> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.slipity.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Stage screens

> Show the people on the platform what's next, the time, notes and chords.

A stage screen shows a **stage layout** instead of what the audience sees. A layout can hold:

* the **current** and **next** slide,
* a **clock** and [timers](https://docs.slipity.com/presenting/countdowns-and-timers.md),
* the slide's **notes**,
* **chords** for the band, in the song's key,
* the **stage message**,
* anything else a slide can hold.

![Screenshot to come](https://mintcdn.com/slipity/ddfjNdKt9Fp_3G2P/images/placeholder.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ddfjNdKt9Fp_3G2P\&q=85\&s=305435d15979a4e41a8762e1faae5681)

To capture: A stage screen with current and next slide, a clock and a countdown.

## Set one up

**1. Give a display the Stage role**

In **Settings › Screens**.

**2. Choose its layout**

Each stage screen has its own **Stage Layout**.

**3. Design layouts**

In the **Stage Editor**, starting from one of the layouts there or from nothing.

## Changing layout during a service

A slide can change a stage screen's layout when it goes live — chords for the band's songs, notes and a clock for the sermon. Right-click the slide and choose **Add Action › Stage**, then the screen and its layout. Siri and Shortcuts can do it too (**Show Stage Layout**).

## Stage messages

Put a line of text in front of the people on the platform:

* On the Mac, **Screens › Send Stage Message…** (**⌥⌘M**), and **Clear Stage Message** to take it down.
* From a remote, or Siri and Shortcuts (**Send Stage Message**, **Clear Stage Message**).

![Screenshot to come](https://mintcdn.com/slipity/ddfjNdKt9Fp_3G2P/images/placeholder.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ddfjNdKt9Fp_3G2P\&q=85\&s=305435d15979a4e41a8762e1faae5681)

To capture: Send Stage Message with “Wrap up in 5 minutes” typed in.

## Notes

Each slide has **notes**, shown on stage screens and never to the audience. Add them in the slide inspector, or let [Sermon notes](https://docs.slipity.com/building/sermon-notes.md) fill them in.


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