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  • Set Text Parameters: Click this button to edit parameters for a selected text field. See the Ticker zones page for more details on text parameters. 
    • Alignment: Use the dropdown list to set whether the text is left aligned, right aligned, or centered.
    • Foreground text color: Click Choose to select a color for the text.
    • Background text color: Check this box to include a background color for text fields. Click Choose and set a default color for the backgrounds.
    • Transparency: Drag the bar to set the transparency for the background text color. 

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      Transparency does not appear in the Live Text image preview or in Presentation Preview. You will need to publish the presentation to a BrightSign player to view the level of transparency.

    • Font: Click Browse to locate and select a font for the text. You can use any TrueType font. Click Reset to System Font to reset the font to the default.
    • 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).
    Note that the default parameters of a text item will differ depending on how it is created:
    • The first text item you create will use the default text parameters set in the Edit Preferences window (Edit > Preferences > Live Text).
    • If you create a text item while another text item is selected, the new text item will inherit the parameters of the selected text item.
    • If you create a text item without another text item selected, the new text item will inherit the parameters of the last created text item.

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