Polycom PDS 2000 manual Working with Text

Polycom Digital Signage Administrator Guide Adding and Editing Text, Images, and Media

•Display Name — Name used to reference the object within the digital signage solution.

•Full Name — Full name of object used internally by Microsoft PowerPoint.

•Type — PowerPoint object type.

•Visible — Specifies whether the object is visible in PowerPoint and on the PDS output.

•Opacity — Specifies the transparency level of the object when viewed on the PDS output. Setting the Opacity level does not affect the appearance of the object in the PowerPoint slide.

•Render On Output — Determines whether or not the object is displayed on the PDS output when the slide is rendered

•Left — X-coordinate of left side of object (in pixels).

•Top — Y-coordinate of top side of object (in pixels).

•Width — Object width (in pixels).

•Height — Object height (in pixels).

•Update Effect — Specifies transition effect to use when object is updated dynamically. Render on output must be enabled. The following options are available:

•Cut — No effect is applied. This is the default setting.

•Fade — Fades up the image as the slide is updated.

•Crossfade — Fades between the last state of the image and the updated image.

•ScaleX — Stretches the object along its width (X-axis).

•ScaleY — Stretches the object along its height (Y-axis).

•ScaleXY — Stretches the object proportionately along its width and height (X-axis and Y-axis are scaled). The resulting effect looks as though the image is approaching the viewer from or flying away into the background.

•Effect Speed — Speed of Update Effect transition. The following options are available:

•Slow — Effect proceeds at a slow pace.

•Fast — Effect proceeds at a fast pace.

Working with Text

After adding a text box to a slide in the PowerPoint section of the Template Maker interface, users can configure the text further using the tools in companion window.

Users can also add new text.

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