Marquee Quick Start and Toolbars

Quick Start Instructions

If you are new to Marquees, this set of Quick Start instructions will guide you to create your first Marquee and first Marquee Style.

1. Create a Marquee

First we create a Marquee and test it.

Steps

1. Go to Tools > Marquee > Manage Marquees. In the resulting Marquee List dialog, click the Add to create a new Marquee.
2. Now with the new Marquee selected, click Edit. The Marquee Editor (Figure 1) will open.
3. In the Line Content group box, one line was automatically added. Enter some Line Text. You can add more lines if you like by clicking the Add Line button (green plus sign "+" button).
4. Now click OK to close the dialog.
5. Click OK again to close the Marquee List dialog.
6. Now select any Media Item in your Media List.
7. Using the Marquee Edit Tools toolbar (Figure 3), click the Set a Marquee button. From the resulting list, pick the new Marquee.
8. Now play the Media Item. The newly created Marquee should appear rendered with the Default Marquee Style.

2. Create a Marquee Style

Next we'll create a simple Marquee Style to select colors, fonts, etc. We'll set the Border, Box and Text Font and color. Then apply the Style to the Marquee created above. At first glance the Marquee Style Editor (Figure 2) may look a bit intimidating, but you only need to focus on the features you want to Apply by checking the feature's Apply checkbox.

Steps

1. Go to Tools > Marquee Style > Manage Styles. In the resulting Styles List dialog, click the Add to create a new Marquee Style.
2. Now with the new Marquee Style selected, click Edit. The Marquee Style Editor (Figure 2) will open.
3. As you proceed with these steps, you can use the Preview Marquee Style button at the top of the editor to see the effect of the changes as you make them.
4. Set the Marquee Location. Check the Dock checkbox and select 'Bottom' for the dock location. If you want to use Media Screen Alignment instead of Dock, then uncheck the Dock checkbox.
5. Click Apply Border. Change the Border as desired.
6. Click Apply Box Fill. Click the Box Render Attributes button. Pick a Render Style and change the colors as desired.
7. in the Text Font and Render Attributes group box, first pick a Font and a Font Size. Then if you want to change the font Render Style, click the Text Render Attributes button. If the Marquee has multiple lines, each line can have its own Line Style. When you only create one Line Style, all Marquee lines will get that style.
8. Now click OK to close the dialog.
9. Click OK again to close the Marquee Styles List dialog.
10. Now select the Media Item that uses the Marquee created above.
11. Using the Marquee Edit Tools toolbar (Figure 3), click the Edit Marquee button. The Marquee Editor (Figure 1) will open.
12. Click on the select Marquee Style button. From the picklist, select the style you just created. Now the new Style has been assigned to the Marquee.
13. Finally, play the Media Item. Its Marquee should appear rendered with the new Marquee Style just created.