Last updated 06/18/2009

 

 

The Desktop Presenter

SlideRocket’s Desktop Presenter, built using Adobe’s AIR technology, allows users to cache presentations ahead of time so that presentations can still be played without an internet connection.   Some quick steps for the easy installation of the Desktop Presenter are listed below.

Installing the Desktop Presenter

1.       To start, sign into your SlideRocket account and click on the Install Offline Player button from the Presentation Library
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Another way to access the Desktop Presenter is to click the following link: http://www.sliderocket.com/OfflinePlayer/index.html

2.       Click the badge (as seen below) to install the Desktop Presenter.

3.       Once the installer file has finished loading, click Open

4.       Click Install

5.       Choose from the following options then click Continue

a.       Add the Desktop Presenter Shortcut to your desktop

b.      Start the Desktop Presenter immediately after install

c.       The location where the application should be installed.
We recommend keeping the default option of C:\Program Files

6.       Once the loading bar has finished, installation is complete.

Navigating the Desktop Presenter

When you first launch the Desktop Presenter you will be taken to the Cached Presentation tab.  From here you can play previously cached presentations or remove all cached presentations.

Note: Clearing cached presentations offline will not affect the online version, which will remain in its original form.

Caching a presentation

Caching a presentation will allow the user to access and play presentations with or without internet connectivity.  To cache a presentation, please follow the steps below:

1.       Click the Online Presentations button

2.       Enter your SlideRocket login information

3.       Select the presentation to be cached

4.       Click the Cache Presentation button

The presentation will now appear under the Cached Presentations Tab.

ADVANCED NOTE: Cached presentations DO NOT automatically update when changes are made to the original in the online editor. To ensure that all changes are transferred to the offline version, the presentation must be cached again. The previous cached version doesn’t need to be deleted prior to caching the updated version. The updated version will cache over the original.

Removing cached presentations

To clear out cached presentations, click the Clear All Cached Presentations button. This will not affect the presentations online.

Playing a presentation

There are 2 ways to play a presentation in the Desktop Presenter.

1.       Select the presentation you want to play

2.       Click the Play Presentation button

3.       OR, simply double click on the presentation you wish to play

The presentation will now play in a new window. Navigation and playing of the presentation operates in the same manner as the online version.

·         The Left and Right arrowed buttons found in the Navigation bar can be used to rewind and forward the presentation

·         The circular arrow starts the presentation from the beginning

·         Clicking on the words “Slide 1 of n”  opens the slide sorter which can be used to jump directly to another slide

·         The paper icon can be accessed for printing

·         The Fullscreen button will play the presentation using the Fullscreen mode. Press the escape key can be used to exit fullscreen mode.

Other important buttons

Refresh Presentations:
Clicking the Refresh Presentations button will fetch the latest updates to all your presentations found in the Users online account.

Sort By:
Lets you sort presentation by Name, Type, Date Created, Last modified

Zoom:
Adjusting the slider towards the larger box zooms in while sliding it towards the smaller square zooms out the view of your presentations.

Searching:
Type the title or keyword into the search bar to filter through a list of available presentations. Clicking the x button found to the right of the search bar removes the search parameters.

Several searches have been provided to quickly search across folders.

Folders:
Presentations will be organized in the same folder structure as online.

Tags:
Tags provide a quick search by keyword.

List View:
Changes the presentation view from thumbnail to list view.