{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"expand","attrs":{"title":"BrightAuthor Version 4.7"},"content":[{"type":"bulletList","content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Version 4.6","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://brightsign.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BA46/pages/141695556"}}]}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Version 4.4","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https://brightsign.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BA44/pages/84414493"}}]}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Previous Versions","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"http://support.brightsign.biz/entries/314526-brightsign-user-guides-troubleshooting"}}]},{"text":" ","type":"text"}]}]}]}]},{"type":"mediaSingle","attrs":{"layout":"center"},"content":[{"type":"media","attrs":{"width":112,"id":"fbc029bd-ee13-49c7-9af3-38c6eebb7acb","collection":"contentId-6522182","type":"file","height":95}}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The Plugin Message event specifies the action that occurs when a message is received from a ","type":"text"},{"text":"custom script plugin","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"/wiki/spaces/DOC/pages/6522821"}}]},{"text":" that is attached to the presentation. 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