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Use the Dashboard to get a status overview of your players and jump into common BrightAuthor:connected tasks.
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1. Content Mode
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This toggle switches between Local content and BSN.cloud content:
Local: Author presentations using content files located on your Mac or PC, and publish them using the Standalone, Local Network, or Web Folder publishing modes. Presentations authored with Local content cannot be directly accessed when BSN.cloud mode is selected; content must first be uploaded to BSN.cloud before it can be accessed.
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This toggle button is only available in the desktop version of BrightAuthor:connected. The browser version of BrightAuthor:connected uses BSN.cloud content only. |
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Nav Bar
Use the toolbar Nav Bar to navigate among the different sections of BrightAuthor:connected. Select the down arrow next to a heading to see additional options (for example, the dropdown menu under Dashboard allows you to access Network Status information).
3. Player Status Overview
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This bar provides a quick overview of player health. Players must first have been added before their health can be displayed. The following statuses can appear in the status-overview bar:
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Click the Player Status Overview bar to jump to the Networktab, where you can get more detailed information about the current status of your players |
4. Recent presentations
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This pane provides a list of recently created/edited presentations. As noted above, you will only see locally saved presentations when Local content is selected. Select Manage Presentations >> to see all saved presentations.
5. Activate Player
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Activate a player for BSN.cloud.
6. New Presentation
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Create a new presentation.
7. Manage Content
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Manage content files on your BSN.cloud network (this feature does not apply to local storage).
8. Manage Schedule
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Create or modify presentation schedules for players.
9. Manage Network
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Manage players that have been added to your BSN.cloud network.
10. Get Help
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Link to training and support resources.
11. Subscription Information
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This section provides the following dynamic subscription information:
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When BrightAuthor:connected is launched, three menus will appear in the toolbar at menu bar along the top of your the window. These menus offer additional BrightAuthor:connected functionality.
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