Media Shout V4 & hymns in PPT?

[dpbrucks]

I watched all the MS University Info. but can't find info about my question.

I have the United Methodist Hymnal in PowerPoint saved on the media pc. What is the easiest way to use it? I was thinking should it be put into MS folder and it show up as its own song group? How do I do that? Or should I just insert powerpoint? seems just as easy. Thoughts? Dorothy

[jameshorsley197]

Dorothy
If you want just leave your PPT files as they are and then all you have to do is go too insert slideshow, navigate to the folder where your ppt files are and select the one you want and it will be inserted in the script just like any other file. You can also convert the powerpoint files to jpeg files and insert them that way also.

[dpbrucks]

That is definately what I was thinking. Our new worship center opens Jan 31 and it will be awesome! First time to use MS 4 and stage presenter.. Thank you!

[[Admin] danroth]

I do the same thing.

I have the Presentation version of the hymnal and simply insert the hymn into MediaShout. You can do this through drag & drop. You can also use the standard "insert" command - where PPT presentations are listed as "slideshow".

Finally, MS4 has a utility to convert PPT slides into MS lyric files. You may want to check that out.

[dpbrucks]

To use stage presentation with powerpoint slides, will it work correctly or is that what you are speaking about when you say MS lyric files? How do I find out about the utility?
Dorothy

[dpbrucks]

I have found that I can take the ppt slides of hymnal and do file/import Not insert. Then select the hymn and MS4 brings up a converstion screen and it steps you right through it very simply. Then you save it to your lyric folder and then insert the lyric into your script. This way it shows on the presentation screen and the choir does not have to hold their hymnals.. my group is pleased.

[dpbrucks]

Danroth, have you Insert Powerpoint (hymns)
Edit
click to highlight cue
click on stage
click on content in right column
click on body text and change to main body?

This puts the ppt on the stage display, however, it puts every verse up there twice on one screen and in very tiny letters. Any suggestions? This is a much easier process than doing the conversion on each one.
Dorothy

[Aldersgate UMC]

Originally Posted by dpbrucks

Danroth, have you Insert Powerpoint (hymns)
Edit
click to highlight cue
click on stage
click on content in right column
click on body text and change to main body?

This puts the ppt on the stage display, however, it puts every verse up there twice on one screen and in very tiny letters. Any suggestions? This is a much easier process than doing the conversion on each one.
Dorothy

Got this figured out, MS 4 doesn't like PP text boxes, have ro move title into verse text box and have only one text box per page - works great now.