Autocue QMaster - Manual (Page 25)

QMaster-UserGuide.docx 2011-08-11
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When windows are tiled the operator can see part of all the rundowns on one screen. The way in which the
windows are tiled depends on how many are open.
If you wish to see only the Rundown windows, then close all the Script Editor windows. Choose Window, then
Tile Horizontally or Tile Vertically from the sub-menu. To make a window active choose the corresponding
Rundown name from the window and click on it.
Cascading windows
Cascading windows arranges all the open windows one behind each other with their titles visible. The top
window is the only one that can be seen complete.
If only the Rundowns are to be cascaded, close all the script editor windows. Choose Window >> Cascade
from the menu bar. All the open windows are stacked so their titles are visible.
To bring a chosen rundown to the front, choose click on the rundown name in the stack or click its title on the
status bar.
Arranging icons
All the open windows can be minimised to icons. These icons can become disorganised and difficult to
quickly locate.
To tidy the layout of your story icons, choose Window >> Arrange from the menu bar. All the icons will be
arranged neatly at the bottom of the QMaster window in the Status bar.
Moving stories between rundowns
Stories can be moved between rundowns very easily using the ―drag and drop‖ facility in QMaster.
1. Select the story you want to move by pointing to it and hold down the left-hand
mouse button.
48. When the drag and drop pointer appears, drag the dotted insertion point to the
new location.
49. Release the mouse button to drop the story in its new place in the rundown.
Working with more than one presenter
If more than one person will be speaking from your script you can insert each person‘s name at appropriate
points in a script to indicate who is supposed to be speaking.
Individual speakers may have their own preferences for typeface, text size, colour and style. You can build a
list which contains the personal preferences for each of your speakers. This list can also contain their
individual read rates. When you insert a defined name into your script their settings will automatically be
used.
The personal preferences for each person are saved as a Presenter Profile.
Create Presenter Profiles
Presenters Profiles may be created either for scripts or for rundowns. Profiles are created under the File
Based Queues in the QMaster configuration interface.
1. Select Tools >> Options... from the main menu bar.
50. On the System Options dialog that is displayed, click on the [+] next to File Based
Queues
If you select Simple Script File Defaults, all profiles created will only be available for
files created as Simple Scripts.