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title: Switch Presentations
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createdAt: 2025-03-11T06:58:09.585Z
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This page / section pertains to BrightSign Author, our latest app for authoring and managing content and players. For the legacy BrightAuthor Classic app, refer to our [Legacy Docs](docId\:i5zF53DX56wdWDFHlRot1).
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In BrightSign Author, you can use the [Switch Presentation](docId\:a6Ali6u-szxHuansk6T3-) functionality to switch from one presentation to another. This is useful if you want to change the zone layout without having to manually republish the presentation. All presentations must use the same resolution, otherwise the player will need to reboot to change its resolution. To do this:

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1. Select the Zone in the **Presentation** tab. Go to **Zones > Properties** **> Type** to choose the zone type of the master presentation. 
2. Double click to edit the zone.
3. Change the Zone from **Simple** to **Advanced**. Any zone can be Advanced except for **Ticker** and **Background Image** zones.
4. Go to **Presentation Settings > Support Content > Switch Presentations**. Select the plus sign to add a presentation (see Image 1).
5. Enter a **Presentation Name** (this can be different from its saved name).
6. In the center panel, select the event  on which you want to switch presentations. Go to **Event Properties > Advanced**. In Image 2, a BP200 event is the trigger to switch from one presentation to another.
7. Select **Add Command** and select  **Other** as the Command. **Switch to Presentation** as the **Command Parameter**.
8. Use the **Specify a Presentation** drop down list to select the presentation to switch to, or select **Specify via user variable** to use a user variable to determine the presentation. 
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![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/0prk6SO2dy9LdU77jB8D1/rqyMWvq7mt3Odnb0Zpz6Z_image.png "Image 1")
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You can use the **Switch to Presentation** command to link together as many presentations as needed. All presentations added to the **Switch Presentations** tab under **Support Content** will publish with the master presentation.

![Screenshot 2024-04-05 at 3.00.58 PM.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/EuGRQKeToPTg97B52zXbN_screenshot-2024-04-05-at-30058-pm.png "Image 2")