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Inspired XPress - Programming Guide
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Inspired Signage XPress Programming ...............................................................1

Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1
What Can You Do With XPress? ...................................................................................... 1
When to use XPress Authoring Features? ....................................................................... 1
Installation ................................................................................................................ 1
Installing Inspired Signage XPress for the First Time ...................................................... 1
Minimum Recommended PC Requirements .................................................................... 2
Installation Location ........................................................................................................ 3
XPress Removal............................... ................................................................................ 3
Inspired Signage XPress UI.............. ......................................................................... 3
Learning XPress Authoring Features ............................................................................... 4
XPress Projects ......................................................................................................... 4
Creating a New Project ................................................................................................... 5
Browsing Panel ......................................................................................................... 6
Importing Multi-Media Files...................................................................................... 7
Importing Images ............................................................................................................ 7
Importing Video .............................................................................................................. 7
Importing PowerPoint Presentations.......................................................................... ..... 8
Importing Flash (SWF) Files ............................................................................................. 8
Creating and Editing SVG Files................................................................................. 8
Editing an Existing SVG Document ................................................................................. 9
Edit a Media Property........ ........................................................................................... 10
Interactive Editing .................................................................................................. 11
Interactively Editing SVG Files ...................................................................................... 11
Editing Media Elements Layout .............................................................................. 12
Editing Media Links ................................................................................................ 13
Editing Text ............................................................................................................ 13
Multi-Layered SVG Templates................................................................................. 14
Composing a Scene................... .................................................................................... 14
Customizing a Multi-Layer SVG Document................ .................................................... 14
Example: Editing ........................................................................................................... 15
Playlist Template... ........................................................................................................ 15
Composing a playlist SVG document................ ........................................................................ 16
How to Customize a Playlist SVG Document....... .......................................................... 16
Special News Templates ......................................................................................... 18
Composing a Live News Document.................. ............................................................. 1 8
Customizing a News SVG Document............................ ................................................. 19
news.svg.............................................................................. .......................................... 19