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This is the Getting Started with SlideRocket Training guide for Corporations. It presumes the reader already has a login, shared folder system and a couple of library slides. The appendix following the guide has additional information on some of the features.

1. System Requirements
2. Universal SlideRocket Navigations
3. Importing a PowerPoint File
4. Creating a New Presentation
5. The SlideRocket Editor
   1. Key Terms
   2. Menus within the Editor
      1. Slide Properties
      2. Menu Bar
      3. Tool Bar
   3. Adding Elements to a Slide
   4. Adding Slides to a Presentation
      1. Creating New Slides
      2. Adding a Slide from the Library
      3. Adding a Slide Group from the Library
      4. Deleting a Slide
6. Sharing a Presentation for Viewing
   1. Publish
   2. Invite
      1. Sending an Invitation
      2. Managing Invitations
   3. Statistics
   4. Remote Meetings
      1. Hosting and Running a Remote Meeting
      2. Attending a Remote Meeting
   5. Portable Presentations
7. Appendix

Getting Started Using SlideRocket

To have the best experience with SlideRocket, we recommend users begin by learning some background knowledge and simple techniques. This guide will detail the basics of getting started with SlideRocket.

System Requirements
SlideRocket supports Flash Player 10. For more details, visit Adobe's System requirements page at: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/systemreqs/

Monitor Resolution

• Playing Presentations: 800x600 pixels.
• Sizing Media: 1024x768 at 72dpi
• Authoring Presentations: SlideRocket requires at least a 1024x768 display.

Universal Navigations:

This section will cover navigating within SlideRocket after logging in.

• Presentations: Access to presentation library. Contains all presentations
• Slides: Slide library contains library slides and slide groups
• Assets: Assets are items such as images, swf, flash videos, and audio that can be added to a slide. The same asset from the library can be used in multiple presentations
• Themes: Themes are made from layouts, backgrounds and default styles. When a PowerPoint presentation is imported, the master slides will make up the theme
• Marketplace: Where users can buy stock images, graphics, icons, cartoons and audio. This is also where the services directory is located
• Help: Opens a new tab to SlideRocket documentation, help desk and forums
• Account: Where users and groups are created and managed

Home Page:

Presentation Library:

ADVANCED NOTE: For information about creating and setting up Shared Folders please visit the Appendix #1: Collaboration and Folders

Importing a PowerPoint File

The PowerPoint import converts PowerPoint presentations into editable SlideRocket presentations. The presentation will appear in the Presentations library and images, swf, flash, video and audio files will appear in the asset library. The master slides will be converted into a theme and can be accessed from the Themeslibrary.

1. Click on the Presentations tab
2. Click the Import PowerPoint button

3. Click on Import PowerPoint to SlideRocket
   
4. Select the PowerPoint file to be converted
5. Click Open to upload it. Once the upload is complete, the presentation will open in the SlideRocket editor

ADVANCED NOTES: Users can click Convert slides to images (non-editable)when importing a PowerPoint presentation. The import is currently not a one-to-one match and though not an editable version, this selection will be a closer depiction of the original presentation.

Creating a New Presentation in SlideRocket

1. Click on New Presentation
2. Enter a name for your presentation
3. Choose a theme for your presentation
4. Click Ok

ADVANCED NOTES: Themes can only be customized by users that have edit permissions. If a padlock icon is displayed, that means a theme can be used but not edited. To learn how to edit the theme of a new presentation, please refer to the Appendix #2: Creating and Editing Themes

When changing a theme be sure they have the same placeholders. If the new theme doesn''t contain the same placeholders then those placeholders will be deleted when the theme is changed.

The SlideRocket Editor

The SlideRocket Editoris the main area where users create, manipulate and execute presentations, slides and slide groups. This section will teach you how to navigate and use the SlideRocket Editor.

To bring a presentation into the editor, double-click on it from within the Presentation Libraryor single-click on it from the home page. To open a library slide or slide group, click on the Slide Librarythen double-click on it.

Key Terms:

• Asset: An image, SWF, flash, video or audio file that can be added to a presentation. Once placed on a slide, the asset is then called an element

Example: When a user uploads a picture into SlideRocket it is an asset. When a user assigns it to a slide it is an element on that slide.

• Assets Library: Where assets are stored for use in multiple presentations. Personal assets can be uploaded into SlideRocket here. When accessed from the editor, there is also a tab to the Marketplace to purchase stock assets
• Canvas: Similar to a painter's canvas, it is the blank space on a slide where users can design the slide using elements, effects, transitions and builds
  
• Element: Something that has been placed onto a slide, like a text box, picture, chart, or table
• Library Slide: A collection of slides that can be used in multiple presentations and shared with others. When a library slide is updated in one presentation, it is updated in all presentations in which it is used. Library slides are indicated with an icon in the Slide Sorter

• Menu Bar: The menu bar is located along the top of the SlideRocket Editor and provides users with tools to manipulate, save, edit, add, delete, auto advance and more. This guide will cover these tools in further detail
  
• Placeholder: Predefined space on a slide's layout for text, assets, charts, etc.
• Slide Group: A group of slides created in the Slide Library that are added to a presentation as an uneditable collection of slides
  
• Slide Tray: The bar across the bottom where the slide thumbnails for the presentation are displayed

• Tool Bar: The toolbar, located on the left-hand side of the canvas, allows users to add elements to a slide's canvas.
  
  
• ADVANCED NOTE: Return to the libraries by clicking on the SlideRocket logo.
  

Menus within the Editor:

Slide Properties:

• Skip this Slide: Does not show slide when presentation is played
• Add slide to library: Saves the slide to library
• Theme: Updates the theme for the whole presentation and allows for creation of new theme
• Layout: Changes layout from default theme options
• Background: Changes background from default theme options
• Reset Layout: Returns placeholders to original layout
• Transition: Determines how slide will animate and advance when played
• Audio: Sets audio for slide
• Advance to next slide: Sets the time before the slide advances to the subsequent slide
• View Slide History: Shows all saved versions. Can select and revert to a previous version

ADVANCED NOTE: To set audio for the whole presentation, click on File, then click Presentation Settings. From this location, the entire presentation's audio advance can be set as well. If a slide has audio advance and the presentation has a separate one, the slide's audio advance will be applied.

Menu Bar:

The menu bar is located along the top of the SlideRocket Editor and provides users with tools to manipulate, save, edit, add, delete, auto advance and more.

File

• Save: Save changes to the presentation
• Revert…: Returns the presentation to an older version
• Choose Theme…: Select or create a new theme for the presentation
• Edit Theme: Edit layouts and backgrounds for custom themes
• Print…: Print the entire presentation or specific pages
• Presentations Settings…: Set the rules for audio in this presentation
  
  • Resolution:
    • Slide aspect ratio: use the pull-down menu to select the resolution: Standard, Wide Screen, Apple, Portrait, Print and Custom
  • Playback:
    • Advance slides automatically after [insert] seconds: determines the speed the slides play
      • If slides are set to auto advance in presentation settings and Advance to Next Slide on slide level, the slide level will be used
      • Allow viewer to manually navigate slides: determines if the view can click on the slide to advance when played
  • Presentation Soundtrack
    • Select…: Opens the asset library and shows audio files to choose from Users can also import a new audio file here
    • Clear: Removes the audio from the presentation
    • Play: Determines if the audio is off, played once or on loop
    • Volume: Use the toggle to determine how loud the audio will play
    • Preview: Hear how the audio will sound in the presentation
• Close: Return to the main library

Edit

• Undo: Erases the last change made to the slide, reverting it to the previous state
• Redo: Reverses undo
• Cut: Removes text from slide and saves it to the clipboard for pasting
• Copy: Saves a copy of the text from the slide to the clipboard for pasting
• Paste: Pastes text that has been cut or copied to the selected location
• Delete: Removes the selected element from slide
• Duplicate: Makes a copy of the original slide
• Select All: Highlights all elements on the slide

Slide

• New Slide: Adds a new slide to the presentation
• Insert Slide from Library: Adds an existing slide from the Slide Library to the presentation
• Duplicate Slide: Creates a copy of the original and places it in the next sequential spot
• Delete Slide: Deletes a slide from the presentation
• Add Slide to Library: Saves a slide in the library for use in other presentations
• Skip Slide: Slide is in the presentation, but is not shown when the presentation is played or printed
• Go: Jumps user to another slide
  • Next Slide: Jumps to next slide
  • Prev Slide: Jumps back to the previous slide
  • First Slide: Jumps to first slide in presentation
  • Last Slide: Jumps to last slide in the presentation
• Preview builds: Allows the user to see how the builds will animate when presentation is played

Arrange

• Bring to Front: Brings element to top of the stack
• Bring Forward: Brings element one level forward in the stack
• Send to Back: Moves element to bottom of the stack
• Send Backwards: Moves element one level back in the stack
• Toggle Lock: Locks an element in place, disabling it from being moved on the slide
• Group: Sets group of elements as one element
• Ungroup: Reverts the group command
• Align: See section on Transform Tool box below

Tools

• Hyperlink: Turn any slide element into a clickable link that redirects the viewer to another location in the presentation or to another website
• Hover Tip: Adds a small text box to appear when an element on a slide is hovered over with the mouse cursor
• Preferences: Set autorecover frequency for data

ADVANCED NOTE:For more information on Hyperlinks and Hover tips, please refer to the documentation at: http://www.sliderocket.com/support/documentation.html

SlideRocket also recommends users do not depend on auto-recover. Save edits often.

View

• Play from Start: Plays presentation from first slide
• Play from Current Slide: Plays presentation from the slide on the canvas
• Show Slide Elements: Opens a new menu window in the editor that lists all the elements on that particular slide. Clicking the eye icon makes the element invisible while clicking on the lock icon sets the element in place. This turns off the ability to move or resize the element
  
  
• Show Transform Toolbox:
  
  • Transform: Sets the X and Y location of an element as well as the height, width and rotation
    • X: Positions the left edge of the element in pixels
    • Y: Positions the top edge of the element in pixels
    • Width: Sets the width of the element in pixels
    • Height: Sets the height of the element in pixels
    • Rotation: Sets the rotation of the selected element in degrees either by dragging the toggle within the circle or by entering a number in the box. Hold the shift key when choosing the rotation to constrain to 45-degree increments
  • Align:
    • Align Lefts (horizontal): Aligns the left edges of all selected slide elements
    • Align Centers (horizontal): Align the horizontal center points of all selected slide elements
    • Align Rights (horizontal): Aligns the right edges of all selected slide elements
    • Align Tops (vertical): Aligns the top edges of all selected slide elements
    • Align Middles (vertical): Aligns the vertical center points of all selected slide elements
    • Align Bottoms (vertical): Aligns the bottom edges of all selected slide elements
    • Distribute Horizontally: Positions all selected elements so that the horizontal spacing between each element is equal
    • Distribute Vertically: Positions all selected elements so that the vertical spacing between each element is equal
• Show Slide Sorter: Opens a thumbnail view of all slides in the presentation
• Show Slide Tray: Turns on and off the ability to view the slide tray
• Show Property Sidebar: Turns on and off the ability to view the slide property panel menu
• Show Notes: Turns on and off the ability to add and view notes to a slide. These notes are not visible when a presentation is played or presented in a remote meeting. The notes can be printed from the editor only
• Show Undo History: Shows a detailed list of the slides edits and allows the user to undo edits, redo an undo edit and clear the edit history
  

Help

• Help Contents: Opens the Support Documents page http://www.sliderocket.com/support/documentation.html
• SlideRocket Forums: Opens the Forums and helpdesk
  http://support.sliderocket.com
• Show Log: Shows log of recent activity for bug reports
• About SlideRocket: Shows preview version number

Toolbar:

The toolbar, located on the left-hand side of the canvas, allows users to add elements to a slide canvas.

• Text: Adds new textbox to slide

• Double-click and/or drag within the text box to select some or all of the text. The text box will be outlined with an orange box, indicating that any changes made from the Element Properties Panel will be applied only to the selected text.
• Click once on the text box and it will be outlined with a blue box, indicating that the entire text box is selected and any options chosen from the Element Properties Panel will be applied to all of the text inside the box.

• Picture: Opens all images that available in the Asset Library, Marketplace or Flickr
• Flash: Opens all SWF files that are available in the Asset Library, Marketplace or Flickr
• Video: Opens all FLV video files that are available in the Asset Library, Marketplace or Flickr
• Shape: Shows the shapes that can be added to the slide. Select the shape, then click on the slide canvas to add it
• Chart: Shows the chart options that can be added
• Table: Adds a table to the slide canvas. Use the arrows to increase or decrease the number of columns and rows, then click Create Table. Tables can be linked to a Google Document for automatic updating. For more information, visit: http://www.sliderocket.com/support/qs_2-12_linking-google-spreadsheets.html
• Plugin:
  • Quotes: Search by keyword to add a quote to the slide
  • Word Definition: Search by keyword to add a definition to a slide
  • Snow: An admitted snow effect is applied to the slide

Adding an element to a slide

Users can use assets such as image, SWF, flash, video, audio, text, shapes, charts, tables and plugins to develop their slides. Once placed on a slide, the asset is then called an element

Add an element from the toolbar:

1. Click on the icon for the element to be added
2. Click mouse on the slide canvas. This will bring up an area to work with the chosen element

ADVANCED NOTE:When picture, flash, or video is selected, the Asset Library is opened. From the asset library, new assets can be imported or shared with other SlideRocket users.

Element Properties Panel:
The Element Properties Panelappears in place of the Slide Properties Panel when you select an element on a slide (otherwise the Slide Properties Panel is displayed). It offers four tabs with the following options:

• Text, Picture, Flash, Video, Shape, Chart, Table or Plugin: The first tab is specific to the element that is selected, but can include resizing, reformatting, volume selection and more
• Styles: Allows users to format the color, fill, stroke, etc. of the selected element
• Effects: Allows users to apply effects to the selected element
• Builds: Allows users to apply builds to the selected element
  
  

Advanced Note: For more specific information about these sections please visit the Appendix #4: Element Properties

Adding Slides to Build a Presentation

Users can create a new slide, duplicate an existing slide, and add a shared slide from the Slide Library.

Creating a new slide:

1. Click the New Slide button in the lower-left or right-click in the Slide Sorter
2. Select New Slide to create a new slide

Duplicating a slide:

1. Right-click the slide you would like to copy in the slide sorter
2. Select Duplicate Slide

ADVANCED NOTE: Users can also copy a slide to duplicate it. When cutting or copying a slide, users can paste it into the current presentation or into any other presentation.

Adding a slide from the library:

1. Click on the Library button
   
2. Drag and drop the slide into the presentation displayed in the slide sorter

ADVANCED NOTE: Users can add slides to the library for their own personal use or to share with others. Any edits made to a library slide will update that slide in every presentation in which it is used. For more information about creating library slides please visit the Appendix #5: Library Slides and Slide Groups

Adding a slide group from the library:

1. Click on the Library button
   
2. Drag and drop the slide group into the presentation displayed in the slide sorter
   

ADVANCED NOTE: Slide groups must be edited from the presentation editor. For more information about creating library slides please visit the Appendix #5: Library Slides and Slide Groups

Reordering Slides:

The Slide Sorter displays thumbnails of the slides within the presentation in the order that they will appear during playback. Users may re-order a slide by clicking its thumbnail and dragging it to a new location in the Slide Sorter.

Right Click Menu

The Right-Click Menu shows when a slide in the tray has been right-clicked by the user. It contains several options that are also in the Menu bar, allowing faster access to these tools.

• New Slide: Creates new slides
• Skip Slide: Toggles whether the slide is skipped during playback. Skipped slides remain in the presentation and are displayed with a white “X†through them in the Slide Sorter. These slides cannot be access when the presentation is played or printed
• Cut Slide: Removes slide from presentation and saves it to the clipboard. Users can paste a cut slide in a different location in the Slide Sorter or into another presentation
• Copy Slide: Makes a copy of the slide and saves it to the clipboard
• Paste Slide: Pastes a slide that has been cut or copied either from the open presentation or another SlideRocket presentation
• Duplicate Slide: Makes a duplicate of the slide next to the original in the Slide Sorter
• Delete Slide: Deletes the slide forever. If this is a Library Slide, then a user will only be able to remove it from this presentation; It will not disappear from the Slide Library or other presentations in which it is used

Deleting Slides

Users can delete a non-library slide from SlideRocket forever by right-clicking on it in the Slide Sorter.

Removing a Slide
Library slides may not be deleted using the Slide Sorter. Users may remove a library slide from the current presentation by right-clicking its thumbnail in the Slide Sorter and selecting “Remove Library Slide From Presentationâ€

Sharing Presentation with Viewers

There are two options for sharing presentations with others for viewing. Publish turns on a link to a presentation so anyone with access to the link can view it. Invite contains a unique link to the presentation specific to that email so others do not have access to it. Viewers do not have to be SlideRocket members to view a presentation. Anytime a change is made to the presentation, the change is pushed to both the published link and the invitation link.

Publish

Publishing a presentation opens the presentation for public viewing.

1. Click on a presentation once and the Publish button will appear under it
2. Check Make this presentation public
   1. Anyone can view this presentation at the following URL: Copies a link to the presentation to your clipboard to share with others
   2. Copy the Following HTML to embed this presentation into your website or blog: Provides HTML code to embed presentation directly into a website
      
3. Statistics:
   1. Track statistics for people viewing this presentation: Sets whether SlideRocket tracks statistics for the views of this presentation
4. Restrictions:
   1. Require password to view: Sets whether a password must be entered to view this presentation
   2. Allow viewers to print this presentation: Sets whether viewers of this presentation are allowed to print it
   3. Allow viewers to share/embed this presentation: Sets whether viewers of this presentation are allowed to share it with others or embed it into their own blog or website
   4. Allow fullscreen playback: Sets whether viewers of this presentation can toggle to fullscreen playback
   5. Maximum playback resolution: Sets the maximum resolution that the presentation can be viewed. This setting will prevent presentations from being scaled larger than the set resolution during playback
5. Player Skinning:
   1. Hide SlideRocket branding: Sets whether the SlideRocket branding should appear in the player
   2. Hide navigation bar: Sets whether the SlideRocket navigation bar should appear in the player
   3. Start playback automatically: Sets whether the presentation will start automatically once loaded or wait for the user to click to start

ADVANCED NOTE: Presentations set to both auto advance and loop will not have statistics recorded, even if the box is checked. For information on shared folders and permissions, refer to the document Collaboration and Folders.

Invite

Sending an invitation controls who can view a presentation and records what slides they view. Only email recipients can view the presentation.

Sending an Invitation:

1. Click on a presentation once and the Invite button will appear under it
   
2. Click Send new invite to view this presentation…
   
3. Enter the email(s) for the viewer(s)
   1. Import contacts will sync with Google Gmail to import emails into the invitation
      
4. Set the Options:
   1. Allow Printing: Sets whether viewers of this invitation are allowed to print
   2. Allow Sharing: Sets whether viewers of this invitation are allowed to share it with others or embed it into their own blog or website. If this presentation isn't published this link will not work
   3. Expire Invitation on: Sets end date to view presentation from this invitation
5. Change the Subject line if desired
6. Change the Message field if desired
7. Click Send Invite Email

ADVANCED NOTE: A custom corporate template may be provided into the company account.

Managing Invites

Once sent, recipients who clicked the invitation link and opened the presentation can be confirmed, options can be changed, statistics are recorded and invitations can be resent.

Show invitation details…

User can make changes to a sent invitation within Show invitation details...

1. Double-click or select the email address and click on Show invitation details…
2. Invitation Properties
3. Invitation: Where invitation settings can be changed and be resent
   
4. Viewing Statistics: Displays how many times a contact played the presentation from the invitation link and how long the contact viewed each slide
   

Refresh

Updates the invitation dialogue to show the most up to date information

Delete invitation

To delete an invitation, select an email and click Delete invitation. The selected contact will no longer be able to view the presentation if they have not already done so.

Statistics

Statistics shows how many items a presentation has been viewed, what slides have been watched, and how long the viewer spent on each slide. To access statistics click on a presentation once in the presentation library then click on Statistics.



sets all statistics back to zero

Summary

The summary shows how many times the presentation hasbeen viewed, how many people have viewed it andwhat was the average viewing time of the presentation. It also showsthe average time spent on each slide.

Details

The Detailstab breaks down the viewing by individual viewings.

• Viewer: If the presentation is accessed from the published link then the viewer shows as Anonymous. If the presentation was accessed from an invitation's link then the viewer will show as the email address where the invitation was sent.
• Location: The city, state and country provided by the ISP of the viewer
• Organization: Lists the company the viewer is watching the presentation from, if supplied by the ISP
• Viewed On: Shows date and time the presentation was viewed
• Total Time Spent Viewing: The total length of time the viewer had the presentation link open before leaving the presentation or reaching the end of the presentation
• Time spent viewing slides: Charts the time spent on each slide

Remote Meeting

SlideRocket Remote Meetings allow users to share a presentation with an audience. The attendees will see the slides advance as the leader moves forward in the presentation. The remote meetings cache presentations both locally on the leader's computer and on the attendees' computers. This allows the animations — SWFs, video and transition — to appear in real time.

Publish Settings that Effect Remote Meeting

The presentation does not have to be published prior to being hosted in a Remote Meeting. The settings under Publishthat a user can set prior to a Remote Meeting are: Require password to view, Hide SlideRocket branding, allow viewers to print this presentation, allow viewers to share/embed this presentation and allow full-screen playback.

Hosting a Remote Meeting

1. Select a presentation in the library and click on the Meeting button.
   
2. Invite others to meeting
   
   1. Copy to Clipboard: Copies the attendee's invitation link to be pasted into email, instant message or any other form of communication
   2. Send meeting invites...: Sends invitation to attendee and included the link to the meeting
      
      1. Email: Enter attendee's email address
      2. Name: Enter attendee's name
      3. : Adds attendee to Contacts to Invite
      4. : Removes attendee to Contacts to Invite
      5. Import Google Contact: Imports address book from Google's gmail
      6. Ok: Sends meeting invite
3. ADVANCED NOTE: The meeting link is the same URL. If users accidently log out of the meeting, they can refresh the page or reopen the invite link and return to the meeting. This also means two users cannot host a meeting with the same presentation at the same time. To ensure no one can see the meeting information outside of the meeting, always click End Meeting when meeting is finished.

Running a Remote Meeting

1. To start the meeting click on Meeting, then Start meeting
   
2. Enter your login information and click on Start Meeting.
   
   
   
   
3. Navigating the meeting features:
   
   1. When attendees login to the meeting their names will show in the attendees list. Users who are actively logged in will show a green dot by their name. Users who logged in but are no longer in the meeting will show a red dot.
   2. Select play button to start the presentation for attendees.
   3. : Collapses the attendee list
   4. : Makes the leader and attendee link inactive until the next meeting is started
   5. Returns presentation to the beginning
   6. Advances to next slide
   7. Returns to previous slide
   8. Allows the viewer to jump forward or backward to a specific slide in the presentation
   9. Adjusts audio for any audio embedded in the presentation
   10. Opens window to email a link to the presentation, embed the presentation or send a link to Twitter. If the presentation is not published this link will not be active. Sharing can be turned off in the publish settings
   11. Allows presentation to be printed. Printing can be turned off in the publish settings
   12. Allows the viewer to choose to expand the presentation to full screen. This will not affect the other meeting attendees
4. Once the meeting is started the Attendee list will show which slide is playing. When the next slide is cached the Next slide bar will change from blank to ready. For best results wait until the slide is cached before advancing to the next slide. If the jump feature is used the slide will not be cached and may take a moment to load.

Loading: Cached:

5. When the meeting is over click End Meeting to insure the links to the presentation are no longer available

Attending a Remote Meeting

Attendees can be invited to a meeting by using the Invite tool or emailing a link to the presentation. Once the link has been clicked on, the attendee will be prompted to enter their name and Join Meeting.

Once in the meeting, the attendee watches the slides as the leader advances them. If the leader jumps to another location in the presentation instead of moving sequentially, the attendee will only see the slides advance. The attendee may have the option to watch the presentation on full screen.

SlideRocket Portable Presentation for Windows

SlideRocket has developed a new offline player that does not require Internet access and can be burned to a CD, saved to a thumb drive or accessed from a computer hard drive. This new feature is called the SlideRocket Portable Presentation. Currently, the player is only PC compatible, but a Mac version is being developed. The Desktop Presenter is still available for both Mac and PC.

Exporting a Portable Presentation

1. Click on the Presentations tab
2. Select a presentation
3. Click on Export
   
4. Click on SlideRocket Portable Presentation (Windows only)
   
5. Click OK when export is complete
   
6. Select a location to save the Portable Presentation
7. Enter a File Name
8. Click Save
   

Playing a Portable Presentation

Once the presentation and player are exported, it can be opened andplayed.

1. Find the Portable Presentation file and double-click on it
   
   • Vista users will need to click Allow
     
2. Click Run
3. Once the SlideRocket Portable Presenter opens, click the play button
   
4. The navigation bar across the bottom acts the same as the SlideRocket online player and Desktop Presenter

Appendix 1: Collaboration and Folders

Organizing SlideRocket Libraries
SlideRocket Libraries can hold thousands of rich media assets, such as image, swf, flash, video and audio files. Tools such as tags,searches, filters andfolders can help users find and organize these assets quickly and easily.

Tags
Tagsallow users to quickly find an asset,slide or presentation.

To add a new tag:

1. Click the Slides or Assets Properties Panel
2. Select the slide or asset in which to add the tag(s)
3. On the right-hand side of the screen, select Edit Tags…
4. Click on the plus [+] button and type the tag(s) or keyword(s) to help you identify that slide or asset
5. Click Ok

To delete a tag:

1. Click the Slides or Assets Properties Panel
2. Select the slide or asset in which to remove the tag(s)
3. On the right-hand side of the screen, select Edit Tags…
4. Select the tag you want to erase and click on the minus [-] button
5. Click Ok

Searches

There are two ways to use the Searchesfeature. First, a user can find any item by typing part or all of the item's title or tag into the Search box on the upper right-hand side of the screen. Second, users can also find items by selecting from preset Searchessuch as All Items, Owned by me, Shared with me and Most Recent.

Filters
SlideRocketFilters allow users to specify the type of items shown in a library. Below is a list of filters found under each section.

	Presentations	Slides	Assets	Themes
Group by:
Presentation		X	X
Owner		X	X	X
Tag		X	X	X
Sort by:
Name	X	X	X
When Created	X	X	X	X
When Modified	X	X	X	X
View by:
thumbnails	X	X	X	X
list	X	X	X	X
Asset Type:
Show image assets			X
Show flash assets			X
Show video assets			X
Show audio assets			X

Folders
SlideRocket offers two main types of folders to organize presentations, slides, assets and themes. My Foldersallows you to organize personal items, while Shared Folders allows you and all SlideRocket users you choose access to the presentation materials.

My Folder
The My Folderssection allows you to organize items that are not being shared with others for editing.

[My Presentations] Folder

The [My Presentations] folder is found under My Folders. Users can either choose to store all presentation items in this folder or create new folders. Please note that the [My Presentations] folder cannot be deleted or renamed.

Adding New Folders

To add new folders:

1. Click on the plus [+] button or right-click in the My Folders section and select New Folder
2. Enter a name for the folder
3. Click OK

To create a subfolder:

1. Click on any folder
2. Click on the plus [+] button or right-click on the folder and select New Folder
3. Enter a name for the folder
4. Click OK

To delete a folder:

1. To delete a folder, right-click on it and select Delete Folder

ADVANCED NOTES:

• The [My Items] folder cannot be deleted or renamed
• Folders can easily be organized by dragging them to new locations. For example, drag and drop a folder onto another folder to create a subfolder

Shared Folders

To share an item with another user in your SlideRocket company or any other SlideRocket user the item must be put into a shared folder. Users will only be able to see or access Shared Folders if they have been given Viewor Edit permissions.

[My Shared Items] and [User Shared Folders]

Under Shared Folders, libraries contain two default folders: [My Shared Items] and [User Shared Folders]. The user can simply drag and drop items to be shared into this folder. The recipient user, who has been given permission to viewor edit these items, can find the contents in a subfolder under [User Shared Folders]. This subfolder will automatically be named after the creator who shared the item so users can differentiate between various folders.

Sharing by [My Shared Items]

To share an item, move it from the My Foldersarea into the [My Shared Items] folder. Once moved, the Sharingand Permissionsdialogue automatically opens, allowing you to set permissions for that specific item.

To share an item using [My Shared Items]:

1. Select a presentation from the My Folders section
2. Drag and drop the item into the My Shared Items folder
3. Enter the Sharing and Permissions information. For more information on setting Sharing and Permissions see below
4. Click Ok

To find an item shared with you from within the [My Shared Items]:

1. Click on the folder name [User Shared Folders]
2. Under the drop-down list find the name of the user sharing the item
3. Clicking on the user's name (creator) will display all presentations the user directly shared with you

ADVANCED NOTES:

• Users cannot drag a shared presentation that has been created by another user
• Users cannot add subfolders to [My Shared Items] or [User Shared Folders]
• Dragging an item (presentation, slide, asset or theme) from the Shared Folders section into the My Folders section will remove all the permissions that previously existed on that item 

Sharing by Folder

Shared Folders can act as a hub between multiple users, allowing groups to collaborate efficiently on a set of items. Permissions defined on a shared folder are applied to all items contained in that folder.

Adding New Shared Folders

To add new shared folders:

1. Click on the plus [+] button or right-click in the Shared Folders section and select New Folder
2. Enter a name for the folder
3. Click OK
4. Enter the Sharing and Permissions information. For more information on setting Sharing and Permissions, see below
5. Click Ok

To create a shared subfolder:

1. Click on the folder
2. Click on the plus [+] button or right-click on the folder and select New Folder
3. Enter a name for the folder
4. Click OK
5. Enter the Sharing and Permissions information. For more information on setting Sharing and Permissions see below
6. Click Ok

ADVANCED NOTES:

• All items added to a shared folder automatically inherit the folder's permissions
• To unselect a folder, use Control-Click (Windows) or Command-Click (Mac)
• Shared Folders can only be deleted if the folder does not contain any items or subfolders
• Shared Folders can easily be organized by dragging them to new locations. For example, a folder can be dragged and dropped onto another folder to make a subfolder

Setting Permissions

There are two options to set permissions for individual users and groups: Basicand Advanced.

Basic Permissions

1. Who can use this folder:
   1. Only me: Only the creator of the folder can use these items. This folder will not be visible to other users in this company
   2. Everyone in my company: All users in the company can use the items in this folder. This folder will now be visible to all users
2. Who can edit this folder:
   1. Only me: All users in this SlideRocket company can use items in this folder, but cannot edit the items. This is also called Read Only
   2. Everyone in my company: All users in the company can use and make edits to items in this folder

Advanced Permissions

The Advanced tab allows permissions to be set for any number of users or groups

1. Click the plus [+] button to add individual users or groups
2. Select a user or group from within your organization, or click Share with Email and enter the email address of another SlideRocket subscriber. This person must have a valid SlideRocket Trial or Business level account
3. Once you have added a user or group, click the permissions pull-down menu and choose an option:
   1. Edit: This user or group may edit items in this folder, the folder name and Sharing and Permissions
   2. Read Only: This user or group may use items in this folder, but cannot make any edits to the items nor edit the permissions set on the folder
4. To save changes, click Ok

Custom Sharing with Shared Folders

In addition to setting folder permissions, individual items within a folder can also have set permissions. Custom Sharingallows for more specific permissions to be set on an item so that the permissions of a folder can be narrowed down.

Example: The V.P. of Marketing can use and make edits on a folder named “Strategic Partners,†but the marketing team has Read Only access.

Sharing a Presentation within a Shared Folder

1. Drag and drop a presentation into any shared folder
2. Select the presentation
3. Click on Share
4. Set Sharing and Permissions for the item
5. Click Ok

Sharing a Slide within a Shared Folder

1. Sharing slides already in the Slide Library:
   1. Drag and drop a slide into [My Shared Items] or another shared folder
   2. Select the slide within the folder. This should bring up the slide and the Slides Properties Panel
   3. Under Shared with, select Edit permissions
   4. Set Sharing and Permissions for this slide
   5. Click Ok
2. Sharing a library slide from within a presentation:
   1. Open the presentation in editor
   2. Select the slide to add to the library
   3. Click on Add slide to library in Slides Properties Panel
   4. Enter name, tags and select the folder in which to add the slide
      1. If this is a shared folder, the permissions from the folder will automatically be applied
   5. Click Ok
   6. To continue to set permissions by slide:
      1. Open the Slide Library and click on the slide
      2. Under Shared with, click on Edit permissions
      3. Set Sharing and Permissions for the item
      4. Click Ok

Sharing an Asset or Theme within a Shared Folder

1. Drag and drop an asset into [My Shared Items] or another shared folder
2. Select the asset to show it in the Assets Properties Panel
3. Under Share with, click on Edit permissions
4. Set Sharing and Permissions
5. Click Ok

ADVANCED NOTES

• Right-click on an item in any library to show the Share button
• For items found in Shared Folders, the Sharing and Permissions screen will show both the folder permissions and the item permissions
• If a shared presentation has library slides, those slides will appear locked for editing unless the creator shared permissions with you

• If a presentation, slide, asset or theme is shared by item in a shared folder other than [My Shared Items], that folder will not be visible to the recipient. To find the shared item, the recipient will need to search for the item by name or tag

Determining Who Can Set Permissions

This is a breakdown of how different users interact with the different folder types:

Folder Type	User Relationship to Folder	Can Create	View - Shows up in Folder Tree	Can Delete	Move Folder	Edit Folder	Share Folder	Add/ Remove Subfolder	Add/ Remove Item
My Folder	Creator	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
User Shared Folder	Creator	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
	Not Creator- Admin or Standard	No	Yes, if item in it is shared with user	No	No	No	No	No	No
Shared Folder	Admin	Yes	Yes, if Read Permissions	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Creator	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Standard with "Can create Shared Folders" capability	Yes	Yes, if Read Permissions	No	No	No	No	Yes, if Edit Permissions	Yes, if Edit Permissions
	Standard without capability	No	Yes, if Read Permissions	No	No	No	No	No	Yes, if Edit Permissions

This is a breakdown of how different users interact with all of the different items shared by folder:

Folder Type	User Relationship to Folder	View Item	Share Item	Edit Item	Delete Item
My Folder	Creator	Yes and can edit	No	Yes	Yes
User Shared Folder	Creator	Yes and can edit	Yes and can edit	Yes	Yes
	Not Creator- Admin or Standard	Yes, if Read Permissions	No	Yes, if Edit Permissions	No
Shared Folder	Admin	Yes, if Read Permissions	Yes, if Read Permissions	Yes, if Edit Permissions	Yes, if Read Permissions
	Standard "Can create Shared Folders" capability	Yes, if Read Permissions	Yes, if Edit Permissions	Yes, if Edit Permissions	Yes, if Edit Permissions
	Creator	Yes and can edit	Yes and can edit	Yes	Yes
	Standard	Yes, if Read Permissions	No	Yes, if Edit Permissions	No

Dealing with Conflicting Permissions

Given all the sharing options (users and groups, folders and items), there are times when permissions may conflict. The following examples may serve to resolve confusion surrounding potential conflicts. Please note that the examples reflect the creator's point-of-view of the folder or presentation.

• When the user's permissions conflict with group permissions (of which the user is part of), then the user's permissions override the group permissions

Example: John Smith is in the Sales group. John Smith was given Editpermissions on a folder, but the Sales group had Read Onlyon that same folder. John Smith would then retain his Editpermissions for the folder.

• When a user's permission conflicts with the Everyone group, then the user's permissions are maintained over the Everyone group restrictions

Example: John Smith was given Editpermissions on a presentation, but the Everyonegroup had Read Only on that same presentation. John Smith would then have Editpermissions for the items within that presentation.

• When a user in two different groups has conflicting permissions, the most restrictive permissions apply to the overlapping item or folder

Example: John Smith is in both the Sales group and the Marketing group. The Sales group has Read Onlypermissions for the folder, but the Marketing group had Edit permissions on the same folder. Then John Smith would have Read Onlypermissions on that folder.

• When a group and the Everyone group have conflicting permissions, the group permissions apply to the overlapping item or folder

Example: John Smith is in both the Sales group and the Everyonegroup. The Sales group has Editpermissions on an item, but the Marketing group has Read Only permissions to that same item. Then John Smith would have Editpermissions that item.

• When folder and item permissions conflict for a user, group, or Everyone group, the most restrictive permissions apply

Example: John Smith was given Read Onlypermissions to the Sales folder. In the Sales folder is the “Pricing†Presentation, which he was given Editpermissions to on the item level. When John goes to edit the “Pricing†Presentation, he will be limited by the Sales folder Read Onlyrestrictions.

Appendix 2: Creating and Editing Themes
Creating and Editing Themes

Themesprovide a customizable set of layouts, backgrounds and default styles that can be used to define a style guide for your presentations. Choose from professionally-designed default themes or create personalized themes to match the look and feel of your brand. Users can share personalized themes with members of their SlideRocket company or any other SlideRocket user and set permissions to restrict who can use or edit them.

ADVANCED NOTE: Unlike PowerPoint, when multiple presentations use the same theme, a single instance of that theme is referenced. If a user edits the theme, any presentations that use that same theme will be updated automatically.

Creating a New Theme from the Theme Library

1. Click on the Themes tab
2. Click on New Theme
3. Enter the new theme name
4. Click OK
   
   
   

ADVANCED NOTE: Users can edit the theme from inside the presentation.

Creating a New Theme for a New Presentation

1. Click on the Presentations tab
2. Click on New Presentation
3. Click New Theme
4. Enter the new theme name
5. Click OK

Creating a New Theme within the Presentation

1. In the Slide Properties Panel, click on the down arrow by the name of the theme
   
2. Click on the New Theme button
3. Enter the new theme name
4. Click Ok
5. The new theme will now be applied to all the slides within the presentation

Duplicate an Existing Theme

Themes can easily be duplicated and will retain all the properties of the original theme.

To duplicate a theme from the Themes Library:

1. Click on the Themes tab
2. Select the theme to be duplicated
3. Right-click on the thumbnail
4. Select Duplicate
5. Enter a new name for the duplicated theme
6. Select a folder in which the theme should be saved
7. Click Ok
   

A theme can be duplicated in this same way when creating a new presentation or from within an existing presentation. The new copy will have all of the same layouts, backgrounds and default styles as the original. Any edits made to the duplicate will not affect the original theme.

Changing a theme

Themes can be changed to update a presentation. This will update or remove the backgrounds, layouts and default styles depending on the differences in the themes.

1. In the Slide Properties Panel, click on the down arrow by the name of the theme
   
2. Select the new theme
3. Click Ok

Sharing a Theme

Themes can be shared with other people in your SlideRocket Company or other SlideRocket users. For more information on how to share a theme please refer to the Collaboration and Foldersdocumentation at: http://www.sliderocket.com/support/documentation.html

Customizing a Theme

Customizing a theme allows users to create slide templates with unique layouts and backgrounds. The Layoutdetermines how elements or assets are arranged on a slide, while the Background provides a canvas or backdrop for the content of the layout.

Layouts

Layouts define how elements or assets are arranged on a slide. For example: A user can create a slide with a placeholder text box for the title across the top, another placeholder text box for bullet points in the middle and an image across the bottom.

Editing Existing Layouts

1. Click on the presentation library tab then double click a presentation where you have permission to edit the theme
2. Click on File, click Edit Theme
3. Click the Layouts button
4. The slide sorter will show users all the available layouts for the theme
5. Click on File, then click Save to save the changes as edits are being made
6. Once all of the edits have been completed, select Return to Slides

7. Click Yes to save changes and update all of the slides in the presentation

Creating New Layouts

1. Open a presentation that you have permission to edit the theme
2. Click on File, then click Edit Theme
3. Click on Add Layout
   1. Add Items to the layout Backgrounds: Set the background from the following theme options: No fill, color fill, gradient fill or image fill (To design a new background, see below)
   2. Transitions: Animates the way the slide will appear when moving from the previous slide
      
   3. Placeholder: Layouts use placeholders to indicate elements (text, page number) or assets (picture) that are going to be assigned on a slide-by-slide basis. The same layout can be used on several slides, even though each slide has different information and placeholders
      1. Placeholder Type
         1. Text Placeholder: Sets a text box location and styles, such as font, bullet, color and size
         2. Picture Placeholder: Creates a location to add any image from the Assets Library
         3. Page Number Placeholder: Recommended for background use, the page number layout will show how many pages are using that layout. Can set font, color and size
      2. Placeholder Properties
         
         1. Lock Position: Prevents the placeholder from being moved, scaled, or rotated on the slide
         2. Lock Style: Prevents the placeholder from style changes such as font, bullet, color and size
         3. Lock Builds: Prevents builds from being changed

ADVANCED NOTE:Effects and Buildscan be added to any of the placeholders. If a theme is changed and the new theme doesn't contain the same placeholders those placeholders will be deleted from the slide.

Backgrounds

The Background provides a canvas or backdrop for the content of the layout. Users can choose from no fill,color fill, gradient fill or image fill.

1. Open a presentation where you have permission to edit the theme
2. Click on File, then click Edit Theme
3. Click on the Backgrounds button to display the default
4. To create a new background, click on Add Background
   
5. You can use the Background Properties dialog to select from the following:
   1. No Fill: Slide will have a blank background
   2. Color Fill: Using the color picker, users can select a shade to fill in the background
   3. Gradient: Users can set the colors, angle or degree of the gradient and the location the gradient starts
   4. Image Fill: Allows the user to pick an image asset from the library, which will then be added to the background. Under Background Properties, users can choose how to scale the photo, including: Original Size, Tile, Stretch, Scale to Fit and Scale to Fill

6. Click on File, then click Save to save the changes as edits are being made
7. Once all of the edits have been completed, click Return to Slides
   
8. Click Yes to save changes to update all of the slides in the presentation

Default Styles

Defines how Text,Shapes, Tables andTheme Colors will appear on a slide. The following is just some of the elements and assets that users are able to manipulate.

• Text: Set default font, color, size, spacing, margin, alignment
• Shapes: Set default fill, stroke, opacity, dimensions
• Tables: Set default position, size, font, fill
• Theme Colors: Set default color options, color fill, gradient fill, image fill

ADVANCED NOTE: Effects and Buildscan be added to any of the default styles.

Appendix 3: Adding a Hyperlinks and Hover Tips
Hyperlinks and Hover Tips

Hyperlinksallow the user to turn any slide element into a clickable link that redirects the viewer to another location in the presentation or to another website.
Hover tipadds a small text box to appear when an element on a slide is hovered over with the mouse cursor.

Creating a Hyperlink

1. Select any element on the slide
2. Go to Tools, click on Hyperlink…
   
3. Select the type of Hyperlink:
   1. Jump to Slide: Navigates to another slide when an element is clicked
      
      1. Select which slide to link to
      2. Next Slide: advances one slide forward
      3. Previous Slide: advances one slide back
      4. First Slide: navigates to first slide in presentation
      5. Last Slide: navigates to last slide in presentation
      6. Last Slide Viewed: returns to previous slide seen
      7. Slide… Creates a hyperlink that jumps to a specific slide
   2. Open URL: opens the specified URL in a browser window
      1. Check Open in new window to have URL open outside of the window playing the presentation
      2. Creates a hyperlink that sends an email message directly from the web browser. In the Open URL: section, type mailto: email address
         
4. Click OK

ADVANCED NOTE: Hyperlinks are not clickable in the editor. Users must play the presentation to click on the hyperlinks.

Creating a Hover tip

1. Select any element on the slide
2. Go to Tools, click on Hover tip…
   
3. Type text into the Add hover tip box
   
4. Change the background color in the text box containing the hover tip by clicking on the Background color swatch. From here, the hex code can be typed in or the color can be clicked on from the swatches provided
   
5. Click Ok to apply hover tip
   

Deleting a Hover Tip

1. Select the element containing the hover tip
2. Go to Tools, click on Hover tip…
   
3. Delete the text in the Add hover tip box
   
4. Click Ok

Appendix 4: Element Properties
Element-Specific Properties Advanced Editing

As discussed in the Welcome to the SlideRocket Editor guide, the Element Properties Panel appears in place of the Slide Properties Panel when an element on a slide is selected (otherwise the Slide Properties Panel is displayed). It offers four tabs with the following options: Slide element chosen (text, picture, flash, video, shape, chart, table or plugin), Styles, Effects and Builds. For the purpose of this guide, the first two tabs will be covered in detail:

• Text, Picture, Flash, Video, Shape, Chart, Table or Plugin: The first tab is specific to the element that is selected, but can include resizing, reformatting, volume selection and more
• Style: Allows users to format the color, fill, stroke, etc. of the selected element

Text

When a text box is selected on the slide canvas, the Element Properties Panel will appear. Use the options in the Element Properties Panel to make changes to the formatting (font, size, color, etc.) of selected text.

• Double-click and/or drag within the text box to select some or all of the text. The text box will be outlined with an orange box, indicating that any changes made from the Element Properties Panel will be applied only to the selected text.
• Click once on the text box and it will be outlined with a blue box, indicating that the entire text box is selected and any options chosen from the Element Properties Panel will be applied to all of the text inside the box.

Picture

To add a Picture to a slide:

1. Click on the insert Picture button in the toolbar
2. Select the image from the Asset Library, MarketPlace, Flickr or upload from the computer
3. Click Ok
4. Once the image is on the slide, click it once to open the Element Properties Panel. Use the Picture tab of the Element Properties Panel to make changes to the image, aspect ratio, fill, and other picture-specific settings

• Change Image…: Replace the picture file with another file from the Asset Library
• Preserve aspect ratio: Preserve the original aspect ratio of the asset when scaled
• Smoothing: Improve image quality when scaled
• Reset original size: Reset the image to its original file dimensions
• Fit to canvas: Scale the image to fit within the canvas
• Fill canvas: Stretch the image to fill the entire canvas

Flash

To add a Flash video, also called a SWF file, to a slide:

1. Click on the insert Flash button in the toolbar
2. Select the SWF from the Asset Library or upload from the computer
3. Click Ok
4. Once the SWF is on the slide, click it once to open the Element Properties Panel

• Change asset...: Replace this Flash file with another Flash file. SlideRocket supports SWF files
• Playback Framerate: Specify the speed of the Flash animation in frames per second. Please note that this change will override the framerate of the SWF file and the framerate will only be modified when playing the SlideRocket presentation, not when editing the slide

Size Constraints

• Preserve aspect ratio: Preserve the original aspect ratio of the asset when scaled
• Align: Align asset within its placeholder
• Reset Size: Reset the asset to its original pixel dimensions
• Fit to Canvas: Scale asset to fit within the canvas while preserving its aspect ratio
• Fill Canvas: Scale asset to fill entire canvas while allowing stretching either vertically or horizontally

Interactivity

• Allow SWF to handle clicks: Allow an interactive Flash movie to receive mouse clicks during playback of the presentation (interactivity will not work in the Editor)

Advanced

• Preload SWF: Set whether the SWF is preloaded prior to being displayed. If this setting is not checked, the SWF will not appear in the transitions or builds

ADVANCED NOTE: If this setting is checked for SWFs containing audio, the audio may start playing on the previous slide before any builds or transitions are added to the new slide

Video

To add a Video, also called a FLV file, to a slide:

1. Click on the insert Video button in the toolbar
2. Select the video from the Asset Library or upload from the computer
3. Click Ok
4. Once the SWF is on the slide, click it once to open the Element Properties Panel

• Duration: SlideRocket attempts to automatically display the length of the video in minutes and seconds
• Video Dimensions: SlideRocket attempts to automatically display the dimensions of the video in pixels
• Playback

• Play: begin playback of the video in the editor
• Pause: Pause playback of the video in the editor
• Rewind: Rewind the video to the beginning in the editor

• AutoPlay: Determines whether the video automatically starts playing during playback or if the user must click the slide with the mouse to start playback
• Loop: Determines whether the video loops during playback
• Buffer: Set the number of seconds the video should buffer, or preload, before it begins to play. Users may need to set this number higher if they have a large video and a slow internet connection
• Show Controller: The Video Controller provides options to play, pause, and rewind the video when watching the presentation

• Never: The Video Controller is never displayed during playback of the presentation
• Always: The Video Controller is always displayed during playback of the presentation
• On Rollover: The Video Controller is displayed when you use the mouse to roll the cursor over the video during playback. The Video Controller is hidden when the cursor is moved off of the video

• Volume: Allows user to adjust the volume of the video

Shape

To add a Shape to a slide:

1. Click on Shape in the toolbar
2. Select desired shape
3. Click the mouse on the location within the slide that you want the shape to appear
4. Once the shape is added to slide, click on it to show the Element Properties Panel
5. Use the Shape tab in the Element Properties Panel to adjust how text will appear inside the shape
6. To add text to the shape, just click on it and start typing

• Use the Styles tab in the Element Properties Panel to make changes to the color or Fill, Opacity and Stroke of the shape

ADVANCED NOTE: Some shapes have on-screen controls for customizing appearance and dimensions. The star shape can have more or less points depending on the direction the arrow is moved on the scale slider.

Located in the top point of the star is a blue circle. Dragging this handle allows users to set the distance between the center of the shape and the edge.

Chart

To add a Chart to the slide:

1. Click on the Chart button in the toolbar
2. Select the Chart Type
3. Once the chart is added, the Chart Type can be changed in the Element Properties, along with features specific to that chart

Chart Type: To change the chart type:

1. Click the Chart Type selection pull-down menu
2. Select a different Chart Type. All of the existing chart data will be preserved in the new chart type

Edit Chart Data

The Edit Chart Data menu can be accessed by either clicking the Edit Chart Data button or double-clicking the chart on the slide canvas.

To enter data for the chart, click on the cell and enter a value:

• Add Series: Add additional columns of data
• Add Row: Add additional rows of data
• Delete Row: Remove a row from the chart
• Delete Column: Right-click on the column in the title area and select delete
• Click the color swatch at the top of each series to change the color

Legend

By default, the Legend will be hidden on the chart.

• None: The legend is not displayed (this is the default value)

• On Right: The legend is displayed to the right of the chart
• On Left: The legend is displayed to the left of the chart
• On Top: The legend is displayed above the chart
• On Bottom: The legend is displayed below the chart

Data Options

Data Options will be specific to the chart type selected.

• Show data tips on roll over: Display data values when mouse is moved over the chart during presentation playback
• Data Label:
  • None: by default the data values do not show on the chart
  • Outside: shows data value outside the chart marker
  • Inside: shows data value inside the chart marker
• Multiple Series
  • Clustered: The chart plots are side by side
  • Overlaid: The chart plots are overlapping on top of each other
  • Stacked: The chart plots are stacked on top of each other
  • 100%: The plot points are stacked on top of each other to fill 100 percent

ADVANCED NOTE: Multiple Series will only show in Column and Area charts. Data Labelshows for all charts, except Plot.

Axis Styles

There are several options to customize the Axis Styles within a chart.

• X-axis title: Puts a title on the horizontal axis of the chart
• Y-Axis title: Puts a title on the vertical axis of the chart
• Show X-axis Grid Lines: Turns on/off X-axis grid lines
• Show Y-axis Grid Lines: Turns on/off Y-axis grid lines
• Set value range automatically: Determines minimum, maximum and interval lines based on the values in the chart
• Set value range manually: You fill in the values using the options below:
  • Minimum: The minimum value of the Y-axis
  • Maximum: The maximum value of the Y-axis

Pie Chart Options

Since the Pie Chart does not have the traditional axis, this chart has a special set of options

• Start angle: Sets the starting point of the chart
• Inner radius: Sets the inner space in the circle
• Explode: Sets the space between wedges and series
• Wedge Color: Allows the user to change the color of the selected wedge

Table

To add a Table to the slide:

1. Click on Table in the toolbar
2. Use the arrows to increase or decrease the number of columns and rows
3. Click Create Table to add the table to the slide canvas

• Columns: Increase or decrease the number of columns
• Rows: Increase or decrease the number of rows
• Cells Gutter: Increase or decrease the space between columns and rows
• Link to Google Spreadsheet: Links table to Google Spreadsheet for automatic updates
• Refresh Google Spreadsheet: Updates the table to match the Google Spreadsheet

Linking a Table to Google Spreadsheets

Google Spreadsheets pull information from a published Google document into a table on a slide

1. Create and format the Google Spreadsheet
2. Click Publish now to publish it to everyone
3. Copy the public URL
   
4. Create a table in SlideRocket
5. When the table appears on the slide, select it
6. Click the Table tab
7. Select the Link to Google Spreadsheet option
   
8. Paste the URL of the Google Spreadsheet
9. Press the Ok button when finished

ADVANCED NOTE:Users can use the Google Spreadsheet default format or choose to set it manually. Users can also choose to keep the SlideRocket table linked so that changes made to the Google Spreadsheet are automatically reflected in SlideRocket. Please be aware that Google has a five- to 10-minute delay before publishing changes, and SlideRocket will not recognize the changes within this time. If you do not keep the table linked, press the Refresh Google Spreadsheet button for a one-time update (just below the link to the Google Spreadsheet button in the Table properties).

Styles Properties

Style Properties are located in the second tab of the Element Properties Panel. The majority of the features here are the same for all elements.

General Controls

General Controls are the same for all elements.

Opacity

Sets how opaqueor see-through an element is.

More Options/Blend

Sets a variety of blends to the opacity.

Fill

Fillcolors the element or placeholder with a particular color.

Stroke

The stroke is the outline of an element.

Text

Changes to Text apply to textboxes, placeholders, charts, shapes, tables or any other element that has text in it.

Selecting a Font

1. Select either the entire text box (blue rectangle) or some of the text within the box (orange rectangle)
2. Click the Font pull-down menu in the Styles tab of the Element Properties Panel. The Select Font menu will pop up on the slide canvas

3. Click on a font on under Collections to view the associated fonts. The font will highlight green when selected and preview how the font will look by updating the text box
4. Click on a Font to apply it to the text box

ADVANCED NOTE:Fonts in SlideRocket look the same on Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. Custom fonts can be uploaded for Business level users after the trial period. To upload a custom font during the trial, email support@sliderocket.com

Changing Font Size

• Numerical Entry: Type a number into the Font Size box
• Size Pull-down: click on the Font Size pull-down menu and select a size from the preset values
• Increase Font Size: Click the Increase Font Size button (the large A with the up arrow) to increase font size by 4 points
• Decrease Font Size: Click the Decrease Font Size button (the small A with the down arrow) to decrease the font size by 4 points

ADVANCED NOTE: Changes in font size may be applied either to the entire text box (blue rectangle) or only to selected text within the box (orange rectangle).

Font Style

Font Style refers to how the font appears in the text box. This can be edited in the Font Stylepull-down menu or using the quick key icons.

Using the Font Style pull-down menu, text can be changed to BOLD, ITALIC or BOLD ITALIC.

The menu quick keys icons:

• B to make the text BOLD
• I to make the text ITALIC
• U to make the text UNDERLINED

Text Color

1. Select either the entire text box (blue rectangle) or some of the text within the box (orange rectangle)
2. Click on the text color swatch in the Styles tab of the Element Properties Panel
   
3. Choose a color:
   • Click a color swatch in the color picker

Text Center Alignment

Aligns the text along the center of the box

Text Vertical Alignment

Aligns the text along the top or bottom of the text box

Bullets

The default themes come with two bulletstyles that users can apply to a text box

1. Select either the entire text box (blue rectangle) or some of the text within the box (orange rectangle)

2. Click the Theme Bullet Styles pull-down menu in the Styles tab of the Element Properties Panel
3. Select the type of bullet to add by clicking on its thumbnail

• Bullet List: The points and sub-points will all be traditional bullets
• Numbered List: The points and sub-points will all be numbers

Spacing

• Letter: Set the spacing between characters
• Line: Sets spacing in pixels between lines
• Paragraph: Sets spacing in pixels between paragraphs
• Scale: Adobe Flash limits fonts to 127 pts. The scale slider allows users to scale a font larger if necessary

Margin

• Indent: Set Spacing to the left of text
• Left: Set Spacing to the left of text
• Right: Set Spacing to the right of text
• Top: Set Spacing to the top of text
• Bottom: Set Spacing to the bottom of text

Advance

• Force Case:
  • None: Keeps text as originally entered
  • Uppercase: Changes all text to upper case
  • Lowercase: Changes all text to lower case
• Thickness: Sets thickness of characters
• Sharpness: Sets sharpness of characters

Spell Check

1. Right-click on a text box and select Check Spelling…
    
2. Users will be provided with suggested corrections for any misspelled words
3. Users may select a suggestion and:
   • Click the Correct button to change the spelling
   • Click Ignore to leave the word as it is, or
   • Click Cancel to quit spell check

4. A pop-up box will appear when the spell check is complete
   

Appendix #5: Library Slides and Slide Groups

Library Slides

A library slide is an individual slide that can be used in multiple presentations. Slides have to be added to the library before they can be used in multiple presentations. When that slide is updated, the updates are applied to every presentation containing that slide.

Creating a New Library Slide

There are two places a library slidecan be created: the slide library and presentation editor.

1. Slide Library
   1. Click on the Slides tab
   2. Click on New Slide
      
   3. Enter a Name for the slide
   4. Select a Theme
   5. Click Ok

2. Presentation Editor
   1. Click on the Presentations tab
   2. Double-click on the presentation or right-click and Open Presentation
   3. Select a slide
   4. Click Add slide to library
      
   5. Enter a Name for the slide
   6. Provide any Tags or keywords
   7. Select folder to add the slide
      1. My Folders and [My Slides]: Your personal slides, no one else has access
      2. [My Shared items]: Shares the slides with other users in your company library or other SlideRocket users
      3. Shared Folders: The slide will adopt the folder's permissions
   8. Click Ok
      

ADVANCED NOTE: A library slide can only be used in each presentation once. If two or more copies are needed, right-click on the library slide and select duplicate. The duplicate will be its own unique copy. Changes made to it will not affect the original.

For more information on setting permissions, sharing by folder and other collaboration features, refer to the Collaboration and Folders document at http://www.sliderocket.com/support/documentation.html

Editing a Library Slide

By default, all library slides are set to automatically publish. By automatically publishing, changes to the slide are applied after each save to every presentation using that slide. These slides can be edited within the presentation or in the slide editor.

By turning the automatically publish feature off, users can edit a slide without pushing the changes to the presentations containing the library slide:

1. Click on the Slides tab
2. Double-click or right-click and Open Slide
3. Uncheck Automatically publish
4. Click Publish Now. This change made to the slide will update in all presentations using this slide
   

Slide Groups

A slide group is a collection of slides that can be added to a presentation. These slides are in a specific order and can only be created and edited from within the Slide Library. Like library slides, any edits or changes made to the group will update in all presentations using the group.

Creating New Slide Group

New slide groups are created in the Slide Library. The Slide Library Editor allows users to make changes to the individual slides as well as the slide order.

1. Click on New Slide Group
2. Enter a name for your slide group
3. Select a Theme
4. Click Ok

Editing a Slide Group

Slide groups can be edited from within the Slide Library Editor. Any changes will update in all presentations containing the group.

1. Double-click or right-click and select Open Slide group
2. The slide editor is now open, along with the slide tray, which is used for adding and organizing multiple slides

Add Library Slide to Slide Group

Library slides will maintain their original permissions when added to a slide group

1. Double-click or right-click and select Open Slide
2. Click on Library
   
3. Drag and drop library slides into the Slide Sorter
4. Click Close Library

ADVANCED NOTE: Each library slide can only be added to each group once.

Duplicating a Slide Group

Creating a duplicate of a slide groupwill create a unique copy. The changes made to the duplicate slide group will not affect the original or any presentations using the original.

1. Within the Slide Library, select a slide group
2. Right-click on the slide group
3. Select Duplicate Slide
   
4. Enter a Name for duplicate
5. Choose Folder to duplicate the item into
6. Click Ok
   
   
   

ADVANCED NOTE: Slide Groups cannot be duplicated from within the presentation editor.

Using a Slide Group

Once a slide group is created, it can be added to presentations.

1. Open the presentation in the editor
2. Click on Library
   
3. Drag the slide group from library into slide tray
4. Click on Close Library

ADVANCED NOTE: Each slide group can only be added to a single presentation once.

Sharing a Slide Group

Slide groups can be shared by folder or by item.

1. Share by Folder
   1. Drag slide group into [My Shared Items]
      1. User will be prompted to set Sharing and Permissions for slide group
   2. Drag slide group into a shared folder
      1. Slide group automatically adopts the folder permissions
         
2. Share by Item
   1. Be sure slide group is in a shared folder. If not, drag and drop into a shared folder
   2. Right-click on slide group and select Share Slide, or
      
   3. Click on slide group and in library slide panel across from Shared With, click on Edit permissions…