Messages

ProPresenter allows multiple messages to be formatted and ready to go on-demand and even display multiple messages on the same screen simultaneously with different formatting for each message. To open the Messages window, click on the Messages icon in the toolbar, select Messages from the View menu, or press Control-M.

If you want to change the Messages window to a floating window, click on the icon in the top right corner. To return it to a docked position, click on the same corner again.

There are two views available for the Messages window. The initial, collapsed, view allows you to easily change the content of a message or a countdown clock. You can choose various messages from the drop-down menu.

When you open the Messages window, you can click on the drop-down menu to select from any message that has already been created. If you need to add a new message, click on the plus button. To edit a message, click the edit button to the right of the new message button.

Messages work using a combination of predefined text and token text. Tokens create content dynamically depending on your needs. There are some included tokens, and you can add any custom token that you need.

The image to the left shows a message that can be used to ask parents to come to the nursery. Along with the predefined text, there is also a token in use. Using tokens makes it easy to create messages that need to be updated regularly.

Instead of having to type this entire message every time it’s need, the person running ProPresenter would only need to enter the information required from the Token (in this example the Name); this allows the message to be shown faster.

The bottom row of buttons control showing and hiding a message, as well as the transition that is used when displaying a message.

The second function that the Messages window serves is to create on-screen countdowns for your audience. If you don’t want to buy a countdown video for an event, ProPresenter makes it easy to format a countdown clock that can be used over any of your own content.

As with regular messages, countdowns can contain text and a countdown. If you don’t want the clock to show extra zeros at the front as time runs down, check the Strip Leading Zeros option.

In ProPresenter 6, it is now possible to input data to tokens through an HTML page accessed through the local network. An example of this would be for a nursery worker to send a Message request without having to leave the nursery. To do this, first check “Enable Network” in ProPresenter Preferences > Network. Next, check the “Visible on network” checkbox next to the Message name in the Messages window.

The HTML page can be accessed by clicking the small computer icon on the right side of the messages window. The address of this page can be shared with nursery workers or anyone who may need to provide remote input of tokens.

When a message is entered remotely, a notification will appear on the ProPresenter operator’s screen. Clicking this notification will immediately display the notification on the screen.