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1. Add Item: Click the  icon to add a new item to the Live Text canvas.

2. Layers: Click and drag a Live Text item to move it up or down the display order. Items that are higher on the list are displayed on top of lower items.

   1. Background: A permanent layer that is always displayed behind all items in the Live Text state. Use the Layer Properties to set the background to either a color or an image.

   2. Delete Item: Click the 

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       icon the trashcan icon to delete an item from the Live Text canvas. 

3. Offset next: Check this box to set an initial position for new items in relation to the most recently created item. Input the offset distance for the next text item (in pixels) in the Left (X) and Top (Y) fields.

4. Update Live Data: Refresh items that are populated from a remote URL (i.e. Live Text Data, RSS Feed, Media RSS Feed).

5. Grid Lines: Check this box to include invisible gridlines on the Live Text canvas. When you manually move or resize elements by clicking and dragging them, they will snap to these lines. Enter the distance between gridlines (in pixels) in the Vertical and Horizontal fields.

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1. Time to Display Each Line (RSS Feed, MRSS Feed only): Specify how long (in seconds) to display each entry in the feed.

2. Rotation: Specify a degree of rotation for the text. This option does not rotate the dimensions of the text box, so you'll likely need to resize it manually.

3. Alignment: Specify whether the text is left-aligned, right-aligned, or centered.

4. Foreground Text Color: Select a color for the text.

5. Background text color: Check this box to include a background color for text fields.

6. Font size: Select Automatic to fit the text to the height of the text field, or select Fixed point size to enter a value for the font size (1 - 500).  

7. Font: Select a font for the text. The System Font option uses the default Linux font. You can use any TrueType font. Click Reset to System Font to reset the font to the default.

How to Add a Live Text State to Your Presentation

1. Make sure that your BrightAuthor:connected presentation contains a Video or Image zone, and that the toggle is set to Interactive.

2. Drag and drop the Live Text icon into the canvas.

3. In State Properties enter a Name for the Live Text state.

4. Double-click the state to edit it, and select a Background Image. If you do not specify a background image, the text may display on top of a video, an image in a Background Image zone, or the background color of the presentation (depending on the layering of other zones in the presentation). 

5. Add one or more Live Text items (fields) and adjust the settings for those fields.