Dashboard

Use the Dashboard to get a status overview of your players and jump into common BrightAuthor:connected tasks.

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10. Get Help: Link to training and support resources.

11. Subscription Information: This section provides dynamic subscription information, including the number of subscriptions available and/or used and the expiration date of Content Cloud subscriptions

Menu Items

When BrightAuthor:connected is launched, three menus will appear in the toolbar at the top of your window. These menus offer additional BrightAuthor:connected functionality.

BA connected

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About BA connected

Displays which version of BrightAuthor:connected you are running, as well as copyright information. 

Check for Updates...

This allows you to see if there are new BrightAuthor:connected versions, and to update your BrightAuthor:connected if you choose to do so.

Quit BA connected

Use this, or the corresponding key command, to quit the application.

File

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New/Open/Import/Recent

These tools allow you to create a new presentation or schedule, open or import an existing presentation, and list recent presentations that can be reopened.

Close <Presentation Name>

This allows you to close the current presentation.

Save <Presentation Name>/Save As.../Export <Presentation Name>

These tools let you to save or export the current presentation, or to save it with a new name.

Edit

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Undo/Redo

These tools allow you to undo or redo a previous action in the application.

Cut/Copy/Paste

These tools let you cut, copy, or paste information within the presentation.

Import States/Export States

These tools let you import and export presentation states.

Import Variables/Export Variables

These tools allow you to import and export user variables, which can save time when you are creating multiple presentations that use the same set of variables.

Replace Media File

This allows you to replace files within media states, but only in a local presentation. You will be prompted to save any unsaved changes.