Create Multilingual Slides and Songs in ProPresenter

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1. Kelley Taylor on May 22, 2018 at 4:53 pm

   Hey! Thanks for this! Feedback on the workflow below:

   Import song/lyrics in English.
   Edit with only a couple lines per slide
   Make sure verse/chorus order is correct
   Add text box on each slide with 2nd languge (verifying layers)
   Apply template

   Yes?

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   • Brad Zimmerman on May 24, 2018 at 2:22 pm

     Yes that workflow would work great!

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2. Jon on September 9, 2018 at 2:00 pm

   Is there a way to use this format but only show 1 language on Stage Display?

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   • Brad Zimmerman on September 11, 2018 at 9:14 am

     ProPresenter automatically merges all text boxes together so there would not be a simple way to do it. You could put your man language in the slide notes for the songs, and then have a stage display that only shows slides notes. But that would be a pretty long process.

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3. Gisselle Fuentes on September 25, 2018 at 6:37 pm

   Thank you so much for doing this! I’ve been trying to figure out how to do this for a while now. Where can I download the templates?

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   • Brad Zimmerman on September 27, 2018 at 1:34 pm

     Sorry for the missing link, I have updated the post above to include the download button!

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4. Grace on December 15, 2018 at 9:19 pm

   Thanks for the tutorial. Is there a way to import second langague lyrics automatically into the slides after English lyrics are imported? Do you have to do every slide manually to add lyrics in second language?

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   • Brad Zimmerman on December 17, 2018 at 7:11 pm

     Unfortunately there is not. It all needs to be done manually.

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5. Samuel Peña on June 6, 2019 at 10:53 am

   Thanks! We are gearing up for our church’s first Bilingual Night of Worship. I have the bilingual lyrics on docs broken up with 2 lines “main language” and 2 lines “alternate language”. Do I need separate docs for “main” and “alternative” to import?
   Example of No Longer Slaves”
   Abriste El Mar Para Que Yo Camine
   Tu Amor Ahogó Todo El Temor
   You Split The Sea So I Could Walk Right Through It
   My Fears Are Drowned In Perfect Love

   Me Rescataste Y Hoy Cantaré:
   Yo Soy Hijo De Dios
   You Rescued Me And I Will Stand And Sing
   I Am A Child Of God

   Thanks!

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   • Brad Zimmerman on June 6, 2019 at 11:08 am

     Currently there is no way to import lyrics and have them split into the different text boxes needed for this method. If you use the example you gave I would import and split slides every 4 lines, then cut the last two lines from each slide and paste them into the second text box.

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     • Samuel Peña on June 10, 2019 at 2:39 pm

       Thanks Brad!
       Very helpful 🙂 Be blessed!

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6. Aaron on November 21, 2019 at 11:47 am

   This is such a great post. Thank you for this insight into how to better utilize pro presenter for this application with templates.

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