It’s been just over two weeks since we launched the BRAND NEW SIDEKICK PRO, and we’ve been BUSY! Keep reading below to find out some of the updates and improvements that we’ve released since launch!

Live Video

Introducing LIVE VIDEO!

You can now use any connected webcam to show live video as the background in Slides, Wheel of Destiny, Pick Me, and even Songs! Plus, you can even connect your iPhone as a wireless Continuity Camera so you can help your entire group see what’s going on upfront during a game!Here are a few ways this could work for your ministry:

– Use a camera to show your worship team on the screen with the song lyrics!
– Use an iPhone to show a student onscreen as they hit the buzzer to spin the Wheel!
-Put the final round of Head, Shoulders, Knees, Cupon the big screen for everyone to see up close!

For more info about how to set up your iPhone as a Continuity Camera, see this article from Apple Support: 
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102546

Live Session History

From day one, Sidekick Pro users have been able to export their most recent sessions from Live Responses, Live Voting, Live Ranking, and Live Trivia,as a spreadsheet, but now, you can also see responses from all sessions within the last 90 DAYS.

So, no more worrying about whether or not you remembered to save your students’ responses! 

Video Trimming

Have you ever wished that you play just a short clip from a video or that you could start a video where you had to stop it short last week? Now you can!

In Slides, users can right-click on any video and choose “Trim Video…” to select the in-point (where the video starts) and the out-point (where the video stops). So, now instead of having to edit your video before importing it into Sidekick Pro, you can only play the parts you actually want to play.

Song Improvements

Two requests came in almost immediately after Songs went live, and both are now here:

Title Slides – Now, every song that you import automatically includes a Title Slide that can be added into your arrangement
All-Caps 
– Songs now also includes the ability to format your song lyrics in all capital letters

Other Minor Fixes

The Sidekick Pro team has also been hard at work squashing bugs and making minor stability fixes like:

– Improving drag & drop between documents and presentations
– Improving importing Google Slides documents
– Increasing the reliability of the “Play Sounds” toggle
– Increasing the reliability of pre-selected winners in Pick Me, Wheel of Destiny, Boxes, and Photo Fury

And that’s not all we have in store. We’ve got a few more new features that we’ll be rolling out soon, so make sure you’re always updated to the latest version:

Download the Latest Version of the Brand New Sidekick Pro Here!

We hope you and your students are enjoying Sidekick Pro as much as we are, and we can’t wait to show you a few more features that we’re working on! Be sure to stay tuned!

Blessings,

Doug, Josh, Mari, Jess, Travis, Michelle, &​ Boldman

a.k.a. The Sidekick Pro Team