Chapter 3 of 21
Main screen
What the program window consists of and where to find each function.
- What it is for
- The Timer tab is the operator’s workplace: you see the same as the speaker, control the time, send messages and run the next talks.
- Who can use it
- Operator at the computer with the program.
- Where to find it
- Program window → Timer tab (first on the left, shortcut F1).
1Tab bar
- 1 Timer — time control, messages, Timeline (this chapter).
- 2 Settings — clock appearance, monitors, sound, language, theme.
- 3 Lectures — list of talks: speaker, title, time (see Lectures).
- 4 Agenda — conference agenda, also online with a QR code (see Conference agenda).
- 5 License — license plan and key activation.
- 6 License plan — FREE or PRO; next to it the current time.
- Other tabs: Remote Access (control from a phone and the clock page in a browser — Remote access), Triggers (automatic actions — Triggers), Stream Deck (Stream Deck), Companion (Companion and API), NDI (NDI), Broadcast (graphics for production — Broadcast) and Help (Updates and help). Hover an icon to see its name.
2Timer tab
- 1 Preview — exactly what the speaker sees on the second screen.
- 2 Set time — hours, minutes, seconds and quick adjustments ±1 / ±5 minutes.
- 3 Start / Pause and Reset (see Time control).
- 4 Messages — text for the speaker on screen (see Messages).
- 5 Presentation Timeline — the next talks; Play starts the first one, Next moves to the next.
- 6 Predefined Messages — ready-made texts sent with one click.
3Preview
- 1 State — READY, LIVE, PAUSED, OVERTIME or STOPWATCH. This label is only in the preview — the speaker does not see it.
- 2 Current time — as on the speaker’s screen.
- 3 Time — the same font, colour and size as on the speaker’s screen.
- 4 Progress bar — how much time has passed.
4Keyboard shortcuts
- F1 … F4 — Timer, Settings, Lectures, Remote Access tabs.
- Ctrl+Space — Start / Pause; Ctrl+R — Reset.
- Ctrl+Enter — sends the message from the Messages field; Esc — clears the field or closes a window.
- Ctrl+N — new lecture; Ctrl+E — edit the selected lecture.
- Ctrl+1 … Ctrl+9 — switch tabs.
- Full list: the Help tab.
Next: Time control · Messages
