxatthebottombyShowthiswindowwhenascheduleisopened.5.ClickFinish.ImportaScheduleSavedintoanActiveScheduleEasyWorshipallowsyoutomergetwoormoreschedulesintooneschedule.Withsongsanditemsalreadyinaschedule,orafteropeningasaved*.ewsschedulefile,followthesesteps.1.Onthetopmenubar,clickonFile.2.ThenclickImportSchedule.3.Browsetoandselectthe*.ewsschedulefileyouwishtoimport.4.ClickOpen.5.Thenewlyimporteditemsfromtheschedulewillnowbeaddedtothebottomofthecurrentschedule.Youmaysaveandrenamethisnewlymergedschedule.NotesintheScheduleYoucanaddnotesforyourtechteamorusersthatwillappearwitheachitemintheschedulearea.Whenyouhoveryourmousepointerovereachitemtheentirenotewillappearinthepopupwindow.Thesenoteswilldisplayjustundertheitemnameintheschedulearea.

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Toaddanotetoascheduleitem:1.Highlightanyitemintheschedulearea.Noticetheword<notes>isalreadypresent.2.Rightclickandselecteditnotes.TheNotesSchedules

67fieldwillnowcontainablinkingcursor.3.Typeyournotes.Whenfinished,clickoutsidethenotesfield.NotesThenotescanbesavedwiththatschedule.Theycannotbesavedtothedatabase.NotesInsideaSong:Notescanbeaddednexttoanysongtag.See:AddNotesInASongCheckScheduleforErrorsWhenopeningaschedule,EasyWorshipchecksittomakesureitcanaccessallofthe

contentinthatschedule.Ifitdetectsanitemthatcannotbefound,alistofUnresolvedscheduleitemswillbedisplayed.Whenbuildingascheduleyoucanmanuallycheckthescheduleforerrors.ThefollowinginstructionswillhelpyouunderstandandusetheCheckScheduleforErrorsfeature.Tocheckforthoseerrors:1.Onthetopmenubar,clickSchedule.2.ClickonCheckScheduleforErrors.TheOpenSchedulewindowwillappear.3.Selectoneofthe

followingoptions:DoNothing-Ignoreallscheduleitemswithunresolvedproperties.Remove-Deleteallscheduleitemsorpropertiesthatcannotberesolved.Resolve-Correcteachscheduleitemorpropertyindividually.4.ClicktheNextbutton.EasyWorship2009Manual685.SelectingResolveandclickingNextwilldisplaythefollowingoptions:DoNothing-Ignore

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thisitem.Remove-Deletethisitemfromtheschedule.Locatethisfile-ClicktheBrowsebuttonto

findthefileonyourharddrive.Whenthevideoislocatedandselected,clickOpenandthenFinish.TheitemwillnowbeaddedtotheitemintheSchedulearea.6.SelectanoptionandclickFinish.NotesIfyouwishtotransferimagesandvideosviatheschedulefileSee: Transferring

SongsImagesandVideosviatheSchedule .TransferringFilesviatheSchedulePackVideosandImagesinScheduleEasyWorshipautomaticallypackssongs,images,DVDclipsandPowerPointslideshowsintotheschedule,butitdoesn'tautomaticallypackvideosintotheschedule.Whensavingaschedule,checkPackVideosinscheduleontheSaveScheduleAsscreen.EasyWorshipwillthenpackthevideofilesintooneschedulefile,allowingforthetransferofvideosfromonecomputertoanother,withouthavingtotransferthevideofilesseparately.Whenopeningthescheduleontheothercomputer,selectImport-" Addthisvideoitemasamediaresource"attheupdatelocalcomputerscreenifyouwouldlikeacopyofyourvideoontheharddriveofthatcomputer.

Schedules69See:CheckscheduleforChangesformoreinformationonimportingvideosandimagesintoyourmediaareafromyourschedule.EasyWorshipDoesn'tAutomaticallyCheckforChangesIfEasyWorshipdoesn'tautomaticallycomparethesongsinyourschedulewiththesongsinthedatabasewhenyouopenyourscheduleSee:EasyWorshipdoesn'tautomaticallycheckforchangesforinstructionsonhowtocorrectthisproblem.71

SongsAddingSongs

TheEasyWorshipNewSongdialogboxallowsyoutoaddanewsongtothesongsresourceareadatabasebytypingit,orbyimportingit.Inaddition,youcanusecommonWindowsfeaturessuchascut/copyandpastetoentertextintoEasyWorship.EasyWorshipcanimportRichText,HTML,Word,WindowsWrite,WordPerfect,andWorksforWindowsfiles.Youcanalsosavemiscellaneoustexttouseinyourpresentations.Miscellaneoustextissavedintothesongsdatabase,somakesurethatyounameitsomethingthatyoucaneasilyfind(e.g.,Misc.Text...).1.ClicktheNewSongicononthetoolbar.2.TheNewSongdialogboxappears.

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Typingasong:1.TypeanameforthesongintheTitlebox.2.Clickthedesiredfontandsizeforthetext,andusethetoolbarbuttonstochooseastyle,color,andfilleffectsforthetext.FormoreinformationonusingtheFillEffectsdialogboxSee:AddingBackgrounds.3.Ifyouwanttoaddatag(colorlabel)totheslide,rightclickinthetextbox,pointto

InsertSongTag,andthenclickoneofthetagtypes.Thedesiredtagappearsinthetextbox. EasyWorshipwillautomaticallyrecognizethesongtagwhenitistypedinandwillcolorcodeitforyou.Notescanalsobeaddedtothesongtag.See:NotesInsideaSong4.TypethelyricsforthesongintheTextbox.6.Toaddanewslide,eitherinsertanothertaginthetextbox,orpressENTER. Ifyouwanttoplaceablankline(s)withinaslide,pressSHIFT+ENTER.7.ClickOKwhenyouaresatisfiedwiththesong.Importingasongortext:EasyWorship2009Manual72

1.ClicktheImporticon.TheWindowsOpendialogboxappearsallowingyoutolocatethedesiredfile.2.ClickOKwhenyouhavelocatedthefile.ThesongortextappearsintheTextboxwhereyoucaneditandformatit.NotesManyofthetoolbarbuttonshaveathirdstate;red.Theredstateindicatesthatthedefaultsettinghasbeenoverriddenandthatyouhaveeditedthetextattributes.Tochangethetextattributesbacktothedefault,clicktheDefaultbutton,orclickthedownarrownexttothepaintcan,andthenclickAutomatic. YoucanalsocopyandpastethetextintotheTextbox. EasyWorshiphasanautoformatfeaturewhichmakesthetextalwaysfit

ontheslide.Evenifenoughlinesareadded,thetextgetssmaller. Toedittheappearanceofsongtags:ontheLivemenu,clickOptions,clicktheSongstab,andthenclickLabelColorCoding.EditingSongsTheEasyWorshipEditorallowsyoutoeditsongs,miscellaneoustext,andsonginformation.Youcanchoosetoeditsongsinthescheduleforchangessavedtothesongonlyforthatscheduleand/oryoucaneditpermanentchangesforthesonginthesongresourcearea.Editasongintheschedule:1.IntheSchedulearea,selectthesongtobeedited2.Rightclickonthesong.3.ClickonEditSonginSchedule.4.TheEditorwindowappears.Songs735.Usethetextareaasastandardtexteditortotypeintextorchangetextasneeded.6.Usethetoolbartochangethefontand sizeofthetext,thestyle,thecolor,andthefilleffectsorbackground.See:FontSizingExplained7.ClickOKwhenyouaresatisfiedwiththesong.

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Addanewslide:1.PressENTER(Return)inthetextwherethenewslideistobeadded,andthentypethenewslidetext.InsertingSongTags:1.Rightclickinthetextboxwherethenewslidewillbeadded.2.ClickonInsertSongTag.

EasyWorship2009Manual743.Thenselectoneofthetagtypes.4.Thetagappearsinthetextbox.5.ThenpressENTERtotypethenewsongtext.Toeditcopyrightinformation,authorinformation,etc. See:EditingCopyrightinformationundernotes.Toeditasonginthedatabase:1.IntheResourcearea,clickontheSongstab.2.Selectthesongyouwishtoedit.3.Rightclickonthesong.4.Clickoneditsonginthedatabase.

TheEditordialogboxappears.5.Usethetoolbartoeditthesongtext.Youcanchangethefontand sizeofthetext,thestyle,thecolor,andthefilleffectsorbackground.See:FontSizingExplained6.Toaddanewslide,pressENTERinthetextboxwhereyouwanttoaddtheslide,andthentypethenewsongtext.-Or-1.Rightclickinthetextboxwhereyouwanttoaddtheslide.2.SelectInsertSongTag.3.Thenclickoneofthetagtypes.Thetagappearsinthetextbox.4.Clickinthetagtoaddadditionaltexttothetag.Youcanalsoaddparenthesesandtext.See:Notes_Inside_a_Song

5.ToAdjusttext,asyoutype,thewordsallfitontheslideandcontinuetogetsmaller,unlessyoubreaktheverseupbypressingEnter(pagebreaks,orslidebreaks).YoucanalsoaddblanklineswhichwilldecreasethesizeofthetextbyholdingdowntheShiftandEnter.Songs756.Toeditcopyrightinformation,authorinformation,etc. See:EditingCopyrightinformationundernotes.7.ClickOKwhenyouaresatisfiedwiththesong.See:UsingtheBackgroundDesignerintheSongEditor andUsingtheBackgroundDesignerNotes Tosetglobaloptionsthatareappliedtoallsongs,See: SongOptions.Manyofthetoolbarbuttonshaveathirdstate;red.Thisindicatesthatthedefaultsettinghasbeenoverriddenandthatyouhaveeditedthetextattributes.Tochangethetextattributesbacktothedefault,clicktheDefaultbutton,orclickthedownarrownexttothepaintcan,andthenclickAutomatic.Ifyoudeleteorchangetheactualtext,youcanuseCTRL-Ztoundothechanges. EasyWorshipusesfontsizesdifferentlythanotherWindowsapplications.EasyWorshipfontsizesarerelativetotheoverallsizeoftheslidescreen.Thetextwillneverbelargerthanthisrelativepercentage,whichallowsyouto

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predeterminefontsize.Therefore,songtextwillneverappearlargerandyoucankeepthefontsizeconsistent.Forexample,intheNewSongdialogboxyoucantypenewsongsandEasyWorshipautomaticallyformatsyourslideasyoutype.Youcanhighlighttextandselectthedesirefontheightpercentagewhilealsodecreasingitforothertextonthesameslide.Formoreinformation,See: SongOptions. Ifyouneedtoplaceablanklinewithinaslide,pressSHIFT+ENTER.Youwillnoticethatmoreblanklinesfilltheslideandcausethetextsizetodecrease.Clickinthetagtoaddadditionaltexttothetag. Tosetglobaloptionsthatareappliedtoallsongs,See: SongOptions. EditingCopyrightInformation:TheCCLI#appearsbydefault.Asongiscopyrighted,oryoucanaddthecopyrightsymbolanddatetotheinformationinthesongeditor.OnceyouhaveenteredtheCCLI#,itwillautomaticallyappearineachcopyrightedsong.ToaddCCLI#,See:DisplayingCopyrightInformation .*ClicktheInformationicontodisplaytheSongInformationdialogbox.*Editthedesiredinformation.*ClickOK.DeletingSongs

WARNING:ThefollowingprocedurepermanentlydeletestheselectedsongfromtheEasyWorshipSongsdatabase.Todeleteasong:1.IntheResourcearea,locatethesongthatyouwanttodelete.2.Rightclickonthatsong,clickDeleteSong.EasyWorship2009Manual763.ClickYestopermanentlydeletethesongfromthesongsdatabase.FontSizingExplainedEasyWorshipusesanautofontsizingfeaturethatmakessurethatyourtextalwaysfitsthescreen.EasyWorshipwillusethelargestsizefontpossibletodisplayyoursongsandscriptures.ThefollowinginformationexplainshowfontsizingworksinEasyWorship.

DesiredFontHeightPercentage:EasyWorshipsetsthemaximumsizeofthefontbyusingthe DesiredFontHeightPercentagetomakesurethetextdoesn'tgettoolarge.ThedesiredfontHeightPercentageissetforapercentageofthescreensizeinsteadofapointfontsizelikemosttexteditingprograms.See:SongsTabformoreinfoonchangingtheDesiredFontHeightPercentage.NoMinimumFontHeightPercentage:Thereisnominimumfontsize.Whenyoubegintotypetextintoaslide,thetextwillappearusingtheDesiredFontHeightPercentage.AfteryoureachthemaximumnumbercharactersthatcanfitonalineusingtheDesiredFontHeightPercentage,EasyWorshipwilleitherwrapthetexttothenextlineor,ifwrappingisnolongeranoption,EasyWorshipwillmakethetextsmallerwiththeadditionofmorecharacters.

Example:Whenyoubegintotypetextintoasong,youcouldbetypingat10%.Ifyoucontinuetotypewithoutcreatingnewslides,EasyWorshipwillcontinuetomakethetextsmaller.Themoretextthereisthesmallerthetextappears.TextSizeContinuityWithinaSong:BydefaultEasyWorshipwillmakeallofthetextinasongthesamesize.Inordertoaccomplishthis,EasyWorshiplooksattheslidewiththemosttextonittodeterminethetextsizeoftherestoftheslides.Ifyouputmoretextonaslidethancanfitusingthedesiredfontheightpercentage,EasyWorshipwillresizethetexttofit.EasyWorshipwillthenusethatslidetodeterminethetextsizefortherestoftheslides.

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Alltextinasongissizedbythelongestlineoftextintheentireslidesetforthatsong.Intheeventthatyouhavealinethatistoolong,youmaybreakthatlineintomultiplelinesbypressingenterwherethelinewraps.Ifyoupressentertwiceitwillsendthetextafterthecursortoanewslide.This,willreducetheamountoftextontheslidetoallowtheSongs77

texttoappearlarger.Youwillnoticethatthetextinalloftheslideswillappearlargerwhenthatlineorslideissplitintoanewlineorslide.NotesAutowrappingcanbedisabledinLive/Options/SongstabunderAdvanced.Withautowrappingturnedoff,EasyWorshipwillautomaticallystartresizingthetextwhenyouhavereachedthemaximumamountoftextthatcanfitonaline.Youwillhavetopressenterattheendofthelinetomakesurethetextisn'tresizeduntilyouhavereachedthemaximumamountoftextfortheslide.ChangingTextSizeWithinASlide:YoumayselectpartofthetextinaslideandincreasethetextsizeuptotheDesiredFontHeightPercentage.EasyWorshipmayhavetoreducethesizeoftheothertextintheslideinorderfortheselectedtexttoappearlarger.Thefontsizeinthesongeditoris

aproportionalsize.Itmakestheselectedtextlooklarger,byshrinkingthesizeoftheothertext.Ifyouselectthewholeslideandtrytoincreasethesize,thesizewillnotchange.EasyWorshiphasalreadymadethetextonthatslideaslargeasitcanbeforthatslide.Ifthisisnotthecase,youmayneedtocheckotherslidesinthesong. See:TextSizeContinuityWithinaSongImportingSongsfromSongSelectLyricServiceCCLI’s™SongSelectLyricServiceallowsyoutodownloadsongsfromthousandsof  songsontheirwebsiteforanominalmonthly/yearlyfee.ThisLyricServiceisprovidedbyChristianCopyrightLicenseInternational.TousetheCCLI's™SongSelectLyric Service,youmustbeamemberwithavalidUserIDandPassword.Ifyouarenotacurrentmember,youcansubscribetothisserviceat http://www.ccli.com.DownloadingSongsfromSongSelectLyricService:

1.ClicktheOnlinetabintheresourcesarea.2.ClicktheSongSelecttabinthewebnavigationarea.3.LoginifpromptedandclickLaunchSongSelect.5.Clickonthelinkforthesongthatyouwanttoimport.6.Whenthesonglyricsappear,clicktheImportbuttonatthetopright.7.ClickAddtoSchedule,ifyouwantthesongtobeaddedtotheschedule.8.TheCopySongtoEasyWorshipdialogboxappears.EasyWorship2009Manual789.Makeanychangesyouwouldlike,thenclickOKtocopythesongtoEasyWorship.ThesongiscopiedtotheEasyWorshipSongsdatabaseforlateruse.Toeditthesong,See:EditingSongs.Notes YoumustbeconnectedtotheInternettodownloadasong fromCCLI's™SongSelectLyricService.See: InternetConnectivityunderTroubleshootingifyouareunabletoaccessSongSelectfromEasyWorship. YoumusthaveaCCLI™LicenseandSongSelectSubscriptiontousethisfeature. Gotowww.ccli.comtofindouthowtogetanaccount.NoSongsOrBackgroundsinMyNewInstallIfyoudidnotloadthedemosongs,See:AddingandRemovingDemoData

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ReportingandPrintingSongsEasyWorshipallowsyoutotrackandgeneratetheusageofsongsforreportingandmanagingyourrepertoireofsongs.Forinformationonreportingtheusageofsongs,pleasecontactChristianCopyrightLicenseInt'l.(CCLI)at www.CCLI.com.EasyWorshipalsowillprintthelistofthesongsinyourSongsresourceareadatabase.Eachtimeyouadd,printorprojectasong,EasyWorshiptracksthatactionandstoresitforyouina

viewableandprintablefile.PrintingaSongActivityReport:1.OntheTopMenuBar,clickonFile.2.Adropdownmenuwillappear,highlightPrint.3.Asidemenuwillappear,clickonPrintaSongActivityReport.4.TheSelectReportPeriodwindowwillappear.Enterthereportperioddatesforwhichyouneedanactivityreport.5.Thereportwillappearandyoucannavigatethetopmenubarforoptionsonsaving,printing,etc.PrintingaSongListReport:Songs79

1.OntheTopMenuBar,clickonFile.2.Adropdownmenuwillappear,highlightPrint.3.Asidemenuwillappear,clickonPrintaSongListReport.4.TheSongListwillappearshowingthenumericandalphabeticallistingofthesongsinyourSongsresourceareadatabase.Youcannavigatethetopmenubaroptionsforprinting,savingetc.PrintingaSchedule:Youcanprintthescheduleyouhavesaved.Thisishelpfultopassouttoyourstaffsoallcanseetheagendaforeachpresentation.Youcanprintthescheduleinbothviews,eitherdetailsorsummaryview.PrintingSchedule(details)1.OntheTopMenuBar,clickonFile.

2.Adropdownmenuwillappear,highlightPrint.3.Asidemenuwillappear,clickonPrintSchedule(details).4.Eachsongoritemintheschedulewillbeavailableforprinting,pagebypage,includingallthewordsoneachslideofthatsong,andthesonginformationofcopyrights,author,etc.5.Navigatethetopmenubarforoptionsinprintingandsavingthedetailedschedulereport.6.Thereportissavedinaproprietaryformcalleda*.qrpfile.PrintingSchedule(summary)1.OntheTopMenuBar,clickonFile.2.Adropdownmenuwillappear,highlightPrint.3.Asidemenuwillappear,clickonPrintSchedule(summary).

4.Eachsongoritemintheschedulewillbeavailableforprinting,onlybyfilenameasitappearsintheschedule.5.Navigatethetopmenubarforoptionsinprintingandsavingthedetailedschedulereport.6.Thereportissavedinaproprietaryformcalleda*.qrpfile.Using.qrpfiles:TheqrpfilescanbeopenedusingEasyWorship.1.ClickonFile.2.ClickPrint,thenSongListReport.

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area.ThefirstlineoftheselectedverseisdisplayedintheSearchbox.NotesEasyWorshipreadsnumbersfirst,forexample,ifyounameasong"1AmazingGrace"itwillappearfirstintheResourcearea.Thisallowsyoutotypeanumberandenterifyouwanttolistsongsnumerically.Songs

814.Afteryoulocatethedesiredsong,addthesongtotheschedule. See:BuildingandRunninganEasyWorshipSchedule-Or-ClickontheBackgroundbuttonandselectabackgroundfromthethumbnails,thenclickGoLiveor,double-clickthesongtosenditdirectlytotheliveoutputareaandimmediatelydisplayittothecongregation.NotesTodisplaytextovervideo,thevideothumbnailsintheBackgroundpalettewillhavefilmstripedges.Youcanclickonasong,thenthevideobackgroundthumbnailandthenclickGoLive.Tosaveavideoasabackgroundtoasongtobeusedeachtimeyouviewthesongfromthedatabase,See:AssignBackgroundtosong.

Followalongwithyourworshipleader:ClickoneachverseintheLiveareaandfollowyourleader.Youcanclicktheversesinanyorder.-Or-UsetheUPandDOWNARROWkeystofollowthroughtheverses.-Or- Type1andpresstheENTERkey,2andtheENTERkey,etc.,astheycorrespondtotheverses1-8;9,0,Ccorrespondstothechorus;TforTag;EforEnd;BforBridge;andSforslide.ThereisasmalldownarrowatthetoprightoftheLivearea.Clickitanddropdownthechoicetoseesongsdisplayedinsummaryorfullview.Thenumberscorrespondtotheslideinthesummaryview.RightClickFeaturesonSongs:

EditSonginDatabase-allowsyoutoeditthesongandsaveitthatwayintheSongsresourceareadatabase.See:ToeditasonginthesongResourceareadatabaseNewSong-Opensthenewsongeditorwindowfortypinganewsong.See:AddingSongsAddingSongstotheFavoritesList:1.ClickontheSongstab.2.Clickinthesecondcolumnnexttothesongyouwanttoaddtothefavoriteslist.3.WhenyouclicktheFavoritestabyouwillseealistofjustthesongsyouselected.EasyWorship2009Manual82ToAddNewSongs:See:AddingSongs,EditingSongs,DownloadingSongsfromtheCCLISongSelectLyricService

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HowDoIUseTheFavoritesButton?See:AddingSongstotheFavoritesListUsingtheBackgroundDesignerintheSongEditorTheBackgroundDesignercanbeutilizedfromtheSongeditor.Thiswillallowformorecontroloverhowtextisdisplayedonthescreen.1.Inthesongeditor,clickontheBackgroundbutton.

2.SelectBackgroundDesigner.*FromtheBackgroundDesigner,thefontformatting,locationandsizeofthetextbox,VerticalandHorizontaltextalignmentcanbechanged.See:UsingtheBackgroundDesignerformoreinformationonhowthebackgrounddesignerworks.NotesItwillnotupdatethethumbnailintheBackgroundspalette.ThatmustbedonefromtheBackgroundsbuttoninthepreviewwindow.Thetextboxformattingisattachedtothebackgroundofthesong.Whenthebackgroundforthesongischanged,thetextboxsettingswillbereset.TextBoxResizingintheEditorWindowYoucanalsoadjustthetextboxinabackgroundbyclickingonthethumbnailpicturein

theeditorwindow,bothintheeditsongintheResourceareaoreditsongintheschedule.Toresizeatextboxonabackground:IntheSongEditor:1.Clickonthesongpreviewareatotherightofthetextarea.2.Resizinghandleswillappear.Songs833.Resizeandmovethetextboxtothedesiredlocationinthepreviewarea. Ifyouwishtohavelesstextinthebox,youwillneedtoseparatelinesandtextinthesongeditorusingEnter.(See:WorkingwithSongs.)

NotesThetextboxformattingisattachedtothebackgroundofthesong.Whenthebackgroundforthesongischanged,thetextboxsettingswillbereset.85

ScripturesAddingMoreBibleVersionsEasyWorshipoffersmanyfreeandcopyrightedbibles.Copyrightedbiblesareavailablefor$29.00each.See:BiblesontheMediaStoretabforalistofavailablebibles.ToPurchaseaBible:BiblescanbepurchasedviatheMediaStoretaborbycallingusat+1918-250-1493.If

EasyWorshipwaspurchasedviaadealer,contactthemtopurchase.Afterthebibleispurchased,wewillsendanewserialnumbertoyouviae-mail.Followtheinstructionsbelowtoregisteryournewbible.1.OpenEasyWorship.2.ClicktheHelpmenu.3.SelectRegisterProducts.3.IntheSerialNumberfieldtypeinthenewserialnumber.4.ClickValidate.5.TheValidatebuttonwillgreyout.

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6.ClickClose.7.ClickontheScripturestab.8.Thetabforyournewbiblewillshowupatthebottomofthescripturesarea.9.IfthemessageThisVersionofthe

bibleisnotinstalledappears,Clickdownloadandinstallitnow. Ifyoudonothaveaninternetconnection,youmaydownloadthetextfromourwebsiteontoacomputerthathasinternetaccessandinstallthebibletextmanually.See:InstallingBibleTextManuallyInstallingBibleTextUsingtheMediaStore:1.ClickontheOnlinetabintheresourcearea.2.ClicktheMediaStoretab.3.ClickonBibles.4.Clickdownloadnexttothescriptureyouwishtoinstall.5.Thescripturewilldownloadandinstallautomatically. Ifyouhaven'tpurchasedthescriptureyet,clickAddToCartandgothroughthe

checkoutprocess.EasyWorship2009Manual86InstallingBibleTextManually:1.Atacomputerwithinternetconnection,browsetohttp://www.easyworship.com/bibles .2.Clickonthedownloadlinkforthebibleyouwanttodownload.3.Savethefiletoadisk.4.Takethedisktothecomputeryouwanttoinstallthebibleon.

5.ClicktheScripturestab.6.ClickthebuttontotherightoftheBibleversiontabs.7.ClickInstallBiblesFromDisk.8.Browsetoandselectthebiblefileyousavedtothedisk.9.ClickOpen.10.TheScripturetextwillnowappear.EnablingScriptureVersionTabsNotesNotallscripturesarefree.PleaseseeHowCanIAddMoreBibleVersions? forinfoonhowtopurchaseoraddnewbiblestoEasyWorship.EnablingBibleversionTabs:1.ClickontheScripturestabintheresourcearea.2.Noticetheversiontabsatthebottom.3.Totherightoftheversiontabs,clickonthebutton.Theavailableversiontabnameswillappear.4.Selecttheversionsyouwishtoenable.Media87TheScripturesTabThereareseveralBibleversionsresidentinEasyWorshiptobeusedinyour

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presentations.YoucaneasilylocateanddisplaychaptersandversesfromanybookoftheBiblefromtheScripturestab.TheEasyWorshipScripturesresourceareaautomaticallycontainstheHCSB,ASV,KJV&RVAbibles.Otherversionsareavailable.Notallversionsarefree. See:AddingMoreBibleVersionsformoreinfoonaddingmorebiblestoEasyWorship.Checkourwebsiteforthelatestlisting.http://www.easyworship.com

AlsoSee:EnablingScriptureVersionTabsandUsingScripturesUsingScripturesAddascripturetoyourschedule:1.ClickontheScripturestabintheresourcearea.2.ClickthetaboftheBibleversionyouwanttouse.3.TypethescripturereferenceintheScripturefieldatthetopoftheScripturestab. Forexample,ifyouarelookingupascripturein1Thessalonians,youwouldtype1The.EasyWorshipwillthenauto-completethebooknameforyou. Presstherightarrowkeythentypeintheverseaddressinthefollowingformat1:3-5.4.Clickthegreenplussignonthescheduletoolbarordraganddroptheselected

scripturetotheschedulearea.NotesWhenSelectingmultiplescriptures,thescripturetextwillbeaddedtooneslide.Editingofthescripturemaybeneeded.UsingScriptureontheFly:1.ClickontheScripturestabintheresourcearea.2.SelecttheBibleversionyouwanttouse.3.TypethescripturereferenceintheScripturefieldatthetopoftheScripturestab.4.DoubleclicktheselectedscripturetomakeitGoLive.EditingScriptures:1.Rightclickonascriptureintheschedule.EasyWorship2009Manual

882.ClickonEditScriptureinSchedule.3.MakethechangesyouneedusingtheScriptureeditor.(Thescriptureeditorworksthesameasthesongeditor)See:EditingSongsformoreinfoonformattingyourScripturetext.UsingNonConsecutiveScriptures:YoumaywanttousemultiplenonconsecutivescripturessuchasGenesis1:1-5and1:11-15.Youcanaddeachsetofscripturestothescheduleseparately.Thiscanalsobeaccomplishedwithouthavingtoaddmultiplescripturestotheschedule.1.Addverses1-5totheschedule.2.Selectverses11-13inthescripturelookuparea. YoumaytypethereferenceinorholddownShiftandselectthescriptures.3.RightclickonthehighlightedtextandclickonCopyTexttoClipboard.4.RightclickonthescriptureintheScheduleandeditit.5.Pastethetextintotheeditor.6.Removethescripturereferenceatthebeginningofthepastedtextandthebibleversioninformationattheendofthetext.Media

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897.Addreturns(Enter)whereyouwantthetexttobebrokenintoslides.8.ChangethetitletoGenesis1:1-5,11-13.9.ClickOK.

MediaSettingtheAspectRatioforImage,Video,Feed&BackgroundTheaspectratioforimages,backgroundsandfeedscannowbechanged.WhatisAspectRatio?AspectRatioreferstotheratioofwidthtoheightofapicture.Thistermismostcommonlyusedwithworkingwithvideooutput.Standarddefinitionprojectors,televisionsandcomputermonitorsusea4:3aspectratiowhichlookslikeasquare.Highdefinitionprojectors,televisionsandcomputermonitorsusea16:9aspectratiowhichlookslikearectangle.AspectRatioSettingsDefinitionsforEasyWorship: Automatic-Maintainstheoriginalaspectratioofanimage,videoorfeedbydefault,butautomaticallystretchesittofitthescreenwhenusedasabackgroundfortext.Maintain-Maintainstheoriginalaspectratioofthevideo,image,feedregardless

ofuse. Stretch-Stretchesthevideo,imageorfeedfitthescreenregardlessofuse. Zoom-Zoomsinonthevideo,imageorfeedcroppingtheedgesregardlessofuse.SettingImage,FeedandVideoAspectRatio:1.Rightclickonanimage,feedorvideo.2.SelecttheSetAspectRatiooption.TheoptionsavailableareAutomatic,Maintain,StretchorZoom.SettingtheAspectRatioonaSongBackground:1.Rightclickonasongintheschedule.2.SelectSetAspectRatio.Thesameoptionswillbeavailableaswithimages,videosandfeeds.

Note:TheSetAspectRatiooptionwillnotbeavailableifabackgroundhasnotbeenassignedtothesongandthethumbnailhasthewordAutoonit.SettingtheAspectRatioonabackgroundintheBackgroundDatabase:Thisallowsyoutouseaspecificaspectratioeachtimeyouuseaspecificbackground.1.ClickontheBackgroundbutton.EasyWorship2009Manual902.ClickonOptions.3.Selectthebackgroundyouwanttomodify.4.ClicktheModifybutton.5.SelecttheAspectratiofromtheDropdownlist..6.ClickOK.

CodecsExplainedWhatisacodec?Codec-(enCOder/DECoderorCOmpressor/DECompressor)-software(orhardware)thatcompressesanddecompressesaudioandvideodatastreams.Thepurposeofcodecsistoreducethesizeofdigitalaudiosamplesandvideoframesinordertospeeduptransmissionandsavestoragespace. ForMoreinformationgotohttp://www.freecodecs.com/guides/What_you_need_to_know_about_codecs.htmWhenyouplayavideo,orsoundfilethroughEasyWorship,ithastoknowhowtodecode

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thatfile.AcodecisapieceofsoftwarethattellsEasyWorshiphowtodecodethevideooraudiofile.Ifyoudon'thavethepropercodecinstalledonyourcomputer,EasyWorshipwon'tbeabletoplayyourmultimediafile. StandardcodecsthatareincludedautomaticallyinWindowsMediaPlayerare:Video:Mpeg1,AVI,WMV.Audio:MP3,WAV,WMA

EasyWorshipcanuseanyofthesetypesoffileswithoutinstallingextracodecsoftware. EasyWorshipcanplaymanyothertypesoffilesaslongasyouhaveacodecforEasyWorshiptodecodethefilewith.Mpeg2,Mpeg4,Divx,Movfilesrequireextracodecsoftware. Avoiddownloadingcodecpacksthatclaimtohaveacodecforeverytypeoffile.ManytimestheywillinstallsoftwarethatconflictswithEasyWorshipandcancauseyourmediafilestoplayincorrectly.TheonlycodecpackwecurrentrecommendistheK-Litecodecpack.Wehavespecificinstructionsforinstallingit.WerecommendGabest,DScalerorPowerDVD6or7codecsforplayingMpg2filesandDVDs.See:RecommendedDVD&Mpg2DecodersAudio

UsingAudioFilesEasyWorshipisabletoplayaudiofilesfromyourschedule.ThefollowingformatsaresupportedbyEasyWorship:MP3,WAV,WMA,MID,AAC.AudiocontentcanbeaccessedbyclickingtheMediatab,thentheAudiotab.Media91AddingAudioFiles:1.OpenEasyWorship.2.ClicktheMediatab.3.ClicktheAudioTab.4.ClicktheAddbutton.5.Browsetoandselecttheaudiofilesyouwishtoadd.

6.ClicktheOpenbutton.PlayingAudioFiles:1.OpenEasyWorship.2.ClicktheMediatab.3.ClicktheAudiotab.4.Draganddropanaudiofileintotheschedulearea.5.ClickGoLivetoplaytheaudio. Audiofilesmayalsobeplayedfromthepreviewcolumn.AttachAudioToASong:1.OpenEasyWorship.2.Addasongtotheschedule.See:BuildingandRunninganEasyWorshipSchedule3.ClicktheMediatab.4.ClicktheAudiotab.5.DragandropanAudiofilefromtheAudiotabontoasongintheschedule.NotesSongsmustbeaddedtotheschedulebeforeaudiocanbeattachedtothem.DVDDVDsExplainedEasyWorshipenablesyoutoutilizetheonboardDVDROMdriveonyourpresentationcomputerfordisplayingDVDsorportionsyoucreateasclips.Thisisadifferent

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applicationofdisplayingDVDthancapturingaDVDfeedthroughacapturecard( See:WorkingwithFeeds)DVDStructureThevideocontentinaDVDisdividedintotitlesandmenus.Titlesarefurtherdividedintounitscalledpartsoftitles(PTTs).Moreoften,thesearecalledscenes,chaptersorsegments.Thesecouldbecomparedtousingfoldersandsubfoldersinyourdirectory

treestructureofacomputer.Theviewercannavigatetospecifictitlesorchapterswithintitles.EachindividuallyseparatedvideofileonaDVDmaybereferredtoasasegment.TheauthorofaDVDdecideshowtodividethecontentintotitlesandchapters.WhenaDVDcontainsafeature-lengthfilm,theentirefilmisoftenplacedinonetitleorsegment,andsometimesdividedintochaptersfortheindividualscenes.ExtrafeaturesontheDVD,suchastrailersordeletedscenes,areplacedinseparatetitlesorsegments.However,thesedivisionsarearbitrary,andmanyDVDsareorganizeddifferently.EasyWorship2009Manual92TheEasyWorshipDVDeditorcanplaytheentiremovie,predefinedsegmentsoryoucanselectpartsoftheDVDcalledclips.PredefinedClipsaresegmentsthatyoucanchoosewhenloadingaDVDandthosesegmentswillautomaticallybereadywiththeproper

MarkInandMarkOutpoints.Forexample,ifyouloadani-WorshiptypeDVD,allthesongswouldbepredefinedandloadintothedatabaseareawhenyouselectPredefinedClips.OnanyDVD,youmaysetMarkInandMarkOutpointstoeditaclip.Youmaydefineaclipnameforthateditedclip.TheDVDfromwhichyouwishtoplayaclipmustremainintheDVDROMdrive.EasyWorshipdoesnotcopytheDVDorsegments,onlyapathtoturnonthatselectedsegmentorclip.Ifyouhavemultipledrives,EasyWorshipwillrememberthedrivefromwhichyoueditedyourspecificclip.MultipleclipsorsegmentsmaybechosenfromyourDVD.EasyWorshiprequiresaDVDDecodertobeinstalledinordertocreateandplayDVDclips.See:RecommendedDVDDecoders formoreinformation.AlsoSee:DVDClipEditorOverview,ToplayaDVD(wholemovieatonce) ,ToeditandplayaDVDclip(asmallpieceofamovie) andToplayDVD(PredefinedClips) forhelp

withcreatingDVDclipsinEasyWorship.DVDRegionInordertocreateDVDclipsinEasyWorship,theDVDregionhastobesetontheDVDplayerinthecomputer.ManyDVDdrivescomefromthefactorywithnoregionset.Ifthewrongregionornoregionisset,youwillbeabletocreateclips,butwillnotbeabletoplaythembackafterremovingandreinsertingtheDVDintothedrive.FollowtheinstructionsbelowtosettheregionontheDVDdriveinthecomputer.1.OpenComputerorMyComputer.2.RightclicktheDVDdrive.3.ClickProperties.4.Apropertieswindowwillappear.5.ClicktheHardwaretab.6.SelecttheDVDdrivefromthelist.7.ClickthePropertiesbuttonatthebottom.8.ThepropertieswindowfortheDVDdrivewillappear.9.Windows7usersclicktheChangessettingsbuttonatthebottomoftheGeneraltab.10.ClicktheDVDRegiontab.11.Selecttheappropriatecountry.12.ClickOK.Notes:

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TheDVDregioncanonlybechangedamaximumof5times.DVDClipEditorOverviewDVDPlayerWindow1.Intheresourcearea,clickontheMediatab,clickontheDVDtab.2.ClickontheAddbuttonatthebottomoftheMediaresourcewindow.TheSelectClipwindowwillappear.

Media93ClipName-Fieldinwhichyoucreateanameforyourclip.Thumbnail-SmallpictureassociatedwiththeClipName,whichwillappearintheDVDresourcearea.SetThumbnailButton-Clickthisbuttonattheframeyouchooseforyourthumbnail.EditMode-Twochoicesappearforeditingclips:LoopSegmentandContinuousPlay.Clickonthedowntriangleforselection.LoopSegmentloopsonlythecurrentsegmentyouareediting.ContinuousPlayplaystheentireDVDallowingyoutoeditit.Title-TheMainMenuorMainSegmentsoftheDVD.Position-ThenumericalelapsedtimeandcurrentlocationintheDVD.Youcanincrease

ordecreasemarkinandmarkoutpointsbynavigatingthetrianglesandeditingthenumberfields.Chapter-Sub-menusegmentsundereachtitle.EasyWorship2009Manual94ClipStart-ThepositionatwhichyouMarkInthestartingpointofyoureditedclip.ClipEnd-ThepositionatwhichyouMarkOuttheendingpointofyoureditedclip.SelectSegment-Clickthisbuttonwhenyouwishtoselecttheentiresegmentyouareplaying.ItwillautomaticallysettheMarkInandMarkOutatitsbeginningandendingpoints.DVDDriveandName-DisplaysthenameoftheDVDandthedriveplaying.IfyouhavemultipledrivesyoucanclickthedowntriangleandselectadditionalDVDs.DiskName-YoucancreateadisknametorecognizeasitappearsintheDVDresourcedatabasearea.PositionScrollingBall-AvisualtrackingofthepositionoftheDVD.Itcanbe scrolledforwardandbackwardtonewlocationsonthesegment.EditMode-Clickthisbuttontoedityourclips.PreviewMode-Clickthisbuttontopreviewyoureditedclip.DVDMenus-EachDVDwillhavedifferentmenusfordisplayingtheTitle,Root,Subtitles(lyrics),Audio(splittracks,clicktracks,Stereo,Surround,etc.),Angle(thecameraanglesavailable),andChapterMenus.Media95*ForadditionalinstructionsSee:Creating&ManagingDVDClips,UsingDVDClips,

UsingPredefinedClipsDVDClipDatabaseOverviewDVDClipsDatabaseViews-IntheDVDclipdatabasetherearetwoviewsavailable.TheAllDVDClipslistandtheAvailableDVDClipslist.AllDVDClipsshowsalistofalltheDVDclipscreated.AvailableDVDClipsdisplaysalistofclipscreatedfortheDVDthatiscurrentlyintheDVDdrive.DVDclipslistedunderAllDVDClipscannotbeedited,butcanbedeleted.Add-WhenclickedtheSelectClipwindowappearsallowingyoutocreateanewDVDclip.

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Delete-RemovestheselectedDVDclipfromtheDVDclipdatabase.Edit-WhenclickedtheSelectClipwindowappearsallowingyoutomakechangestoanexistingDVDclip.AddNewDVDClip...-WhenclickedtheSelectClipwindowappearsallowingyoutocreateanewDVDclip.EasyWorship2009Manual

96AddNewFromSelected-WhenclickedcreatesacopyoftheselectedclipandloadstheSelectClipwindowallowingyoutocreateanewDVDclip.Add/UpdatePredefinedClips...-AllowsyoutoaddDVDclipstothedatabasethathavealreadybeencreatedforcertainDVDs.*ForadditionalinstructionsonhowtosetupdifferentkindsofDVDclips See:Creating&ManagingDVDClips,UsingDVDClips,UsingPredefinedClipsCreating&ManagingDVDClipsCreatingDVDClips:1.InsertaDVDintotheDVDROMdrive.2.ClickontheMediatabintheResourcearea.3.ClickontheDVDtab.

4.ClicktheAddbutton.TheSelectClipwindowwillappear.5.TypetheclipnameintheClipNamefieldatthetopleft.6.ClicktheitemyouwanttoplayintheDVDmenutotheright.7.Asvideoplays,clicktheMarkInbuttontoselectthebeginningofyourclip.8.ClicktheMarkOutbuttontoselecttheendoftheclip.Notes ToplaythewholeDVDclickSelectSegment. ForiWorshipDVDsandotherslikeit,youmayclickSelectSegmentwhenthevideostartsplaying.EasyWorshipwillsettheMarkInandMarkOutpointsatthebeginningandendofthesongforyou.9.ThePreviewbuttonwillallowyoutopreviewyoureditedclipinthewindow.Click

theEditbuttontoresumeediting.10.ScrollthecliptofindtheframeyouwishtouseforathumbnailandclickSetThumbnail.11.ClickOK.TheclipandthumbnailwillappearintheDVDclipdatabase.Media97EditingDVDClips:1.SelectaclipintheDVDclipdatabase.2.ClicktheEditbutton.3.TheSelectClipwindowwillappear,allowingyoutomakechangestotheDVDclip.4.ClickOKtoapplythechanges.DeletingDVDClips:1.SelectaclipintheDVDclipdatabase.2.ClicktheDeletebutton.3.ClickYesonthepromptthatappearstoverifythatyouwanttodeletetheclip.See:DVDClipEditorOverview,UsingDVDClips,UsingPredefinedClipsEasyWorship2009Manual98UsingDVDClipsUsingDVDClipsintheSchedule:

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1.SelectaDVDclipintheDVDclipdatabase.2.Clicktheonthescheduletoolbar.3.WhenitistimefortheDVDcliptobeplayedintheservice,just

clickGoLive.Notes: Youmayalsodraganddropaclipfromthedatabasetotheschedule.GoLivewithaDVDclipdirectlyfromthedatabasebydoubleclickingit. TheDVDhastobeinthedriveforthecliptoplay.DVDclipscanbetransferredviathescheduletoanother

computer.Clipsareforwardcompatiblebutnotbackwardcompatible.ClipscreatedonWindows9xwillworkonWindowsXPbutclipscreatedonXPwillnotworkon9x.ClipscreatedonWindows9x-XPwillnotworkonWindowsVista-7andviseversa.See:DVDClipEditorOverviewandCreating&ManagingDVDClipsUsingPredefinedClipsPredefinedclipsarepredefinedwiththeproperstartandstoppointsalreadyset.This

savesyouthetimeofhavingtoediteachsegmenttoprepareaDVDclipfortheDVDclipdatabase.Forexample,ifyouhaveaniWorshiptypeDVDwhichcontains7songs,youcanselectAdd/UpdatePredefinedClipsandeachofthe7songswillnowappearintheDVDclipdatabase,predefinedandreadytoplay.NotallDVDswillsupportpredefinedclips.NotesEasyWorshipdoesnotcopytheelectronicimageoftheDVD.ItonlycreatesabookmarktoalocationontheDVDaccordingtohowyoueditedorsavedthatclip.YoustillmusthavetheDVDinsertedintothedrivetoplaytheclips.IftheDVDhassegmentsthathavelyricsonlower,upper,ormiddlethirds,youcanselectthesepredefinedclipsinthatformat.Thisisalsotrueforsplittracks,clicktracksandnolyrictracks.IftheDVDhasthosesegments,youcannowsavethesamesonginMedia99differentformats.Forexample,Youmaywishtosavethesong"OpentheEyesofMyHeart"inupperthirds,lowerthirds,andcenter.Orupperthirdsclicktrack,lowerthirdssplittrack.Thenwhenyouhaveapresentation,youcanselecttheformatpredefinedandreadyforprojection.1.InsertaDVDintotheDVDROMdrive.2.ClickontheMediatab.3.ClickontheDVDtab.

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5.ClickthedropdowntriangleontheAddbutton,thenclickAdd/UpdatePredefinedclips.6.TheSelectPredefinedDVDClipswindowwillappear.7.CheckChecktheinternetforthelatestclipinfoifyouwantEasyWorshiptoconnecttotheEasyWorshippredefinedclipsitetocheckforneworupdatedDVDclipsforthisDVD.

8.CheckShowthiswindowwhenanewDVDisinsertedtobepromptedifthereareanypredefinedclipsforaDVDwhenitisinsertedintothedrive.9.Ifpredefinedclipsareavailable,theywillappearinthewindow.10.Checktheboxesnexttotypesofclipsyouwishtouse.11.ClickOK.12.CheckClearanypredefinedclipsthatarenotselectedandhavenotbeeneditedtoclearanypredefinedclipsalreadyloadedforthatDVD.Clipsthathavenotbeeneditedandarenotselectedinthiswindowwillbecleared.13.TheselectedpredefinedclipswillnowappearintheDVDclipdatabase.NotesPredefinedDVDclipscanbeeditedbyselectingtheclipandclicktheeditbuttonatthebottomoftheDVDclipdatabase.See:Creating&ManagingDVDClips

EasyWorship2009Manual100DVDDecoderUtilitiesMicrosoftWindowsXPVideoDecoderCheckupUtilityisautilityfromMicrosoftthatwillhelpyouseeandchoosewhatDVDMPEG2decoderyouhaveinstalled.ClickHeretodownloadtheutility. YoucanalsofindoutwhatcodecWindows/EasyWorshipisusingbygoingtoStart->Run,typedvdupgrd/detectandclickOK.ThiswillbringupadialogstatingtheDVDcodecinformationthatisbeingused.ThiscommandonlyworksforWindows9x-XP.ClickonHelp,VideoCodecTroubleshootinginsideEasyWorship.Thiswilltellyouwhatcodecsarebeingusedtodisplaythevideo.

InEasyWorshipclickHelp,DirectXtroubleshooting.ThiswillverifythatDirectXsupportisenabled.Ifitisnotenabled,youwillbepromptedtoenableit.Media101CheckoutourKnowledgeBaseandSupportForumforthelatestinformation.*FormoreinfoaboutcodecsSee:RecommendedDVDDecodersRecommendedDVDDecodersMostproblemswithDVDsinEasyWorshiparecausedbyacodecthatisnotcompatiblewithEasyWorship.Belowisalistofcodecsthatworkandalistofknownproblematiccodecs.DecodersThatWork:GabestInstalledwithK-LiteCodecPackClickheretoinstalltheK-LiteCodecPack.DScalerDScalerisanopensourcecodecthatworksprettywell.ItworksonallcomputersexceptforsystemswithSoundBlasterSoundCards.WehavefoundthattheaudiowillnotworkwhenusingDScalerwithsomeSoundBlastercards.HereisthelinktotheDScalerMPEGdecoderinstall.DownloadDScalerEasyWorship2009Manual102

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PowerDVDSETryDScalerorGabestfirstbeforebuyingacodec.ThePowerDVDcodecshavebeenthemostcompatibleforus.WhenDScalerdoesnotwork,werecommendthiscodec.Thetrialwillnotplayaudioonprotectedcontent.GetthetrialfromhereCyberlinkThePowerDVDSEpluginforWindowsMediaplayerhasproventoworkwellforusand

istheleastexpensive.andPowerDVDSEfromhere Vista|XPDecodersThatDoNotWork:WinDVDThisdecoderdoesnotwork.ItwillshowupasInterVideoinyourcodeclist.Sonic/RoxioThisdecoderdoesnotworkandmaycauseEasyWorshiptolockupwhentryingtocreateacliporplayaclip.OpenSourceThiscodecisdistributedwithanotherworshipsoftwareanddoesnotworkwellwithEasyWorship.YoumayneedtoremoveitbeforeusingvideosinEasyWorship.ItcanbefoundgoingtoC:\windows\system32\.Renamingthefileosmpegviddec.axwillresolveanyproblemscausedbythiscodec.

See:DVDDecoderUtilities tofindoutwhatdecoderisinstalledonyourcomputer.TroubleshootingDVDIssuesIssue:IcancreateaDVDClipandplayitinthepreviewwindow;butIonlygetablackscreenwhenyouGoLivewiththeclip.Cause:AnincompatibleDVDDecoderorDirectXsupportisnotenabled.Resolution:InstallacompatibleDVDDecoderSee:RecommendedDVD&Mpg2DecodersforalistofcompatibleDVDdecoders.YoumayalsoneedtoenableDirectXsupportbyclickingonHelp,DirectXtroubleshooting.Issue:YoucancreateaDVDClipandplayitinthepreviewwindow,butEasyWorshiplocksupwhenyouGoLivewiththeclip.Cause:AnincompatibleDVDDecoder

Resolution:InstallacompatibleDVDDecoder.See:RecommendedDVD&Mpg2DecodersforalistofcompatibleDVDdecoders.Issue:DVDdoesn'tplayintheclipeditorwindow.Theclipeditorwindowdisplaysthemessage"PleaseinsertDVDintodrive...".Cause:NosuitableDVDdecoderwasfoundtoplaytheDVD.ThediskyouhaveinthedriveisnotaDVD.Resolution:InstallacompatibleDVDDecoder.See:RecommendedDVD&Mpg2DecodersforalistofcompatibleDVDdecoders.TryanotherDVD.Media103Issue:DVDplaysonbothmonitorsinsteadofjustthelivemonitor.Cause:YourVideoCardsettingsaresettoplaythevideoonbothmonitors.Resolution:DisablethefullscreenoptionsonyourVideoCard.Formostgraphicscards,thissettingisundertheadvancedareaofyourdisplaysettings.Issue:IcancreateaDVDclipbutafterremovingthediskfromthedriveandinsertingitagain,theclipsIcreateddon'twork.Cause:TheDVDregionhasn'tbeensetontheDVDdriveinthecomputer.Resolution:SettheDVDregionfortheDVDdriveinthecomputer. See:DVDRegionFeedsAddaFeedtoBackgrounds:Youcanaddafeedtothebackgroundpaletteanduseitasalivebackground.Thefeed

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mustbeaddedtotheVideosResourceareatoappearintheAddarea.1.ClicktheMediatab.2.ClicktheFeedstab.3.Rightclickafeed,thenclickAddFeedtoBackgrounds.4.Thefeedisnowavailableinthebackgroundpalette.TipsUsetheVJfeatureforcameraswitching. Addcamerafeedstobackgrounds,usethebackgrounddesignertomaketextappearonthelowerthird,thenusetheVJfeaturetoswitchcamerasbehindtext.Formoredetailsonworkingwithbackgrounds, See:UsingBackgrounds,WorkingWithBackgroundsandUsingVideoJockeyModeUsingFeedsEasyWorshipcanprojectimagesfromyourcomputerthroughexternaldevices(DVD,VHS,Camera(s),andMixer)usingacapturecard.Mostcapturecardsare PCIcardsthatareinstalledintoPCIslotsonthemotherboardofyourcomputer.Eachcapturecardhasitsowninputconnections.SomeareRCA(composite)jacks,someareS-video,andsomeareFireWireIEEE1392.Itisimportantthatyoudeterminethetypeofinterfacecabledesiredbeforeyouorderyourcapturecard.

NotesFireWireIEEE1392hassomelatencythatisnoticeable.Thisoptionmaynotbedesirableifyouraudiencecanseethesourceandoutputscreen.Somecapturecardsdonotworkwellwithmultiplecardsofthesametype.Pleasegotothe SystemRequirementsonwww.easyworship.comforalistofsuggestedcards.Addingafeed:1.OpenEasyWorship.2.IntheResourcearea,clicktheMediatab.3.ClicktheFeedstab.EasyWorship2009Manual1045.ClickAdd.

6.TheAddFeeddialogboxappearswiththeinstalledcapturecardslistedunderAvailableInputDevices.7.Clickthecapturecardtowhichyouwanttoconnectthedevice.8.TypeanameforthedeviceintheNamebox.9.SelectthetypeofdevicefromtheDevicelist.10.ClickAdvanced.11.TheAdvancedFeedOptionsdialogboxappears.Media1051.IntheInputDevicelist,clickwhetheryouareconnectingbyCompositeorS-video.2.IntheResolutionlist,settheresolutiontoatleast320x240or640x480.3.LeavetheFrameRateatthedefaultsettingof29.97.4.LeavetheVideoStandardatthedefaultsetting.5.LeavetheColor/Compressionatthedefaultsetting.6.ClickOKtoreturntotheAddFeeddialogbox.10.ClickOKwhenyouaredone.TheaddeddeviceappearsintheResourcearea.Toaddadditionaldevicesrepeatsteps1-10.DeletingFeeds:1.IntheResourcearea,clicktheMediatab.

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2.ClicktheFeedstab.3.Clickthedevicethatyouwanttodelete.4.ClickDelete.5.Amessageappearsaskingyouifyouwanttopermanentlydeletethefeed.6.ClickYestodeletethefeed.EditingFeeds:

1.IntheResourcearea,clicktheMediatab.2.ClicktheFeedstab.3.Clickthefeedthatyouwanttoedit.4.ClickEdit.5.Makethedesiredchanges.6.ClickOK.7.ImagesUsingImagesFollowtheinstructionsbelowtousetheimagestab.DisplayingImages:EasyWorship2009Manual

1061.ClicktheMediatab.2.ClickontheImagestab,thendraganddroptheimagetotheScheduleArea.3.SelecttheimageintheScheduleareaandclickGoLive.YoumayalsodoubleclicktheimagetomakeitgototheLivearea.AddingImages:EasyWorshipcomeswithimagesreadyforyoutouseinyourpresentations.EasyWorshipcanimportimagesthatyouhaveproduced,oradditionalimagesyouhavepurchased.Createyourimageusingtheappropriatesoftware.NotesEasyWorshipwilldisplay.bmp,.jpg,.wmfand.icofiles.ForthebestresultsstoreallimagesinYourProfile/imagesfolder.See:LocatingYourProfileData tofindouthowto

locatedyourimagesfolder.1.ClicktheMediatab.2.ClicktheImagestab.3.ClicktheAddbuttontoaccesstheAddImagesdialogbox.4.Locateandhighlighttheimagethatyouwanttoimport.5.ClickOpen.6.TheimportedimageappearsintheImagesarea.RightClickFeatures:WhenyourightclickonathumbnailintheImagesresourcearea,youhavethefollowingoptions: AddImages-thisisashortcuttoaddingadditionalimagesyoumighthaveonaCD.DeleteImages-deletestheimagefromtheresourcearea.Itwillpromptyoutodeleteitcompletelyfromthe/Resources/Imagesfolder. AddImagetoSchedule-addsimagetotheschedule. AddImagetoBackgrounds-allowsyoutoaddimagestotheBackgroundspalettedirectlyfromthisview.DragandDropFeatures: AddtoSchedule-DraganddropanimageintotheschedulefromtheImagestab.UseasBackground-Draganimageontoasonginthescheduletoassignthat

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imagetoasongasabackground. AddaNewImage-DragandDropimagesfromanyfolderinWindowstotheimagesarea.EasyWorshipwillthenaddashortcuttothatimageintoyourimagestab.VideosUsingVideos

EasyWorshipcanplayanyvideoformatthatWindowMediaPlayersupports.See:CodecsExplainedPlayingVideos:1.IntheResourcearea,clicktheMediatab.2.ClicktheVideotab.5.DraganddropthevideothumbnailtotheScheduleareaMedia1076.HighlightthatvideoandclicktheGoLivebutton.AddingVideos:EasyWorshipcomeswithvideosreadyforyoutouseinyourpresentations.EasyWorshipcanimportvideosthatyouhaveproduced,oradditionalvideosyouhave

purchased.Createyourvideousingtheappropriatesoftware.1.ClicktheMediatab.2.ClicktheVideostab.3.ClicktheAddbuttontoaccesstheAddVideosdialogbox.4.Locateandhighlightthevideothatyouwanttoimport.5.ClickOpen.6.Afterthevideoisaddedtothevideosareayoumayrightclickonitandclickselectthumbnail.7.Scrolltotheframeyouwishtodisplayasthethumbnailinyourvideospalette.8.Clickawayfromtheselectthumbnailboxtosetthethumbnail.DeletingVideos:IntheResourcearea:

1.ClicktheMediatab.2.RightClickthevideothatyouwanttodelete.3.ClickDelete.4.Amessageappearsaskingifyouwanttopermanentlydeletethevideo.4.ClickYestodeletethevideo.RightClickFeatures:WhenyourightclickonathumbnailintheVideosresourcearea,younowhavethefollowingoptions: AddVideos-thisisashortcuttoaddingadditionalvideosyoumighthaveonaCD.DeletetheVideo-deletesthevideofromtheresourcearea.ItwillpromptyoutodeleteitcompletelyfromYourProfile/Resources/Videosfolder.See:Locating

YourProfileData AddVideotoSchedule-addsvideototheschedule.EasyWorship2009Manual108 AddVideotoBackgrounds-allowsyoutoaddthisvideototheBackgroundspalettefromthisview. SelectThumbnailfromVideo-allowsyoutopreviewthevideoandsetthethumbnailforthatvideo.DragandDropFeatures:

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AddtoSchedule-DraganddropavideointotheschedulefromtheImagestab.UseasBackground-Dragavideoontoasonginthescheduletoassignthatimagetoasongasabackground. AddaNewVideo-DragandDropavideofromanyfolderinWindowstotheimagesarea.EasyWorshipwillthenaddashortcuttothatvideointoyourimagestab.

NotesWhendisplayingavideothevideodoesnotappearintheLiveOutputareabecauseittakesexcessiveamountsofmemorytodisplaythevideoclipinthePreviewandOutputareassimultaneously. EasyWorshipwillplayfilessupportedbyWindowsMediaPlayerandsomeQuicktime®filesiftheK-Litecodecpackisloadedonthecomputer. FLVFlashfilescannowbeplayedwiththe K-Litecodecpackloadedonthecomputer. Thepathwhereyouwanttostoreyourvideosis:YourProfile/Resources/VideosAtthispointyoumaywishtocreatesubfolderstobettercategorizeyourcollection.See:HowCanIOrganizeImagesandVideos?See:LocatingYourProfileData.

YoucanalsocopyandpastetoaddnewvideosintoYourProfile\Resources\Videos.See:HowdoVideos,Images&BackgroundsWork? andCodecsExplainedundermediaifyouarehavingproblemswithvideos.109

OnlineOnlineContentEasyWorshipallowsyoutoscheduleonlinecontenttobedisplayedduringapresentation.ClickingtheOnlinetabintheresourceareaunlocksEasyWorship'sonlineoptions.WhenclickingtheOnlinetab,youwillnoticethatthePreviewandLivecolumnsarenowreplacedwithawebbrowserwiththreetabsatthetopleft.The MediaStoreTaballowsyoutopurchaseanddownloadmediaandbiblesdirectlytoEasyWorship.The

SongSelectTaballowsyoutoimportlyricsviatheSongSelectlyricservice.ThisallowsyoutokeeptheSongSelectopenandavailableatalltimesforquickaccess.The WebTaballowsyoutoaddwebsitestothescheduletobedisplayedduringapresentation.TheWebtabalsoallowsyoutoschedule flashcontent.See:MediaStoreTab,SongSelectTab,andWebTabformoreinformation.MediaStoreTabUsingthemediastorebuiltintoEasyWorshipwillhelpsimplifytheprocessofpurchasingandaddingmediatoEasyWorship.Usingthemediastoreallowsyoutopurchase,downloadanddisplaymediaquickly.UsingtheMediaStoreTab:1.ClicktheOnlinetabintheresourcearea.2.ClicktheMediaStoretabatthetopleftofthewebbrowserareatotheright.

3.Browsethemediastore,andaddvideos,imagesorbiblestoyourcart.4.Afteryoucheckout,linkswillbeprovidedtodownloadtheitemsyouhavepurchased.5.Clickthelinkstostartthedownloadprocess.EasyWorship2009Manual1106.Duringthedownloadprocess,theitemswillappearintheOnlinetabasStoreDownloadswiththeprogressshownunderneath.7.Thevideosandimageswillautomaticallyappearintheirrespectivetabsunder

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theMediatab.8.Bibleswillinstallautomatically.FreebibleswillappearimmediatelyintheScripturestab.Purchasedbiblesrequireyoutoenterthenewserialnumberyoureceivedviaemail.See:InstallingBibleTextUsingtheMediaStoreSongSelectTabSee:ImportingSongsfromSongSelect

WebTabUsingtheWebTab:1.ClicktheOnlinetab.2.ClicktheWebtabatthetopleftofthewebbrowserareatotheright.3.Typethewebaddressintotheaddressbarandpressenter.4.ClicktheSchedulebuttontoaddthatwebpagetotheschedule.PlayingYouTubeContent:1.ClicktheOnlinetab.2.ClicktheWebtabatthetopleftofthewebbrowserareatotheright.3.Enterwww.youtube.comintotheaddressbarandpressenter.4.Clickthevideoyouwanttoplay.5.WhenthevideoappearsclicktheSchedulebutton.

6.Thefollowingpromptwillappear,"WouldyoulikeEasyWorshiptoautomaticallydisplaythisvideofullscreenwhenyougolive?"Ifthispromptdoesn'tappear,thefullscreenoptionisnotavailableforthisvideo.7.ClickYesorNo.PlayingFlashContent:1.ClicktheOnlinetab.2.ClicktheWebtabatthetopleftofthewebbrowserareatotheright.3.Typeintheaddresstotheflashcontentandpressenter.4.ClicktheSchedulebutton.PlayingFlashContentFromtheHardDrive:1.ClicktheOnlinetab.2.ClicktheWebtabatthetopleftofthewebbrowserareatotheright.

3.TypeinC:\intheaddressbaratthetop.4.PressEnter5.Browsetothefoldercontainingtheswforhtmlfile.6.Typethenameoftheswforhtmlfileinattheendofthepath.Example:C:\FlashFiles\RubberChickenDance\RCD.swforC:\FlashFiles\RubberChickenDance\index.html7.PressEnter.8.ClicktheSchedulebutton.111

BackgroundsAddingBackgroundsAddingBackgrounds

EasyWorshipallowsyoutochoosebackgroundsforyoursongsandscriptures.Backgroundscanbegradients,colors,pictures,videos,orlivefeeds.YoucanalsocustomizeyourbackgroundsusingtheBackgroundDesigner.EasyWorshipcomesstandardwithbackgrounds,butyoumaywishtoaddothersalso.TheOptionsbuttonintheBackgroundOptionsdialogboxallowsyoutoadd,remove,modify,andcustomizebackgrounds.Addingmultiplebackgroundstothebackgroundpalette:1.ClicktheBackgroundbutton.2.ClickOptions.

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3.ClickAddMultiple.4.Browsetoandselectthevideosorimagestobeadded.5.ClickOpen.Theselectedpictures/videosappearinthebackgroundpalette.Addingasinglebackgroundtothebackgroundpalette:1.ClicktheBackgroundbutton.

2.ClickOptions.3.ClickAdd.TheFillEffectsdialogboxappearswithfivetabsAddingacolorbackground:1.ClicktheColortabtochooseacolorfromthecolorpalette,orclickCustomColortoselectasolidcolorbackground.2.ClickOKtoaddthatcolortothebackgroundpalette.EasyWorship2009Manual

112Addingagradientbackground:1.ClicktheGradienttabtochoosethedesiredcolorfromtheColor1andColor2lists.2.ClickthedesiredShadingStyle.TheVariantsboxesallowsforpreviewingthegradient.3.ClickthedesiredVariantandclickOK.AddinganImagebackground:1.ClickthePicture2.ClickBrowsetoaddanimagebackground.3.Browsetotheimagetobeadded.4.Selecttheimagefile.5.ClickOpen.6.Theselectedpictureappearswithitspathdisplayedbelowit.7.TheimagecanbetiledbyclickingTileImage.AddingaVideobackground:1.ClicktheVideotabtoaddavideobackground.2.ClicktheBrowsebutton.

3.Browsetothevideotobeadded.4.Selectthevideofile.5.ClickOpen.6.UsethevideocontrolsintheVideotabtopreviewthevideo.7.UsetheSetThumbnailbuttontosetadifferentthumbnailforthevideo.8.ClickOK.

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Backgrounds113AddingaFeedbackground:1.ClicktheFeedtabtoaddafeedbackground.2.Selectafeed.

3.ClickOK.See:WorkingwithFeedsformoreinformationaboutusingfeedsasbackgrounds.Removingabackground:1.ClickontheBackgroundbutton.2.ClickonOptions.3.Selectthebackgroundtoberemoved.4.ClicktheDeletebutton.5.ClicktheYesbuttontoremove

thebackgroundRightClickFeatures: AssignabackgroundtotheLogobuttonbyselectingSetasLogo. SetbackgroundforFoldbackscreenbyselectingSetasFoldbackMoveabackgroundupanddowninthebackgroundpalettebyselectingMoveItemUporDown. AddasinglebackgroundtothebackgroundpalettebyselectingAdd... Addasinglebackgroundtothebackground

palettebyselectingAddMultiple...ModifyabackgroundbyselectingModify...RemoveabackgroundbyselectingRemove.RightclickingathumbnailintheVideos,ImagesorFeedsresourceareadisplaysamenuto:AddaVideo,ImageorFeedstoBackgrounds-allowsyoutoaddthisvideototheBackgroundpalettefromthisview.EasyWorship2009Manual114BackgroundOptionsTheOptionsbuttonintheBackgroundOptionsdialogboxallowsyoutoadd,remove,modify,andcustomizebackgrounds.See:AddingBackgrounds,UsingtheBackgroundDesignerandModifyingBackgroundsRightClickFeatures: AssignabackgroundtotheLogobuttonbyselectingSetasLogo.MoveabackgroundupanddowninthebackgroundpalettebyselectingMoveItemUporDown. AddasinglebackgroundtothebackgroundpalettebyselectingAdd... AddasinglebackgroundtothebackgroundpalettebyselectingAddMultiple...

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ModifyabackgroundbyselectingModify...RemoveabackgroundbyselectingRemove.ModifyingBackgroundsModifyingabackground:1.ClickontheBackgroundbutton.2.ClickonOptions.

3.Selectthebackgroundtobemodified.4.ClickModifytoaccesstheFillEffectsdialogbox. Setadifferentframeinavideoclipforthethumbnail,usingthesliderballunderthevideowindowandtheSetThumbnailbutton.Backgrounds115 Forpicturebackgrounds,selectTilePicturetotilethatbackgroundpicturewhenitisdisplayed.UsingBackgroundsIfascheduleitemhasthewordAutoonit,abackgroundhasnotbeenassignedtothatsong.ThatsongisusingthelastbackgroundselectedundertheBackgroundbuttoninthePreviewarea.

Settingaglobalbackground:1.Clickthebackgroundbuttonatthetopofthepreviewwindow.2.Clickonthebackgroundtobeusedonallsongsthatdon'thaveabackgroundassignedtothem.EasyWorship2009Manual116AssignaBackgroundtoaSong:DragandDrop:1.ClicktheBackgroundbuttonatthetopofthepreviewwindow.2.Draganddropthebackgroundontoasongintheschedule.

(Thisdoesnotupdatethedatabase.)IntheSongEditor:1.CreateaNewSongorRightclickonasonginthedatabaseorscheduleandselecteditsong.2.IntheSongeditorwindowclickontheBackgroundbutton.3.Selectthebackgroundtobeassignedtothatsong.4.ClicktheOKbutton.Usingabackgroundthatisnotinthebackgroundslist:1.ClickFillEffects.2.Selectthetabforthetypeofbackgroundyouwanttouse.3.IfyouarenotusingaColororGradient,ClicktheBrowseButtonatthebottomright.4.Browsetothefileorfeedyouwishtouse5.Selectthefileorfeedandclickopen6.ClickOK.Thebackgroundwillnowbesavedtothesonginthesongresourcearea.YoucanalsoclicktheAutomaticbuttontochoosethedefaultbackgroundforallsongstobeappliedtothissongaswell.NobackgroundwillbesavedtothesongwhenchoosingAutomatic.See:AddingBackgrounds7.YoucanalsouseTextBoxResizinghereinthiseditor.Clickonthepictureintheeditorwidow.Resizingbuttonswillappear. Setthesizeandlocationofthetextboxandsavetothesong.

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See:TextBoxResizingintheEditorWindowUsingVideoJockey(VJ)ModeVideoJockorVJisafeaturethatgivesyouaccesstoMediaandBackgroundsatyourfingertips.WhenclickingmediaorbackgroundsintheVJControlArea,thelivebackgroundwillchangeontheflyasyouclick.FollowthestepsbelowtoenableanduseVJ.

1.ClickthedownarrowatthetoprightoftheLivearea.2.SelectVideoJockeyModefromthelist.Backgrounds1173.TheVJcontrolareawillreplacethelivepreviewarea.4.ClickonanyVideo,Image,FeedorBackground.5.Thebackgroundontheoutputscreenwillchangeontheflyasyouclick.UsingtheBackgroundDesignerEasyWorshipallowsforimageandvideobackgroundstobealtered.BackgroundsthatareAlteredusingtheBackgroundDesignerappearinthebackgroundpalettewithan" A"intheupperleftcorner.

Beforealteringanimageorvideobackground,createaduplicatesothattherewillbeacopyoftheoriginalinthebackgroundpalette.Toaddaduplicatepictureorvideo:See:AddingBackgroundsAccessingtheBackgroundDesigner:1.IntheBackgroundOptionswindow,clickthebackgroundthatyouwanttocustomize.2.SelecttheOverrideGlobalOptionsforthisBackgroundcheckbox.3.ClicktheBackgroundDesigner

button.EasyWorship2009Manual1184.TheBackgroundDesignerdialogboxappears5.MovingandresizingtheTextBox:1.Clickonthepicture.2.Resizinghandlesappearinallcornersandinthecenterofeachsideofthetextbox.3.Resizetheframeusingtheresizinghandles.4.Clickanddragthetextboxtothedesiredlocation.5.ClickOKwhenallchangesarecomplete.

UsingtheFormattingToolbar:1.ClicktheFontNamedropdownboxtoselectthefonttobeused.2.ChangetheFontsizepercentageusingtheupanddownarrows.3.UsetheBandIbuttonstoturnonBoldandItalics.4.UsetheSandObuttonstoturnonShadowandOutlining.5.ClickthearrownexttoA,S,andObuttonstoselecttheFont,OutlineandShadowcolor.6.Clickthebuttontochangethefilleffects.7.Clickthetextalignmentbuttonsonthetoolbarto

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changetheverticalandhorizontalalignmentofthetext.Backgrounds119RightClickFeatures:1.Rightclickthetextbox.2.ClickonResetTextMarginstoresetthetextboxlocationandsizebackto

default.AttachABackgroundToASongYoucansaveabackgroundsothatitappearswiththesongeachtimeyouselectthesongfromthedatabase.Whenyouaddthatsongtotheschedule,thebackgroundwillstayattachedtothesong.1.ClickonaSongintheSongsresourcearea.2.RightclickandchooseEditSong.3.TheEditSongwindowappears.ClickontheBackgroundsbutton.Theimagesandvideosinthebackgroundpalettenowappearinthiseditorwindow.4.Selectthebackgroundofchoice.EasyWorship2009Manual120

5.ClickOK.Usingabackgroundthatisnotlistedinyourbackgroundslist:1.Inthesongeditorclickthebackgroundbutton.2.ClickonFillEffects.3.Selectthetabforthetypeofbackgroundyouwanttouse.4.ClicktheSelectButtonatthebottomright.5.Browsetothefileyouwishtouse.6.SelectthefileandclickOpen.7.AfterselectingbackgroundandOK.Thebackgroundwillnowbesavedtothesonginthesongresourcearea.YoucanalsoclicktheAutomaticbuttontochoosethedefaultbackgroundforallsongstobeappliedtothissongaswell.Actually,nobackgroundwillbesavedtothesongwhenchoosingAutomatic.

121PowerPointUsingPowerPoint2007FilesRequirementsforUsingPowerPoint2007files:Windows2000SP4orlater,WindowsXPSP1orlater,WindowsServer2003orWindowsVista.MicrosoftPowerPoint2003withtheOffice2007compatibilitypack installed,MicrosoftPowerPoint2007Viewer orMicrosoftPowerPoint2007.NotesWindows98andMEuserswillnotbeabletousePowerPoint2007files.MicrosoftPowerPoint2003,MicrosoftPowerPoint2007Viewer,MicrosoftPowerPoint2007cannotbeinstalledonWindows9XandMEversions.

InstallingPowerPointViewer2007:UponthefirstattempttouseaPowerPoint2007,EasyWorshipwillpromptyoutodownloadPowerPointViewer2007ontoyourcomputer.ThiswillonlyoccurifyoudonothaveMicrosoftPowerPoint2007Viewer orMicrosoftPowerPoint2007installed.DonotinstallPowerPoint2007viewerifyoualreadyhavePowerPoint2007installedonthecomputer.1.ClicktheDownloadbutton.2.ClicktheDownloadButtononthewebpagethatappears.3.ClickSaveonthewindowthatappears.

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4.BrowsetoyourdesktopandclickSave.5.Afterthefilehasdownloaded.OpenthefileandfollowtheWizardtoinstallPowerPointViewer2007.NotesYoumayalsostartthedownloadofthePowerPointViewerbyclickingonHelp,InstallMicrosoftPowerPointViewer.

EasyWorship2009Manual122UsingPowerPointFilesWithAudio&VideoEasyWorshipallowsyoutousePowerPointFileswithAudioandVideointheslideshow.ThefollowinginformationwillhelpyoumakesurethesefileswillalwaysworkwhenyouusetheminEasyWorship.Method1:AllVersionsofPowerPointCreatethePowerPointslideshowonthePresentationcomputer.ThiswillmakesurethatPowerPointcanfindallofthemediafilesitneedstoaccess,whenEasyWorshipdisplaysit.Method2:AllVersionsofPowerPointMakingchangestoyourfileorganizationstructurescanalsohelpmakesureaudioand

videoalwaysworksinyourPowerPointslideshows.1.CreateafolderontherootofyourC:driveonyourcomputerandthePresentationcomputerlike,"PowerPoints".Profiles1232.Insidethatfolder,createanotherfoldercalledaudio.3.Copytheaudiofilesyouwanttouseforyourpresentationintotheaudiofolder.4.AddtheaudiofilestoyourPowerPointslideshow.5.SavetheslideshowinthePowerPointsfolder.C:\PowerPoints6.CopythePowerPointandaudiofilesfromC:\PowerPointstoaCDorMemoryStick.7.AtthePresentationcomputer,copythefilesintothesamelocationonthathard

drive.CopythePowerPointfiletoC:\PowerPointsandAudiofilestoC:\PowerPoints\audio.8.AddthePowerPointslideshowtoyourschedule. See:UsingPowerPointFilesNotesTheaudiofolderisnotnecessary,buthelpskeepthefilestidy.Method3:PowerPoint2003WithPowerPoint2003youcanusethePackageforCD...feature.1.CreatethePowerPointslideshow.2.ClickonFile3.ClickPackageforCD...EasyWorship2009Manual1244.ClickCopyTofolder...5.UnderFoldername:Typethenameofthefolder.6.ClicktheBrowsebutton.7.Browsetothefolderyouwanttosavetheslideshowin.8.ClickSelect.Profiles1257.ClickOK.8.ClickClose.

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9.YoucannowtransferthefolderwiththepresentationandaudiofilesinittoyourPresentationComputer.10.AddthePowerPointtoyourschedule.See:UsingPowerPointFiles11.DisabletheoptiontousePowerPointapplicationinsteadofviewer. See:UsePowerPointapplicationinsteadofViewer forinfoonhowtomakethatchange.(Youshouldonlyhavetomakethissettingchangeonce)

UsingPowerPointFilesMicrosoftPowerPointfilescaneasilybeintegratedintotheschedule.FollowtheinstructionsbelowtoaddaPowerPointslideshowtotheschedule.EasyWorshipcanprojectaPowerPointslideshowandallowchangestobemadetheschedulewithoutinterruptingtheslideshow.PowerPointslideshowscanbeeasilynavigatedbyclickingontheslideyouwishtoprojectintheLivearea.Slideshowswithautomatictimingsandtransitionsmayalsobeused.IfMicrosoftPowerPointisnotinstalledonthecomputer,EasyWorshipwillusePowerPointviewer2003todisplaytheslideshow.IfPowerPoint2007filesareused,PowerPoint2007orPowerPointViewer2007mustbeinstalledonthecomputer. See:PowerPoint2007ToaddaPowerPointfiletoyourpresentation:

1.IntheSchedulearea,clickonthePowerPointicon2.TheAddPowerPointPresentationdialogboxappears.2.LocateandselectthedesiredPowerPointfile.3.ClickOpen.4.TheImportingPowerPointSlidesdialogboxappearsshowingtheprogress.5.Oncetheslideshowisimported,itwillappearintheSchedulearea.6.ClickingGoLivesendsittotheLIVE

OutputareaEasyWorship2009Manual126NotesYoucansavetheScheduleanduseittocopyormovethePowerPointfile.See:TransferringSongsImagesandVideosviatheScheduleEasyWorshippacksthePowerPointfileintotheschedule.Whenthescheduleisopeneditwillusetheoriginalfilefromtheharddriveifitisavailable.Iftheoriginalfileisn'tavailableitusesthepackedPowerPointintheSchedule. See:CheckscheduleforChangesfortheoptionsavailablewhenopeningaschedulewithaPowerPointfileinit.ThumbnailSizing:1.Clickthedrop-downarrowatthetoprightofthe

PreviewareaortheLiveareatochangethesizeoftheslidesinthatarea.2.ClicktheGoLivebuttontoautomaticallydisplaytheslidestothecongregation;ordouble-clickaparticularslidetodisplayittothecongregation.JumpInandOutofPowerPoint:1.WhiledisplayingaPowerPointpresentation,clickontheScripturesTabin

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theResourcearea2.Findascripture,pressENTERorclickGoLive.Thescriptureisimmediatelyprojected.Then,aPowerPointbuttonappearsat

thetopoftheLIVEarea.3.ClickthePowerPointbutton,thePowerPointpresentationprojectsagainatthesameplaceyouexitedtoprojectthescripture.Thisisagreatresourceforjumpinginandoutofa.PPTpresentationandkeepingupwithasermon.FormoreinformationSee:BuildingandRunninganEasyWorshipSchedule.Notes

TheslidesandfilesdesignedinPowerPointaredisplayedinEasyWorshipexactlyastheyweredesignedinPowerPoint.Inaddition,theanimations,soundsandtimingscreatedinPowerPointworkinEasyWorship.EasyWorshiphastheabilitytoupdatetheslideshowintheschedulefromtheoriginal.IfachangeismadetoaPowerPointfileProfiles127andsavedwhileEasyWorshipisopen,EasyWorshipwillupdatethePowerPointautomaticallywhenitisselectedintheschedule.ItcanalsoupdatethePowerPointfilefromcheckforchangesSee:CheckscheduleforChanges.NotesIfyourPowerPointslidepresentationhastimingsoranimations,itwillrunthetransitionsautomatically.ClickingBlackorLogowhileanautomaticslideisrunningpausesthe

presentationuntilyouun-blackorlogothescreen.See:PowerPointTroubleshootingundertroubleshootingifyouarehavingproblemswithPowerPointfilesinEasyWorship.

AlertsHowDoIDeleteMessagesFromtheMessageAlertList?IntheMessageAlertwindow:1.ClickontheMessagedropdownbox.2.Usethearrowkeysonyourkeyboardtoselectthemessageyouwanttoremove.3.Pressthedeletekeyonyourkeyboard.UsingFoldbackAlertEasyWorshipallowsyoutodisplaymessagestothecongregation.Youcanadd,remove,hide,andscrollmessages.Youcanalsosetaprioritymessage,andcontroltheorderin

whichmessagesaredisplayed.1.ClicktheAlertsiconontheLivetoolbar,theFoldbackAlertorpressCTRL+F.2.TheFoldbackAlertdialogboxappears.EasyWorship2009Manual128Addingamessage:1.IntheMessagebox,typeorselectthemessagethatyouwanttodisplay.2.IntheCountbox,typeorselectthenumberoftimesthatyouwanttodisplaythe

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message.3.ClickAddtoaddthemessagetotheCurrentRunningMessageslist. ThemessagesintheCurrentRunningMessageslistaredisplayedtothecongregationintheorderthattheyappearinthelist. TheArrowtotheleftoftheCountcolumnindicateswhichmessageiscurrentlybeingdisplayed. TheCountcolumnshowsa"countdown"ofthemessagesastheyaredisplayed. Ifyoudonotwantthemessagesdisplayedtothecongregation,clickHide. Todisplaythemessagesagain,clickShow.Removingamessage:1.IntheCurrentRunningMessageslist,clickthemessagethatyouwanttoremove.2.ClickRemove.Selectaprioritymessage:1.IntheCurrentRunningMessageslist,clickthemessagethatyouwanttodisplayfirst.2.ClickSelectPriority.Profiles

129 YoucanalsomanuallycontroltheorderofthemessagesastheyarebeingdisplayedtothecongregationusingtheDisplayNextcommand.Selectthenextmessage:1.IntheCurrentRunningMessageslist,clickthemessagethatyouwanttodisplaynext.2.ClickDisplayNext.ChangingtheFoldbackAlertoptions:1.OntheLivemenuclickDisplayFoldbackOptions.2.ThenclickAlertsandTime. Formoreinfo,See:AlertsandTimeintheDisplayFoldbackOptionssection.DeletingamessagefromtheMessagedropdownlist:

1.Clickthedropdownlisttoshowthelistofmessagesalreadyentered.2.Usethearrowkeysonthekeyboardtoselectthemessageyouwanttodelete.3.Pressthedeletekeyonthekeyboard.UsingMessageAlertEasyWorshipallowsyoutodisplaymessagestothecongregation.Youcanadd,remove,hide,andscrollmessages.Youcanalsosetaprioritymessage,andcontroltheorderinwhichmessagesaredisplayed.1.ClicktheAlertsiconontheLivetoolbar,thenMessageAlertorpressCTRL+M.2.TheMessageAlertdialogboxappears.Addingamessage:1.IntheMessagebox,typeorselectthemessagethatyouwanttodisplay.2.IntheCountbox,typeorselectthenumberoftimesthatyouwanttodisplaythemessage.3.ClickAddtoaddthemessagetotheCurrentRunningMessageslist.EasyWorship2009Manual130 ThemessagesintheCurrentRunningMessageslistaredisplayedtothecongregationintheorderthattheyappearinthelist. TheArrowtotheleftoftheCountcolumnindicateswhichmessageiscurrentlybeingdisplayed.

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TheCountcolumnshowsa"countdown"ofthemessagesastheyaredisplayed. Ifyoudonotwantthemessagesdisplayedtothecongregation,clickHide. Todisplaythemessagesagain,clickShow.Removingamessage:1.IntheCurrentRunningMessageslist,clickthemessagethatyouwanttoremove.

2.ClickRemove.Selectaprioritymessage:1.IntheCurrentRunningMessageslist,clickthemessagethatyouwanttodisplayfirst.2.ClickSelectPriority. YoucanalsomanuallycontroltheorderofthemessagesastheyarebeingdisplayedtothecongregationusingtheDisplayNextcommand.Toselectthenextmessage:1.IntheCurrentRunningMessageslist,clickthemessagethatyouwanttodisplaynext.2.ClickDisplayNext.Changingthemessagealertoptions:

1.OntheLivemenuclickOptions2.thenclicktheMessageAlerttab. Formoreoptions,See:AlertsintheEasyWorshipOptionsandSettingssection.DeletingamessagefromtheMessagedropdownlist:1.Clickthedropdownlisttoshowthelistofmessagesalreadyentered.2.Usethearrowkeysonthekeyboardtoselectthemessageyouwanttodelete.3.Pressthedeletekeyonthekeyboard.UsingNurseryAlertEasyWorshipallowsyoutoquicklydisplayanumber,orsetofnumbers,whichyouhaveassignedtoeachchildinthenursery.YoucanalerttheparentsinthecongregationbyProfiles131

displayingtheirchild'snumberinoneofthecornersofthescreen.Thisletsaparentknowwhentheyareneededinthenursery.AddorRemoveanurseryalert:1.ClicktheAlertsiconontheLivetoolbar,thenNurseryAlertorpressCTRL+N.2.TheNurseryAlertdialogboxappears.3.EntertheparentnumberornameintheNurseryNumberbox.4.ClickAddtodisplaythenurseryalert.ClickRemovetotakethenumberoffthedisplay.5.Youcantypemultiplenumbersornamesseparatedwithaspace.Usingacommaseparatorworks,howeverwhenremovingthenmessagefromthescreenyouhavetoclickremoveforeachnumberorname.NotesTochangethenurseryalertoptions,ontheLivemenu,clickOptions,andthenclickAlerts.Formoredetails,See: AlertsintheEasyWorshipOptionsandSettingssection.

ProfilesCreatingProfilesEasyWorshipwillcreateadefaultprofileautomaticallywhenitisinstalled.Ifanothersetofdataorsettingsisdesired,creatinganewprofilecanaccommodatethisneed.CreatingaNewProfile:1.OpenEasyWorship

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2.ClickontheProfilesmenu.3.ClickonProfilesManager.EasyWorship2009Manual1324.TheProfilesManagerscreenappears.5.ClickonCreateanewapplicationProfileunderManageapplicationprofiles.

6.TypethenameoftheprofileintheProfileNamearea.ForExample:Youth,Pastor,Contemporary...ProfileInformation:7.UnderCreateanewapplicationdatainstancethedefaultpathfortheprofiledatawillbedisplayed.ClickBrowsetoselectadifferentlocation. Youmayuseanotherprofile'ssetofdataifyoudon'twanttocreateanewsetofdata.See:UsingASharedDatabase

ThedefaultprofiledatawillbeinSharedorPublicDocuments\Softouch\EasyWorship8.Anewfolderfortheprofiledatacanbecreatedinthedefaultlocation,anotherplaceontheharddrive,onaserverorsharednetworkfolder.ClickMakeNewFolderinthebrowsewindowtocreateafolder.Profiles133NotesSharedorPublicDocumentscanbelocatedindifferentlocationsdependingonyourOperatingsystem.ForWindowsXPitwillbeinMyComputer\C:\DocumentsandSettings\AllUsers\SharedDocumentsforWindowsVistaitwillbelocatedin

Computer\C:\Users\Public\PublicDocuments.ApplicationOptions:8.Createanameforoptionstobeusedonthisprofile. IfCreateanewapplicationdatainstanceisselected,therewillbenoprofileoptionstoselectfromthedropdownlist.EasyWorshipwillautomaticallycreateanapplicationoptionsname. IfUseanexistingapplicationdatainstanceisselected,typeinthedesirednameforthisprofile'soptionsorselectanamefromthedropdownlist. Tocreateanewsetofapplicationoptionstypethenameforthenewoptionsinthe"newapplicationoptionsname"box.9.ClickSaveProfile.10.Thenewprofilewillnowshowupintheprofileslist.

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NotesIfyouwanttoreturntotheProfilesManageraftercreatingthenewprofile.uncheck,theoptionfor"StartUsingthisprofilewhencomplete".EasyWorship2009Manual134

EditingProfilesTochangethesettingsorfolderlocationofaprofile:1.OpenEasyWorship2.ClickontheProfilesmenu.3.SelectProfilesManager.4.Selecttheprofiletobeedited.5.ClickEdittheselectedprofile6.TheEditApplicationProfilewindowappears.ProfileInformation:CreateanewapplicationdatainstanceAllowsyoutoselectanotherlocation

tostoretheapplicationdataforthisprofile.UseanexistingapplicationdatainstanceUsestheoriginalapplicationdatalocationassignedwhentheprofilewascreated.Applicationoptions: Typeinthenameofanewsetofoptionsforthisprofile. Selectanothersetofoptionsforthisprofile.LocatingYourProfileData

Youmayeventuallyneedtotransferyourdatabasefromonecomputertoanotherorcopyvideosorimagesintotheresourcesfolder.Tofindthelocationofthedataforyourprofileusethefollowingsteps.1.OpenEasyWorship.2.ClickontheProfilesmenu.3.ClickonProfilesManager.4.Selecttheprofile.Profiles1355.ClickonEdittheSelectedProfileatthebottomofthewindow.6.Clickinthe"Useanexistingapplicationdatainstance"field,toshowthelocationoftheprofileontheharddrive.Usetherightarrowkeytoscrollthetextforviewingtheendofthefilepath.7.UsingMyComputerorWindowsExplorerBrowsetothatlocationonyourharddrivetofindyourdatafiles. ThedatabaseswillbestoredinaDatabasesfolderinafoldercalledData. VideosandImageswillbestoredintheResourcesfolder.OptionsfortheprofilewillbestoredintheOptionsfolder.UnderstandingProfilesProfilesconsistofbothUserSettingsandApplicationdata.ApplicationDataconsistsofdatabasessuchassongsandbackgrounds,alongwithvideos,images,feedsandDVD

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clips.UserSettingsconsistofsettingslikefontsize,colorandtransitionsettings.ItalsocontainsinformationabouttheEasyWorshipwindowsizeandlocation.Settingsliketheoutputmonitorsettingareglobalsettingsthatwillaffectallusersandarenotpartoftheprofilesettings.ProfilescombinestheabilityofallowingEasyWorshiptostoreapplicationdataindifferentlocationswiththeabilitytohavemultiplesetsofusersettingsforthatapplicationdata.

Theprofiledatacanbestoredonthelocalharddrive,onaserverorsharednetworkfolder.EasyWorshipwillcreateaDefaultprofileinthefollowinglocation. CommonDocuments\Softouch\EasyWorship.NotesCommonDocumentsLocationsByOperatingSystem:WindowsXP-C:\DocumentsandSettings\AllUsers\SharedDocumentsWindowsVista&7-C:\Users\Public\PublicDocumentsPossibleConfigurationsofProfiles:Usethesamesetofapplicationdataasanotherprofilebutdifferentusersettings.Useadifferentsetofapplicationdatawiththesameusersettingsasanotherprofile.Useadifferentsetofapplicationdataandadifferentsetofusersettings.

EasyWorshipalsoallowsforeasyhotswappingbetweenprofiles.ThismeansthatEasyWorshipdoesn'thavetobeclosedwhenswitchingfromoneprofiletoanother.See:CreatingProfiles,LocatingYourProfileDataandUsingProfilesformoreinformationaboutusingprofiles.EasyWorship2009Manual136UsingaSharedDatabaseProfileInformation:1.OpenEasyWorship2.ClickontheProfilesmenu.3.ClickonProfilesManager4.TheProfilesManagerscreenappears

5.ClickonCreateanewApplicationProfile.6.TypethenameoftheprofileintheProfileNamearea.ForExample:Shared,Network...7.SelectUseanexistingApplicationdatainstance.8.ClickBrowsetolocatethesharedprofilefolder.9.FornetworkdatabasesbrowsetoNetworkorMyNetworkPlaces\ComputerName(e.g.WorshipPC)\SharedDocsor

Public\Softouch\EasyWorship\10.Selecttheprofilefolder(e.g.Default).11.ClickOK.Profiles137ProfileOptions:12.Typeinthenameyouwanttouseforthisprofile'soptionsorselectanamefromthedrop

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downlist.13.ClickSaveProfile.14.Theprofileyoucreatedwillnowshowupintheprofileslist.NotesIfyouwanttoreturntotheProfiles

Manageraftercreatingthenewprofile.uncheck,theoptionfor"StartUsingthisprofilewhencomplete".UsingProfilesChangingProfiles:EasyWorshipallowsyoutochangeprofilesgivingyoutheabilitytousedifferentdatabasesandsettings.SwitchingfromoneprofiletoanotherisEasy.1.Clickontheprofilemenu.2.Selecttheprofileyouwanttouse.3.EasyWorshipwillloadthatprofile.Ifyouhaveascheduleopen,EasyWorshipwillaskyoutocloseitbeforeloadingtheselectedprofile.

DeterminingwhichprofileiscurrentlyloadedisalsoEasy.Thecurrentprofileisdisplayedinthetitlebaratthetopleftofthewindow.139

Presenter RemotesRecommendedPresenterRemotesMostEasyWorshipcustomersarefamiliarwithusingapresenterremoteforadvancingslidesinPowerPointslideshows.ManyremotecontrolspurchasedforthispurposeusehardcodedkeyboardHotkeycombinationsthatworkwithPowerPoint.EasyWorshiprequiresdifferentHotkeycombinationsthanPowerPoint.AProgrammablepresenterremoteisthebestsolutionforusewithEasyWorship.BelowisalistofremotecontrolsthatallowthebuttonstobeprogrammedtomatchtheHotkeysforEasyWorship. See:

EasyWorshipHotkeys foralistofEasyWorshiphotkeys.RecommendedPresenterRemotes:InterlinkRemotes:(http://www.smklink.com/presentation_remotes/index.html )VP4450-RemotePointEmeraldNavigator(GetKeyProgrammingUtilityHere)VP4300-RemotePointPresenterSpecialEditionVP4810-RemotePointRF(GetDriversHere)VP4910-RemotePointJade(GetKeyProgrammingUtilityHere )Notes AlloftheInterlinkwirelesspresenterslistedherehavefourprogrammablebuttons.

EasyWorship2009Manual140 Thebottomofthewheelontheemeraldisanunmarkedprogrammablebutton SoftwarefortheVP4300isnotavailablefordownload.AllotherutilitiesareavailableviatheInterlinkDownloadCenter.HoneywellRemotes:(www.powerremote.com)PowerPresenterRFSee:ChangingtheRemoteKeyStrokesintheManual

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PowerPresenterPlus(Includes128mbFlashmemory)See:HowtoChangetheRemoteKeyStrokesintheManualNotes Thisremoterequiresnosoftwaretoprogram. Ithastwoprogrammablebuttonsandallowsforthreefunctions.Eachbuttonhasitsowncommand.Pressingbothbuttonsallowsforathirdcommand.Italso

includesanotherbuttonforalaserpointer.CanIuseaRemotethatcan'tbeprogrammed?Yes,somenon-programmableremoteswillwork.ChangingthehotkeysinEasyWorshipisrequired.See:UsingaNonProgrammablePresenterRemoteUsingaNon-ProgrammableWirelessPresenterMostwirelesspresentersareprogrammedtoemulatekeyboardkeycombinationsthattriggerfunctionsinPowerPoint.Ifthekeycombinationscan'tbechanged,EasyWorship'sHotkeyshavetobechangedtomatchthekeycombinationsusedonthepresenteryouhave.ClickHeretoVisitouronlineKBarticleaboutNonProgrammablePresenterRemotesformoreinformation.(RequiresanInternetconnectiontoview)See:ChangingEasyWorshipHotkeys

141Tips And TricksTheLatestTipsandTricksGetthelatesttipsandtricksfromthe beyondbasicssectionoftheblog.easyworship.com."SendTo"ShortcutforCopyingMediaTheinstructionsforsettingthisshortcutupareontheblog.AddingNotesInASongNotescaneasilybeaddedtoasong.Usetheinstructionsbelowtoaddnotestoasong.1.Editorcreateanewsong.2.Enteranopenparenthesisafteranysongtags.3.Enterthetexttobedisplayedasanote.4.Enteraclosedparenthesisattheendofthenote.AddingaBlankSlideToaSongAblankslidecaneasilybeaddedtoasong.Usetheinstructionsbelowtoaddablankslidetoasong.1.Rightclickintheplacewhereyouwanttheslide.2.SelecttheSlidesongtag.3.PressEnter.Therewillnowbeablankslideinthesong.EasyWorship2009Manual142ChangingEasyWorshipHotkeys1.Browsetothefollowingpath.

Windows9x/ME:C:\WINDOWS\AllUsers\ApplicationData\Softouch\EasyWorship\SEttings\hotkeys.iniWindows2000/XP:C:\DocumentsandSettings\AllUsers\ApplicationData\Softouch\EasyWorship\Settings\hotkeys.iniWindowsVista/7:C:\ProgramData\Softouch\EasyWorship\Settings\hotkeys.ini2.DoubleClicktheHotKeys.inifiletoopenit.Itwillopeninnotepadallowingyoutomakechanges.TipsAndTricks143

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3.Makethefollowingchanges,addingthenumbersinboldtomakeEasyWorshipmatchyournon-programmablepresenterremote.NextSlide-SlideNextKeys=78,40,32,34PreviousSlide-SlidePrevKeys=80,38,8,33BlackScreen-BlackScreenKeys=C-66,66GoLive-GoLiveNextKeys=0

GoToBridge-JumpBridgeKeys=0NotesThiswilldisablethefollowinghotkeysinEasyWorship.PageDown=GoLivePageUp=GoLivePrevious(CurrentlynotactiveinEasyWorship)B=JumptobridgeNotesThiswillalsosetupthefollowingPowerPointHotKeystoworkinEasyWorship.PageDown=NextSlidePageUp=PreviousSlideB=BlackScreen4.Aftermakingchanges,ClickFilethenSave.

5.Closethewindow. Youwillneedtoknowwhateachvalueis.Eachitemcanhavemultiplekeysseparatedbycomas;forexample,SlideNextKeys="78,40,32"whichis'N',DownArrow,andSpace. IfyouwanttousetheCTRLorALT,keysimplyprecedethenumberwith'C-',or'A-'or'CA-'forbothCTRLandALTtogether;forexample,BlackScreenKeys="C-66"whichisCTRL-B.EasyWorship2009Manual144Hereisalistofkeys:CommonlyUsedKeys:B=66C=67N=78P=80BackSpace=8LeftArrow=37UpArrow=38RightArrow=39DownArrow=40SpaceBar=32PGUP=33PGDN=34End=35Home=36

.(Period)=190Escape(ESC)=27AlphabetA-Z=65-90A=65B=66C=67D=68E=69

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F=70G=71H=72I=73J=74K=75

L=76M=77N=78O=79P=80Q=81R=82S=83T=84U=85V=86W=87

X=88Y=89Z=90See:WhatHotKeysareavailableinEasyWorship?CreatingCongregationalPrompts1.Editorcreateanewsong.2.Selectallofthetextinthesongandsetthetextsize,e.g.30%.3.InthesongeditorPressShift+Entertocreatespacingbetweenthesongtextandtheprompt.4.Typeintheprompt,e.g.,apromptforoffertory.5.Selecttheprompttextandsetlowerthesizeofit.Usetheupanddownarrowkeysnexttothefontsizetomakeitsmallerorlarger.

6.Copyandpastethepromptontotheslidesyouwishtouseiton.7.Selecttheprompttextandsetthecoloryouwishtouse.8.ClickOK.NotesIfyoudon'twantthesechangestobepermanent,makethechangestothesonginthescheduleandnotthedatabase.Fontsizingcanbedifferentforeachcomputerdependingonthescreenresolutionbeingusedfortheoutputscreen.Useacustompositionthatmatchestheoutputscreenatyourchurch,andthetextwillalwaysshowupthesame.TipsAndTricks145OrganizingImagesandVideosToorganizeimagesandvideosinfolders:1.BrowsetoYourProfile\Resources\VideosorImages.See:LocatingYourProfileData2.Createanyfoldersyouwouldliketocreate.3.Copyyourimagesorvideosintoanyofthefoldersyouwouldlike.4.IntheResourcearea,clicktheMediatab.5.ClickontheImagesorVideostab.6.Clickonthefoldersbuttonatthetopright.7.Selectthefoldersofimagesorvideosyouwishtodisplayasthumbnailsinthe

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videospalette,andclickOK.EasyWorship2009Manual1468.ThumbnailsforthedatainthatfolderappearintheMediaarea.NotesIfyouaddimagesorvideoswhendisplayingafolder,itwillcausetheimageorvideoyou

addedtobeaddedtothefolderyouarecurrentlyviewing.PlayingFlashContentToplaySWFfiles.See:PlayingFlashContentinthewebsection.ForplayingFLVfiles installtheK-Litecodecpack.PlayingQuicktimeFilesInEasyWorshipNatively,EasyWorshipandWindowsdon'tsupportQuicktimefiles.However,withthepropervideocodecsinstalled,EasyWorshipwillplaymostQuicktimefiles.ThisCodecpackwillallowyoutoplayMp4,H.264andmostMovfilesalongwithFLVfiles.See:InstallingtheK-LiteCodecPackontheonlineKnowledgeBase.TipsAndTricks147RunningEasyWorshipinSingleMonitorMode

IfthecomputerbeingusedforEasyWorshipdoesn'thavedualmonitorcapability,itisbesttopurchaseandinstallavideocardthatsupportsdualmonitorcapability.See:ComputerRequirementsVideoCard formoreinformationonthebesttypeofvideocardtopurchase.See:DualMonitorsExplainedformoreinformationabouthowdualmonitorswork.EasyWorshipcanruninsinglemonitormodealthoughitisnotrecommended,nordesignedforthispurpose.WorkinginSingleMonitorMode:1.AfterclickingGoLivewiththepresentation,holdtheCTRL+SPACEBARandtheworkingscreenwilldisappear,leavingonlytheoutputscreen.2.NavigateusingtheEasyWorshipHotkeysonthekeyboard.UsetheArrowDownkeytoadvancethenextverseorslideofasong.

UsePageDownkeytoadvancethenextitemintheschedule.UseLeftArrowKeytoselectthepreviousitemintheschedule.UseESCorCTRL+SPACEBARtobringtheworkingscreenbackanddiscontinuetheliveoutputoftheworkingscreen.See:WhatHotkeysareavailableinEasyWorship? foramoreextensivelistofHotkeys.UsingCustomPositionHereareacoupleofreasonstousethecustomposition. Buildingservicesathomesothatthedisplaymatchesthepresentationcomputer.UsingtheFoldbackfeaturewiththeMatroxDualHead2GoandTripleHead2GoBuildingServicesAtHome:Ifascheduleisbuiltonacomputerusingadifferentoutputresolutionthanthepresentationcomputer,thesongswillnotdisplaycorrectlyonthepresentationcomputer.

Settingacustomresolutiononthesourcecomputerwillcorrectthisproblem.OnthePresentationComputerDeterminetheoutputscreensizeofthepresentationcomputer.1.Opendisplaysettingsonthepresentationcomputer.2.Clickonthesecondmonitor.3.Theresolutionforthatscreenwillbedisplayedthere.e.g.1024x768.OntheHomeComputer1.OpenEasyWorshiponyourhomecomputer.2.Clickontheoptionsbuttononthetoolbar.

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3.UnderGeneral,SelectOutputMonitor,ChangeOutputMonitortoCustomPosition.4.ChangetheWidthandHeighttomatchthepresentationcomputercomputer.5.ClickOK.149

FAQHowDoIAddVideosTotheBackgroundPalette?AddingVideototheBackgroundPalette:See:AddingBackgroundsHowDoIEditScriptures?See:UsingScripturesUnderScriptures.HowDoIUsetheSchedule?See:UsingtheScheduleHowDoVideos,Images&BackgroundsWork?Images&VideosEasyWorshipreadstheresourcesfolderinyourprofiletodisplaythethumbnailsfor

ImagesandVideos.Thefilesaren'tstoredinadatabase.Onlythethumbnailsareinadatabase.WhenyouaddvideosandimagestotheMediatabfromanotherlocationonyourharddrive,suchasMyDocuments,EasyWorshipwillcreateashortcuttothevideoorimageinyourprofileresourcesfolder.Ifyoudeletethevideofromitsoriginallocation(MyDocuments),anexclamationpointwillappearonthethumbnailforthatvideoorimage.TheexclamationpointmeansthatEasyWorshipcan'tfindthefile.IfyouaddavideoorimagetothemediaareafromanexternaldisklikeaCDormemorystick,EasyWorshipwillcopytheactualfiletotheresourcesfolderinyourprofile.Whenaddingimagesorvideos,youmaymanuallycopyyourfilesdirectlytothevideoorimagesfolderinresourcesfolderlocatedin YourProfile.Thisisthepreferredmethod.Thiswayyoukeepallofyourimagesandvideosinthesameplace.Intheeventthatyouwanttotransferallofyourbackgroundsandsongsfromonecomputertoanother,allyou

wouldhavetotransferisthedatafolderandtheresourcesfolder.See:LocatingYourProfileData tofindouthowtolocatedyourresourcesfolder.BackgroundsBackgroundsworkdifferentlythantheImagesandVideostabs.Backgroundsisanactualdatabaseoflinkstothefilesyouhaveaddedtoyourbackgroundspalette.Italsocontainsthumbnailsofthoseimagesorvideos.Theactualvideosandimagesaren'tinthedatabase.Whenyouaddanimageorvideotothebackgroundpalette,EasyWorshipcreatesanentryinthedatabasetellingitwheretolookforthatfilewithanattachedthumbnailforthatfile.ThisiswhywerecommendkeepingallvideosandimagesintheResourcesfoldermentionedabove.IfyouaddavideoorimagetothemediaareafromanexternaldisklikeaCDormemorystick,EasyWorshipwillnotcopytheactualfiletothedatabase.Itwillonlycreatealinkto

theexternaldrive.Whenyoutakethatdiskoutordisconnectthedrive,anexclamationEasyWorship2009Manual150pointwillappearonthethumbnailforthatbackground.TheexclamationpointmeansthatEasyWorshipcan'tfindthefile.WhatHotKeysAreAvailableInEasyWorship?See:EasyWorshipHotkeysSongsIncludedWithEasyWorship

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AfulllistofsongsthatcomewithEasyWorshiphasbeenpublishedtoouronlineKnowledgeBase.ClickHeretoaccessthelist.WhereIstheManualThatComesWithEasyWorship?EasyWorshiphasaDocumentationManualavailableundertheDocumentationfolderonyourEasyWorshipcd.Itcanbeaccessedfromtheinstallmenuthatappearswhenyouinsertthecdintoyourdrive.Youmayalsodownloadthemostrecentversionfromour

website.MaintenanceAddingandRemovingDemoDataYoumayhavesaidnotothisoptionduringinstallation.AtanytimeyoumayAddorRemovethesesonglyricsfromyourSongresourceareadatabase.1.ClickProfilesonthetopmenubar.2.ClickDatabasetools,thenAdd/RemoveDemoData3.TheAdd/RemoveDemoDatawindowwillappear.AddingDemoData:1.Toinstallthe100+classicandcontemporarysongsfromGreatWorshipSongs.com,Select"InstallsongsfromGreatWorshipSongs.comnow"

2.ClickNext. ThesameprocessappliesforremovingthesesongsfromyourSongresourcedatabaseTroubleshooting151 ToSeealistofthesongsfromGreatWorshipSongs.comthatareavailableinEasyWorshipClickHere. YounowhavetheoptiontoaddthesongsandbackgroundsfromEasyWorship.ThiswillinstallpublicdomainsongslikeAmazingGraceandthefreeimagesandvideosthatcomewithEasyWorship(about116images,21videosand223songs).ClickHeretoviewalistoftheStandardEasyWorshipdemosongs.

6.ToinstallthedefaultbackgroundsandsongsfromEasyWorship,Select"InstalldefaultsongsandbackgroundsfromEasyWorship"7.ClickNext.Nowawindowwillappeargivingyouthesummaryofyoursongdatabasechoices.EasyWorship2009Manual1528.ClickFinishtoproceedwithinstallationoftheEasyWorshipdemodataorclickBacktochangeyourpreviousselectionsor.RemoveDemoData:1.ClicktheProfilesmenuonthetopmenubar.2.ClickDatabasetools,thenAdd/RemoveDemoData

3.TheAdd/RemoveDemoDatawindowwillappear.4.SelectUninstallsongsfromGreatWorshipSongs.com.5.ClickNext.6.ThenselectUninstallDefaultsongsandbackgroundsfromEasyWorship. ThisfeaturealsoremovesthebackgroundsinstalledwithEasyWorship. ThisfeaturemaynotbeavailableifyouupgradedfromapreviousversionofEasyWorship.7.ClickFinish.Notes

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Removingthedemodatawillnotremoveanysongsorbackgroundsthathavebeenmodifiedoraddedtothedatabase.DatabasesandProfileBackupIt'sagoodideatomakeabackupofyourdatabase.Youcanalsousethebackuptomovesongs,scriptures,andpresentationsfromonecomputertoanother.1.CloseEasyWorship.

2.Browseto:Windows Vista / 7 C:\Users\Public\Documents\Softouch\EasyWorshipWindows XP C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\Softouch\EasyWorship

3.Selectallfoldersinthislocationandcopythemtoamemorystick,CDorexternalharddrive.Troubleshooting153TransferringtheEasyWorshipDatabaseToAnotherComputerSee:Backup&TransferTheEasyWorshipDatabase underHowTo’sontheonline KnowledgeBasehttp://www.easyworship.com/support/kb .UsingCommandLineSwitchesEasyWorshipnowallowsyoutoassignvaluestotheEasyWorshipshortcuttochange

thebehavioroftheprogramwhenitopens.Thesevaluesarecalledcommandlineswitches.AvailableCommandLineSwitches:o ProfileName="a_profile_name"(startEasyWorshipwithaselectedprofile)o /RebuildDatabase(forcethedatabasetorebuildandthenrebuildtheSongKeys)o /RebuildSongKeys(forceEasyWorshiptorebuildSongKeys)o /ConvertDatabase(forceEasyWorshiptomakesurethedatabaseisuptodate)o /ResolveShortcuts(forceEasyWorshiptomakesureit'sinternalmediashortcutsareresolvedifpossible)SettingaCommandLineSwitch:1.RightclickontheEasyWorshipiconontheDesktop.2.Clickonproperties.

3.Clickontheshortcuttab.4.IntheTargetfieldafterthelastquotationmarkTypeaspaceusingthespacebarkey.5.Typeinthecommandlineswitchyoudesiretouseafterthespace.6.ClickOKtoapplyandsavethesettings.NotesCommandlineswitchesaredesignedforadvancedusers.Ifyouhaveanyproblemswithorquestionsregardingcommandlineswitches,pleasecontactsupportatsupport@easyworship.com.EasyWorship2009Manual154UsingtheRebuildDatabaseUtility

EasyWorshiphasautilitytocorrectdatabaseproblems.Youmaylosethesongyouwereinputtingatthetime,butwillretainallyourothersongsandgraphics.RebuildDatabaseUtility:1.ClickonStart.2.SelectProgramsorAllPrograms.3.SelectEasyWorship.4.SelectRebuildEasyWorshipDatabase.5.TheEasyWorshipSplashScreenwillappearwithaprogressbaratthebottomright.

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6.Whentherebuildiscomplete,EasyWorshipwillopen.NotesTheRebuildDatabasefeaturewillautomaticallybackupyourdatabaseintoafoldercalledrebuildbackup.Thisusuallyfixesanydatabaseerrormessages.However,ifyoustillhaveaproblem,checkourknowledgebasedtechnicalsupportat http://www.easyworship.com.Clickon

SupportonthetopmenubarandselectKnowledgeBaseandTechnicalQuestions.Thelinkinfois:http://www.easyworship.com/support/kb Orcalltechnicalsupportforanyothererrormessages.+1918-250-1493.

TroubleshootingActiveMovieWindowAppearsOverMyDVDEditorSee:DVDPlaysonBothScreens forinstructionsoncorrectingthisissue.Avideocodeccanalsocausethisproblem.See:RecommendedDVD&Mpg2Decoders forinfoonwhatcodecsshouldbeused.AudioPausesDuringTransitionSomecustomersthatuseMediaplayertoplayaudiowhileusingEasyWorshiptodisplaylyrics,haveseenthisissue.Duringthetransitionfromslidetoslideorsongtosong,themusicpauses.Thisproblemcanbecorrectedeasily.1.ClickontheLivemenu.2.ClickonOptions.3.ClickonAdvanced.4.SlidetheVideoQualityslidertothemiddleoftheSpeed-Qualitybar.5.ClickOK.Troubleshooting155BorlandDatabaseEngineError$2108AnerroroccurredwhileattemptingtoinitializetheBorlandDatabaseEngine(error$2108)1.BrowsetoC:\ProgramFiles\CommonFiles\,inmyComputerorWindowsExplorer.

2.RenametheBorlandSharedfoldertoBorlandSharedold.3.ClickonStart.4.Clickonrun.5.TypeinregeditintheRunbox.6.ClickOK.7.BrowsetogotoHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\.8.RenametheBorlandfoldertoBorlandOld.9.Closetheregistryeditor.10.ReinstallEasyWorship.BorlandDatabaseEngineError$251EAnerroroccurredwhileattemptingtoinitializetheBorlandDatabaseEngine(error$251E)

1.BrowsetoC:\ProgramFiles\Softouch\EasyWorship,inMyComputerorWindowsExplorer.2.RightclickontheEasyWorship.exefile.3.Clickonproperties.4.ClickontheCompatibilitytab.5.Makesurethecompatibilitymodeboxisnotchecked.6.ClickOK.IfanEasyWorshipupgradehasbeeninstalledwithoutinstallingafullversionfirst,installingthefullversionmayfixthisproblem.

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DVDPlaysonBothScreensThevideoCardissetuptoplaythevideoonbothmonitors.DisablingthefullscreenoptionsonyourVideoCardwillcorrectthisproblem.nVidiacards:1.ClickStart.2.ClickControlPanel.

3.ClickonDisplay.4.ClickontheSettingstab.5.ClickonAdvanced.6.ClickontheGeForceTabAboxwillappeartheleftofthewindow. IfLaunchPageandControlPanelUserInterfaceappearintheboxfollowtheinstructionsbelow.Ifnotskiptostep7.EasyWorship2009Manual1561.ClickonControlPanelUserInterface.2.SelectClassicNVIDIAControlPanel.

3.ClickApply.4.Gotostep7.7.ClickonFullScreenVideo.8.SelectdisableunderFullscreendevice.9.ClickOK.Troubleshooting157ATICards:1.ClickonStart.2.OpenControlPanel.3.OpentheCatalystControlPanel.4.GotoVideo,TheaterMode.

5.SelectMainDisplay.6.ChangetheOverlayDisplaySettingtoStandard.7.ClickApplythenDone.EasyWorship2009Manual158ExclamationPointsOnMyThumbnailsThiserrorappearswhenEasyWorshipcannotlinkthethumbnailinyourVideosresourceareatotheactuallocationofthevideo.Thismaybecausedwhenyoudelete,renameormovethevideoorimagefile.See:HowdoVideos,Images&BackgroundsWork?Toremovetheexclamationpoints:1.OpenEasyWorship.2.ClickontheMediaTabintheresourcesarea3.ClickontheVideosorImagestab.4.Selectthethumbnailwiththeexclamationpoint5.ClicktheDeletebuttonbelow.6.Ifyouwishtore-addthatsamevideoorimagefilethumbnail,clicktheAddbutton.Troubleshooting159PleasegetinthehabitofstoringVideosandImagesinthislocation:Your

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Profile\Resources\VideosorImagesSee:LocatingYourProfileData forhelpfindingyourEasyWorshipprofiledata.AddingyourvideosandimagestotheVideosorImagesfolderwillmakethevideosorimagesautomaticallyshowupinEasyWorshipwithouthavingtoaddthemusingtheaddbutton.See:SendToShortcutforCopyingMedia7.ClickintheLookInfieldandfollowtheabovepathtolocateandstoreyour

videos.WhenyouhighlightthevideofileandclickOpen,thethumbnailwillnowbeaddedtotheVideoResourcesAreainEasyWorship.OpenEasyWorshipagainandseeifthisfixesyourerror.NotesAnytimeyouaddvideosfromtheVideosResourceArea,forexample,fromaWorshipFilmsvideosvolumeCD,thefileisstoredinYourProfile\Resources\Videos.ThisisthedefaultpathtowhichEasyWorshipautoformats.Thatiswhyitisagoodideatostorefilesconstantlyinthispath.See:LocatingYourProfileData forhelpfindingyourEasyWorshipprofiledata.'Index:TitleAuthor'ErrorIfyoureceivetheIndexTitleAuthorErrormessage,followthesesteps:1.CloseEasyWorship.

2.RightclickonyourEasyWorshipicononyourdesktop.3.Clickonproperties.4.ClickontheFindTargetbuttonontheShortcuttab.5.LookfortheDATAfolderandopenit6.RenametheVersionorVersion.datfiletooldversionoroldversion.dat7.StartEasyWorshipagain.8.Itwillgothroughtheconversionprocessandfixtheproblem.9.InternetConnectivityEasyWorshipdoesn'trequireaninternetconnectionforyoutouseit.However,therearesomefunctionsthatrequireaninternetconnection.Herearesomeissuesthatmayoccurwhenusingthesefeatures.

Issue:ActionCanceledorYouarenotAuthorizedmessageappearswhentryingtoaccessthetabsintheOnlineArea.Cause:Yourinternetconnectionislimitedordisconnected.YoumayhaveafirewallblockingEasyWorship'saccesstotheinternet.Resolution:Makesureyoucanaccesstheinternetthroughaninternetbrowser.Makesureyourfirewallsoftwarehasn'taddedEasyWorshiptoablocklist.Issue:Unabletogetavailablebiblesmessageappearswhentryingtodownloadbibles.Cause:Yourinternetconnectionislimitedordisconnected.YoumayhaveafirewallblockingEasyWorship'saccesstotheinternet.Resolution:Makesureyoucanaccesstheinternetthroughaninternetbrowser.Makesureyourfirewallsoftwarehasn'taddedEasyWorshiptoablocklist.EasyWorship2009Manual

160ContactCustomerSupportifyourproblemcannotberesolvedbyfollowingthestepsabove.NoSoundWhenplayingvideoclipsoraudiofilesthroughEasyWorship,soundshouldcomefromeitherthespeakersconnectedtothecomputerorthesoundsystemalreadyinplaceinthebuilding.PleasecheckthefollowingifyouareunabletohearsoundfromaudiosourcesinEasyWorship.ChecktheMuteButtoninEasyWorship

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WhenplayingavideooraudiofileinEasyWorshiptheVCRcontrolswillappearinthePreviewareaandortheLivearea.Theaudiocanbemutedandun-mutedtherebypressingthespeakericon.CheckCablesandConnectionsTheconnectiontothecomputer'saudiooutputjackmustbeconnected.Verifythatthecomputerispluggedintothespeakersorsoundboard.Also,checktheaudiocableto

thesoundequipmentforanykindofdamage.ChecktheSoundBoardMuteButtonandVolumeManycustomersconnecttheircomputertoasoundboardthatcontrolstheaudiotothesoundsystem.Verifythatthechannelonthesoundboardforthecomputerisnotmutedandthefaderfortheaudioisatanappropriatelevel.Also,verifythatthemastervolumeisatanappropriatelevel.'PathNotFound'C:\...\Temp...ErrorIfyoureceivethiserrorfollowtheinstructionsbelow:1.CloseEasyWorship.2.OpenEasyWorship.3.Closeitagain.4.Reopenitagain.

Theerrorshouldbecorrected.Troubleshooting161NotesThisprocessclearsoutallofthetempfilesfortheschedules.SometimesEasyWorshipwilltrytoaccessanoldtempfilethathasalreadybeenremoved.Thisresetsthetempfoldersoitwon'ttrytoaccessthefileagain.PowerPointTroubleshootingIssue:PowerPointslideshowwithaudiodoesn'tplaytheaudioinEasyWorship.Cause:PowerPointisn'tabletofindtheaudiofile.Resolution:First,makesuretheaudiofileisonthecomputer'sharddrive,preferablyinthesamefolderasthePowerPointfile.OpenthePowerPointfileinthePowerPoint

program,thenruntheslideshowsothatitcanfindtheaudiofiles.SavethePowerPointfileandclosePowerPoint.ItshouldnowplaytheaudioinEasyWorship.Issue:EasyWorshipisunabletoaddaPowerPointslideshowtoyourschedule.Amessageappearssayingthefileiscorrupt.Cause:Usually,thisiscausedbyeditingaPowerPointfilethathasbeencreatedonanewerversionofPowerPointwithanolderversionofPowerPoint.Resolution:ImporttheoriginalPowerPointfile.Issue:OutofmemoryerrorwhenaddingaPowerPointtoyourschedule,orwhenopeningaschedulewithaPowerPointfileinit.Cause:Theschedulefilehascorrupted,orthePowerPointfileistoolarge.Resolution:Recreatetheschedule.TryreducingthesizeofthePowerPointfilebeforeaddingtoyourschedule.

Issue:PowerPointdoesn'tdisplaycorrectlyResolution:ClickontheLivemenu,clickonoptions,thentheMisctab.TrytogglingtheUsePowerPointapplicationinsteadofviewerofforon.Issue:Thumbnailsdon'tdisplayproperly.Resolution:ClickontheLivemenu,clickonoptions,thentheMisctab.TrytogglingtheBuildThumbnailswithPowerPointApplicationinsteadofviewerofforon.ContactCustomerSupportifyourproblemcannotberesolvedbyfollowingthestepsabove.PSAPI.DLLError

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TheprocedureentrypointGetProcessImageFileNameWcouldnotbelocatedinthedynamiclinklibraryPSAPI.DLL.First,readtheinformationonthisMicrosoftHelpArticle.http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/932540ThisproblemusuallyoccursafterupgradingtoInternetExplorer7.ThiserroroccurswhenclickingtheSongsmenu,thenSongSelectLyricService.

1.ClickonStart.2.ClickonSearch.3.Selecttheoptiontosearchforallfilesandfolders.4.TypeinPSAPI.DLLEasyWorship2009Manual1625.ClicktheSearchbutton.6.RenameallinstancesofPSAPI.DLL.7.RestartWndows.NotesBesurenottodeleteorrenameanyotherfileswiththePSAPI.DLLinthefilename.RenameonlythefileswithPSAPI.DLLastheexactfilename.

MyScheduleWon'tSaveThisusuallyoccurswithasongthathadabackgroundaddedinthedatabaseandthebackgroundhasbeenremovedfromtheharddrive.Thesongisstillreferencingtheimageorvideo.WhenEasyWorshiptriestosavetheschedule,it'sunabletodosobecauseitcan'tfindoneoftheimagesorvideostoaddittotheschedule.Followtheinstructionsbelowtocorrectthisproblem.1.Clickontheschedulemenu.2.Clickoncheckscheduleforerrors.3.EasyWorshipwilldisplayanUnresolvedscheduleitemswindow.4.SelectRemove-Deleteallscheduleitemsorpropertiesthatcannotberesolved.5.ClickFinish.SongEditorLoadsSlowly

Somecustomershaveexperiencedslowresponsewhencreatinganewsong,editingasong,openingoptionsoropeningthebackgrounddesigner.AlargefontdatabaseinWindowswillcausethisslowresponse.EasyWorshiphastoloadallofthefontsintheWindowsfontsdatabasewhenopeningthesewindows.HavingthousandsoffontsintheWindowsfontdatabasecancausethesewindowstoloadslowly.RemovingsomeofthefontsintheWindowsfontdatabasewillcorrectthisproblem.Troubleshooting163TextOverVideoTroubleshootingIssue:MyvideoshowsupasastillimagewhenIsetitasabackground.Cause:DirectXisnotenabled.Resolution:Clickonhelp,DirectXtroubleshooting.Amessagewillappear"YoudonothaveDirectXenabled.Wouldyouliketotrytoenableitnow?"YesNoCancelClickyestoenableDirectX.Issue:Onlypartofthetextappearsoverthevideobackground.Cause:Youdonothaveenoughvideomemorytodisplaytextovervideo.Resolution:Upgradeyourvideocardtoavideocardwith128mbvideoram.Youmayalsotryreducingthecolorqualityforone,orbothofyourmonitorsunderyourvideosettingsinWindows.Issue:Thevideospeedsupandslowsdownwhentransitioningfromonesongorslidetothenext.

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Cause:Yourvideocodecisn'thandlingthevideoproperly.Resolution:TrydownloadinganewvideocodecsuchasDScaler. See:RecommendedDVD&Mpg2DecodersContactCustomerSupportifyourproblemcannotberesolvedbyfollowingthestepsabove.TransitionsFlicker

ThisisanissuethatonlyoccurswithnVidia6,7and8seriesgraphicscardsusingthelatestdriversonWindowsVista.Toresolvethisissue,changethethemeinwindowstotheclassictheme.Or,changethescreenresolutiononbothscreenstothesameresolution.ToChangethetheme:1.Rightclickonthedesktop.2.ClickonPersonalize.3.ClickontheTheme.4.ChangethethemetoClassic.5.ClickOK.ToChangetheScreenresolutiononbothmonitors:1.Rightclickonthedesktop.

2.ClickonPersonalize.3.ClickonDisplaySettings.4.Clickonmonitor1andsettheresolutiontothesameresolutionasmonitortwo.(1024x768orlowerisrecommendedformonitortwo)5.ClickOK.EasyWorship2009Manual164TroubleshootingImagesIssue:Icanseemyimageintheimagetab,butEasyWorshipwillnotallowmetoaddittomyschedule.Cause:Theimageresolutionistoolarge.Resolution:EdittheimageusinganimageeditingsoftwaresuchasMicrosoftOffice

PictureManagertoresizetheimageto800x600or1024x768.Youarenotlimitedtotheseresolutions;however,theyarethemostcommonresolutionsused.Issue:Myimageisstretched.Cause:EasyWorshipautomaticallystretchesyourimagetofitthescreen.Ifitisnotthesameresolutionasthescreen,EasyWorshipwillstretchit.Resolution:Useanimageeditorsuchaspainttoincreasethesizeofthepicture.YoumayalsoaddtheimagetoaPowerPointslideshow.YoucantellEasyWorshiptotilethepictureunderBackground,Options,selectthepictureandclickmodify.ChecktheboxtoTilePicture.ContactCustomerSupportifyourproblemcannotberesolvedbyfollowingthestepsabove.UnabletoCreateBackSurfaceErrorMessage

Thiserrorusuallyappearswhenthereareissueswiththememoryinsufficiencyinyourvideographicscard.Youmayalsohaveyourcolorqualitysettingssettoolow.Manytimesitisfixable.However,thevideocardmayneedtobeupgraded.See:ComputerRequirementsunderComputerRequirementstoseeifyourcomputermeetstherequirementstousetheDirectXfunctionalityofEasyWorship.Followthesestepstoadjustyourvideosettingforapossiblesolution:1.CloseEasyWorship.2.RightClickontheWindowsdesktop.3.Clickon:XP:PropertiesVista:Personalize,7:ScreenResolution

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3.ClicktheSettingsTabortheDisplaySettingsLink.Troubleshooting1656.ClickonMonitor2.7.IntheColorQualityarea,verifythatthecolorqualityisn't8bit.Ifitis,changethecolorqualitytoHighest(32bit).

8.ClickApply.Youwillbeaskedifyouwishtokeepthesesettings.ClickYes.9.CloseoutallthesewindowsandOpenEasyWorshipagainandseeifthiswillfixyourerror.Ifthestepsabovedon'tfixyourerror:Makesureyourcomputerhasatleast64MBofvideoram.1.Followsteps1-5above.2.SelectMonitor2.3.ClicktheAdvancedbuttonatthebottomright.4.ClicktheAdaptertab.EasyWorship2009Manual166 IftheMemorySizeorDedicatedVideoMemoryislessthan64MB,youwillhave

toupgradeyourvideocard. IftheMemorySizeorDedicatedVideoMemoryisN/A,yourvideocardisn'treportingtheamountofmemoryavailableforthesecondmonitor.Youwillprobablyneedtoupgradethevideocardinyourcomputer.Contacttechsupportbeforeupgradingyourvideocard.DVDProblemsSee:TroubleshootingDVDIssues