Please Note: CCLI recently upgraded their site, to the extent that the CCLI Import feature no longer works. Fixing this has been deferred until after the release of version 1.0. In the mean time, I notice one of the new features available on CCLI is an export option. Haven’t had a chance to try it yet.

If your church has a SongSelect account from CCLI You can use the New Song, Import feature.

You can search for a song using any of the following options:

• Title and AKA
• Title
• Lyrics
• Author
• Catalog
• Theme
• CCLI#

Once you have found the song, select it and click import. Do any Editing necessary and Save the song.

Alternatively, you can find the lyrics on the internet and copy and paste them. (Make sure you are familiar with the OpenSong formatting. Use the Help option for details.)

You can add any images to be used in your presentations. Simply add them to your backgrounds folder:

The new backgrounds will then be selectable from the background chooser next time you run OpenSong.

Please note: OpenSong will perform better if your background images are in the “native resolution” of your projector. Consult the owner’s manual to confirm your projector’s native resolution. You will find this information on the page(s) that contain the projector’s specifications. Typically this will either be 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768.

If your images are a different resolution, reformat them using a good graphic editor (like Photoshop or GraphicConverter). This will save Opensong from having to do this each time on the fly.

Bibles must be in a specific format to be compatible. You can get compatible bible versions from the bible translations section from the downloads page.

1. Close OpenSong.
2. Unzip the file you have downloaded.
3. Copy the unzipped file to the necessary folder (see table below).
4. Run OpenSong.
5. Go to the scripture picker in ‘Sets Mode’ and select the new version from the drop down box.
6. Wait for OpenSong to Finish indexing the Bible. (This process can take quite some time.)

The Bible translation is now ready to use.