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Step-by-step guides to setting up and running your show with Shotimer.

New to Shotimer? Start with Your first show in 5 minutes. It takes you from a new account to a running timer on a stage screen.

Getting started

Your first show in 5 minutes Open a room, set a timer, put it on a stage screen and press Start. The Controller Where everything is: preview, transport, rundown, messages and menus. Timers Countdown, count up and time of day, linking timers, warnings and chimes. Show timing Over or under, end of show, gaps, getting back on time, undo and actual times. Room settings Event date, time zone, clock and countdown formats, overtime and tolerance. Stage messages Send the speaker a silent note such as “Please wrap up”. Dashboard and rooms Open, rename and reorder rooms, and see every connected screen. Import, export and print Back up a running order, import a spreadsheet, or print a copy for the crew. System requirements The browsers, devices and connection Shotimer needs.

Outputs

Put the timer on a screen Use a TV, projector, tablet or phone, with a new tab, a link or a QR code. Customise your screens Choose what each screen shows, and with Pro, colours, fonts and your logo. Agenda and Moderator views A running order for the crew or audience, and a view for the host. Screens and access See what’s connected, remove a screen, and keep your links safe.

Guides

Phones and tablets Use them as stage screens or remotes, full screen and awake for the whole show. Using two devices Open a room on more than one device and choose who controls it. If the internet drops What keeps working, what waits, and how to plan for bad Wi-Fi. Resets Which reset to use, and what each one keeps and clears. Keyboard shortcuts Start, pause, skip and black out from the keyboard. Troubleshooting Connection problems, screens that won’t connect, missing chimes and more.

Account

Your account Sign up with Google or email, reset your password, or delete your account. Free and Pro What each plan includes, what counts as a screen, and reaching a limit.

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