Autocue WINCUE - Manual (Page 59)

WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 9 – WINCUE RUNDOWNS
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9.1.1 Features of a WinCue Rundown
The Black bar denotes the selected item in the rundown. Break items are in blue. The NO field is the
unique ID number for each item/story in the rundown, the TITLE field is the title of the item, The WORDS
field displays the word count of words in the script and the LINK field is the calculated time it will take for
this script to be presented based on the read-rate set. (The Default read-rate is 180 words per minute).
Each item in the rundown has a Prompt Here button which can be clicked at any time to begin prompting
from that item. The CUMULATIVE field displays the cumulative Link time for the rundown up to the end of
each item. At the END OF RUNDOWN the total number of words and total link time for the rundown is
shown.
9.2 Creating a New Rundown
To create a new Rundown queue open the File menu and select New File… or click the New file button on the
toolbar:
9.2.1 Adding a New Story to the Rundown
Creating a new story adds a new item to the rundown. Open the Story menu and select New Script…
Enter the title of the item and click OK.
9.2.2 Adding Break Scripts
You can insert a Break Script in a rundown to denote a commercial break. Open the Story menu and
select New Break Script… Enter the title of the break and click OK.
9.2.3 Saving Scripts and Rundowns
It is good practice to save the rundown and scripts regularly to ensure no information is lost accidentally.
To save scripts open the Script menu and select Commit Changes or click on the Save button on the
toolbar:
To save a rundown open the File menu and choose Save to File. A Save As dialog box will be displayed.
Enter the required name for the queue and click on Save.