Autocue QStart MAC User Manual

QStart Mac

User Guide

Release version 1.1 (46)

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Contents

Contents 2
Introduction 3
Getting started 4
Install the QStart for Mac software 4
Licensing considerations 4
Scripts 5
Main menu options and actions 6
File, Edit and Format menus 6
Window and Help menus 12
Control key guide 14
Scroll controllers 13
Making the most of your QStart for Mac software 17
If you need to contact Autocue or QTV 18

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Introduction

Mac specific behaviour

Unlike other Autocue products running on Windows platforms, the QStart for Mac application requires a restart in order for
any altered preferences to be applied. For example, if you disable the prompt monitor within the Preferences menu, it will
still appear when you next prompt. It will only be disabled when you restart the QStart for Mac application.

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Getting started

Install the QStart for Mac software

QStart for Mac is currently distributed as a DMG file (*.dmg) via Autocue USB flash drive or digital distribution.

Double-click on the QStart_Mac_v1.1_b46.dmg file to open it, agree to QStart License. New Window appears on your
desktop

To install, drag QStart into your Applications folder.

Open Application folder and click on the icon to launch QStart for Mac.

The Menu options and GUI are described in details in a later section of this document.

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Scripts

QStart for Mac uses a specific file format that stores not only the script text but also marker, size and formatting data.

The file suffix for QStart for Mac files is .qms. This is short for QStart Mac Script.

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Main menu options and actions

File, Edit and Format menus

Creating new scripts, opening existing scripts and saving edited scripts is done from the File menu. Other actions are also
available.

File menu

New ⌘N – Start a new script. A blank script is opened automatically if this option is selected. If text is entered within this

script you will be prompted to save if you attempt to close it.

Open ⌘O – Open an existing script from a specific location using the file browser dialogue that appears.

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Open Recent – A list of recent files. This allows the user to quickly recall a file that has been worked on previously.

Start Prompting – Begins prompting ⌘R

Cruise Control – Enabling this option causes the prompt output to continue scrolling at the last set speed on the scroll-

control ⌥⌘R.

Close – Close the script that is currently open ⌘W

Save – Save changes to the script that is currently open ⌘S

Save As – Save changes to the script but save as a new filename ⇧⌘R

Revert To Saved – Re-open the last saved instance of the script.

NOTE: Performing this action will destroy all changes to the currently open script.

Page Setup – Configure printing preferences ⇧⌘P

Print – Send script to chosen printer ⌘P

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