Editing in PowerPoint

The PPTshare Desktop consolidates and organizes your PowerPoint files.  So, when you wish to edit a presentation, you will do so in PowerPoint.
To edit a presentation,

Bringing video into your library

The PPTshare Desktop will automatically transform individual videos into full page slides.  The videos are stored in a file called, Videos.ppt, accessible through the PPT File Library.  When you add another video, the PPTshare Desktop will create another slide within Videos.ppt.
There are two ways to add a video:

                              Or
Another way to bring one or more PowerPoints is to:

Video file formats supported by PPTshare Desktop

PPTshare Desktop supports the same video files as PowerPoint.
They are:
      .WMV, MPG, MPEG, AVI, MP4

What is a library?

A library is a group of PowerPoints and videos, usually about the same subject matter, that are stored in the same folder.  You can create as many libraries as you want, adding and deleting individual PowerPoints and videos as you deem appropriate.

Make a new library
When you make a new library, you are simply creating a new folder for a group of PowerPoints and videos

      My Documents>>My PPTshare folder

Library and File Location

The library is a .PPTshare file with an associated folder containing your PowerPoints and videos.  Its default location is in:
 My Documents>>My PPTshare / default.PPTshare.  Within the My PPTshare folder, you will see sub-folders named for libraries that you have created.  The PowerPoint and videos are located within their respective library folder.

Opening a Library

Opening or accessing a library is similar to opening a folder.

Saving your work, saving a Library

Saving a Library saves all of the edits you have made to all of the individual PowerPoints and videos within that Library. 

Before you close out of the PPTshare Desktop, a window will prompt you to save your changes, just like any other document.

You can also actively save your changes as you go, just like any other document.
            File>>Save Library

Searching for PowerPoint files

You can browse through folders and search for PowerPoint files from PPTshare Desktop.  To initiate a search:

Sharing Presentations

When you share a presentation through PPTshare, you are posting your file to a secure server and sending a link to that file for your recipient to download.  This reduces congestion in e-mail and over network servers.

To share a PowerPoint file:

1. a. Click the Share button on the ribbon.
             or

   b. Right click on the file name, and select Share from the drop down window
             or

   c. Tools>>Share Online
   

2. A SharePPT Window will prompt you to input your name, title of the presentation, and confirm the file to be uploaded.  The presentation title will default to the file name unless you change it.
3. Click Share and your files will upload. 
4. The PPTshare Transfer Manager window will open, so you can track and view the uploading progress.
5. When your file has uploaded successfully, you can send the link to your intended recipient or view the launch link.
1. Send a link, click Copy Link, and paste it (Ctrl +V or Edit>>Paste) into an e-mail. Show launch button on window
2. View the Launch Link.  To preview the launch page, so you can review the download page, click Launch Link, and the web page, from where your recipients will download the PowerPoint and videos, will open.

Reviewing a history of shared presentation

PPTshare records the presentations that you have shared, so you can review and reuse them in the future.  You can launch the web page, copy the link, or simply review a list of uploaded files,

Creating a new PowerPoint from files in your Library

The PPTshare Desktop consolidates and organizes your PowerPoint files, so you can easily re-use them in the future. 
To create a new PowerPoint:

Re-ordering slides

You can reorder your slide show by dragging and dropping your slide into a different position within the slide show view.