Setting up default cue settings

I'd be happy to help. The best way to do what you are wanting is indeed to use templates. You can make a template and set it as default. However, songs are unique because when you pull a song up, it pulls up from the last version saved to your library-- it does NOT just manually apply a default template which would overwrite or ignore the actual data you've saved to it with the library. Now if you've never used the song before so it doesn't have any other template information, it may pull in the default template. But in most cases-- you'd just need to pick a template upon inserting a lyric (you can do it on the top left corner of the cue editor window so it's just one or two clicks. Then that lyric should be saved to your library, and next time you use it, it's already ready to go.<br /> <br /> As far as the title page, I agree and personally do not use the title page in my ministry, although there are plenty of churches who do. To get rid of it you'd basically delete it from the play order on the left of the cue editor in the play order. (Right click it and click delete). Then save your template after that by going to the down arrow in the top left in the template selector, clicking save template, then do make default if you like from that same menu. Now when you load that template it should take the title page away too.<br /> <br /> I understand where you're coming from on the materials for Mediashout 5. Official support will end for that version in summer of 2018. We still do have plenty of material if you look in our Knowledge Base on support.mediashout.com. You can get the user guide here: <a href="https://support.mediashout.com/042227-MediaShout-User-Guides">https://support.mediashout.com/042227-MediaShout-User-Guides</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Sincerely,<br /> David May<br />

Hey John!<br /> <br /> My only thought for why the text wouldn't save is-- make sure you're clicking the Apply to Cue button directly after you make any font setting changes. This makes sure the whole cue has the desired setting and thus will be saved to the template when you save it. If not, the template may malfunction if there is conflicting info somewhere in the cue on an alternate font setting or size for instance.<br /> <br /> I'm not sure what could be happening on the title page. Are you deleting it by going to the Main Object tab then right clicking it in the list on the top left and clicking delete? Make sure you are, and then try resaving the template again, also after making sure of the apply to cue button.<br /> <br /> For font settings, it is really subjective but I'll share my personal preference here: <br /> <br /> For a basic font like Arial at 28 size on a standard widescreen resolution of 1920x1080 for example, I prefer something like Shadow - Black, angle at 325, at Offset of 3, FX blur of 3, and FX Opacity of 70.