MediaShout v4.5 User Guide

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o Hide/Show Options. Click to hide or show the control screen options.
o Control Screen Options
� Overlay Display. The overlay display allows you to display a presentation on
the control screen when you do not have an actual display screen attached to
the computer. When the overlay display is activated (by choosing Screens >
Overlay Display), the presentation is overlayed on the control screen. Settings
in this section determine the appearance of the overlay display.
� Overlay Display Resolution. Determines the size of the overlay.
Select Full screen to deliver a presentation to an audience; the other
choices allow you to rehearse a presentation without overlaying the
entire control screen.
� Switch to slide show mode. Slide show mode turns the mouse into a
remote control: Left-click to play the next cue, Right-click to play the
previous cue. If you use the overlay display to deliver a full-screen
presentation, you may find this mode useful because the user interface
is covered by the overlay. Selecting the Switch to slide show mode
option places the application in this mode automatically when the
overlay display is activated.
� Main Display
o Enabled. This option is selected when MediaShout is in dual-screen mode.
o Monitor. Determines which monitor is the main display screen (the one the audience
sees). Click the field to reveal a list of all monitors attached to the computer and
recognized by Windows.
o Resolution and Color Depth. These read-only fields tell you the current settings of
the selected monitor.
o Hide/Show Options. Click to hide or show the main display options.
o Main Display Options
� Keep on top. Select this option to ensure that the main display output appears
full-screen and on top of any other application window that opens onto this
screen.
� Minimize with application. When this option is selected, minimizing
MediaShout on the control screen also hides its output on the main display
screen. If you need to minimize the application without interrupting the
presentation to the audience, clear this option.
� Hide mouse pointer. Select this option to prevent the mouse pointer from
appearing on the main display screen. This setting allows you to make
exceptions for animations or web pages to enable using the mouse to click links
and controls appearing on the main display.
� Reduce for TV. Select this option to use a television monitor for the main
display. The main display output will be reduced to ensure that it displays
correctly.
� Intended Resolution. MediaShout automatically scales text and pictures to
appear best at the resolution of the main display screen. However, if no main
display screen is connected when a cue is created or modified, it scales the
content to fit the intended resolution entered here. If you build presentations
while in single-screen mode, set the intended resolution to match the actual
resolution of the main display screen the cues will appear on. This ensures that
they display at the correct resolution during the presentation.
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