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Adding Text to a Screen
Text can be added to a screen either over a background colour, or over a graphic.
You can type in text on the keyboard, which will be displayed whenever the
screen comes up in the sequence in Display Mode. Note that Text cannot be used
on the same screen as a clock, but can be combined with a scroller and/or sound.
To add text to a screen, first select the screen by double-clicking it in the
Sequence Editor
. Next, click the button labelled
Add Text
in the
Screen
Editor
. Alternately, press
X
. This will bring up the Text Editor.
Use the keyboard to type in the text as you want it to appear. You can use the
Backspace
or
Delete
key to help correct mistakes. A flashing cursor will be
displayed on screen. The cursor marks the position that any new text will appear.
If there is text on the screen, you may move the cursor around. Left click the
position where you wish to enter text. Alternately, use the arrow keys on the
keyboard to move the cursor.
You may need to
select
text, in order to alter its appearance, or move it around.
To select the text, you can either use the mouse, or the keyboard. To use the
mouse, first move the pointer to the start of the text you want to select, and click
and hold down the left mouse button. Then, move the pointer to the end of the
text you want to select and release the left button. The background colour of text
will change to highlight the text when it is selected.
Alternately, to select text using the keyboard, use the arrow keys to move the
cursor to the start of the text you wish to select. Hold down the
Shift
key, and
move the cursor to the end of the text. Again, the selected text will be
highlighted.
The Text Editor menu is used when editing text to perform a number of
functions, including changing the appearance of the text, cutting and pasting text,
and saving changes.
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