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Navigating the UI

ProPresenter’s interface is designed for a logical left-to-right workflow.

  • Standard Menus: File, Edit, Presentation, Screens, View, Window, Help (Mac) or similar (PC) - for settings, import/export, enabling views, etc..
  • Search: Quickly find presentations or add new songs (Command+F / Ctrl+F shortcut).
  • Text: Adjust UI text size for better readability.
  • Theme: Apply pre-designed looks to slides.
  • Mode Buttons (Show, Edit, Reflow, Bible, More): Switch between different operational modes.
    • Show: The primary mode for running presentations during an event.
    • Edit: Full-screen editor for designing slides.
    • Reflow: Text-focused editor for quickly adjusting lyrics/text across multiple slides.
    • Bible: Access Bible search and display features.
    • More: Access Stage Editor, Theme Editor, Props, Masks, etc.
  • Media: Toggle the Media Bin visibility.
  • Clear Buttons: Clear specific layers (Background, Props, Audio, etc.) or all layers.
  • Store: Access the Renewed Vision Media Store.
  • Libraries: Folders where all your presentations (songs, sermons, announcements) are permanently stored. Create multiple libraries for organization.
  • Playlists: Ordered lists of presentations for a specific event (e.g., a Sunday service). Typically, a new playlist is created for each event. The GKM standard is to import this from Planning Center.
  • Displays the slides of the currently selected presentation.
  • Click a slide here to make it live.
  • Layout can be Grid View (default) or Easy View (text-focused).
  • Shows a preview of what is currently being output to the main screen(s).
  • Contains background/foreground media playlists and hot folders. Can be toggled on/off with the ‘Media’ button in the toolbar.

Show Controls Toolbar (Right Side or Floating)

Section titled “Show Controls Toolbar (Right Side or Floating)”
  • Access to Audio controls, Stage Display controls, Timers, Messages, Props. (Specific controls may vary based on setup).