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# User Guide

This guide explains how to create a stage, connect to a display, add content, configure layouts, present information, and manage presentation modes.

#### Get started

Follow these guides in order when setting up a presentation:

1. **Connect a controller to a receiver**
2. **Create and manage Stages**
3. **Add content to a Stage**
4. **Arrange content on a Stage**
5. **Start a presentation mode**

#### Present and control content

Use the applicable guide when you need to:

* Control content during a session
* Change the Stage layout
* Share a screen
* Use Player or Showroom mode
* Disconnect from a receiver

#### Content and service limits

Refer to the supporting pages for:

* Supported file formats and limits
* Cloud Drive refresh behavior
* Cloud tenant and sharing restrictions
* License limits for displays and receiver groups

The available features depend on the controller platform, receiver platform, active license, connected accounts, and organization configuration.