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103MainStage User Guide
Define the default relationship between the first mapping and
subsequent mappings
1. In MainStage, select a screen control you want to map to multiple parameters.
2. Choose Default Relation to First Mapping from the Action pop-up menu, located in the
upper-right corner of the ScreenControl Inspector.
3. Do one of the following:
• To set subsequent mappings to be offset by a fixed value from the first mapping:
Choose Offset.
• To set subsequent mappings to scale by a constant ratio, starting from the same
minimum value: Choose Scale.
• To set subsequent mappings to scale by a constant ratio to the point defined for the
mapping, starting from both the same minimum value and maximum value: Choose
Pivot.
Use screen controls to display PDF document pages in
MainStage
You can import a multipage PDF document into your layout and then use screen controls
to select a page or turn the pages. This is useful if, for example, you want to add a PDF
of sheet music or lyrics to your layout and then advance the pages as you perform. In
MainStage, you import the PDF into a Background screen control.
Add multi-page PDF documents
In order to map screen controls to turn the pages of a multipage PDF, your layout must
contain at least one Background screen control with a multipage PDF selected as the
image, and one Patch List screen control to act as a table of contents for your PDF. If your
layout does not already contain these items, follow the steps below:
1. In MainStage, click the Layout button at the upper-left corner of the MainStage window
(or press Command-1).
2. Drag one of the Patch List screen controls from the Screen Controls palette to the
workspace.
3. Drag a Background screen control from the Screen Controls Palette to the workspace.