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A Live Text state consists of images and text fields overlaid on top of each other. Images can be layered with both static text and updatable RSS and MRSS content, and the positions and sizes of all items can be customized.
State Properties
Name: The name of the Live Text state
Initial State: Select this to make this state the home screen
Notes
This section lets you store important information about the Live Text state for future users. It can be modified at any time.
Advanced
This section lets you add commands to your presentation to extend its functionality. See https://brightsign.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DOC/pages/388432939/Commands+and+Conditional+Targets#Commands for more information.
Using a Live Text State
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Make sure the Advanced drop down is selected (or that the Interactive toggle is selected in older BrightAuthor:connected versions) and drag-and-drop a Live Text state onto the canvas. Double-click the Live Text widget icon on the canvas to edit the state.
Layers
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Live Text items are organized by items with each item belonging to its own layer (unless you click the trashcan icon to delete an item from the Live Text canvas). Each layer can be clicked-and-dragged up or down.
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Each layer has a number associated with
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it. Higher numbered layers are displayed on top of lower numbered layer. For example, in
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Image 2 above, the “OS Version” is layer 2 and will be displayed on top of the “Fixed Text Example” text which is layer 1.
Background
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This is a permanent layer that is always displayed behind all other Live Text items. To set the background, click anywhere on the canvas outside of an existing item. The Background layer will be highlighted. Next, click Layer Properties to click Layer Properties to set the background to either a color or an image.
Delete Item
Click the trashcan icon to delete an item from the Live Text canvas.
Add Item
Click the 
icon to add a new item to the Live Text canvas.
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Refresh items that are populated from a remote URL (i.e. Live Text Data, RSS Feed, Media RSS Feed).
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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To exit the Live Text canvas and go back to the Zone Content canvas, click either:
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Layer Properties
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Select an item on the canvas or from the Layers list to edit its properties:
Size & Position
Adjust the width and the height of the item as well as the position of the item on the horizontal (X) and vertical axes (Y).
Type
Use the dropdown menu to select the item type.
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If no data feed URL is specified, you will get an error stating “Data Feed source not properly specified”. If you select Validate at this stage, you will get an error indicating that you must specify a data feed URL.
If an incorrect data feed URL has been input, you will get an error stating “Unable to access specified data feed. Check the URL or try a new one.”
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Create the required number of User Variables by going to Presentation Settings > Variables and clicking the Add Variable button to create each user variable. Then click OK.
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Drag and drop a Live Text state onto an interactive playlist.
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