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Chapter 10 – Customizing Presentations 
•  Date: Use the Edit field to customize the date format on the player (refer to the chart of terms for different 
abbreviation styles). Use the Preview date button to see an example of how the date format will look. You can also 
customize how months and days are displayed in both Short and Long form. 
•  Time: Use the Edit field to customize how time is displayed on the player (refer to the chart of terms for different 
measurements). Use the Preview time button to see an example of how the time format will look. You can also 
customize how the AM and PM abbreviations are formatted. 
Note: A BrightSign Network account can only have one date and time setting: Changing the date/time format for one 
presentation, and then uploading it to the BrightSign Network, will change the date/time format for all presentations on 
your account. Similarly, a standalone player can only have one date/time format, even if there are multiple 
presentations scheduled on the player. 
Live Text  
•  Alignment: Use the dropdown list to set whether Live Text is left aligned, right aligned, or centered. 
•  Foreground text color: Click Choose and select a color for Live Text. 
•  Background text color: Use the checkbox to determine whether you want to include a background text color for 
text fields. Click Choose and set a default color for the backgrounds. 
•  Transparency: Drag the bar to set the transparency for background text colors. 
Note: Transparency does not appear in the Live Text image preview. You 
will need to publish the presentation to a BrightSign player to view the 
level of transparency. 
•  Font: Click Browse and set a font for Live Text. You can use any 
TrueType font. Click Reset to System Font to reset the font. 
•  Font size: Click Automatic or Fixed point size to enter a value for 
Live Text font size (1-500). 
Note: Changes to the default text preferences apply only to Live Text 
states created after presentation preferences are saved; these changes 
are not applied to preexisting Live Text states.  










