How to adjust slide text margins / lower third display

11/7/2013

36 Comments

A slide has 3 text areas:

the body, which displays the song verse text (or a Bible verse),
the header
and the footer.

Area 4: VideoPsalm can display musical chords over the lyrics, this is a 4th text area, see further down.

This is how it looks like for a song verse:

Usually, the header of song verses is not used, and is empty. The footer is used instead.

Lower third: This is how it can look like with a green background and a relocated body area:

This is how it looks like for a Bible verse:

The header and the footer both can display text formatted according to templates/fields related to the body content, either from the song, the songbook or the Bible, etc.

See also
Edit the footer and header content or remove-it
Show the song slide rank/number in the footer

Select one of the 4 highlighted buttons to tell VideoPsalm on which text item to work:

Body
Header
Footer
Chords

Important All style text changes that you do are applied to the currently selected text area.

To set the size and the location of the body area:
1. Select the "Body" (this button is selected by default).
2. Press the highlighted button ("Display the resize rectangle" button):

In the above screenshot, the "Display the resize rectangle" button is pressed, while the "Body" button is also pressed.
The preview area displays a relocation rectangle for the body area:

Grab the corners to resize the relocation rectangle.
You can also resize it by grabbing the middle of a segment:

Before you move or resize the rectangle, make sure that you do it at the proper style level:

VideoPsalm uses the concept of cascading style attributes, enabling you to define any style attribute at any level: song verse, song, songbook, all songbooks, base.
How to change the background of a song or a whole songbook - Cascading styles part one
How to assign a background to a song verse or to the whole song - Cascading styles part two
Three methods to display a background/logo between two songs
How to remove an image assigned to a song verse

You may want to adjust the text alignment:

This is how your slide looks like now:

Through the “Body”, “Header” and “Footer” style buttons, you can select which relocation rectangle is displayed.
Go ahead and select the footer rectangle:

Move the footer rectangle to the left:

While the footer rectangle is selected (respectively the header rectangle), the style properties like font, font size, font colors, etc., apply to the footer (respectively to the header).

A footer with a bigger font size and a different color:

When you are finished with the resizing of the relocation rectangle, don't forget to:

Deselect the "Move/resize" button.
Select the "Body" button again, so that changes that you do to style attributes apply to the body, which is what we do most of the time:

When a relocation rectangle is close to the screen borders, its corners are a bit harder to catch with the mouse, and may require trials and errors at time:

The body rectangle is close to the screen border and may be hard to catch

You can resize and relocate any of these three rectangles to whatever place and size you wish:

Relocate the rectangle when the mouse cursor is a cross

Move one of its borders (top, right, bottom and left) when the mouse cursor is an arrow

Resize the rectangle from one of its corners

Depending on which text area button is selected, you see either the body, header or footer rectangle in the preview panel:

"Body" button:

"Header" button:

"Footer" button:

Notes

The rectangles can overlap or they can be close to the screen borders, in which case it is harder to grab the right one.
The size and location settings, like all style settings, are applied at the currently selected level: song verse, song, songbook, songbooks, base. The same is true for Bibles.

VideoPsalm uses the concept of cascading style attributes, enabling you to define any style attribute at any level: song verse, song, songbook, all songbooks, base.

Cascading styles “Must Read” articles:

To relocate the text areas at the “Songbooks” style level, follow these steps:

1. Click on a song to display its verses in the slide list.
Any song will do:

2. Click on one of the verses to display the slide preview in the preview panel.
Any verse will do, this is only so that you see some text in the preview panel:

3. Change the style level to “Songbooks”:

4. Select which text area you want to relocate, for example the body:

5. Relocate the body text area in the preview panel:

The changes will be applied at the “Songbooks” style level, meaning that all song verses from all songs from all songbooks will get this setting, except for those higher up levels where you overrode this setting.
Higher up levels are “Songbook”, “Song” or “Song verse”, which follows the hierarchical styles principle.

When you have finished to relocate text areas, don't forget to deselect the “Resize” button:

Remember to save your changes with the “Save” button:

Side note
By default, VideoPsalm will not save changes that you do to Bibles, to prevent unexpected changes to the Biblical text. This also applies to the changes that you do to Bible styles.

Enable the saving of Bible changes in the VideoPsalm options:

VideoPsalm would anyway remind you to save your changes when you close it.

If you have any question, please ask us via email.

36 Comments

Dinesh

10/14/2014 05:53:07 pm

Let me try

Gabriel

9/18/2020 09:09:07 am

Necesito este mismo manual pero es castellano bendiciones gracias

Taneka

6/13/2015 02:32:31 pm

Hi I have a question once I resize my text and click on another scripture how can I keep that same format and resize format?
I love your program Im just having issues with that. Thank You

VideoPsalm link

6/14/2015 01:07:29 am

Hi Taneka,
To resize all song verses of a song, select the "Song" style level before adjusting the font size.
To resize all song verses of a whole songbook, select the "Songbook" style level before adjusting the font size.
etc.

Hierarchical Styles “Must Read” articles:
- How to change the background of a song or a whole songbook - Hierarchical styles part one
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/1/post/2013/12/how-to-assign-a-background-to-a-song-verse-or-to-the-whole-song-hierarchical-styles.html

- How to assign a background to a song verse or to the whole song - Hierarchical styles part two
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/1/post/2012/02/first-post.html

- How to remove an image assigned to a song verse
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/blog/how-to-remove-an-image-assigned-to-a-song-verse

Does this answer your question?

Mike Howlett

7/17/2015 07:19:39 pm

In your article about animation within Powerpoint, you say "Give the focus to the presentation screen, by clicking on its icon on the taskbar with the mouse.". I don't know what this means. Can you please explain where this icon is found? Thanks.

VideoPsalm link

7/18/2015 03:29:23 am

Hi Mike,
While a PowerPoint presentation is going on, Windows displays an icon in the task bar, representing this live screen.
To give the focus to this live presentation screen, you can either:
1. Click on the toolbar icon.
2. Directly click on the live presentation screen.
The second option has the drawback that it may advance the slide show in addition to giving the focus to it.
While an application has the focus, it receives the keyboard input.

Benaza

7/29/2015 09:22:09 am

Hi was just wondering if it is possible to shift alignment a little bit inside if left alignment is used please

VideoPsalm link

8/1/2015 03:43:20 am

Hi Benaza,
I am not sure if I understand properly your question, because it seems that the article explains how to shift the alignment. Please elaborate if I misunderstood,

Kyle

4/23/2017 05:41:08 am

How can I change the default margins for everything instead of having to set margins for individual text and versus etc?

VideoPsalm link

4/23/2017 08:29:19 am

Hi Kyle,

VideoPsalm uses the concept of cascading style attributes, enabling you to define in a few clicks the style at any level : song verse, song, songbook, all songbooks, base.

To set the default margins for all songbooks:

1. Display a song verse in the preview area.
Any song verse will do, this is just so that you can edit the margins.

2. Click on the "Songbooks" button, located to the left of the "Bibles" button.
Alternatively, select the "Songbooks" style level in the toolbar at the top left.

From now on, all style changes will be applied to the "Songbooks" style level.

3. In the toolbar, in the "Text" tab, press the "Resize rectangle" button.

4. Adjust the margins like explained in this very article.

Does it work for you?

Please let me know if the following articles explain well enough how to make best use of cascading styles:

How to change the background of a song or a whole songbook - Cascading styles part one
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/1/post/2012/02/first-post.html

How to assign a background to a song verse or to the whole song - Cascading styles part two
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/1/post/2013/12/how-to-assign-a-background-to-a-song-verse-or-to-the-whole-song-hierarchical-styles.html

Three methods to display a background/logo between two songs
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/blog/three-methods-to-display-a-backgroundlogo-between-two-songs

How to remove an image assigned to a song verse
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/blog/how-to-remove-an-image-assigned-to-a-song-verse

Aly Po

9/17/2017 01:20:56 am

Hi. I'm trying to use the bilingual feature of displaying the Bible verses. An issue I'm running into is having the Biblical book display up in two languages as well so the whole congregation can follow from where the text is being read. For example, for "John 3:16" to appear next to the English translation as "Juan 3:16" appears next to the Spanish. For this, I input "[Book name] [Chapter]:[Verse]" in both the header and footer, but the references both show up as the language of the first verse displayed [I suppose position ''0"]. Is there a possible way to go about this? Thank you so much!

Aly Po

9/17/2017 01:37:50 am

Actually to clarify, it's not the position ["0" vs "1"] that determines the languages of the header footer references, it's whichever Bible I have selected currently in the Bibles tab. Regardless, any help in this area will be greatly appreciated!

VideoPsalm link

9/17/2017 02:06:11 pm

Hi Aly,

Thank you for your suggestion.

What you need is alas not available at the moment.
This feature is in the list of things to do.
Hopefully it will be available in one of the next updates.

Aly Po

9/17/2017 10:04:50 pm

Thanks for the quick reply! Eagerly awaiting :)
VideoPsalm is awesome.

JOSH

10/3/2017 05:31:19 pm

I have a question, can you keep the same format for the header, body and footer on every verse.

VideoPsalm link

10/10/2017 02:24:01 pm

Hi Josh,

To keep the same format on every verse, set the format at the "Base" level.

VideoPsalm uses the concept of cascading style attributes, enabling you to define in a few clicks the style at any level : song verse, song, songbook, all songbooks, base.

Please let me know if the following articles explain well enough how to make best use of cascading styles:

How to change the background of a song or a whole songbook - Cascading styles part one
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/1/post/2012/02/first-post.html

How to assign a background to a song verse or to the whole song - Cascading styles part two
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/1/post/2013/12/how-to-assign-a-background-to-a-song-verse-or-to-the-whole-song-hierarchical-styles.html

Three methods to display a background/logo between two songs
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/blog/three-methods-to-display-a-backgroundlogo-between-two-songs

How to remove an image assigned to a song verse
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/blog/how-to-remove-an-image-assigned-to-a-song-verse

Will

3/11/2018 10:44:38 am

I need help displaying verses without the words going to the extreme left and right edges of the screen. (I don't use the program for songs.) How do I set an entire version of the Bible, i.e. NKJV, to always display verses at the margins I set? (I essentially don't want the verses to go the extreme edges as the letters are partially cut off. Thanks.

VideoPsalm link

6/6/2018 10:01:26 am

Hi Will,

VideoPsalm uses the concept of cascading style attributes, enabling you to define in a few clicks any style attribute at any level : song verse, song, songbook, all songbooks, base.

Please let me know if the following articles explain well enough how to make best use of cascading styles:

How to adjust slide text margins
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/1/post/2013/11/how-to-adjust-slide-text-margins.html

How to change the background of a song or a whole songbook - Cascading styles part one
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/1/post/2012/02/first-post.html

How to assign a background to a song verse or to the whole song - Cascading styles part two
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/1/post/2013/12/how-to-assign-a-background-to-a-song-verse-or-to-the-whole-song-hierarchical-styles.html

Three methods to display a background/logo between two songs
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/blog/three-methods-to-display-a-backgroundlogo-between-two-songs

How to remove an image assigned to a song verse
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/blog/how-to-remove-an-image-assigned-to-a-song-verse

Will

10/31/2018 01:49:19 pm

I'm sorry, I cannot figure this out. :( I need to adjust the margins on an entire version of the Bible, not just an individual verse. How should I go about figuring this out? Thanks!

VideoPsalm link

10/31/2018 04:03:06 pm

Hi Will,

To apply the margins for all Bible verses, apply the margins at the "Bibles" style level:

1. To select the "Bibles" style level, click the "Bibles" button or select this style level in the toolbar at the top-right.
From now on, all style changes will be applied to the "Bibles" style level.

2. Adjust the margins like described here:
http://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/1/post/2013/11/how-to-adjust-slide-text-margins.html

3. Save your changes.

Does this work for you?

Martin

8/1/2018 06:50:41 am

What about message scroll when displayed?

VideoPsalm link

12/1/2018 02:07:16 pm

Hi Martin,

This feature is in the list of things to do.
Your request adds weight to it.

Fabian Lobo

2/6/2019 04:38:30 pm

Como puedo sacar el fondo negro de los intervalos.

VideoPsalm link

2/13/2019 02:11:59 pm

Hi Fabian,

By default, VideoPsalm displays a black background between songs.
If this is not what is happening, it is because the "Base" style has been modified.

To set the black background between songs, do the following:

1. Select the "Base" style level.
2. Select a black color.
3. Select the "Songbooks" style level.
4. Select a black color.
5. Save your changes.

Rebecca

3/22/2020 04:10:28 pm

Greetings and blessings from Canada!

I love using videopsalms! However, soon my church will start streaming their services online. I was wondering if it's possible to only show two lines (of a song) per verses at the same time. So the people can view the worship team and the lyrics at the same time...?

Thank you so much!

VideoPsalm link

6/28/2020 08:54:10 am

Hi Rebecca,

In VideoPsalm 1.27 it will be possible to only show two lines (of a song) per verses at the same time.
This version will be available later this year.

emelia pond link

7/19/2020 07:45:49 am

how do i make a permanent font size? i have all the bible versions but all the font sizes seem to be size 70 which is alittle hard to see

VideoPsalm link

7/27/2020 02:23:26 pm

Hi Emelia,

Please let me know if the following article describes well enough how to adjust the Bible font size permanently:

https://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/blog/how-to-adjust-the-bible-default-font-size

Alfun

10/10/2020 05:21:12 pm

Hi, could you please explain on how to edit or enter text in the header section for a song

VideoPsalm link

1/12/2021 01:27:13 pm

Hi Alfun,

Please let me know if the following article describes well enough how to edit or enter text in the header section for a song:
https://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/blog/how-to-edit-the-footer-and-header-content-or-remove-it

fredt

1/23/2021 02:32:00 am

hi, your app is great, however for by doing now service both in church and streaming, this is not optimum to have lower third lyrics both on projector and OBS. It would be great to have the following options: possibility to get lyrics with HTTP as openlp do, this would allow OBS to get the raw text and show it as lower third independantly of what is displayed in the church main projector. Also might help to be able to define how many lines/characters we display per page without manually change each song verse to avoid too much text in lower third... otherwise please continue to make this app great!

VideoPsalm link

1/26/2021 12:43:59 am

Hi Fred,
Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated.

VideoPsalm 1.27 has following new features:

1. Ability to specify the maximum number of lines on a song slide.
Subsequent lines are placed in the following slides.

2. Ability to specify the maximum number of words on a song slide or Bible verses.
The following words are placed in the following slides.

3. Ability to specify the number of Bible verses per slide.

4. Ability to specify song verse sequences.
For example:
Long sequence: V1 C V2 C V3 C
Short sequence V1 V2 V3 C

Available in winter 2021

Emmanuel link

2/17/2021 09:59:45 am

Hello
How can I separate in two streams my lyrics : one for the church screen and one (with a different presentation) for the live streaming ?

Maybe it's not possible yet ? But it would be a very good update to make

Blessing

VideoPsalm link

3/21/2021 03:44:33 pm

Hi Emmanuel,

You could use VideoPsalm' stage view:
To open the stage view:
1. Click the "Message" tab.
2. Click the "Display" button in the "Stage view" group.
3. Move the stage view window to the proper place on the stage monitor, maximize it, and remove its borders through the "Stage view" settings.

Some stage view features are only available starting on version 1.27, available in a few weeks.

https://myvideopsalm.weebly.com/blog/how-to-display-and-setup-the-stage-view

sekar

6/28/2021 09:24:25 am

Hi, I would like to know how to set background color or image only for the lower third of the screen and have my live videos on the rest of the frame.

Laura

2/5/2022 11:28:59 pm

Hellow,how can i change the style or rather the size of the header,footer and body of the whole bible chapters

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