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title: Switch Presentations / Change Layouts
slug: legacy-docs/switch-presentations-change-layouts
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createdAt: 2025-03-11T06:58:09.587Z
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Development of BrightAuthor Classic has largely ceased and the app will eventually be deprecated and replaced with BrightSign Author.
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Use BrightAuthor Classic's **Switch to Presentation** [command](docId\:lG8iLYdnIB0PL8tvxTKBo) to switch from one presentation to another on the fly. This is useful if you need to change the zone layout without manually republishing the presentation. Note that *all* presentations must use the same resolution. Otherwise, the player will need to reboot to change its output resolution.

To do this:

1. Create a presentation with an Interactive playlist.
2. Go to **File > Presentation Properties > Switch Presentations**.
3. Select **Add Presentation** and **Browse** to locate and add the presentation to switch to.
4. Give the presentation a **Name**. This can be different from the project name (the *.bpf* file that is created when the project is saved).
5. Open the *event* where you want to switch presentations. Select the **Advanced** tab.
6. Select **Add Command** and select **Other -- Switch to Presentation**.
7. Use the **Specify Presentation** drop down list to select the presentation you wish to switch to. Alternatively, you can select **Specify via user variable** if you want to use the value of a user variable to determine which presentation to switch to.

You can use the **Switch to Presentation** command to link together as many presentations as needed. Note that all presentations added in the **Switch Presentations** tab will be published along with the master presentation.

# Example

The below presentation uses a BP200 event to switch from one presentation to another.

![Presentation\_Properties\_--\_Switch\_Presentatinos.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/2Uyd1MJliAjqKiyg-h8hU_namepresentationproperties-switchpresentatinos.png)

![Advanced\_Tab.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/IowOG-ztNjE2aIoj6huzb_nameadvancedtab.png)