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Upgrade eligibility:


Classic to Power Edition upgrade information:

If you purchased the Classic Edition in 2011:
The upgrade price is only the difference in price between the two products. The Power Edition is currently $299.95 USD, so upgrade now for only $100.00.

If you purchased the Classic Edition before or after 2011: the upgrade price is $129.95 USD.

Email
sales@worship-him.com with your Regsoft or Plimus order number, or reseller's name and invoice number to obtain your upgrade.





Classic Version 4.62 upgrade information:


If you purchased Worship Him after April 15 2005, or already purchased the version 2.9 - 4.61 upgrade
, then the version 4.62 upgrade is free of charge. Email sales@worship-him.com with your Regsoft or Plimus order number, or reseller's name and invoice number to obtain your upgrade. If you've already purchased the version 2.9-4.61 upgrade, please provide the Regsoft order ID# of your upgrade purchase.

If you purchased before April 15 2005, then the upgrade price is $29.95US. Email sales@worship-him.com with your Regsoft order number or reseller's name and invoice number and you will be emailed a link to the 4.62 upgrade secure online order page.


 

Power Edition version history:


1/28/2012: Version 1.0.3.2 released! New features:

Reorganized the help system content.

Fixed video background sometimes not looping when going right from showing a video clip to 'Clear to background'.

You can now select the live video device for the video player in the multi-function area (upper left corner).

Fixed mini-projector view in main window sometimes not providing correct background-preview for live video.

Added an option to reset all secondary window positions in case one got moved off-screen and is no longer accessible.


This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.





1/18/2012: Version 1.0.3.1 released! New features:

When closing Worship Him and you're prompted whether or not you want to save changes to cue lists, you now have the option to cancel.

Changing the Bible verse option 'Show each verse on a separate slide' no longer affects Bible verse already saved in cue lists.

Added a 'No feeds selected' prompt that comes up when you try to project something with no feed checkboxes selected at the bottom of the current cue list.


This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.





1/11/2012: Version 1.0.3.0 released! New features:

Song play orders and copy/print format is now properly saved and restored when using text file import/export.

Text file import/export now works properly with song pieces other than verses, choruses, and bridges.

You can now add or delete pictures to an existing slideshow and rearrange their order.

You can now rearrange the order of the tabs in the multi-function area (upper left corner of the main window) via drag and drop.

You can now rearrange the order of cue-list tabs via drag and drop.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




1/5/2012: Version 1.0.2.9 released! New features:

Updated logo graphic.

Fixed projector feeds sometimes not initializing properly if other programs are clicked while Worship Him is loading and initializing. This would result in text being hidden by video backgrounds until you restart Worship Him.

Fixed cue list copy/print only printing the non-formatted version of song's full-text even when 'Formatted' was checked.

Fixed not transitioning properly when clicking 'Fade to background' while showing web content.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




12/17/2011: Version 1.0.2.8 released! New features:

Fixed CD player not working after selecting the CD drive.

You can now turn off the prompt to import a song from your cue list if it's not in your song database. Also added cue list right-click item for importing songs not in your song database.

Fixed web item 'Preview in primary display' sometimes not working.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




12/6/2011: Version 1.0.2.7 released! New features:

You can now get a song usage report for a single day.

Transition speeds on the slower end are now a little bit slower than before.

There is now an option to automatically re-open the same cue list(s) at startup.

Fixed lockup bug when opening more than five cue lists at once.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




12/1/2011: Version 1.0.2.6 released! New features:

Improved Sunday Plus .ptf import.

Improved using hymnal-numbers in the song quick-select box.

Fixed Bible copy-paste bug causing one line of Bible text to duplicate when broken into multiple pieces.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




11/22/2011: Version 1.0.2.4 released! New features:

Can now extend the 30 day evaluation period.

Fixed the projector display templates window not closing when selecting default announcement templates.

Added ability to import a song directly from a cue list without needing to pack/unpack a suitcase.

PowerPoint import now includes the PowerPoint slide notes.

Fixed PowerPoint import not working with Cue list auto-run.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




11/15/2011: Version 1.0.2.3 released! New features:

Fixed lockup when using 'Preview in primary monitor' while editing projector display templates and there is a feed with the clock display on.

Improved announcement text centering.

Added a smaller size for the projector clock display.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




11/12/2011: Version 1.0.2.2 released! New features:

Feeds now automatically clear to black when you turn them off. This prevents a PowerPoint control window from sometimes repeatedly loosing focus.

Fixed clock showing after turning the feed off.

Fixed can't exit DVD full-screen preview.

Added 'Show logo on startup' option.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




11/6/2011: Version 1.0.2.1 released! New features:

Fixed PowerPoint import sometimes getting slides out of order.

Added projector clock display.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




10/29/2011: Version 1.0.2.0 released! New features:

Added Jewish Messianic auto-replace Bible text options.

Improved the way suitcase packing locates and saves each song's projector display templates.

Added an option to remember cue list save/open folder location.

Fixed tutorial window sometimes not opening properly.

Added Open Office Impress help topic.

Added print button to help window.

Added right-click menu to audio play list.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




10/21/2011: Version 1.0.1.9 released! New features:

Fixed assigning projector display templates to multiple songs sometimes not working.

Primary monitor feed identification picture now says 'Click to continue' instead of 'Press escape to continue'.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




10/16/2011: Version 1.0.1.8 released! New features:

Added timer and alarm events that you can customize and have executed when your alarm or timer time is reached: Show message, show picture, play video, play audio, play CD track, show logo, clear to black.

Fixed single-click preview sometimes interfering with cue-list double-clicking.

Play-order prev+next buttons now work when recording a macro.

Added a 'Show logo' help topic.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




10/8/2011: Version 1.0.1.7 released! New features:

Fixed refusing to restore from auto-backup files with message "Not a valid Worship Him song file backup".

Fixed pictures in cue list sometimes not projecting when double-clicked.

You can now drag and drop a cue list into the cue list box to open it.

Fixed PowerPoint help button.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




10/5/2011: Version 1.0.1.6 released! New features:

Fixed notes box becoming disabled when opening another cue tab.

When unpacking a suitcase, if the original folder doesn't exist for multiple files from the same source folder, you will only be prompted to select a new destination folder once.

Fixed cue list auto-run and macros sometimes causing text-selection issues when editing songs.

Fixed cue list auto-run time sometimes not working properly.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




10/1/2011: Version 1.0.1.5 released! New features:

Added SundayPlus .ptf file import.

Added more transitions (iris, blinds, and zigzag).

Added a transitions help topic.

Fixed problem importing from the 700+ public domain hymns database.

Text position within display regions is now more accurate.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.




9/20/2011: Version 1.0.1.4 released! New features since release:

Fixed 'Show message' crash bug.

Auto-backups now properly delete old backups.

The license button in Help-About window now works (registered version wasn't working).

Added a 'Backing up' help topic (was tutorial only).

Help and tutorial windows are no longer 'Always on top'.

Fade transitions with video backgrounds are now automatically disabled in Windows XP.

Added 'Don't use background image' checkbox in projector display template editor for templates with solid color backgrounds.

Fade transitions while showing video clips are now automatically disabled in Windows XP.

Added help topics for printing songs and cue lists, copying songs and cue lists to the clipboard, and print/copy formatted.

Pinning Worship Him Power Edition to the taskbar works now.

You can now search in help.

You can now enter your CCLI or other license information for projection with each song's copyright info.

Fixed video clip logos sometimes not working.

Updated DVD player help tutorials.

This upgrade is free to Worship Him Power Edition users. Just download the Power Edition demo and install it right over your existing Power Edition installation to upgrade.


Classic Edition version history:



9/5/2011: Version 4.62 released! New features:

Fixed a bug causing cue list auto-run to crash if auto-run time is set to high on a cue list item.




7/6/2011: Version 4.61 released! New features:

Sunday Plus .ptf file import is now much more reliable.

Fixed You-Tube videos sometimes not playing with 'Show now'.




5/18/2011: Version 4.60 released! New features:

Fixed Fade-simultaneous transition not working properly with imported PowerPoint slides.




3/23/2011: Version 4.59 released! New features:

Improved Bible Verse window reliability.




2/19/2011: Version 4.58 released! New features:

Fixed Cue list auto-run time sometimes not working properly.

Open Office Impress slideshows now auto-start more reliably.




1/9/2011: Version 4.57 released! New features:

Added 'Always use same template as primary feed' option to the second feed projector display template selection for announcements and bible verses. This will force the second feed to always use the same template (background, text colors, etc) as the primary feed so you only have to select the one. One exception: since video backgrounds are not supported in the second feed it will not automatically switch to the primary feed's template if a template with a video background is selected.

You can now enter a verse reference (like John 3:16-18) in the Bible verse window's search phrase box.

Fixed intermittent crash in the 'Edit display template' step-by-step help when copying graphics files to the Worship Him graphics folder.

Fixed Bible verse window's bible-version selection sometimes resetting the version to 'American Standard'.

Fixed announcement names beginning with a number sometimes causing cue list load and save issues and crashes.




9/11/2010: Version 4.56 released! New features:

Launch web now works in single monitor mode.

You can now enter a title for 'Launch web' items in a cue list.




9/4/2010: Version 4.55 released! New features:

Added full-screen YouTube video support.

Fixed 'Paste from Song Select online' sometimes adding blank lines to the end of verses.

Fixed video background sometimes not looping when using 'Clear to background' after using 'Show logo' and before selecting a song.




8/28/2010: Version 4.54 released! New features:

Added icons to menus.

Added 'Slideshow mode' icon to toolbar.

Fixed double-clicking a cue list launching Worship Him but not opening the cue list.

Fixed DVD player window's 'Add to cue' (for adding DVD clips to the cue list).




8/2/2010: Version 4.53 released! New features:

You can now add nursery alert type messages to cue lists. If you use cue-list auto-run to automatically play your cue list, the 'Cue list auto-run time' determines how long to wait before proceeding to the next item in the cue list and the message display time determines how long to display the message. This allows you to display a message and wait until it's done before going to the next item in the cue, or display a message and proceed to the next item in the cue list while continuing to display the message.

Suitcase pack/unpack, sharing data and graphics folders, and other functions now better support having projector display templates and other items located in sub-folders.

Shockwave/Flash now supported in Flash-freeze mode, Slideshow mode, macros, and cue-list-auto-run.

More reliability improvements and more memory efficient.

Added 'Auto preview on projector' option to the 'Setup projector displays' window. By turning it off you can access the 'Setup projector displays' options during a service without distractions.

You no longer have to uninstall/reinstall to reset your graphics and data folders to their default location.

You can now select the sound for the timer and alarm beep, and it works even if Window's sounds are turned off.

Second-feed 'Next line preview' can now be turned on or off in the 'Setup projector displays' window.




6
/23/2010: Version 4.52 released! New features:

Added ability to easily backup and restore your entire Worship Him data and graphics folders. Great for backing up everything and for copying everything from one computer to another.

Preview picture for video backgrounds now works properly when video backgrounds are located in a sub-folder.

Worship Him now prompts to automatically copy background pictures and video clips to the Worship Him graphics folder when creating or editing projector display templates.

Improved reliability of files where user preferences are saved.




6
/7/2010: Version 4.51 released! New features:

You can now add 'Clear to black' and 'Clear to background' to cue lists.

You can now edit all cue list item types except 'Show logo', 'Clear to black' and 'Clear to background'.

In the second feed when used as a choir feed, when showing only part of a multi-part verse, the first line of the next piece of the verse will appear at the bottom of the screen.

Added in and out points to video and audio clip player. Now when playing a video or audio file, you can specify beginning and ending points to play just a portion of the file. The beginning and ending point information is saved in the cue list and works with cue list auto-run, macros, slideshow mode and wireless presenter mode.

Audio clip and video clip player control windows now remember their previous position on the screen.

Added 'Reset window positions' to the 'Options' menu. This will reset all of the Worship Him windows to their default positions. Useful when you've reduced your windows desktop resolution such that some of the windows are outside of the visible screen area.

When creating projector display templates for new video clip backgrounds, Worship Him now automatically creates the still image from the video clip necessary for previewing.

Fixed the mini-projector picture at the bottom of the main Worship Him window sometimes not updating to show changes made when editing projector display templates. Also removed 'Preview in monitor 1' button. When editing projector display templates on a single-monitor (non projection) computer you can use the mini-projector picture at the bottom of the Worship Him window to see what the changes you're making look like.

Fixed bible versions not installing properly after relocating the data folder.




5
/1/2010: Version 4.50 released! New features:

Fixed video play window getting lost behind main Worship Him window when in preview mode.

Added ability to relocate the Worship Him data and graphics folders. This allows users that have multiple computers on a network to share their Worship Him song file, cue lists, projector display templates, and graphics over a network so changes made on one computer are automatically shared with the other computers on the network. Also can be used with internet storage services that can be mapped to a network drive. For instructions see the 'Network installation' help topic under 'Using Worship Him'.




4
/14/2010: Version 4.49 released! New features:

Uninstalling now more reliably deletes saved settings to facilitate uninstalling and reinstalling to repair corrupted files.

Fixed 'Paste from CCLI Song Select' sometimes including label lines like '(Pre-Chorus)'.

Fixed song edit window sometimes not auto-opening the current selected song upon opening.




3
/31/2010: Version 4.48 released! New features:

Fixed volume prompt sometimes coming up when a video background or logo is displayed.

You can now import (paste) songs from CCLI's Song Select service using their new 'Copy to clipboard' feature.

Added two more still backgrounds.




3
/20/2010: Version 4.47 released! New features:

Fixed cue-list-autorun times for announcements sometimes not being saved with cue lists.

Updated the DVD player, video player, and audio player help topics.





3
/1/2010: Version 4.46 released! New features:

Fixed 'Show song info on' menu items sometimes not unchecking the previous selection.

Wireless presenter mode no longer get's disabled by starting and stopping cue-list-autorun.

If multiple cue list items are selected when 'Cue list auto-run' is initiated, the default start and end items are automatically set to the first and last highlighted item.

Added 'Show logo at startup' option.

Added 'Default font size adjust' option. Located in the 'Setup projector displays' window, it allows you to tweak the default font size of all projector display templates up or down. This will affect all songs, bible verses, announcement, and text over picture and video logos. This will not affect any projector display templates that have had the font size changed.

Installing a newer version no longer resets user settings/options unless you uninstall the old version first.

Bible verse and message windows now remember their previous window locations.

You can now edit CD tracks in a cue list instead of having to delete and re-add them.





1
/25/2010: Version 4.45 released! New features:

Added 'Add track to cue' button to CD player and 'Add to cue' button to Macro launch window.

Fixed some toolbar icons and menu items sometimes not getting enabled/disabled properly.




1
/22/2010: Version 4.44 released! New features:

Added 'Add to cue' buttons to Announcement builder window, and DVD, video, and audio play windows.

Improved DVD player and DVD clip reliability.

Improved DVD 'Hide when paused' and 'Hide on stop' DVD playback features.

Added announcement icon to the toolbar.




12
/28/2009: Version 4.43 released! New features:

Fixed pictures sometimes not displaying when following a video logo during macro-playback.

When opening a cue list that was made with a song file other than the current song file, Worship Him no longer opens the cue-list's song file. This is to prevent confusion and problems with cue lists transferred via suitcase pack-unpack.

Songs in cue lists that cannot be found in the song database are now automatically removed from the cue list when the cue list is opened.

Windows 7 no audio in DVD playback issue solved. Updated help file and website with new instructions.

Fixed bible verses sometimes not using correct transition in cue list auto-run and macro playback.

'Show web' now supported in Macros and Network Remote Control mode.

Fixed crash when opening song-edit window after clicking on a song in the cue list that has been deleted in the song database.




12
/17/2009: Version 4.42 released! New features:

Commas are no longer allowed in song title to prevent problems with suitcase and text file import/export.

Fixed 'Clear to black' sometimes not using the right transition after showing a simple video logo.

Added option to make Wireless presenter mode 'sticky' (stays enabled after closing and reopening Worship Him).

Changed default color of primary windows.




11
/20/2009: Version 4.41 released! New features:

Fixed CD track playback sometimes not working properly when launched from cue list.

Fixed right-click-cue, 'Add PowerPoint' not working.




11
/4/2009: Version 4.40 released! New features:

Web pages no longer need to open a separate browser window.

Web pages are now supported in cue-list-autorun.

Opening the song edit window will automatically select the current song for editing, whether it's a double-clicked song (open for projection) or just single-clicked (highlighted in song or cue list).

Both the 'Show now' and 'Add to cue' buttons are now always available whether 'launching on the fly' or 'adding to cue' for the following items: Bible verses, PowerPoint, Web content, OO Impress shows, and 'Other' (external apps and documents, etc).

Added support for m4v and aac audio formats. Also added 'All files' option for formats that may work but are not specifically listed.

Fixed fade transitions sometimes not working properly after turning the projector display off then on.

Fixed error when running on a limited account under Windows XP on some systems.




New in version 4.38:

Video playback: Fixed volume momentarily coming on when muted and video paused or unpaused.

Fixed screen sometimes staying black when trying to project song lyrics after showing a video clip. (This would occur with a certain combination of transitions).




New in version 4.37:

Fixed Worship Him window sometimes popping up when trying to use PowerPoint.

Improved video to video transitions.




New in version 4.36:

You can now have full cue-list editing capability while cue-list-auto-run or macro-playback is in progress.

'Clear to black' and 'Clear to background' transitions now work properly with video backgrounds.

Transitions are now supported in video clip playback.

Fixed lockup when editing songs during cue list auto-run.

Added 'Maintain aspect ratio' option to picture projection.




New in version 4.35:

Fixed simple video logo sometimes not working in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Fixed video playback volume always starting at full even when slider is set to less than full.

Volume now fades up or down when video or audio clip, DVD playback, and CD playback is started, paused, stopped, muted, or un-muted.

Increased max size of announcements in cue list to 32k bytes.




New in version 4.34:

Macros can now be added to cue lists. To do so, right-click the cue list box and select 'Add macro'. You can even use 'Cue list auto-run' with macros. This is especially useful if you use macros to automatically project song lyrics to pre-recorded music. Just record a macro for each song, then to prepare for a service you need only add whatever macros you intend to use to your cue list.

Added 'Play macro' and 'Record macro' icons to the toolbar.

Imported PowerPoint shows now work better in cue-list-autorun mode.

You can now pause macros and cue-list-autorun, then resume without interfering with the timing. Great for when macros are use for projecting lyrics to pre-recorded music and spontaneous prayer breaks out.

Macros from previous versions are not compatible with version 4.34 and up.

Improved how Worship Him handles having the song database file and auto backups folder on an internet or network folder, a memory stick, or an external hard drive. Specifically, it now behaves better if the song database file or autobackups folder cannot be found.

Added some graphical buttons to the main window.

Added the Hebrew Names Bible version.




New in version 4.33:

The song-title quick-select box (to the right of the song list where you type the first few characters in a song's title to quickly find it in the song list) can now also be used to phrase-search the entire song database. Type in a phrase and hit Shift+Enter to search by phrase.

Improved keyboard verse selection in the Bible window.

Improved visual cues.

Cue list auto-run times are no longer limited to 99 seconds. Maximum time now is 59 minutes, 59 seconds. This allows for auto-playing of multiple long cue list items like songs, etc.



New in version 4.32:

If you have more than one CD/DVD drive you can now select which one to use for CD playback.

Changed the default font for the included projector display templates to Tahoma bold.

Added 'Loop continuously' option to audio playback control.




New in version 4.31:

Fixed 'Clear words' not working in Network remote control mode when 'Master' computer uses both primary and second projector feeds.

Fixed 'Clear words' not working right in second feed when used right after showing a text-slide logo.

Added 6 more picture backgrounds.

Improved Windows 7 compatibility. Now fully compatible with the Windows 7 Release Candidate.

Improved support for .flv flash video format.



New in version 4.30:

Added 49 new video backgrounds courtesy of www.footagefirm.com.

Added Sunday Plus .ptf song file import.

You can now select a projector display template for the second projector feed on a per-song basis (just like the primary feed).

Added option for the second projector feed to always use the same projector display template as the primary feed (checkbox in the 'Setup projector displays' window). Note that since video backgrounds are not supported in the second feed, if a video background is used in the primary feed the second feed will use it's default template.

Fixed DVD playback setting screen font-smoothing to off whenever the DVD control window was opened.

Added New King James copyright notice to help topic.

Updated DVD troubleshooting help file topic.

Fixed song usage tracking sometimes recording only one song created when multiple songs are imported at once.

Imported PowerPoint slideshows now work with wireless presenter mode, cue-list autorun, and network remote control mode.

Imported PowerPoint slideshows can now can use transitions too. To select the transition use 'Options', 'Transitions', then 'Select imported PowerPoint transition' from the menu.

Raised the maximum number of slides that an imported slideshow can have from 50 to 200.

'Clear words' now works more reliably in network remote control mode.

The customizable logo feature is no longer limited to a picture or video clip. It can now be text over a picture or video clip background, and can be different for the primary and second projector feeds.

You can now add 'Show logo' to cue lists. (Good for including with auto-looping announcements.)

Suitcase files now include projector display templates and background graphics from both the primary and secondary projector feeds.



New in version 4.20:

Fixed 'Alarm time reached' message showing on projector even when 'Projector time reached' option is unchecked.

Formatted copying and printing can now use the song's play-order rather than requiring duplicate effort. Also added an option to include the full text of choruses only once.

When printing a cue list, copying a cue list to the Windows clipboard, or emailing a cue list in the email message body, you can now include the full text of songs (formatted or 'Quick'), bible verses, and announcements.

Added 'Print highlighted item(s)' and 'Copy highlighted item(s) to clipboard' to the cue list right-click menu for printing or copying just selected items of a cue list.

Fixed intermittent crash when using vignette backgrounds.

Suitcase files now automatically open with Worship Him and and unpack when you double-click them.

Added single-click auto-preview. A single-click shows the text of songs in the song list box, and songs announcements bible-verses and pictures in the cue list box.

Fixed intermitent crash when selecting a song's transition by right-clicking it.



New in version 4.11:

Fixed adding words to the spell-check dictionary sometimes not persisting.

Fixed Announcement looping sometimes showing only the first item.

Fixed manual spell check option sometimes causing lock-up.

Added notice in help file about 'Email cue list' option sometimes causing lock-up if default email program is not opened first.



New in version 4.1:


Simplified the user interface by eliminating the navigation and cue lists windows. Cue lists are created, edited, loaded, and saved entirely from within the Main/Worship time window. Editing songs is still done in the Add/edit window but it no longer requires closing the main window.

Improved drag and drop operation.

Added song list right-click menu. Menu items are: Add to cue, select projector display template, use default display template, select transition, use default transition.

You can now select more than one item at a time in the song list and cue list boxes. (Hold the control or shift keys while selecting).

Added cue list right-click menu selections for songs.


New in version 4.01:

Fixed crash when using wireless presenter mode with video backgrounds.

Wireless presenter mode now works properly with video and audio clips, and bible verses.

Added option to make the wireless presenter 'B' key be either 'Fade to black' or 'Show logo'.

The screen is now automatically cleared in Wireless presenter mode and Queue list autorun mode before showing a video clip, DVD clip, PowerPoint, 'Launch other', or 'Launch web'.

The 'Time on current item' in the timer status bar now works with more media items.

Fixed vertical centering setting for announcements sometimes not working properly on second projector feed.

Fixed some icons and tooltips not displaying correctly in the Worship time window's queue list.



New in version 4.0:

Added support for a second projector feed that can be used as a choir feed or second-language feed. Requires a third monitor output on the computer. Supports songs, bible verses, announcements, messages, 'show picture', 'Show logo', 'Clear words', and 'Clear all'. Video and transitions are not supported.
 
Added a timer/alarm feature. Includes the current time, alarm, timer (countdown or countup), and 'Time on current item' displays. Visual notification is via the mini-projector view in the Worship time window with an optional audio beep and optional notification on the projector via the message feature. Also includes a five-minute warning, and 'Time remaining' projector message options.
 
Added a 'Network remote-control' mode that allows one computer running Worship Him in 'Master' mode to control up to 3 other computers running Worship Him in 'Slave' mode. The computers running in slave mode will automatically display/project what the master computer projects. The slave computers can be set to 'Display in primary monitor' allowing a laptop computer to be used as a choir feed. Network mode supports songs, bible verses, announcements, pictures, messages, clear all, clear words, and show logo. The master and slave computers must be networked together (local network) and the master computer must have file-sharing enabled.
 
You can now add any type of media to a queue list by right-clicking the queue list and selecting 'Add xx...' from the popup menu. This can be done in the Worship time or queue lists windows.
 
Added 'Edit selected item' to the Queue list's right-click menu in the Queue lists and Worship time windows. Allows you to easily edit bible verses, announcements, 'Launch web', etc.
 
You can now set the 'Queue list autorun' time for all queue list items, not just announcements. To select the amount of time to display a queue list item in 'Queue list autorun' mode, right-click it in the queue list and from the popup menu select 'Set queue list autorun time for selected item'. Queue list autorun is used to automatically loop thru the queue list for announcements, slideshows, etc.
 
Suitcase files can now include the projector display templates, and background pictures/video clips that the suitcase queue list items use.
 
Eliminated flicker in projected image when using 'Quick select default setup'.
 
Changed (simplified) the way some projector options are selected for songs, announcements, and bible verses.
 
Fixed adding a queue list item sometimes adding two of the same item.
 
Added a 'Wireless presenter mode' for greater compatibility with PowerPoint wireless controllers.
 
Added a multi-monitor help window when only one monitor detected.
 
Added a prompt to automatically import all of the public domain songs.

Default location for graphics has been moved from a graphics folder in the program installation folder to the shared documents (Public documents in Vista)/Worship Him/graphics folder.
 
Queue lists created with previous versions of Worship Him are not compatible with version 4.0.



New in version 3.98:

Fixed CCLI import not importing author and copyright information due to a change in CCLI text file format.



New in version 3.97:

Fixed Add/edit textboxes sometimes scrolling when the Add/edit window is resized.



New in version 3.96:


You can now select the number of Verse and chorus/bridge textbox columns in the Worship time and Add/edit windows. Worship Him will automatically select a recommended initial setting based on your screen resolution.

Improved reliability of format buttons and line-length indicators in Add/edit and Bible verse windows.

Like songs, Bible verse's initial font size now auto-adjusts to match projector's screen width.

Added more help to the projector setups window.

Added option for indenting Bible verse text to line up with verse numbers when 'Include verse numbers' and 'Each verse on a new line' options are also selected.

When selecting a Bible passage from a queue list, the Bible verse window's book, chapter, and verse selection boxes are now set to match the passage text. This makes it easier to quickly modify and re-select the passage if needed.


New in version 3.95:

Improved 'Launch other' feature: added the ability to send keystrokes to the launched application window and added an adjustable delay before moving to projector's display or sending keystrokes to the 'Other' Window. This can be useful when the launched application requires a special key press to activate a desired feature like full screen view, or to start playing, etc. 'Launch other' is no longer supported in macros.

Added 'Launch web' feature to facilitate launching web content. Includes 'Launch in projector's display' and adjustable delay and keystrokes features like in 'Launch other' described above.

Added 'Auto start slideshow' to PowerPoint launch options. Automatically starts a PowerPoint presentation after launching. Especially useful for automatically starting PowerPoint 2003 + higher presentations (*.ppt or *.pptx) that are set to display in monitor two and use the 'Presenter view'.

Added support for Open Office Impress slide shows. Slide shows can be launched on the fly, or added to queue lists. Slide shows can optionally start automatically after launching.

Fixed video backgrounds for announcements not auto-looping.

Added the option to password-protect song editing.

Suitcase files and queue lists from previous versions are not compatible with version 3.95.

Added 'Edit projector setup files' button to the Announcement builder window.

Fixed printing only one copy when more than one selected under Windows Vista.

Added transitions: Quarters in and out, Halves in and out, and Halves-slide in and out.

Improvements to nursery alert/message feature:
Message can now be set to top, center, bottom position.
Select from steady, flashing, or scrolling message styles.
Selectable font style and size.

Added a 'Use large margins' option in the Worship time window's 'Options', 'Projector display options' menu. When selected it keeps song, bible verse, and announcement text from extending as far to the edge of the screen. Good for projectors or genlock devices that would otherwise cut-off the edges due to over-scan.



New in version 3.9:


Added 8 still backgrounds courtesy of
www.christiancollages.com and 4 video backgrounds courtesy of www.worshipvideoloops.com

Added emphasis to ‘Next queue’ indicator.

Fixed bug that sometimes left the Worship time window disabled after exiting the Projector setups window.

Added ‘Save queue list’ and ‘Save queue list as’ to queue list right-click popup menus in the Worship time and Queue list windows.

Added ‘Backup now’ button to the autobackups window. Allows you to force an autobackup at any time, or to backup your songfile to another location like a memory stick.

Added the ability to limit the ‘Queue list autorun’ feature to just certain items within the queue list. (You no longer have to create a separate queue list for your looping announcements.)

Operator notes can now be used for any item in a queue list, Not just songs.

Altered order of 'Done' 'Cancel' and 'Apply' buttons to comply with Window's standards.

You can now use the Delete key to remove queue list, CD play list, and song play order items.

Number of queue list items limit raised from 100 to 500.

Improved Suitcase pack/unpack feature. Queue list items from the following folders are automatically placed in the equivalent destination folders even when the actual path on the source computer is different:
My documents
My pictures
My video
My music
Shared/public documents
Shared/public pictures
Shared/public video
Shared/public music
Desktop (current user)

Suitcase files packed with previous versions of Worship Him are not compatible with version 3.9, and vice-versa.

Queue lists made with previous versions of Worship Him are not compatible with version 3.9, and vice-versa.




New in version 3.85:

Changing fonts in visual preferences window (for user interface display) now affects all major windows and all list-boxes and text-boxes.

Automatically looping video backgrounds is now optional (on by default).

Drag and drop:

1) In the Queue list and Worship time windows you can now drag and drop songs from the song list to queue list, media files to the queue list, and drag and drop within the queue list to rearrange the order. You can also right-click a queue list and select ‘remove selected item(s)’ to delete items from the queue list.

2) In the Worship time window you can also drag and drop items to the mini-projector screen for projection.

3) You can also use drag and drop when editing a song’s play order and while creating a CD play-list.

Minor bug fixes.




New in version 3.8:


Fixed error when using video clips in macros.

Added sound clip play/control window with position select, volume control, and mute.

Added support for the Portuguese JFA-RC Bible version.

Suitcase improvements:
Suitcase feature now includes the queue list in the suitcase.

Suitcase feature now correctly unpacks files to the shared documents\... folder even when the shared documents folder is in a different location on the destination computer (IE: when the source computer is a different version of Windows than the destination computer). The queue list from the suitcase is automatically updated so queue list items unpacked to the new shared documents\... folder still work.

Unpacking: When a suitcase file’s destination folder does not exist and the user selects a different folder to unpack the file to, the queue list from the suitcase is automatically updated.

Suitcases packed with previous versions of Worship Him are not compatible with version 3.8.





New in version 3.7:

Improved video clip volume control.

Improved suitcase pack\unpack reliability.

Fixed Bible verse preview sometimes causing a crash in the Queue list window.

Fixed video playback under Windows Vista.

Improved registration key reliability.

Added support for PowerPoint 2007 (*.pptx) presentations.



New in version 3.6:

Added support for PowerPoint 2007 *.ppsx shows.



New in version 3.5:

fixed some minor bugs in suitcase packing feature.

Added Uk CCLI Song Select text file import.

Added "Smart advance" song navigation for songs in the Worship time window. Just press the "]" key to project the next piece of the song or the "[" key to project the previous piece.

Added support for video clips as logo.

Worship Him now automatically disables windows desktop composition when running under Windows Vista so video backgrounds and fade transitions work properly.



New in version 3.4:


Added suitcase pack/unpack feature to queue list window. Makes it easy to transfer needed media files and songs for a queue list from one computer to another.

Added text size option to mini projector display in Worship time window.

Video clip playback no longer flickers when set to loop continuously.

Added "Format text" button to the announcement builder window. Like the "Format" button in the Bible verse window, it automatically fits each line to the width of the projector display.

Song usage tracking 'Purge all tracking data' and 'Purge by date' no longer prompt for a song filename - they just use the current active song file.

Song usage tracking reports now include when a song is created (entered into the database). This is also know as a "projection master".



New in version 3.3:

Added a toolbar to the Add/edit, Worship time, and queue list windows.

Added 'PowerPoint viewer compatibility mode' to the PowerPoint launch window to improve 'Launch in projector's display' reliability.

The 'Launch in projector's display' option in the PowerPoint launch window is no longer disabled on single monitor systems. This makes it easier for a laptop user to setup a queue list at home when only one monitor is available.




New in version 3.2:


Page down and 'N' keys now advance one slide in slideshow mode.
Page up and 'P' keys now go back one slide in slideshow mode.

Fixed macro-playback and 'queue list autorun' crashing after exiting the Worship time window.

Added 'alternate font' feature allowing selected lines in a song, announcement, or Bible verse to project with a different color and/or font. Lines beginning with the pound character (#) use the alternate font and color when projected on screen. Good for responsive readings, projecting songs in two languages at once, etc.

Added several 'Auto-replace' options to Bible verse window for Jewish-Messianic congregations that need to replace certain names for God with Jewish acceptable equivalents. Implemented: Jehovah to YHVH, Jesus to Yeshua, and Christ to Mashiach. Note: This feature only works with public domain Bible versions, - it has no effect when using a copyrighted version.




New in version 3.1a:


Changed Add/edit window keyboard shortcuts so as not to interfere with Windows standard copy/paste shortcuts.

The Add/edit window's song name entry box is now limited to 50 characters to prevent program crashing.

You can now edit a song's play order when using the 'Edit current song' feature.



New in version 3.1:


Non-english Bible versions now show book names in their non-english language. Added support for The Message Bible version.

Added an enhanced paste method for importing whole songs at once from text files, Word documents, etc.

DVD player now shows clip lengths.

Sound recorder now prompts to save data 1st when closing Worship Him.

Sound recorder now remembers if it was open in previous session.

Simplified the song database management. You no longer need to use 'File' 'Open song file' and 'File' 'Save song file' to save your song data, - it's all done automatically.

'Queue list autorun' now supports individual timings for announcements.

Fixed CCLI text file import not importing author information due to format change.

Added 'Quick select default setup' to the Worship time window's 'Projector display options' menu. This option, when used in conjunction with the 'Use default setup only' option makes it easier to change the appearance of songs to match the mood of the worship service, instead of song-by-song only.



New in version 3.0b:


Preview for supplied video clip backgrounds now works when video clips are used in new projector setup files. Preview can also be added for new video clip backgrounds by supplying a .jpg preview thumbnail picture in the Worship Him graphics folder with the same filename as the video clip (except ending with .jpg of course).

Misc minor bug fixes.

Rearranged the Add/edit window's 'File' menu for greater clarity.

Added more graphics.

Improved song search. You can now search for an exact phrase, group of words - all words, or group of words - any word. You can also search by title, key, category, author, or publisher.



New in version 3.0a:

Added preview for supplied projector setup files with video backgrounds.



New in version 3.0


Added support for video clip backgrounds for songs, Bible verses, announcements, and sermon points. MPEG and AVI formats. Requires Windows XP.

Added sound recorder. Connect your computer to your sound board and you can now use Worship Him to record your worship service. The audio files created can easily be used to burn audio CDs with any CD burner.

Added
9 high quality video clip backgrounds courtesy of the fine folks at www.worshipfilms.com.



New in version 2.9a:

Fixed announcements somtimes not displaying properly from queue lists when interspersed with other items like Bible verses.

Fixed CCLI import not properly handling commas in song text.

Arrow keys can now be used for forward and backward in Slideshow mode.

Other misc bug fixes.



New in version 2.9:


Added a slide builder for announcements and sermon notes.

Added queue list 'Auto-run' capability. You can now automatically display announcements or picture slideshows without having to create a macro.

More transition options: Added fade in/out and fade simultaneous transitions (requires Windows XP), song transitions can now be set to transition only the first piece of a new song, and transitions can now be set to transition to background picture, black, or another color.

Spacebar and backspace keys can now be used for forward and backward in slideshow mode.

Further improved DVD clip playback reliability.



New in version 2.8c:

Improved DVD clip playback reliability.

Added more display options for Bible verses.

Added multiple-select capability to queue lists for: picture, video clip, audio clip, DVD clip, and shockwave/flash files.

Tooltips popup text for song and queue lists in the Worship time window now includes information specific to the highlighted item.




New in version 2.8b:


Improved DVD player reliability.

Added playlist and random play capabilities to the CD player. Playlists can be inserted into queue lists.




New in version 2.8:

Added integrated DVD player. DVDs automatically play in projector's display. Includes DVD menu and chapter navigation, preview mode, hide when stopped, and always on top options. You can define and save clips/segments for putting into queue lists. Requires Windows XP, Directx version 9 or higher and a Directx 9 compliant video card, and a Windows compatible DVD renderer installed. See DVD player help topic for details.

You can now use the keyboard for Bible verse selection.

Projection now works properly with Windows dual monitor setups that have the secondary monitor to the left or above the primary monitor.

Added integrated CD player. CDs can be played manually, with auto track repeat and auto CD repeat. CD tracks can also be added to queue lists for quick selection.

Worship Him now automatically turns on the Window's font smoothing feature to insure optimal display quality.



New in version 2.7f:


Fixed CCLI Lyric Service import not working properly on some songs.

Added support for the NIV and NASB Bible versions.

Added more graphics.



New in version 2.7e:

Fixed some songs downloaded from CCLI Lyric Service not importing bridges properly because of format change.

Bible verse window can now be set to stay open when adding multiple Bible verses to a queue list.

Added 'Show title/author/copyright' feature. Allows you to show the current song's title, author, and copyright without having to show any of the lyrics.



New in version 2.7d:

Fixed wrong transition sometimes being used when the 'next piece' buttons are used.

Added author, copyright, and publisher information to song usage tracking data and reports. (Only reports comprised of tracking data gathered with version 2.7d or higher contain the new information.)

Added text file import/export for songs to make it easier when transfering songs from one computer to another.




New in version 2.7c:


fixed 'Format' button in spontaneous song text window sometimes formatting text all the way to edge of screen.

Adjusted other features that previously could cause song lyric text to extend to the very edge of the screen. Improves overall appearance in some cases.

Fixed previous song's title/author sometimes being displayed when clicking 'Next piece' after displaying a spontaneous chorus or Bible verse.



New in version 2.7b:

Added Powerpoint 2003 launch option so launching Powerpoint shows can work with this version of PowerPoint and the PowerPoint 2003 viewer.

Added CCLI Song Select 3.0 program import feature. Allows you to paste songs copied within Song Select to Worship Him directly to all the appropriate fields.

Added Integrity Worship Software import. Allows you to select any song(s) in their database from a list and import them.



New in version 2.7a:

Fixed nursery messages flashing during transitions.



New in version 2.7:

Added wipe, horiz scroll, vert scroll, blinds, iris, spiral, flyin, flyout, zigzag, and blinds-split transitions. All transitions include up-down-left-right, or in-out directional modifiers (for a total of 32 transitions) and speed selection. Transitions can be independently selected for songs, show logo, show picture, clear all, and clear words.

Misc minor bug fixes.



New in version 2.6d:


Fixed 'Edit current song' feature sometimes crashing.



New in version 2.6c:

Optimized code for more efficient use of memory and Windows resources.



New in version 2.6b:

Misc bug fixes



New in version 2.6a:

Fixed song files sometimes not saving properly while a macro is running.

Fixed several other minor bugs.



New in version 2.6

Added support for Macromedia Shockwave/Flash.

Added support for more MPEG video formats.

Added support for video clips in macros.

Reorganized the help file.

You can now edit songs and queue lists while a macro is playing.



New in version 2.5:

Mini projector view now includes song text shading and outline.

Added more shading and outline control. You can now select from three levels for shading, and four levels of outline.

Improved outline quality.

Shading and outline can be different colors.

Shade and outline levels have changed slightly so some users may want to adjust some of their projector setup files and/or default projector setup.

CCLI import corrected to work with the new file format (still works with old format also).

Added 'RS232 flash-freeze' single monitor control mode. Allows simulated dual screen operation on a single monitor system using serial/RS232 freeze function. See the help file for more details.

Added Macro record and playback feature. Allows automation of Worship Him for automatic playback with pre-recorded music or automatic cycling of announcements, Bible verses, etc. Includes continuous looping and playback in primary monitor options.

Built-in sound player now supports MP3, WMA, ASF, and MIDI files as well as WAV files.



New in version 2.4a:

Added a button for toggling the projector window on+off. This allows things like flash animations and Powerpoint shows (Powerpoint requires special handling - see tip 4 in the Powerpoint topic of the help file) to still be visible while you are actively doing something else in Worship Him like setting up queue lists, etc.

Projector setups window: Now to edit the default projector setup you must select 'Edit default projector setup' from the Worship time window's 'Options' menu and to edit or create projector setup files you select 'Edit projector setup files' from the Worship time window's 'Options' menu. This helps make the projector setups window less confusing.

Fixed CCLI import dropping the last digit of the CCLI song number.



New in version 2.4:

Song text shading can now be left or right, and you can have outline and shading at the same time.

Added Vignette options to background gradient feature.

Added ability to copy song usage reports to the windows clipboard.

Added optional auto-preview of each song's projector setup/appearance.

Added default category selection for song entry and import from CCLI Lyric Service.

Mini projector display now displays vertical centering selection.

Video support: The video playback window can optionally be hidden when playback is paused allowing normal song lyrics, etc to be visible. Added preview mode for previewing and queing clips without showing them on the projector's display.

You can add .wav sound files to queue lists. They play without launching any external application.



New in version 2.3a:


Changed Alternate spell check shortcut key to CTRL-H the prevent conflict with copy/paste keyboard shortcut.

Added unfreeze and unblank buttons to RS232 Projector control.

Added option to turn off delete confirmation in Add/edit window.

Added "Show title on first screen only" option for title/author/copyright display.



New in version 2.3:

Fixed song title sometimes displaying when spontaneous song text is used.

Fixed shade color selection sometimes dissabled when outline is selected.

Fixed no chapter 22 in the book of Revelation for included Bible versions.

Improved CCLI import reliability.



New in version 2.2:


Added CCLI Song Select Lyric Service import capability.

You can now enter each song's CCLI ID number in the Add/edit window. Each song's CCLI ID number is also included in the song usage tracking reports.

Added more spell checking options for non US language users.



New in version 2.1:

You can now turn off auto deletion of leading and trailing spaces in song text.

You no longer have to save Bible verses to disk before adding them to a queue list.

You can now save and load Bible verse display options.

Bible verses selected from the included Bible versions can now include chapter and verse numbers automatically.



New in version 2.0:


Added "as you type" spell checking.

Fixed crash when previewing video clips in the Queue lists window.

Fixed crash when using 'Copy special' and 'Paste special' in the Add/edit window.

Added more line spacing options.

More Bible verse display format options.

Added the King James and American Standard Bible versions.

Added merge capability to queue list 'File', 'Open'.



New in version 1.9a:

Added outline option for song and Bible verse text shading.

Added continuous loop option for video playback.

Video clips don't appear on the screen until the play button is pressed.

The last 10 nursery messages and spontaneous verses are now remembered for easy recall.

Added more vertical centering options.



New in version 1.9:


Added full screen video playback support. Requires Windows Media Player. Supports AVI and MPEG formats.

Projector no longer automatically cleared when exiting or entering the Worship time window.

Added icons to queue lists.

Fixed and improved queue list copy to clipboard feature.



New in version 1.8f:

Fixed print song list in queue lists window crashing if you select cancel.

Fixed the merge utility crashing when the source song file has only one song in it.



New in version 1.8e:

Added preview to projector setup file selection.

The mini projector representation now includes title, author, copyright, and frames.

You can now set your Windows desktop wallpaper to the current selected image from the Worship time window's Options menu. Note: Active desktop "view as web page" must be off for this to work.

The "Show cross" selection has been changed to "Show logo", and you can now choose any graphic you want for this feature. The old cross image is the default.

Added vertical centering options to Bible verse display properties. (Centered, mid, and top).

The operator notes window is now also available in the Queue lists window.

The queue lists window's song-view box now includes the song category.

The Queue list window's 'Copy queue list' feature now includes song number and key for each song entry.

Commas are now allowed in the song title field.

Added right-click popup menu to the mini projector display in the Worship time window. It allows quick access to 'Show logo', 'Show image', 'Show Bible verse', 'Show message' and 'Show spontaneous song text'.



New in version 1.8d:

Fixed occasional song text vertical centering and title/author/copyright problems when backing up in slideshow mode.

Changed slideshow mouse control buttons. Left mouse button now advances, right mouse button backs up.

RS232 projector control codes can now be up to 30 characters long.



New in version 1.8c:

Fixed title/author sometimes not displaying properly when freezing/unfreezing the projector display.

Fixed title/author/copyright sometimes displaying incorrect information after using the projector setups window's 'Quick view' button.

Improved accuracy of song text vertical centering.

Added a 'Mid' selection in the vertical centering option. You can now select centered (normal), top (song text as high as possible), or mid (in-between centered and top).

Added 'Copy queue list' to queue list window's 'Edit' menu. You can now copy a queue list to the windows clipboard for easy pasting into other apps like MS Word or Notepad.

You can now click on a play-order item in the 'Play order' window to jump to that position in a song's play order.



New in version 1.8b:

You can now select the following font properties for song title, author, and copyright information: Font name, size, bold, italic, and underline.

You can have a border around the song title + author. It can be the entire box, just the bottom and sides, or a shadow.

Song lyric text can now be left or right justified instead of just line-by-line centering.

The "Quick select" boxes now automatically clear when you select a song in the Queue lists, Add/edit, and Worship time windows.



New in version 1.8a:

Fixed 'Clear words' button sometimes not working properly after showing a Bible verse.

You can now select what verse chorus or bridge displays the title author and copyright information. Verse 1 is the default.

Fixed Bible verses in queue files being cutoff if they were to long. You must now save your Bible verse to disk though.

RS232 projector control codes can now be up to 20 characters long.



New in version 1.8:


Added RS232 projector control. Includes Power on/off, input select, freeze and blank. Programmable for most projectors.

Added spontaneous song text capability. Spontaneous verses can be easily generated on the fly.

Added a basic wav file player to the Worship time window. Put the wav files you want to use in the Worship Him!\Wavs folder and then from the Worship time window select 'Options' and 'Play Wav file'.

You can now set a song file to be the default song file, which is opened automatically upon entering the Add/edit, queue list, and Worship time windows.

Added 2 color gradient option for projector backgrounds. Vertical and horizontal gradients are supported.

You can now email queue lists as attatchments or in the message body with just a few clicks.



New in version 1.7b:

Fixed occasional crash using prev/next song piece buttons.



Changes from version 1.7 to 1.7a:

Changed: the 'Hold' key for keyboard shortcuts is now the Control key instead of Alt. For instance, instead of Alt-X to show the cross, you now use Control-X.

You can search songs by key as well as for a word or phrase. Search results can also be printed now.

Added 'File stats' to the Worship time and Add/edit window's 'View' menu. This gives the following song file statistics: File size, number of songs, and date/time last saved.

There is now an option to prevent a screensaver from running while Worship Him is running. (Worship time window's 'Options' menu.)

Added direct verse/chorus/bridge access via keyboard shortcuts (Control+1234567890-=\ keys for verses 1-13, Control+F3-F7 for choruses 1-5 and Control+F8-F12 for bridges 1-5).



New in version 1.7:

Added fully configurable auto-backup capability. You can select the backup folder, number of songs added between backups, and the number of backup files to keep.

Song usage reports are now more detailed. Reports include separate totals for times projected, printed, and copied to the windows clipboard.

Added option for a frame/border around projected image. You select the color, and the settings are saved in your projector setup files and/or default settings. (Also available in Bible verse display options.)

Added preview button to Bible verse display options.




Changes from 1.6b to 1.6c:


Compatibilty: Version 1.6c allows only 13 verses per song instead of 14. If you have a song with 14 verses, the 14th verse will now appear in the 'Song number' field. You will have to edit the song to repair it.

You can now enter a songbook/hymnal number and the key (C,F#, etc) for each song. These can optionally be displayed on the projector with the title. Also, you can now use a song's number for fast access in the Worship time and queue list's quick-select boxes.

Added quick-select box to help find a specific song in the Add/edit window.

You can now print a list of all your songs, or just songs of a certain category.

Fixed bug causing 1280X1024 projector resolution to not be auto-detected.

Made song name and author font sizes slightly smaller.

You can now turn off automatic deletion of blank lines (in the Add/edit window's 'Options' menu).

Optimized code for more efficient use of memory and Windows resources.



Changes from 1.6a to 1.6b:

Fixed printouts sometimes printing twice the number of copies selected.



Changes from 1.60 to 1.6a:

Fixed nursery messages sometimes only staying up for a brief time.

Fixed crash when trying to save a song file to a floppy with insufficient free space.

Launching PowerPoint shows in secondary display now works with the PowerPoint viewer.



Changes from version 1.55 to 1.60:

Added option to have PowerPoint presentations and other apps automatically move to projector's (secondary) display when launched.

Added convenient Bible verse projection capability. Bible verses have their own display options and can be saved to disk or added to queue lists.

Fixed projector clear toggle sometimes not working properly in slideshow mode.

When selecting a color, the previous color value now appears as the initial selection.

Improved preview functionality in queue lists window.

You can now select the background color for projecting image files.



Changes from version 1.51 to 1.55:

Fixed "Invalid picture" error when lauching slideshow mode after an imported PowerPoint presentation.

Fixed second level categories sometimes not working properly.

Projector no longer automatically cleared when launching a non-song item from a queue list.

Added "Clear words" button to Worship time window. Allows clearing the words of a song but leaving the background image up.

Added "Show image" to Worship time "Options" menu. Allows selection of an image file for display.

You can now add images to queue lists as well. They do not launch with an associated program, but instead are painted directly to the projector. Good for church logos, backdrops for plays, etc.

Preview now available when selecting image files.

Added preview button for non-song queue list items in the queue lists window.

Added the following shortcut keys in the Worship time window and slideshow mode:

Alt-X = Show cross
Alt-I = Show Image
Numeric keypad 1 key = Clear words



Changes from version 1.50 to 1.51:

Fixed 'Next sub' button sometimes not enabling after launching a non-song item from the queue list

Fixed imported PowerPoint slideshow window caption sometimes not properly indicating the filename of the imported slideshow.

'Current settings overide song setup files' option in the projector setup window now saved automatically and apart from the default saved setup file.

Added 'View' 'Play order' option to the Worship time window's 'View' menu.

Projector resolution (for Add/edit line length indicators and PowerPoint slide import resolution) now auto-detected.

Projector monitor now defaults to second display adaptor on multiple monitor computers. With these last two features, Worship Him! installs "ready to go" on most systems.



What's new in version 1.50:

New features:

1) PowerPoint presentations as well as other files or programs can be inserted directly into queue lists, not just songs.

2) PowerPoint presentations can be imported into Worship Him! for the same kind of dynamic point and click ease of display that you get with songs. Your PowerPoint slides are spread out before you, and you can simply point and click any slide you want to display.

3) Any icon or cursor can be selected for the projector display's mouse cursor. Possible uses include a hand to point out key phrases in Bible verses, or a bouncing ball for song lyrics. (Animated icons not supported.)

4) Powerful formatting options for song printouts and copying a song to the clipboard for pasting into other applications.You can select just what components you want, in what order, and whether you want the label, the full text, or both. Settings can be saved individually for each song.

5) In the "Visual Preferences", you can now select "Use Windows default colors" so Worship Him! will use your Windows desktop color scheme.

Miscellaneous fixes and corrections including:

Printing and copying songs to the clipboard are now included in song usage tracking.

Projector-clear key changed from space bar to the numeric-keypad-zero key to correct a conflict with the song list quick-select function.



Version 1.0:

Changes from build 179 to build 180:

Fixed background image sometimes not updating properly in Add/edit visual preferences.

Fixed "C:\program files\Worship Him!\None" image not found error in setup files that have "use background image" unchecked.

Fixed "No current record" error when "Edit current song" was selected after changing the song list category in the Worship time window.

Sometimes when deleting duplicate song(s) is the only action taken in the Add/edit window, when you hit "Done" you would not be prompted to save changes first. - Fixed

Added song file merge utility to the registered version.



Changes from build 177 -> build 179:


fixed reference to 3 song limit in help about screen. (changed to 25 song)

Added more keyboard shortcuts to menu items in worship time and add/edit windows

Added the following keyboard commands to slideshow mode:
Keypad2 = next full piece (verse chorus or bridge)
Keypad8 = previous full piece
Keypad6 = next sub piece (piece of current verse chorus or bridge)
Keypad4 = previous sub piece
Keypad5 = freeze projector toggle
SPACE = clear projector toggle
Keypad3 = next song in queue list
Keypad9 = previous song in que list

Added the following keyboard command to the worship time window:
SPACE = clear projector

 

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