in case anyone else runs into this and needs a typical credit roll ... here's how I am cheating this - simply and stupidly but it works!

1. I am inserting plain old cut-and-paste text from a Word doc, converted to RTF. Basically, one credit per line.
2. I added about 5 dots and 5 spaces at the head, and a date at the tail.
3. Timer speed 6, Top, Add. Made my "general" font, size and color adjustments. (Ticker1.Text)
4. On the Input gear, unclick all the "Automatically"s except the "Play on Transition"
5. Put the Input panel in Play, not pause.
6. When its showtime, put the panel in Preview. Right click the Input panel and hit Reload until you see the dots scrolling up. You then have 2 choices; cut/fade to Program, or pause it (might require a double-tap!) and cut/fade as required (with the auto-play on transition).

Another option is to go to a black slide to cover the transition. Remember, the reason for not doing this live in Program is the ugly frame-glitch when doing the Reload. (hence the dots to see the roll working and give you reaction time...)

You're welcome.