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WinCue system version 1.5
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This manual was updated by Heather Millar of
Autocue Group Ltd. on 21 May 2007
How to use this guide
This user guide provides detailed information on how to setup, configure and operate the WinCue software.
Audience
This guide is intended for use by operators and users whose familiarity with computers and software ranges
from novice to expert. It is also aimed at technical staff who would be responsible for installing, configuring
and supporting WinCue.
Structure of this guide
The user-guide is divided into Chapters, which help the reader to locate information about a particular aspect of the
system quickly and easily.
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Chapter 1 Installing the Hardware
This chapter covers the hardware
requirements and installation.
Chapter 2 Installing the Software This chapter covers the installation of the
software.
Chapter 3 Connecting the WinCue
peripherals
This chapter covers the connection of the
peripherals required for prompting.
Chapter 4 Configuring WinCue This chapter describes the configuration of
WinCue.
Chapter 5 Introducing WinCue This chapter introduces WinCue, describing
how to use the menu system and toolbars.
Also covers how the window panes can be
arranged and configured to suit the user.
Chapter 6 WinCue Basics This chapter covers how to Start WinCue and
how to create new multi-column rundown
files.
Chapter 7 The Script Editor This chapter covers how to create new
scripts and how to use the Script Editor.
Chapter 8 Presenter Settings and
Profiles
This chapter describes how to change the
default presenter settings, add new
presenters and modify their settings. Also
covers how presenter profiles can be used to
copy presenter settings to other rundowns.
Chapter 9 Working with Rundowns This chapter describes the features of a
multicolumn rundown, editing with the
rundown and modifying the columns in the
Script Editor.
Also covers working with multiple rundowns
and Window Settings.
Chapter 10 Prompting scripts in a
queue
Describes how to prompt scripts in rundowns,
configuring and using the scroll controllers
and the different prompting options available.
Chapter 11 Upgrading WinCue Describes the WinCue upgrade procedure.
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1 Installing the Hardware _______________________________________________9
1.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements_________________________________________ 9
1.2 The WinCue Package____________________________________________________ 9
1.3 Installing the SCSI card_________________________________________________ 10
1.4 The I.M.T. Scroll Card __________________________________________________ 10
1.5 Installing the I.M.T. Card ________________________________________________ 10
1.6 Laptops______________________________________________________________ 10
2 Installing the Software _______________________________________________11
2.1 Installing the Software on desktop PCs ___________________________________ 11
2.2 Installing the software on Laptops________________________________________ 15
3 Connecting the WinCue peripherals ____________________________________16
3.1 Desktop PCs__________________________________________________________ 16
3.1.1 Connecting a Scroll Control ___________________________________________________ 16
3.1.2 Connecting a Composite Video Feed ____________________________________________ 16
3.1.3 Connecting a Genlock Feed ___________________________________________________ 16
3.1.4 Connecting a Foot Control ____________________________________________________ 16
3.2 Laptops______________________________________________________________ 17
3.2.1 Connecting a Scroll Control ___________________________________________________ 17
3.2.2 Connecting a Composite Video Feed ____________________________________________ 18
3.2.3 Connecting a Genlock Feed ___________________________________________________ 18
3.2.4 Connecting a Power Supply ___________________________________________________ 18
4 Configuring WinCue _________________________________________________19
4.1 Starting WinCue prompter for the first time ________________________________ 19
4.2 Configuring the Scroll Controller_________________________________________ 19
4.2.1 Configuring the Controller Mode and Port ________________________________________ 20
4.2.2 Configuring the buttons_______________________________________________________ 20
4.2.3 The End Stop Table _________________________________________________________ 22
4.2.4 The Centre Stop Table _______________________________________________________ 22
4.3 Configuring the Prompt Engine __________________________________________ 23
5 Introducing WinCue _________________________________________________26
5.1 Using menus _________________________________________________________ 26
5.2 WinCue toolbars and tools ______________________________________________ 27
5.2.1 Standard Toolbar ___________________________________________________________ 27
5.2.2 Change Layout button________________________________________________________ 27
5.2.3 Favourites button ___________________________________________________________ 27
5.2.4 Formatting toolbar___________________________________________________________ 27
5.2.5 Splitter View toolbar _________________________________________________________ 27
5.2.6 Editor View toolbar __________________________________________________________ 27
5.2.7 Prompt toolbar and Prompt (Advanced) toolbar ____________________________________ 28
5.2.8 Status bar _________________________________________________________________ 28
5.3 Selecting options in a dialog box_________________________________________ 28
5.4 Using Panes __________________________________________________________ 29
5.4.1 To add a horizontal pane _____________________________________________________ 29
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5.4.2 To add a vertical pane _______________________________________________________ 30
5.4.3 To Zoom a pane ____________________________________________________________ 31
5.4.4 Removing panes ____________________________________________________________ 32
5.4.5 Resizing panes _____________________________________________________________ 32
5.4.6 Pane settings ______________________________________________________________ 33
5.4.7 Renaming panes____________________________________________________________ 34
5.4.8 Moving Panes ______________________________________________________________ 34
5.5 The Principles of Prompting_____________________________________________ 35
5.5.1 Prompters _________________________________________________________________ 35
5.5.2 The Script Editor ____________________________________________________________ 35
5.5.3 Rundowns _________________________________________________________________ 35
5.5.4 The Scroll Controller _________________________________________________________ 35
6 WinCue Basics _____________________________________________________36
6.1 Starting WinCue_______________________________________________________ 36
6.2 The WinCue main window_______________________________________________ 37
6.3 Creating a Multi-column Rundown________________________________________ 37
7 The Script Editor____________________________________________________39
7.1 Creating a new Script in the Rundown ____________________________________ 39
7.1.1 The Script Editor Window _____________________________________________________ 40
7.1.2 The Word Count (Link time) Box _______________________________________________ 42
7.1.3 The Script Duration Box ______________________________________________________ 42
7.1.4 Undo and Redo_____________________________________________________________ 42
7.2 Adding a Presenter Name to a Script______________________________________ 42
7.3 Adding Markers to a Script ______________________________________________ 44
7.4 Saving Your Work _____________________________________________________ 44
7.4.1 Saving a Script _____________________________________________________________ 44
7.4.2 Saving a Rundown __________________________________________________________ 45
7.5 Opening a previously saved rundown_____________________________________ 46
7.6 Changing the Script Characteristics ______________________________________ 47
7.6.1 Highlighting Text in the Editor __________________________________________________ 47
7.6.2 To change the font __________________________________________________________ 47
7.6.3 To change the style and colour of text ___________________________________________ 48
7.6.4 Justifying the Text ___________________________________________________________ 48
7.6.5 Changing the case __________________________________________________________ 48
7.6.6 To invert the background colour and the text ______________________________________ 49
7.6.7 Captions __________________________________________________________________ 49
7.6.8 Format All _________________________________________________________________ 49
7.6.9 Not Prompted Text __________________________________________________________ 49
7.6.10 Finding Words in a Script _____________________________________________________ 49
7.6.11 Replacing Words in a Script ___________________________________________________ 50
7.7 Printing ______________________________________________________________ 51
7.7.1 Printing Rundowns __________________________________________________________ 51
7.7.2 Printing the Show ___________________________________________________________ 51
8 Presenter Settings and Profiles________________________________________52
8.1 Changing the Default Presenter settings __________________________________ 52
8.1.1 Changing the Default Read Rate _______________________________________________ 52
8.2 Adding a New Presenter ________________________________________________ 55
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8.3 Changing a Presenter’s Settings _________________________________________ 56
8.4 Deleting a Presenter ___________________________________________________ 56
8.5 Presenter Profiles _____________________________________________________ 57
8.5.1 Saving Presenter Profiles _____________________________________________________ 57
8.5.2 Loading Presenter Profiles ____________________________________________________ 57
9 Working with Rundowns _____________________________________________58
9.1 The WinCue Rundown window___________________________________________ 58
9.1.1 Features of a WinCue Rundown________________________________________________ 59
9.2 Creating a New Rundown _______________________________________________ 59
9.2.1 Adding a New Story to the Rundown ____________________________________________ 59
9.2.2 Adding Break Scripts ________________________________________________________ 59
9.2.3 Saving Scripts and Rundowns _________________________________________________ 59
9.2.4 Moving Stories within the Running Order _________________________________________ 60
9.2.5 Renumbering Stories in the Rundown ___________________________________________ 60
9.3 Editing within the Rundown _____________________________________________ 60
9.3.1 Adding a new script__________________________________________________________ 60
9.3.2 Editing a Script _____________________________________________________________ 60
9.3.3 View Story_________________________________________________________________ 60
9.3.4 Importing files ______________________________________________________________ 61
9.3.5 Deleting Stories_____________________________________________________________ 62
9.3.6 Editing the fields of an item in the rundown _______________________________________ 63
9.3.7 Toggle Hold State ___________________________________________________________ 63
9.3.8 Move to Air Next ____________________________________________________________ 63
9.4 View Settings _________________________________________________________ 63
9.5 Modifying the Columns in the Script Editor ________________________________ 65
9.5.1 Modifying a Script Editor Column _______________________________________________ 65
9.6 Working with Multiple Rundowns ________________________________________ 66
9.6.1 Copying stories between rundowns_____________________________________________ 67
9.7 Window Settings ______________________________________________________ 67
10 Prompting scripts in a queue ________________________________________69
10.1
Opening a Queue
10.2 To start prompting ___________________________________________________ 69
10.3 Scroll Controllers ____________________________________________________ 70
10.3.1 Hybrid multi-button scroll controller _____________________________________________ 70
10.3.2 2-button Hand Scroll Control __________________________________________________ 70
10.4 Prompting options ___________________________________________________ 71
10.4.1 Prompting with the Script Column displayed ______________________________________ 73
10.5 To quit prompting____________________________________________________ 73
_______________________________________________________ 69
11 Upgrading WinCue_________________________________________________74
Appendix A - WinCue Installation Help_____________________________________77
WinCue IMT cards and SCSI cards ____________________________________________ 77
Laptop systems (SlimSCSI 1460d) _____________________________________________________ 77
Desktop systems (2906) _____________________________________________________________ 77
SCSI Cards ________________________________________________________________ 79
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Appendix B The I.M.T. Card ______________________________________________80
Contents _________________________________________________________________________ 80
Appendix C Wiring Diagrams ____________________________________________88
Appendix D WinCue Tool Buttons and Keyboard Shortcuts ___________________94
Rundowns: Tools and Shortcuts ____________________________________________ 94
Panes ___________________________________________________________________________ 94
On Highlighted items in Rundown ______________________________________________________ 95
Script Editor: Tools and Shortcuts ____________________________________________ 96
Appendix E Wiring____________________________________________________98
E1 WinCue Multibutton Hand Control ________________________________________ 98
E1.1 WinCue IMT card 9 way d connections __________________________________________ 98
E1.2 9 way d Serial port connections ________________________________________________ 98
E1.3 P4 Multibutton Remote Connector 15 Pin D Male __________________________________ 98
E2 2 button Serial Hand Control ____________________________________________ 98
E2.1 9 way d Serial port connections ________________________________________________ 98
E3 2 button IMT Hand Control ______________________________________________ 98
E3.1 IMT Hand control ___________________________________________________________ 98
Technical Support ____________________________________________________100
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WINCUE USER GUIDE CHAPTER 1 – INSTALLATION OF HARDWARE
1
Chapter
Installing the Hardware
This chapter covers the minimum requirements with the recommended specifications and the
installation of the hardware required to run the WinCue software.
1 Installing the Hardware
1.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements
The WinCue prompter will run either on the Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional operating systems,
Windows XP Home or Windows ME are not supported. The minimum hardware requirements and recommended
specification for your prompter is as follows. Please note that you will require a SCSI card of the type specified
below:
Windows 2000/XP Pro
Pentium II 350 MHz processor (True Pentium chipset is required)
128MB RAM
50Mb free disk space
Adaptec SCSI card 2906 for desktop, Adaptec 1460 SlimSCSI PCMCIA
for laptop
PCI bus or VL bus graphics card (PCI preferred)
800x600 256 Colour VGA display (1024x768 is recommended)
1.2 The WinCue Package
The WinCue package consists of:
Laptop users will receive an
I.M.T. box, not the I.M.T.
scroll card
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1.3 Installing the SCSI card
Before you install the WinCue prompter software you need to install and configure the SCSI card in accordance
with the documentation supplied with it. Information on the issues involved with setting up SCSI cards and how to
get round problems can be found in Appendix A of this guide.
1.4 The I.M.T. Scroll Card
The I.M.T. scroll card allows WinCue to prompt text in any language. Data from the scroll card is sent to the
prompter screen via the on-board composite video channel. The I.M.T. card also features an on-board genlock
port. In addition, an I.M.T. scroll control can be attached to the I.M.T. card leaving all the ports on your PC free for
other peripherals.
1.5 Installing the I.M.T. Card
The I.M.T. card will have been configured prior to dispatch for the settings required in your country. Therefore
changes to jumpers or dipswitch settings should not be necessary.
Remove the cover from the PC’s case and find a free full length ISA slot. Remove the appropriate blanking plate
and carefully insert the I.M.T. card.
Connect the SCSI cable to the I.M.T. card and replace the PC’s cover.
Please refer to Appendix A for more details of the I.M.T. card.
1.6 Laptops
Insert the PCMCIA SCSI card in the designated slot in the laptop. Start the laptop and the card should be detected
when you boot up. Install the relevant drivers for the SCSI card.
Refer to Appendix A for help in setting up your PCMCIA SCSI card.
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2
Chapter
Installing the Software
This chapter covers the installation of the WinCue software.
2 Installing the Software
2.1 Installing the Software on desktop PCs
Close all programs running on your computer and insert the CD in the CDROM drive.
The Autorun program should load:
Click the Setup button at the top left of the window.
If Autorun does not run automatically click Start and select Run…
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And in the Run dialog box type D:\SETUP\SETUP in the Open: text box then click on OK.
The installation program will load:
When the WinCue Setup banner appears click Next >
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You will then be asked for the license diskette. Insert the license diskette and click Next > to accept:
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Warning!
The licence disk included with each copy of WinCue
is designed to work with the supplied I.M.T. scroll
card. It will not work with any other I.M.T. card.
You will then see the WinCue Install dialog box appear.
Click on the Client button. The files will install with a progress dialog box.
When the installation is done it will go back to the WinCue Install window. Click on the Exit button to return to
Windows.
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2.2 Installing the software on Laptops
Follow the Installation process on the laptop as above. After WinCue has been installed shutdown and leave
switched off until you have connected the prompting peripherals.
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3
Chapter
Connecting the WinCue peripherals
This chapter covers the connection of the peripherals required to prompt with WinCue.
3 Connecting the WinCue peripherals
3.1 Desktop PCs
3.1.1 Connecting a Scroll Control
The standard scroll control used with WinCue is the I.M.T. scroll control. The I.M.T. scroll control port is the 9 pin
analogue port on the back of the I.M.T. card. WinCue expects the scroll control to be connected to this port. The
I.M.T. scroll control will not work if it is attached to any other port on your PC.
3.1.2 Connecting a Composite Video Feed
The composite video port is the BNC port furthest the scroll control port on the I.M.T. card. This port supplies the
composite video feed to the prompter screen(s).
3.1.3 Connecting a Genlock Feed
The genlock port is the BNC port nearest from the scroll control port on the I.M.T. card. This port accepts a genlock
feed.
3.1.4 Connecting a Foot Control
At the rear of the Multi-button scroll control is a 15 pin D connector for attaching a foot scroll control and a button to
select between foot and hand control operation. When this button is pressed in the foot scroll control can be used
to prompt the text. Otherwise the Multi-button scroll control is used.
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The foot control can also
The rear of the
Multibutton Scroll
Controller
The foot scroll control is used for controlling the speed and direction of the prompted text only. All other functions
such as next marker and reset rundown are available by using the buttons of the Multibutton scroll controller.
be connected direct to
the IMT 9 pin connector
for stand alone use
The red button is used for changing the direction of the prompted text. The foot pedal controls the speed.
3.2 Laptops
When the software has been installed and the PC turned off the laptop can be connected to the I.M.T. box.
Insert the PCMCIA SCSI card into your laptop
Connect one end of the SCSI cable supplied with the SCSI card to the PCMCIA card and the other to the SCSI
port on the I.M.T. box
Connect a power cord to the appropriate input of the I.M.T. box (you have a choice of IEC mains or 12V DC)
3.2.1 Connecting a Scroll Control
Laptops normally use the I.M.T. scroll control. The I.M.T. scroll control port is the 9 pin analogue port on top of the
I.M.T. box. WinCue expects a scroll control to be connected to this port.
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The I.M.T. scroll control will not work if it is attached to any other port on your PC.
3.2.2 Connecting a Composite Video Feed
The I.M.T. box is made in two versions, one has four BNC composite outputs and the other has one. These ports
supply the composite video feed to the prompter screen(s). You can connect your video cable to the BNC output.
See Appendix C3 & C4 for further details.
3.2.3 Connecting a Genlock Feed
The genlock port is the BNC port next to the I.M.T. scroll control port on the I.M.T. box. This port accepts a genlock
feed.
3.2.4 Connecting a Power Supply
The I.M.T. box can be powered from one of three different sources the mains power supply, 12V DC and an
optional PAG battery (UK version only). A reset button is provided on the I.M.T. box to reset the I.M.T. scroll card.
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4
Chapter
Configuring WinCue
This chapter covers the configuration of WinCue for prompt operation.
4 Configuring WinCue
4.1 Starting WinCue prompter for the first time
Note: users of laptops must switch on the I.M.T. box before switching on the laptop to ensure the PCMCIA
SCSI card successfully detects the I.M.T. scroll card.
Run WinCue by double-clicking on the WinCue icon:
4.2 Configuring the Scroll Controller
Open the Tools menu and select Options. Click on Scroll Controls to open the Configure Scroll Controls window on
the right and click on Add.
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Enter a name for the new device and click the down arrow to select the type from the drop down list. For the multi-
button scroll controller select Hybrid Multibutton.
Click OK and you will see the new device listed. Select it by clicking on it and click the Setup button.
4.2.1 Configuring the Controller Mode and Port
Select the serial port you are using by clicking on the down arrow and selecting from the drop down menu.
If the operator wants the prompted text to stop scrolling when the marker on the scroll knob is centred and does not
want to use the forward reverse button to change the direction of the prompted text then you can set the Controller
mode to Centre Stop by clicking on the radio button next to the option.
4.2.2 Configuring the buttons
Click on the Buttons tab. Click on the button you wish to configure. Click the down arrow and select the
required button from the drop down list.
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Configure all the buttons in this way by referring to the table below.
Function Description
Top Row of Buttons
Middle Row of Buttons
Bottom Row of Buttons
Change Direction
Next Story
Previous Story
Reset Story
Next Marker
Previous Marker
Reset Rundown
Blank Screen
Caption On/Off
Changes the direction the text is scrolled
Moves the prompter to the next story in
the rundown
Moves the prompter to the previous story
in the rundown
Moves the prompter to the beginning of
the story currently being prompted
Moves the prompter to the next marker
in the story
Moves the prompter to the previous
marker in the story
Resets the prompter the top of the
rundown
Blanks the prompted text from the
prompter(s) on the on-camera unit(s)
Switches caption data sent by WinCue
on and off
Clear Decoder
Clear the caption output
Stop Stop the prompted text scrolling
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The blank button is usually configured as the Cue Story button which ensures the cue marker is at the end of the
previous prompted story and not inside the next prompted story. This is so that if the next item is dropped the cue
marker remains at the correct position in the rundown waiting to cue the actual next story.
4.2.3 The End Stop Table
Now click on the End Stop Table window tab. Here you can change the scroll rate. The default incrementation
factor settings are usually set for normal operation.
4.2.4 The Centre Stop Table
If you have your controller mode set to Centre Stop mode then you can change the settings by clicking on the
Centre Stop Table tab.
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The simple serial scroll control sends serial data in the range 0 to 120 to tell WinCue how fast to prompt the text; 0
is stop and 120 is the fastest scroll rate. This scroll rate is determined by the position of the scroll control knob. If the
Stop Point is set to 60, scroll rates of less than 60 will prompt the text backwards, scroll rates greater that over 60
will prompt the text forward, and a scroll rate of exactly 60 will stop the text from scrolling.
The Stop Zone is a range between 0 and 40 over which the prompted text does not scroll. If the Stop Point is set to
60 and the Stop Zone is set to 5, scroll rates between 55 and 65 will mean the prompted text is not scrolled.
Warning!
Administrators should not attempt to modify either the Configure IMT End Stop Scroll Table or
Configure IMT Centre Stop Scroll Table. If modifications are required to either scroll table you
should contact your vendor.
Click OK when you are happy with your settings. This will take you back to the Configure Scroll Controls window.
Now you need to configure the prompt engine.
4.3 Configuring the Prompt Engine
Click on Prompt engine and then Settings, which will open the Layout window.
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Enter the required left and right margin width and select where you want the cue marker.
Then click on the hardware window tab.
Here you can enable the Genlock port.
Now click on the Text Format window tab.
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Here you can specify extra line spacing, an end of story gap and the font scale factor.
Now click on the demo Options window tab.
Here you can select the loop forever option. When you are happy with these settings click on User Interface
on the left to open the Prompt tracking window.
Here you can specify whether you want to jump the editor to prompt position on speed zero or every prompt
line by clicking in the relevant checkbox. Click OK to complete the configuration process.
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5
Chapter
How WinCue Works
This Chapter introduces WinCue and some of its basic features. It covers the use of the menu
system and toolbar buttons to navigate around the system. It covers the layout of the screen and
how the window panes can be arranged and configured to suit the user.
5 Introducing WinCue
There are several ways to navigate around WinCue. You can use the mouse or keyboard to open menus and
select options. There are toolbars with buttons that can be clicked with the mouse and there are keyboard
shortcuts for most commands. Please note: Refer to Appendix D for a full list of all the toolbar buttons,
keyboard shortcuts and menu commands available.
5.1 Using menus
Open menus on the menubar to select commands by clicking on them, and selecting the required option.
To close a menu without choosing a command, click outside the menu or press Escape.
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5.2 WinCue toolbars and tools
Toolbars provide quick access to commonly used commands and tools. When you first start WinCue and open a
queue, the Standard and Formatting toolbars are displayed just below the menu bar. You can choose which
toolbars you want to display.
A full list of all the toolbar buttons is in Appendix D.
Click buttons on the toolbars to choose commands. The toolbar is divided into separate toolbars, which are all
visible here. Buttons that are lit are active; those greyed out are not available in the window you are currently in.
You can hide or display individual toolbars by opening the Tools menu, selecting Toolbar and then the toolbar/s
you wish to display or hide. Selected toolbars will have a check mark ().
5.2.1 Standard Toolbar
Most of the buttons on this toolbar are active and available in all panes.
5.2.2 Change Layout button
This button is active in all panes and allows you to change the layout displayed on the screen.
5.2.3 Favourites button
This button allows you to add queues to a list of favourite queues.
5.2.4 Formatting toolbar
This toolbar becomes active and is used in the Script Editor window, which we’ll learn about later.
5.2.5 Splitter View toolbar
5.2.6 Editor View toolbar
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5.2.7 Prompt toolbar and Prompt (Advanced) toolbar
We will learn more about the prompter toolbars and how to prompt scripts in WinCue later in Section 10.
5.2.8 Status bar
This displays information about the language used, and whether you are in Overtype mode, denoted by OVR. On
the left of the status bar you have a help description of the options on a menu when they are highlighted.
Toolbars provide quick access to commonly used commands and tools. To display or hide a toolbar, choose
Toolbars from the Tools menu, select the toolbar you want to display or hide. The Toolbars selected will have a tick
() next to them on the menu.
5.3 Selecting options in a dialog box
When you choose a menu option that’s followed by three dots, a dialog box appears displaying options to be
selected and buttons to click to display further options. Below is an example of the Print dialog box:
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5.4 Using Panes
The first thing you’ll notice when you run WinCue is that the screen is divided up into window panes. These panes
can be arranged and configured to suit your needs. Each pane is a separate window and you can have as many
panes open on the screen as you like, and the user can change this. The active pane has a blue title bar.
5.4.1 To add a horizontal pane
What you do Comments/Prompts
Right-click in the title bar of
the pane you wish to add a
horizontal pane to and select
Add Horizontal Pane from
the pop-up menu.
This adds a horizontal pane to the window:
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5.4.2 To add a vertical pane
What you do Comments/Prompts
Right-click in the title bar of
the window you wish to add
a vertical pane to and select
Add Vertical Pane from the
pop-up menu.
This adds a vertical pane to the window:
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