Messages

Messages let you send text announcements to any screen during your event. Tell the speaker "2 minutes left," show the audience "Q&A starts after the break," or send an internal cue to your backstage crew — all without leaving the controller.

Each message is delivered to a specific screen type — speaker, audience, or staff — so a private cue like "Wrap up in 2 minutes" never appears on the audience screen.

#Sending Messages

Open the Messages panel in your controller.
Type your message text in a message slot.
Select the target screen: Speaker, Audience, Staff, or any combination.
Click Send. The message appears on the selected screens immediately.

To clear a message, click the dismiss button or send an empty message to that screen.

#Message Targeting

Each message can be sent to one or more screen types:

Target	Who sees it	Example
Speaker	Only the speaker’s confidence monitor	“Please wrap up”
Audience	All audience-facing screens and projectors	“WiFi password: event2025”
Staff	Backstage crew screens only	“Prepare next speaker in green room”
All	Every connected presentation screen	“Fire alarm test in 5 minutes”

#Simultaneous Multi-Screen Messages

One of the most powerful aspects of Tevyr messaging is the ability to show different messages on different screens at the same time. Each screen operates independently — the speaker can see one message while the audience sees another and your staff sees a third.

Speaker

"Please wrap up"

Private cue

Audience

"WiFi: event2025"

Public info

Staff

"Prep next speaker"

Internal cue

#One Message Per Screen

Each screen can show exactly one message at a time. When you send a new message to a screen that already has a message showing, the new message automatically replaces the old one on that screen.

Scenario	What happens
Msg 1 on [Speaker, Staff] — then Msg 2 sent to [Speaker, Audience]	Speaker switches to Msg 2. Staff keeps Msg 1. Audience shows Msg 2. The Speaker toggle on Msg 1 turns off automatically.
Msg 1 on [All] — then Msg 2 sent to [Staff]	Staff switches to Msg 2. Speaker and Audience keep Msg 1. The Staff toggle on Msg 1 turns off automatically.
Msg 1 on [Audience] — then Msg 2 sent to [Audience]	Audience switches to Msg 2. Msg 1's Audience toggle turns off.

The screen toggle buttons in the controller always reflect the actual state — if a message is displaced from a screen, its toggle for that screen automatically turns off.

Real-world example

During a conference panel, you have three messages ready:

Send "5 minutes remaining" to the Speaker screen
Send "WiFi password: event2025" to the Audience screen
Send "Prepare Q&A microphones" to the Staff screen

All three messages appear simultaneously — each screen shows only the message meant for it. Later, when you send "Time is up" to the Speaker screen, it replaces the "5 minutes remaining" message on the speaker's monitor. The audience and staff messages remain unchanged.

#Message Styles

Messages support different visual styles to convey urgency:

Style	Color	Use for
Default	White	Standard informational messages
Positive	Green	Encouragement or success (“Great job!”, “You’re on track”)
Urgent	Red	Alerts and warnings (“Time is up — please stop”)

#Text Formatting

You can also apply formatting to make a message stand out:

Bold — Thicker, heavier text for emphasis
Uppercase — Converts all text to uppercase for maximum visibility

#Saved Message Slots

For messages you send frequently, pre-save them in message slots. Instead of typing "Please wrap up in 2 minutes" every time, save it once and send it with a single click during the event.

Plan	Message slots
Starter (Free)	3 saved messages
Basic	Unlimited
Premium	Unlimited
Enterprise	Unlimited

#Preset Messages

The controller includes a toolbar with common preset messages you can send instantly:

"5 minutes remaining"
"2 minutes remaining"
"Please wrap up"
"Time is up"

Click any preset to send it immediately to the selected screens. You can also add your own custom presets.

Real-world example

Before a conference, save these messages in your slots: "5 minutes remaining," "2 minutes remaining," "Please wrap up," and "Time is up." During the event, you can send any of them with one tap — even while managing timers and effects at the same time.

#Flash Effect

The Flash button on a message pulses the screen with a brief bright yellow flash for 4 seconds. It draws the speaker's eye to the message without being as dramatic as a full screen flash effect.

Flash is ephemeral — it auto-stops after 4 seconds and is not persisted. Use it to grab attention for a message that's already on screen.

#Focus Mode

Focus Mode hides the timer and progress bar, giving the message the full screen area. The message text scales up dramatically to fill the available space.

This is useful when you need the speaker to read a longer message clearly, or when the timer is irrelevant for a moment (e.g., during a Q&A segment).

#Message Display on Screen

Messages automatically scale to fit the screen:

Text auto-sizing — Font size scales based on message length and the number of lines, ensuring the message fills the available area while remaining readable
Fullscreen mode — When no timer is displayed (focus mode or between sessions), the message area expands to use the full viewport
Normal mode — When the timer is visible, the message occupies approximately 30% of the viewport below the timer
Multi-line support — Line breaks in your message text are preserved on screen

#Bulk Operations

When managing many messages, use bulk controls:

Selection mode — Toggle checkboxes to select multiple messages
Select all — Select every message at once
Bulk screen targeting — Set the target screens for all selected messages
Bulk reorder — Move selected messages to top, bottom, or after a specific message
Bulk duplicate — Create copies of selected messages
Drag and drop — Reorder individual messages by dragging

#Message Appearance (Link Options)

You can customize how messages look on each screen using Link Options when generating output links:

Option	What it controls
Font	The typeface for message text
Font weight	Text thickness: light, regular, medium, semibold, or bold
Normal color	Text color for standard (white) messages
Warning color	Text color for positive (green) messages
Critical color	Text color for urgent (red) messages
Alignment	Position the message text: left, center, or right
Text contrast	Add a shadow or outline for readability on bright backgrounds

#Conflict resolution

When multiple operators send messages to the same screen at once, the most recent message wins (last-write-wins, versioned by timestamp). Each screen tracks its own active message independently. The iOS app and web controller stay in sync.