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The operator's desk,
mapped.

Every region of the Play & Worship operator console explained — what it does, why it's where it is, and how to use it without thinking once you've run a service or two.

Play & Worship — Operator Console On Air
The Play & Worship operator console — File / Edit / Schedule menu bar, toolbar with Go Live and Motion / Countdown / Announcement / Birthday tools, library on the left, slide grid in the middle, preview and live monitors on the right, service schedule at the bottom.

The actual operator console running a service. Each region is explained below.

Region 1

Menu bar

A thin always-visible strip at the top of the window with desktop-class menus, plus status pills on the right.

Region 2

Toolbar

The most-used actions live here as labeled buttons. No icons-only — operators need to read fast.

Region 3

Library (left panel)

Four tabs — Songs, Hymn, Scripture (Bible), Media. Type to filter, click to select, double-click to add to schedule.

Region 4

Workspace (center)

The center of the screen. Shows whatever you have selected in the library or schedule — usually a grid of slide thumbnails or a song editor.

Region 5

Monitors (right panel)

Two stacked monitor previews with the transport between them. Preview is blue (operator-only); Live is red (what the projector shows).

Region 6

Schedule strip (bottom)

The full service order as a horizontal strip of cards. Drag to reorder, double-click a card to go live, hover for ✕ to remove.

Region 7

Status bar (footer)

A one-line summary of what's happening across the whole app. Watch this when something feels off.

Region 8

Projector window (separate)

Not part of the operator window. Opens on click, drags to your second screen, runs fullscreen on F.

Region 9

Mobile Remote pairing

A QR code panel in the operator window pairs a phone to the console for hand-held control by the worship leader.

The Real Thing

The actual operator console.

This is a live, in-browser preview of the app. Interaction is disabled — hover and click Open the app → to run it yourself.

Play & Worship — Operator Console On Air
Play & Worship operator console — songs library, slide grid, preview & live monitors, and the service schedule.
Open the app →

In-app keyboard: Space Go · ←→ Navigate · N New · I Import · SHBM Tabs · F1 Countdown · Esc Clear

Reference

Every keyboard shortcut.

Print this. Stick it next to the operator's laptop. By week three you won't need it.

Go Live
Promote the preview slide to the projector
Space
Next slide
Move to the next slide inside the current item
→ PgDn
Previous slide
Move back one slide
← PgUp
Next / previous item
Jump between schedule cards
↓ ↑
Clear live
Blank the projector without losing state
Esc
Blackout / restore
Fade projector to black; press again to restore
B
Fullscreen projector
From inside the projector window
F F11
New song
Open a blank song editor
N
Import song
Paste lyrics; the parser slices sections
I
Songs / Hymn / Bible / Media tabs
Switch the library tab without clicking
S H B M
Countdown overlay
Pre-service countdown on the projector
F1
Confirm auto-save
Cosmetic; everything already auto-saves
Ctrl+S
For New Operators

Three habits worth building.

If you train one volunteer a quarter, give them this short list and walk away.

01

Build the schedule before the band starts.

Even a 60-second start-of-rehearsal pass saves you 10 minutes of mid-service hunting.

02

Live by Preview → Space → Live.

Never click directly on the Live monitor. Always cue on Preview, then promote with Space. That single habit eliminates 90% of operator mistakes.

03

When something feels off, watch the status bar.

It tells you instantly whether the projector is still connected, whether auto-save fired, and whether the live index matches what you think it should be.

Try the console with no install.

Open the operator window in another tab and tap Space a few times. That's the whole onboarding.

In Browser Open the Console No install needed
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