💻 Installing the app on the church computer

The Sola Studio app runs the slides during the service. It needs Microsoft PowerPoint on the same computer.

1. Install

Go to the Download page on the church computer and follow the steps for Mac or Windows.

• Mac: the easiest way is to paste one line into Terminal; it installs and opens Sola Studio. Downloading the .dmg also works, but the first time you open it macOS asks you to allow it in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
• Windows: run the installer. If Windows says “Windows protected your PC”, press More info → Run anyway.

The first time Sola Studio shows slides, your computer asks whether it may control Microsoft PowerPoint. Press OK / Allow.

2. The three-step setup

When Sola Studio opens for the first time it walks you through:

1. Connect — on this website open 💻 Church computer, press Make a connection code, copy it and paste it into the app.
2. Songs — choose the folder that holds your song PowerPoint files (one file per song).
3. Ready — your services appear at the top, built from what you told the website. Choose one and press ⟳ Get latest from the website.

All of this can be changed later in the app’s ⚙ Settings.

Which services the app shows

The services across the top of the app come from 💻 Church computer → Set up services on this website. For each service you choose what plays before it starts and each part with its start time — for example, Sunday morning: announcements, then Bible class at 9:30, then worship at 10:30. After a change, press ⟳ Get latest from the website in the app.

Updates

When there’s a new version, a blue bar at the top of the app offers to install it. It takes about a minute and the app restarts by itself — just don’t do it during a service.