Keyboard shortcuts
Run the projector from the keyboard or a presentation remote: GO LIVE, move through slides and verses, BLACK and LOGO.
The shortcuts follow the two-step flow. ↑ and ↓ move through Preview, which nobody else sees, and ← and → change what's on the projector. That way you can get the next thing ready without disturbing what the congregation sees.
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| Enter | GO LIVE: sends what's in Preview to the projector. |
| ← → or PgUp PgDn | Previous or next slide (songs included) or verse of what's live. Does nothing with a video or image. Past the last slide of a presentation or song, it ends it (what happens). |
| ↑ ↓ | Previous or next slide or verse in Preview. Doesn't affect the projector. |
| Space | Pauses and resumes a live auto-advancing presentation. It doesn't pause videos; use the video's row under Live for that. |
| B or . | Turns BLACK on and off. |
| L | Turns LOGO on and off. |
| 1 … 9, C, P, F | With a song live, jumps to the verse with that number, the chorus, the bridge or the ending; with Shift, to the previous time it came up (how). |
| T | With a song live, hides and shows the lyrics. |
| Delete or ⌫ | Removes what's selected in Media › Library, or the selected schedule row if nothing is selected there. Either way, you can Undo. In a linked folder it doesn't remove anything. |
| Esc | Gets you out of the text field you're typing in, so the keys work as shortcuts again. In the Media, Songs or Functions search box, it also clears the search. |
Presentation remote
A presentation remote (a clicker with next and back buttons) works without installing anything. Those two buttons move the live slide (songs included) or verse, even while you're typing in a field, and its blank screen button turns BLACK on and off (while you're typing in a field, that button types a period). The button that starts a slideshow does nothing. Himnova Live has to be the app in front, with the control window, the projector window or the stage window active.
In editors and full-screen views
- Ctrl + S (⌘ + S on Mac) saves, and so does Enter in the name field.
- Esc closes, and asks first if there are unsaved changes.
- The projector shortcuts don't work while an editor, Settings or Schedules is open.
When they don't work
- While you're typing in a text field, like the Bible search box. Keys type there, except PgUp and PgDn. Esc gets you out of the field.
- With a screen open on top, like Settings, Schedules or an editor.
- While Ctrl, ⌘ or Alt is held down.
- When you've reached a control with Tab, the keys go to that control (the arrows change the volume or the tab). That doesn't happen if you clicked it.
- When another app is in front. The keyboard and the remote go to that app.
Tip: Shortcuts keep working after you click a button, a tab, a list, the volume or the projector screen. If something comes up that shouldn't be seen, B covers it instantly.
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