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105MainStage User Guide
Map screen controls to select a page of a multipage PDF
With a multipage PDF as a Background image and a dedicated Patch List screen control for
that PDF, you can then map any screen control to select a page of the PDF by changing the
patch number in the Patch List.
1. In MainStage, if you haven’t already associated a Patch List screen control with the
multipage PDF you want to use, follow steps 1 through 3 in the previous task.
2. Select the screen control you want to select a page in your PDF.
3. In the Unmapped tab of the Screen Controls Inspector, choose Actions > Image/PDF
Objects > Image/PDF Object 1.
If you have multiple PDFs in your layout, use the PDF Object number for the PDF with
the page you wish to select.
The name of the parameter tab changes to PDF Page.
4. In the Range Mode pop-up menu, choose Standard.
5. In the Button On and Button Off pop-up menus, choose the number of the page you
wish to select.
Triggering the screen control now selects the specific numbered page in your PDF you
chose in step 5.
You can assign multiple screen controls to select individual page numbers in the same PDF.
You can also assign multiple screen controls to select individual page numbers in separate
PDFs. Using the Assignments & Mappings tab, you can assign any screen control capable
of being assigned to select a patch number to select a page in a multipage PDF. See
Overview of assignments and mappings in MainStage and Map MainStage screencontrols
to actions for comprehensive instructions on how to assign screen controls to parameters.
Edit the saved value for a mapped parameter in MainStage
Each mapped parameter has a saved value. You can view and edit the saved value for each
parameter mapping in the Mappings tab of the Screen Control Inspector. If you change the
value of a parameter in performance by manipulating screen controls, those changes are
saved only for the selected patch. Editing the saved value in the Screen Control Inspector
ensures that the value is saved, regardless of whether the patch is selected.
Adjust the minimum range value for a mapped parameter
1. In the MainStage Screen Control Inspector, click the Mappings tab.
The current saved minimum range value appears in the Range Min column for the
mapped parameter.
2. Drag the slider to raise or lower the value.