Copyright: Copyright © 2000 Softouch Development, Inc.


Installation

To Install EasyWorship, simply place the installation CD into the drive. This action should start the installation process.  If this does not happen, select from the Windows Start menu item, Run.  When prompted, type in the drive letter of the CD in which the installation CD is in followed by \setup.exe.

It should look something like this;

To Uninstall EasyWorship, open the Control Panel on the start menu and then select the Addd/Remove Programs icon.  Once the window appears, find EasyWorship in the list of programs installed and highlight it.  Once highlighted, select the Add/Remove button located at the bottom of the window.  The will start the uninstall process.


Support

You can get support by sending us an email at support@easyworship.com or by calling us at (918)451-7117.

Please be prepared to give us your version number of EasyWorship (located in the Help:About menu item), the version number of Windows you are running, and the nature of the problem you are experiencing.


License Agreement

LICENSE AND WARRANTY:

The software which accompanies this license (the "Software") is the property of Softouch or its licensers and is protected by copyright law.  While Softouch continues to own the Software, you will have certain rights to use the Software after your acceptance of this license.  Except as may be modified by a license addendum which accompanies this license, your rights and obligations with respect to the use of this Software are as follows:

YOU MAY:

(i) use as many copies as you need as long as you own a license for each church or organization you are using it for. Basically this is a site license.

(ii) after written notice to Softouch, transfer the Software on a permanent basis to another person or entity, provided that you retain no copies of the Software and the transferee agrees to the terms of this agreement; and

YOU MAY NOT:

(i) sublicense, rent or lease any portion of the Software;

(ii) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify, translate, make any attempt to discover the source code of the Software, or create derivative works from the Software; or

(iii) use a previous version or copy of the Software after you have received a disk replacement set or an upgraded version as a replacement of the prior version. Upon upgrading the Software, all copies of the prior version must be destroyed.

(iiii) copy, duplicate, alter, or modify the bible text in any way.

ALL BIBLE TEXT

The bible text contained with this product may not be copied, duplicated, altered, or modified in any way.

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The "Amplified" trademark is registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by The Lockman Foundation. Use of this trademark requires the permission of The Lockman Foundation.

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The text of the Amplified Bible may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic or audio), up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without express written permission, providing the verses do not amount to a complete book of the Bible nor do the verses quoted account for more than 25% of the total work in which they are quoted.

“Scripture quotations taken form the Amplified Bible,

Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by

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Used by permission.” (www.Lockman.org)

When quotation from the Amplified Bible are used in not-for-sale media, such as church bulletins, order of service, posters, transparencies or similar media, the abbreviation (AMP) may be used after the quotation.

Permission requests for commercial use that exceed the above guidelines must be directed to, and approved in writing by, The Zondervan Corporation, 5300 Patterson Avenue, S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49530, USA. Or visit www.Zondervan.com.

Permission requests for non-commercial use that exceeds the above guidelines must be directed to and approved in writing by, The Lockman Foundation, PO Box 2279, La Habra, CA 90632-2279. Or visit www.Lockman.org

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PERMISSION TO QUOTE For Users of EasyWorship while using the software)

The text of the New American Standard Bible may be quoted and/or reprinted up to and inclusive of two hundred (200) verses without express written permission of The Lockman Foundation, providing the verses do not amount to a complete book of the Bible.

Notice of copyright must appear on the title or copyright page of the work as follows:

"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE(R), Copyright  1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.  Used by permission."

When quotations from the NASB text are used in not-for-sale media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, transparencies or similar media, the abbreviation (NASB) may be used at the end of the quotation.

This permission to quote is limited to material which is wholly manufactured in compliance with the provisions of the copyright laws of the United States of America and all applicable international conventions and treaties.

Quotations and/or reprints in excess of the above limitations, or other permission requests, must be directed to and approved in writing by The Lockman Foundation, PO Box 2279, La Habra, CA 90632-2279,(714)879-3055. http://www.lockman.org

PERMISSION TO QUOTE (Standard)

The text of the New American Standard Bible may be quoted and/or reprinted up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without express written permission of The Lockman Foundation, providing the verses do not amount to a complete book of the Bible nor do the verses quoted account for more than 25% of the total work in which they are quoted.

Notice of copyright must appear on the title or copyright page of the work as follows:

"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE(R), Copyright  1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.  Used by permission." http://www.Lockman.org

When quotations from the NASB text are used in not-for-sale media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, transparencies or similar media, the abbreviation (NASB) may be used at the end of the quotation.

This permission to quote is limited to material which is wholly manufactured in compliance with the provisions of the copyright laws of the United States of America and all applicable international conventions and treaties.

Quotations and/or reprints in excess of the above limitations, or other permission requests, must be directed to and approved in writing by The Lockman Foundation, PO Box 2279, La Habra, CA 90632-2279,(714)879-3055. http://www.lockman.org

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Scripture quoted by permission.  Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE:NEW INTERNATION VERSION. (NIV). Copyright  1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.  Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

The NIV database is not a shareware program and may not be duplicated.

The NIV text may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic or audio), up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without express written permission of the publisher, providing the verses quoted do not amount to a complete book of the Bible nor do the verses quoted account for twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total text of the work in which they are quoted.

Notice of copyright must appear on the title or copyright page of the work as follows:

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The “NIV” and “New International Version” trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by International Bible Society. Use of either trademark requires the permission of the International Bible Society.

When quotations from the NIV text are used in non-salable media such as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, transparencies or similar media a complete copyright notice is not required, but the initial NIV most appear at the end of each quotation.

Any commentary or other Biblical reference work produced for commercial sale that uses the New International Version must obtain written permission for use of the NIV text.

Permission requests for commercial use within the U.S. and Canada the exceed the above guidelines must be directed to, and approved in writing by, Zondervan Publishing House, 5300 Patterson Avenue, S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49530.

Permission requests for commercial use within the U.K., EEC, and EFTA countries that exceed the above guidelines must be directed to, and approved in writing by, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., a member of the Hodder Headline Plc. Group, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH.

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Notice of copyright must appear on the title or copyright page as follows:

“Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.

Used by permission of Hodder & Stoughton, a member of the Hodder Headline Group.

All rights reserved.

“NIV” is a trade mark of International Bible Society.  UK trademark number 1448790.

When quotations from the NIV are used in non-saleable media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, transparencies, or similar media, a complete copyright notice is not required but the initials (NIV) must appear at the end of each quotation.

Any commentary or other Biblical reference work produced for commercial sale that uses the New International version must obtain written permission for the use of the NIV text.

Permission requests for commercial use within the UK, EEC and EFTA countries must be directed to, and approved in writing by Hodder & Stoughton Publishers, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH.

Permission requests for commercial use within the U.S. and Canada must be directed to, and approved in writing by, Zondervan Publishing House.

Permission requests for non-commercial use that exceed the above guidelines must be directed to, and approved in writing by International Bible Society.

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Bible text from the New King James Version is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by Thomas Nelson, Inc., 501 Nelson Place, Nashville, Tennessee, 37214-1000.

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The text of the Holy bible, New Living Translation, may be quoted in any form (written, visual, electronic, or audio) up to and inclusive of two hundred and fifty (250) verses without express written permission of the publisher, provided that the verses quoted do not account from more than 20 percent of the work in which they are quoted, and provided that a complete book of the Bible in not quoted.

When the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, is quoted, one of the following credit lines must appear on the copyright page or title page of the work:

Scripture quotation marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

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Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

When quotations from the NLT text are used in non-saleable media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, newsletters, transparencies, or similar media, a complete copyright notice is not required, but the initials (NLT) must appear at the end of each quotation.

Quotation in excess of two hundred and fifty (250) verses or 20 percent of the work, or other permission requests, must be directed to and be approved in writing by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189.

Publication of any commentary or other Bible reference work produced for commercial sale that uses the New Living Translation requires written permission for use of the NLT text.

New Living, NLT and the New Living Translation logo are registered trademarks of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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All the images and video clips provided herewithin are copyrighted and protected by either Softouch Development, Inc, WorshipScapes, Grass Roots software, or WorshipFilms.com and are used with permission.  An individual license to use these images or clips outside of EasyWorship can be obtained through their respective owners.  Any use of these images or video clips outside of EasyWorship or without an individual license is strictly prohibited.

You may contact us or the respective owners at the following addresses.

Softouch Development, Inc.

1704 W Jefferson St.

Broken Arrow, OK 74011

http://www.easyworship.com

WorshipScapes

7159 Estes Dr.

Arvada, CO 80004

http://www.worshipscapes.com

Grass Roots Software

2015 Airpark Court

Auburn, CA 95602

http://www.themediacollection.com

WorshipFilms

P.O. Box 8948

Rocky Mount, NC 27804

http://wwww.worshipfilms.com

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If you are the original licensee of this copy of the Software and are dissatisfied with it for any reason, you may return the complete product, together with your receipt, to Softouch or an authorized dealer, postage prepaid, for a full refund at any time during the ninety day period following the delivery to you of the Software.

LIMITED WARRANTY:

Softouch warrants that the media on which the Software is distributed will be free from defects for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of delivery of the Software to you. Your sole remedy in the event of a breach of this warranty will be that Softouch will, at its option, replace any defective media returned to Softouch within the warranty period or refund the money you paid for the Software.  Softouch does not warrant that the Software will meet your requirements or that operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or that the Software will be error-free.

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Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

In no case shall Softouch's liability exceed the purchase price for the software.  The disclaimers and limitations set forth above will apply regardless of whether you accept the Software.

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How do I create a schedule?

To create a schedule, select the New Schedule button [image] on the Toolbar or select New Schedule from the File menu item.  Also keep in mind that when you add a song to the schedule, if no schedule is open, a schedule will automatically be created for you.

How do I add a song to the schedule?


How do I create a song?

To create a song, select the New Song button [image] from the Toolbar or select the New Song menu item from the File menu item.

Once you do this, the Editor will appear and you can start editing or importing a new song.


How do I import a song?

To Import a song, you must first create a new song.

To create a new song, select the New Song button [image] from the Toolbar or select the New Song menu item from the File menu item.

Once you do this, the Editor will appear and you can start editing or importing a new song.


How do I change the background of a song?

There are two ways to change the background for a song.  The first way temporarly assigns a new background to the song just before it is display to the congregation.  The second way permantly changes the background for the song.

Both methods require that you have a song in the Song Database highlighted. To highlight it, simply click on the song in the Song Database using the mouse.

1) The first way, to temporarly change the background, can be done by selecting the background button from the Preview Window toolbar when the song is highlighted. If there are no backgrounds when you press the background drop down, go add some in Options.

After doing this, the Preview Window will update with the new background.

2) The second way to change the song background is to highlight the song in the Song Database and then click the edit song button on the Toolbar or right click and select the 'Edit Song' menu item.

After doing this, the Editor will appear with the song in it ready for editing.

The next step is to select the background drop down button.

For fill options, check out the Fill Effects window.

Once you have selected the new color or Fill Effect, this song will, until change, use that background regardless of what the Global Background is set to.

Press OK to save the song in the Song Database.

How do I change the background for a scheduled song?


Overview

This overview is designed to help you get to know the areas of EasyWorship and how they work together.  Let's take a look a the different areas below.  You can click on a topic of an area to get a better description of that area.


Schedule Window

The Schedule gives you the ability to schedule songs for use during a future presentation.

The Schedule window acts as a list into the Song Database.  Once you add songs to the schedule, they reference the songs from the Song Database.  If you modify the song in the Song Database, the schedule, when loaded, will reflect the new changes.

You can optionally override the song in the schedule.  That is to say you can break the link between the schedule and the Song Database for a particular song.  The main reason you would want to do this is if you would like to change the order of some verses or maybe the background for this schedule only, leaving the original song in the Song Database untouched.

To bring up the options for the schedule, right-click in the schedule window or on a particular schedule item.

When you save a schedule, all the songs and slides are stored in that schedule file.  This allows you to create schedule files on one computer and run them on another computer without having to worry about whether that song exists on both computers.

How do I create a schedule?

How do I add a song to the schedule?

How can I change the background for a scheduled song?


Song Database

The Song Database is a list of all the songs stored in EasyWorship.  These songs can be used for scheduling or displaying without having to locate each song in Windows and load it.  By adding a song to the Song Database, it allow EasyWorship to create indexes into that song for quicker retrieval of that song.

To search for a song by Title, click in the Title field and start typing in the name of the title.  As you type, you will notice the highlight will change to the song title you are typing and the song will appear in the Preview Window.

You can also search by verse by clicking in the Search field and start typing the verse you want to find.  The highlight will change and the Preview Window will show the song and the verse as it is typed.

The Favorite button allows you to see just your favorite songs.  To make a song one of your favorites, click in the 2 column of the Song Database list.  See where the checkbox is under 'Ancient of Days'?  This song is selected as a favorite.

How do I create a song?

Hod do I import a song?

How do I change the background of a song?


Preview Window

The Preview window lets you see the song before it actually go live to the congregation.  When you select a song in the Song Database or the Schedule Window, the Preview Window will display the song highlighted.

The upper panel of the Preview Window allow you to select and preview the verses or slides of the song.

The lower half of the Preview Window is a miniture preview of what the congregation will actually see when the song goes live.

You can also change the background here without effecting the Song Database by clicking on the background button and selecting a new background.

The GoLive Button will actually move the song over to the Live Selector and the Live Output Window for viewing by the audience.


Live Selector

The Live Selector is identical to the Preivew Window except that when you select a verse or slide in this window, the actual output to the congregation is changed to match your selection.

To change what the congregation see, simply click on the verse or slide you want the congregation to see.  You can also use the keyboard to navigate to different slides.

The Black button, when pressed will black out the Live Output.  If you press it againg, it will show the Live Ouput.

The Clear button, when pressed will leave the current background in place but will clear the text, leaving the congregation looking at a screen with no words.  Press the button again for the words to re-appear.


Live Output Window

The Live Output Window is the window the congregation sees.

If EasyWorship is running on a computer with dual video cards, the Live Output is usually projected to the second monitor.

If EasyWorship is running on a computer with a single video card, the Live Output will appear on the same screen as EasyWorship.  To switch between views, press the space bar while holding down the CTRL key.


Editor

The Editor is where you can type in new songs or edit existing ones.

The left side of the screen is the actual editor or where you type in or edit the song.

The right side of ths screen is an actual preview of what the congregation will see when the song goes live.

Basically as you type, the slide preview to the right will change to reflect the actual output.

To cause EasyWorship to create a new slide, simply leave a blank line between the text.

The Editor defaults to the font styles you have selected globally.  To make sure all the text is using the global setting, click in the Editor window, where you type text, and press CTRL-A to highlight all the text.  Then click on the Default button [image] to set the text attributes to the Default Global Attributes.

The Editor is designed to work from the Global Defaults but also allows you to override the default values.  To override the default values, select the text you want to change and then click one of the style buttons at the top.

Most of these buttons are three stage buttons.  When the button appears with red text, that means that style has been overriden for the selected text.  Black text color means the style for the selected text is using the global value set in Options.

In the toolbar above for example, the selected text is Tahoma, Bold, Shadowed, and Outlined with white text using the global defaults.

In this example, the style for the selected text is the same as above.  But as you can tell from the red text, the text style for Bold and the Color is no longer linked to the Global Defaults.  What this means is for the selected text, when the Global Defaults change for Bold and the Text Color, this text will no change.  It will always be Bold and White.

In this example, we have overriden the Font to be Arial and the Bold style to always be non-bold.  We also changed the background fill color to use Blue instead of the Default Global Fill Effect.

What this means is that if we later decide to change the font or global Fill Effects, this documents Fill Effect will be unchanged and the selected text we changed here will be uneffected by the global change.

Once again, to make sure all the text is using the Global Defaults, click in the Editor window, where you type text, and press CTRL-A to highlight all the text.  Then click on the Default button [image] to set the text attributes to the Default Global Attributes.

Most of the time you will never need to change the individual attributes of the text for a given song.  We just added support for it here just in case you wanted to underline some text or make something bold and stand out.  These features also come in handy if you want to always show a certain picture for a certain song, like a picture of deer panting at the water for 'As the Deer Panteth'.

The blue information button [image] is used to edit the song information.  Here you can change the title, author, and copyright information.

The Import button [image] is used to import text from other programs like MS Word or Word Perfect.  Press this button to bring up an open dialog box where you can select a file for importing.

The Printer button [image] can be used to print the song.  Once you press the button, you will be given a preview window of what the print out will look like.  If it looks OK and you have a printer, you can print it.

The Cut, Copy, and Paste buttons [image] can used to cut text, copy text, or paste text into the edit window. Cutting and Pasting come in real handy when moving songs from CCLI's Song Select.

The Undo button [image] is used to undo the last edit step.  For example if you highlight and bold some text, hiding the Undo button will unbold the text.

The Zoom in and out buttons [image] are used to zoom the text in or out for viewing.  This has no effect on the way the text is display or how large the text appears to the congregation.  This is just for your viewing pleasure only.

To save the song, press the OK button.  To cancel the changes, press the Cancel button.

How do I change the font size of the song?

How do I change the CCLI License Number?


Add Song to Schedule Button
Press this button to add the currently selected song in the Song Database to the Schedule.


Remove Song from Schedule Button
Press this button to remove the currently selected song in the schedule.  This has no effect on the Song Database.


Move Song up in Priority Button
Press this button to move the scheduled song up in priority.


Move Song down in Priority Button
Press this button to move the scheduled song down in priority.


Add PowerPoint Presentation to Schedule Button
Add a PowerPoint presentation to the schedule.  This button may not be visible on your system.


Edit Song in Schedule Button
Press this button to Edit the song in the song database or schedule.  If you have unlinked this song by selecting the Unlink from Song Datbase menu item, then you will edit the song in the schedule.  Otherwise this will edit the song in the Song Database this schedule item is linked to.


How do I add a song to the schedule?

You can add a song to the Schedule multiple way.  First you want to highlight the song in the Song Database you want to add to the Schedule.

Then you can either drag and drop the song using the mouse from the Song Database to the Schedule, or you can right click in the Song Database and select the 'Add Song to Schedule' menu item.

You can also press the enter key or double click the song if the Song Database has focus and the Live Output window is not showing.  If the Live Output window is showing, then the enter key and double click will make the currently selected song the song that appears on the Live Output screen.

If a schedule is not open, doing this action will automatically open a schedule for you.


How can I change the background for a scheduled song?

There are two ways to change the background for scheduled song.  The first way temporarly assigns a new background to the scheduled song just before it is displayed to the congregation.  The second way permantly changes the background for the schedule song.

Before you do either, make sure you don't want to change the background for a song instead.

Both methods require that you have the schedule file open and the song in the schedule you want to change highlighted.  To highlight it, simply click on the song in the schedule using the mouse.

1) The first way, to temporarly change the background, can be done by selecting the background button from the Preview Window toolbar when the schedule song is highlighted. If there are no backgrounds when you press the background drop down, go add some in Options.

After doing this, the Preview Window will update with the new background.

2) The second way to change the schedule song background is to highlight the song in the schedule and then right click the song. This will bring up a menu of options for this schedule item.

If the first menu item does not say 'Edit Song in Schedule', you will first need to click on the last menu item 'Unlink from Song Database'.  This tells EasyWorship you want to independantly edit the song in the Schedule without effecting the original song in the Song Database.

Now you can right click on the Scheduled Song again and click 'Edit Song in Schedule'.  This action will bring up the editor.

The next step is to select the background drop down button.

For fill options, check out the Fill Effects window.

Once you have selected the new color or Fill Effect, this song will, until change, use that background regardless of what the Global Background is set to.

Press OK to save the song.  Keep in mind you will still need to save the schedule to completely save the song with the new background in the schedule.

How do I change the background of a song?


Keyboard Navigation

To navigate slides or songs, use the following keys.

Use	To
Down Arrow, Space Bar, Page Down	Advance to the next slide.  In PowerPoint slides, this can also mean to advance to the next animation within a slide.
Up Arrow, Page Up	Advance to the prior slide.  In PowerPoint slides, this can also mean to advance to the prior animation within a slide
Home	Go to the first slide.
End	Go to the last slide.

You can also click on the Live Output window to advance the slide or right click to go back to the prior slide.


Registration and Licensing

The cost for registering EasyWorship is 399.  Once you have registered EasyWorship, you will be eligible to receive upgrades to future versions for 99 dollars.  If you order within 6 months of a new release, you will be eligible to receive the new release for free.

You can register EasyWorship online at http://www.easyworship.com/ordering.html or by calling (888)876-4004 or at (918)250-1493.

To order by mail, send us a Purchase Order to Softouch Development, Inc., 1704 W Jefferson St., Broken Arrow, OK 74011.

All orders come with a 90 day money back guarentee.  If you are not happy for any reason, you can return the product for a full refund of the purchase price, no questions asked!


Options

The options window is where you change the options for the program.  These options include display styles and how the program functions.  To bring up the Options window, click the Options button [image] on the EasyWorship ToolBar.

The Preview Live Output checkbox, if checked will cause EasyWorship to reflect changes made here to the congregations live output.  This is mainly used when trying to set the system up for use and not used very often, if at all, durring service.

Press one of the tabs above to see detailed help for that tab or select it below.

General

Style

Backgrounds

Nursery Alert

Copyrights


Fill Effects

The Fill Effects window is where you can change the look of any background.

Here you can make the background a Gradient, a Texture, or a Picture imported from most common file formats.

Like in Options, you can check the Preview Live Output button to see what effect changes will have on the Live Output screen.

The OK button will save the changes and the Cancel button will cancel the changes.

Select a tab above to get more information on that area or select from the options below.

Gradient Fill

Texture Fill

Picture Import


Song Information Window

The song information is available for in Editor by pressing the info button [image].

Here you can change the Title, Author, Copyright, and Administrator of the song you are editing.

This information appears at the bottom of the screen if you have Copyright Options enabled.

This information also appears in the status bar when you highlight a song in the Song Database or Schedule.

The Copyright button [image] will place the © symbol at the point of insertion in the Copyright edit field.

If the particular song is not copyrighted, type Public Domain in the Copyright field.

NOTE: If you leave the copyright field blank, no copyright will appear on the screen for this song.


CCLI Support

CCLI is a licensing company that provides churches and organization the license to use and display copyrighted songs.  To obtain a license for CCLI, call (800) 234-2446.

You can import your songs from CCLI using the integrated interface for either the SongSelect 3.0 program or the SongSelect Lyric Service.  To use this feature, simply go to the menu options called Songs and select the appropriate SongSelect import option.  If you want to use the Lyric Service, you must be connected to the internet.


How do I change the font size of the song?

Well, unlike PowerPoint, you cannot directly set the font size for the Live Output.  The Font size in EasyWorship is calculated on a song by song basis so that each slide will automatically fit on the screen.

You can however limit the size of the font in case it is too large or make the slide smaller in case the font is to small.

To set a limit for the font size, open the Style Options in Options window and set the Font Size % Limit.  By default this 100% but somewhere around 18% is a good number that keeps the font from getting too large.

To make the font larger for a particular song, edit the song and break up the slides into smaller slides.  This will allow the font size to grow.  Basically as a general rule, the larger the slides are in a song, the more information that has to displayed on the screen and thus the font size has to be smaller.


How do I change the CCLI License Number?

To change the CCLI License number, select the Options button [image] on the Toolbar or select options from the Live menu item.

Once the window is up, select the Copyright tab and make sure it is enabled.  Then in the License Number field, input your CCLI license number.

Doing this will cause the license number to be displayed in the copyright information on the screen.

How come my copyrights are not displaying on the screen?


General Options

The General Options tab of Options is where you can change the layout of the screen and which monitor it will apear on.

The Screen Margins effect how large, if any, the black border will be.

The Text Margins effect how much margin to place around the actual text.  This comes in real handy if you projector projects poorly around the edges.

The Custom Position is only available if you select Custom for the Output Monitor.  This is used for video cards that support dual outputs on one card instead of having two separate video cards.


Style Options

The Style tab of Options is where you can change the font styles and alignment of the text.

These options effect every song in your Song Database and Schedule as long as thier individual properties have not been overriden in the Editor.

The Font is basically the font you want the song to appear in on the live screen.  Here you can select any installed True-Type font in your system.

The Style property allows you to select whether the text appears normal, bold, italics, or bold italics.

The Color property allows you to change the default color of the text.

The Font Size % Limit is used to limit the size of the font as it is automatically sized. For more about the font size, see How do I change the font size of the song.

The Shadow and Outline checkbox allow you to add shadows and outlines to the text.

The Text Alignment effects how the text will be aligned horizontally on the live output screen and the Vertial Alignment effects how the text will be aligned vertically.


Background Options

The Background tab of Options is where you can add or change background styles for use in the program.  Once added here, you can quickly change the background for any give song before it is displayed.

The New BackGround button is used to create a new background.  Once you select this button, a new background will apear in blue.  To change this background, select the Selected BackGround drop down.  Here you can change the color or select a Fill Effect for the background.

The Remove BackGround button will permantly delete the selected background.  If you hit this button on acciedent, press the Cancel button to Cancel all changes and the background will not be deleted.


Nursery Alert Options

The Nursery Alert tab of Options is where you can customize if and how the nursery alert will appear on the Live Output screen.

To enable the nursery alert, make sure the Enable Nursery Alert checkbox is checked.

The Location of the nursery alert can be changed to any of the four conrners of the screen.

The Font is the font used when displaying the nursery alert.  This font can be any True-Type font installed in Windows.

The Text Color is the color in which the nursery alert will appear..

The Height Percentage is the value, in screen percentage, of how big the nursery alert will appear to the congregation.  Increasing this number will make it larger and descreasing it will make is appear smaller.

The Transparent Shading for Songs checkbox makes the alert appear partially transparent, allowing the words behind it to show through.

The Background Shading drop down allows you to change the color for the alert for songs.

The PowerPoint Background is the color used when a PowerPoint slide is showing.

For how many seconds allow you to set for how many seconds the Nursery Alert will appear before automatically disapearing.  For example, if you set this number to 60 seconds, then 60 seconds after you input a number, that number will disappear.  Any other numbers added after that will still remain until they are removed either manually or after they have appeared for 60 seconds.

Go here for information on how to actually use the Nursery Alert.


Copyright Options

The Copyright tab of Options allow you setup how the copyright will appear on the live output screen.  Some aggrements, like CCLI, require that you post the copyright information on the bottom of the screen anytime you display the song.

To enable the displaying of Copyright information, make sure the Display Copyright Information checkbox is checked.

The Font is the font in which the copyright will appear.

The Style is the font style the copyright will appear in.  This value can be regular, bold, italics, or bold italics.

The Color is the text color the copyright will appear in.

The Height Percentage value is the value, in screen percentage, of how large the copyright will appear.  Unlike the Nursery Alert,  the copyright will not appear on top of any text.  Instead it will increase the text margins to accomadate itself.

The Shadow and Outline checkbox allow you to add a shadow or outline around the copyright text.

The License Info is where you place any license number you may need to display.  Like the CCLI license number.

How come my copyrights are not displaying on the screen?


Nursery Alert

The Nursery Alert is a way of informing the congregation, specifically parents, that they are needed in the nursery for whatever reason.  Usually when the parent drop off thier child, they are issued a number.  If the nursery has a problem with that child or that child need parental attention, the computer operator will project that parent number on the screen.

To project the number on the screen, press CTRL-N or the Nursery Alert button.

Once you do that, the following window will appear.

Enter the number you want to add or remove in the Nursery Number edit field and then click the add or remove button.  This will cause the number to appear or disappear from the live output screen.  If you are adding the number, the number will automatically disapper after the pre-set time.  To change the options for Nursery Alert, check out the Nursery Alert Options.


How come my copyrights are not displaying on the screen?

To display copyrights on the screen, you must meet a few requirments.  The first requirment is that you have this option enabled in Copyright Options under Options.  To bring up the Options window, press the Options button [image] on the EasyWorship Toolbar.

The next criteria is that you have inputed the information using the Information button [image] in the Editor for the given song. For more information on this, see Song Information.

Once you have both criteria meet, the copyright should now display.  If it still does not display, make sure  that the Height Percentage in the Copyright Options window is large enough and that the text color is different than the background color for this song.


Gradient Fill

The Graident Fill tab of the Fill Effects window allows you to create a gradient effect for the selected background.

Here you can select a from and to color and the type of gradient you want.  Select one of the four displayed gradients to use that gradient effect.


Texture Fill

The Texture Fill tab of the Fill Effects window allows you to change the selected background to a texture.

To select a texture, click on one of the images available.  You can also select the Other Texture button to select an image you already have to use as a texture.

A Texture,. unlike a Picture, is repeated to fit the screen.  A Picture is expanded or shrinked.


Picture Import

The Picture Import tab of the Fill Effects window allows you to import a picture to use as the background.

To change or add a picture, click the Select Picture button.  This action will show the Open Dialog box.  Here you can select a picture you already have and it will be imported for use.  EasyWorship supports most common file formats for pictures.

A Picture, unlike a Texture,. is expanded or shrinked to fit the screen.  A Texture is repeated to fill the screen.


Toolbar

The toolbar is a bar of buttons that can be quickly selected to do a certain task.  When you place your mouse on top of a toolbar button, a window will appear telling you what that button does.

Press in individual button below to see what its function is or to get more information for that button.


Nursery Button Popup
Press this button to bring up the Nursery Alert dialog box.  Once you do this, you can add or remove a nursery alert numbers.  Nursery Alerts must be enabled for this button to be visible.


Printer Button Popup
Press this button to print the currently opened schedule.


Save Schedule Button Popup
Press this button to save the currently opened and modifed schedule.


New Song Button Popup
Press this button to create a new song in the Song Database and bring up the Editor.


Options Button Popup
Press this button to change the Options in EasyWorship.


Open Schedule Button Popup
Press this button to open an existing schedule.


New Schedule Button Popup
Press this button to create a new schedule.  If a schedule is already open, it will be closed, prompting to be saved it necessary.


Edit Song Button Popup
Press this button to Edit the current highlighted song in the Song Database or the Schedule.  The song you edit depends on the window that has focus and whether or not you have unlinked the schedule song from the Song Database.


Unlink from Song Database
Press this button to break or restore the link between the scheduled song and the song in the Sond Database.


What's New

Version 2.2

See the web page. http://www.easyworship.com

Version 1.2.1

* Fixed problem with Options window and Fill Effects window locking up some times.  This was caused by a Nursery Alert size that was to small for the program.

* Fixed a problem with trying to install PowerPoint Preview program under Win2K.

* Fixed some cosmetic problems with running EasyWorship using large fonts in Windows.

* Fixed some cosmetic problems with colors when the color setting have been changed in the Windows display settings.

* Fixed a problem with the schedule file remaining locked until after the PowerPoint presentation is loaded.  This basically just makes the program faster.

* Fixed a problem with the last opened schedule files not showing up in recent files under Win2K.

* Fixed a problem with not being able to Ctrl-Space or F10 out of a PowerPoint presentation when running in single monitor mode.

* Fixed a problem with not being able to navigate a PowerPoint slide using the mouse or keyboard if you select the live output window.

* Fixed some cosmetic highlighting problems when the window loses focus.

* Fixed a problem with the options, editor, nursery alert and other windows popping up over the live output window under certain circumstances.

* Added a new option to allow the copyright notice to always be at the bottom of the screen regardless of the text margins.

* Fixed a problem in the Fill Effects window with not being able to to click on the picture to use a picture after you click on a texture.

* Fixed the problem with not being able to use icons or metafiles for pictures in Fill Effects.

* Fixed a cosmetic problem with the Nursery Alert not showing up in the right color in the Options window and Fill Effects windows.  Also fixed it so it would appropriately disable and enable the button on the toolbar when you enable or disable it in options.

* Made some changes to make the Background drop down and the Options window appear much faster if you are using lots of images.

* Fixed cosmetic problem with the Background drop down button not working quite right.

* Fixed a problem with Print Schedule not working or printing an old schedule.

* Fixed a cosmetic problem in the Schedule and Song Database list with it not scrolling appropriately some times.

* Fixed some drag and drop problems in the Schedule.  Also fixed it to scroll automatically if you drag to the top or bottom of the schedule.

* Changed the program to display a bolder outline at smaller fonts than previous versions.


This checkbox allows you to quickly enable or disable transitions that occur when switching between songs.  If you disable this option, songs will just appear when you jump from song to song without doing any transition.


This is where you select the transition you want to occur when switching from song to song.  You can select the speed of the transition below.


This slider is where you specify how fast or how slow you want the transition to take.  Sliding the transition all the way to the left will make the transition go fast.  Sliding the slider all the way to the right will make the transition go slow.  This speed can be set individually for each transition type. (Show, Slide, Scripture...).


This checkbox allows you to quickly enable or disable transitions that occur when switching between slides.  If you disable this option, switching between verses and chorus will just appear with no transition.


This is where you select the transition you want to occur when switching between slides or verses.  For example jumping from Verse 1 to Verse 2.  You can select the speed of the transition below.


This checkbox allows you to quickly enable or disable transitions that occur when you press the "Black" button or select the "Blackout Live Output" menu item.  If you disable this option, then blacking out the screen will happening instantly.


This is where you select the transition you want to occur when blacking out the live output.  You can select the speed of the transition below.


This checkbox allows you to quickly enable or disable transitions that occur when you un-black out the screen.  If you disable this option, then un-blacking out the screen will happening instantly.


This is where you select the transition you want to occur when un-blacking out the live output.  You can select the speed of the transition below.