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Presentation Mode projects hymn lyrics and custom program slides to a projector or second screen. Launch from Hymns, a Playlist, or a Program, then control slides from your laptop or phone.
Presentation Mode dialog with slide preview and Start Presentation button
Presentation requires AdoraPlan Pro or AdoraSuite (presentationMode feature). Your church must also have the advanced plan capability to access presentation routes.

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Quick Start

  1. Open a source with songs — Hymns, Playlists, or Programs (edit a program with hymns in the service order).
  2. Click Present (or select multiple hymns → Present).
  3. In the Presentation Mode dialog, click Start Presentation.
  4. A display window opens at /present — drag it to your projector.
  5. Use arrow keys or the launcher controls to advance slides. Expand Use my phone as a remote for a QR code.

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How-to Guide

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Where to launch

Program presentations include songs and custom slides from the service order. Activity-only items are skipped.

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Presentation Mode dialog

Before you start:
  • Preview the first slide
  • See how many items will be presented and their titles
  • Click Start Presentation to create a session and open the display window
After you start:
  • Live slide preview with counter (e.g. 3 / 24)
  • Previous slide, Black, Next slide buttons
  • Open Display Window — reopen /present if the projector window was closed
  • Use my phone as a remote — QR code and 6-character session code (see Remote Control)
  • End — close the session

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Display window (/present)

The projector window shows:
  • Lyric slides with section labels (verse, chorus, etc.)
  • Title slides and custom program slides
  • Optional author and CCLI credits (from Settings → Presentation)
Keyboard shortcuts: A control bar appears at the bottom when you move the mouse (auto-hides after a few seconds).

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Karaoke mode

Songs with synced audio can open Karaoke from the hymn page — a separate full-screen view at /present/karaoke?songId=… with timed lyric highlighting. Tune appearance under Settings → Karaoke.

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Customize appearance

Settings → Presentation controls font size, colors, and which elements appear on slides (title slide, CCLI, author, etc.). Settings are saved per browser/device.
For synced audio that auto-advances slides with the recording, enable synced presentation when the song has lyric-audio timing data.

Playlists

Build song sets and present them in order.

Programs

Present the full service order including custom slides.

Remote Control

Control slides from your phone during worship.

Hymns & Songs

Source lyrics for every slide.