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Chapter 11 – Presentation Properties
For example, if you add a Set Volume command to your presentation and use a static value like 50, the volume will
always be set to 50 when the command occurs. If you use a User Variable instead, the volume will be set to the current
value of the variable, which could be any value based on Set Variable commands and any number of other factors.
To utilize a User Variable in a command, first add the desired command (see Adding Commands for details). In the
Parameters field, type the exact name of the variable in between two dollar signs on each side (e.g. “$$variable1$$”).
BrightAuthor will not recognize the variable without these dollar signs.
Data Feeds
Use this tab to create and edit data feeds, which you can use when creating Live Text elements, RSS or MRSS content,
and Networked User Variables. Click Add Live Data Feed to bring up the feed-creation window:
• Feed Name: Give the data feed a name. You will be able to locate the data feed by this name when you are
creating a Live Text element, specifying an RSS/MRSS feed state, or creating Networked User Variables.
Note: BrightAuthor does not prevent you from inputting an RSS feed URL into an MRSS state (or vice versa);