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   {
        "id": "HelpfulHints/About.htm", 
        "title": "About Presentation Editor", 
        "body": "Presentation Editor is an online application that lets you look through and edit presentations directly in your browser . Using Presentation Editor, you can perform various editing operations like in any desktop editor, print the edited presentations keeping all the formatting details or download them onto your computer hard disk drive as PPTX, PDF, ODP, POTX, PDF/A, OTP files. To view the current software version and licensor details in the online version, click the icon at the left sidebar. To view the current software version and licensor details in the desktop version, select the About menu item at the left sidebar of the main program window."
    },
   {
        "id": "HelpfulHints/AdvancedSettings.htm", 
        "title": "Advanced Settings of Presentation Editor", 
        "body": "Presentation Editor lets you change its advanced settings. To access them, open the File tab at the top toolbar and select the Advanced Settings... option. You can also click the View settings icon on the right side of the editor header and select the Advanced settings option. The advanced settings are: Spell Checking is used to turn on/off the spell checking option. Alternate Input is used to turn on/off hieroglyphs. Alignment Guides is used to turn on/off alignment guides that appear when you move objects and allow you to position them on the slide precisely. Autosave is used in the online version to turn on/off automatic saving of changes you make while editing. Autorecover - is used in the desktop version to turn on/off the option that allows to automatically recover documents in case of the unexpected program closing. Co-editing Mode is used to select the display of the changes made during the co-editing: By default the Fast mode is selected, the users who take part in the document co-editing will see the changes in real time once they are made by other users. If you prefer not to see other user changes (so that they do not disturb you, or for some other reason), select the Strict mode and all the changes will be shown only after you click the Save icon notifying you that there are changes from other users. Default Zoom Value is used to set the default zoom value selecting it in the list of available options from 50% to 200%. You can also choose the Fit to Slide or Fit to Width option. Unit of Measurement is used to specify what units are used on the rulers and in properties windows for measuring elements parameters such as width, height, spacing, margins etc. You can select the Centimeter, Point, or Inch option. To save the changes you made, click the Apply button."
    },
   {
        "id": "HelpfulHints/CollaborativeEditing.htm", 
        "title": "Collaborative Presentation Editing", 
        "body": "Presentation Editor offers you the possibility to work at a presentation collaboratively with other users. This feature includes: simultaneous multi-user access to the edited presentation visual indication of objects that are being edited by other users real-time changes display or synchronization of changes with one button click chat to share ideas concerning particular presentation parts comments containing the description of a task or problem that should be solved (it's also possible to work with comments in the offline mode, without connecting to the online version) Connecting to the online version In the desktop editor, open the Connect to cloud option of the left-side menu in the main program window. Connect to your cloud office specifying your account login and password. Co-editing Presentation Editor allows to select one of the two available co-editing modes: Fast is used by default and shows the changes made by other users in real time. Strict is selected to hide other user changes until you click the Save icon to save your own changes and accept the changes made by others. The mode can be selected in the Advanced Settings. It's also possible to choose the necessary mode using the Co-editing Mode icon at the Collaboration tab of the top toolbar: Note: when you co-edit a presentation in the Fast mode, the possibility to Redo the last undone operation is not available. When a presentation is being edited by several users simultaneously in the Strict mode, the edited objects (autoshapes, text objects, tables, images, charts) are marked with dashed lines of different colors. The object that you are editing is surrounded by the green dashed line. Red dashed lines indicate that objects are being edited by other users. By hovering the mouse cursor over one of the edited passages, the name of the user who is editing it at the moment is displayed. The Fast mode will show the actions and the names of the co-editors once they are editing the text. The number of users who are working at the current presentation is specified on the right side of the editor header - . If you want to see who exactly are editing the file now, you can click this icon or open the Chat panel with the full list of the users. When no users are viewing or editing the file, the icon in the editor header will look like allowing you to manage the users who have access to the file right from the document: invite new users giving them permissions to edit, read or comment the presentation, or deny some users access rights to the file. Click this icon to manage the access to the file; this can be done both when there are no other users who view or co-edit the document at the moment and when there are other users and the icon looks like . It's also possible to set access rights using the Sharing icon at the Collaboration tab of the top toolbar. As soon as one of the users saves his/her changes by clicking the icon, the others will see a note within the status bar stating that they have updates. To save the changes you made, so that other users can view them, and get the updates saved by your co-editors, click the icon in the left upper corner of the top toolbar. The updates will be highlighted for you to check what exactly has been changed. Chat You can use this tool to coordinate the co-editing process on-the-fly, for example, to arrange with your collaborators about who is doing what, which paragraph you are going to edit now etc. The chat messages are stored during one session only. To discuss the document content it is better to use comments which are stored until you decide to delete them. To access the chat and leave a message for other users, click the icon at the left sidebar, or switch to the Collaboration tab of the top toolbar and click the Chat button, enter your text into the corresponding field below, press the Send button. All the messages left by users will be displayed on the panel on the left. If there are new messages you haven't read yet, the chat icon will look like this - . To close the panel with chat messages, click 
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   {
        "id": "HelpfulHints/KeyboardShortcuts.htm", 
        "title": "Keyboard Shortcuts", 
        "body": "Windows/LinuxMac OS Working with Presentation Open 'File' panel Alt+F ⌥ Option+F Open the File panel to save, download, print the current presentation, view its info, create a new presentation or open an existing one, access Presentation Editor help or advanced settings. Open 'Search' dialog box Ctrl+F ^ Ctrl+F, ⌘ Cmd+F Open the Search dialog box to start searching for a character/word/phrase in the currently edited presentation. Open 'Comments' panel Ctrl+⇧ Shift+H ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+H, ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+H Open the Comments panel to add your own comment or reply to other users' comments. Open comment field Alt+H ⌥ Option+H Open a data entry field where you can add the text of your comment. Open 'Chat' panel Alt+Q ⌥ Option+Q Open the Chat panel and send a message. Save presentation Ctrl+S ^ Ctrl+S, ⌘ Cmd+S Save all the changes to the presentation currently edited with Presentation Editor. The active file will be saved with its current file name, location, and file format. Print presentation Ctrl+P ^ Ctrl+P, ⌘ Cmd+P Print the presentation with one of the available printers or save it to a file. Download As... Ctrl+⇧ Shift+S ^ Ctrl+⇧ Shift+S, ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+S Open the Download as... panel to save the currently edited presentation to the computer hard disk drive in one of the supported formats: PPTX, PDF, ODP, POTX, PDF/A, OTP. Full screen F11 Switch to the full screen view to fit Presentation Editor into your screen. Help menu F1 F1 Open Presentation Editor Help menu. Open existing file (Desktop Editors) Ctrl+O On the Open local file tab in Desktop Editors, opens the standard dialog box that allows to select an existing file. Close file (Desktop Editors) Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4 ^ Ctrl+W, ⌘ Cmd+W Close the current presentation window in Desktop Editors. Element contextual menu ⇧ Shift+F10 ⇧ Shift+F10 Open the selected element contextual menu. Navigation The first slide Home Home, Fn+← Go to the first slide of the currently edited presentation. The last slide End End, Fn+→ Go to the last slide of the currently edited presentation. Next slide Page Down Page Down, Fn+↓ Go to the next slide of the currently edited presentation. Previous slide Page Up Page Up, Fn+↑ Go to the previous slide of the currently edited presentation. Zoom In Ctrl++ ^ Ctrl+=, ⌘ Cmd+= Zoom in the currently edited presentation. Zoom Out Ctrl+- ^ Ctrl+-, ⌘ Cmd+- Zoom out the currently edited presentation. Performing Actions on Slides New slide Ctrl+M ^ Ctrl+M Create a new slide and add it after the selected one in the list. Duplicate slide Ctrl+D ⌘ Cmd+D Duplicate the selected slide in the list. Move slide up Ctrl+↑ ⌘ Cmd+↑ Move the selected slide above the previous one in the list. Move slide down Ctrl+↓ ⌘ Cmd+↓ Move the selected slide below the following one in the list. Move slide to beginning Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↑ ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+↑ Move the selected slide to the very first position in the list. Move slide to end Ctrl+⇧ Shift+↓ ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+↓ Move the selected slide to the very last position in the list. Performing Actions on Objects Create a copy Ctrl + drag, Ctrl+D ^ Ctrl + drag, ^ Ctrl+D, ⌘ Cmd+D Hold down the Ctrl key when dragging the selected object or press Ctrl+D (⌘ Cmd+D for Mac) to create its copy. Group Ctrl+G ⌘ Cmd+G Group the selected objects. Ungroup Ctrl+⇧ Shift+G ⌘ Cmd+⇧ Shift+G Ungroup the selected group of objects. Select the next object ↹ Tab ↹ Tab Select the next object after the currently selected one. Select the previous object ⇧ Shift+↹ Tab ⇧ Shift+↹ Tab Select the previous object before the currently selected one. Draw straight line or arrow ⇧ Shift + drag (when drawing lines/arrows) ⇧ Shift + drag (when drawing lines/arrows) Draw a straight vertical/horizontal/45-degree line or arrow. Modifying Objects Constrain movement ⇧ Shift + drag ⇧ Shift + drag Constrain the movement of the selected object horizontally or vertically. Set 15-degree-rotation ⇧ Shift + d
    },
   {
        "id": "HelpfulHints/Navigation.htm", 
        "title": "View Settings and Navigation Tools", 
        "body": "Presentation Editor offers several tools to help you view and navigate through your presentation: zoom, previous/next slide buttons, slide number indicator. Adjust the View Settings To adjust default view settings and set the most convenient mode to work with the presentation, click the View settings icon on the right side of the editor header and select which interface elements you want to be hidden or shown. You can select the following options from the View settings drop-down list: Hide Toolbar - hides the top toolbar that contains commands while tabs remain visible. When this option is enabled, you can click any tab to display the toolbar. The toolbar is displayed until you click anywhere outside it. To disable this mode, click the View settings icon and click the Hide Toolbar option once again. The top toolbar will be displayed all the time. Note: alternatively, you can just double-click any tab to hide the top toolbar or display it again. Hide Status Bar - hides the bottommost bar where the Slide Number Indicator and Zoom buttons are situated. To show the hidden Status Bar click this option once again. Hide Rulers - hides rulers which are used to set up tab stops and paragraph indents within the text boxes. To show the hidden Rulers click this option once again. The right sidebar is minimized by default. To expand it, select any object/slide and click the icon of the currently activated tab on the right. To minimize the right sidebar, click the icon once again. The left sidebar width is adjusted by simple drag-and-drop: move the mouse cursor over the left sidebar border so that it turns into the bidirectional arrow and drag the border to the left to reduce the sidebar width or to the right to extend it. Use the Navigation Tools To navigate through your presentation, use the following tools: The Zoom buttons are situated in the right lower corner and are used to zoom in and out the current presentation. To change the currently selected zoom value that is displayed in percent, click it and select one of the available zoom options from the list or use the Zoom in or Zoom out buttons. Click the Fit width icon to fit the slide width to the visible part of the working area. To fit the whole slide to the visible part of the working area, click the Fit slide icon. Zoom settings are also available in the View settings drop-down list that can be useful if you decide to hide the Status Bar. Note: you can set a default zoom value. Switch to the File tab of the top toolbar, go to the Advanced Settings... section, choose the necessary Default Zoom Value from the list and click the Apply button. To go to the previous or next slide when editing the presentation, you can use the and buttons at the top and bottom of the vertical scroll bar located to the right of the slide. The Slide Number Indicator shows the current slide as a part of all the slides in the current presentation (slide 'n' of 'nn'). Click this caption to open the window where you can enter the slide number and quickly go to it. If you decide to hide the Status Bar, this tool will become inaccessible."
    },
   {
        "id": "HelpfulHints/Search.htm", 
        "title": "Search Function", 
        "body": "Search and Replace Function To search for the needed characters, words or phrases used in the currently edited presentation, click the icon situated at the left sidebar or use the Ctrl+F key combination. The Find and Replace window will open: Type in your inquiry into the corresponding data entry field. Specify search parameters by clicking the icon and checking the necessary options: Case sensitive - is used to find only the occurrences typed in the same case as your inquiry (e.g. if your inquiry is 'Editor' and this option is selected, such words as 'editor' or 'EDITOR' etc. will not be found). To disable this option click it once again. Click one of the arrow buttons on the right. The search will be performed either towards the beginning of the presentation (if you click the button) or towards the end of the presentation (if you click the button) from the current position. The first slide in the selected direction that contains the characters you entered will be highlighted in the slide list and displayed in the working area with the required characters outlined. If it is not the slide you are looking for, click the selected button again to find the next slide containing the characters you entered. To replace one or more occurrences of the found characters click the Replace link below the data entry field or use the Ctrl+H key combination. The Find and Replace window will change: Type in the replacement text into the bottom data entry field. Click the Replace button to replace the currently selected occurrence or the Replace All button to replace all the found occurrences. To hide the replace field, click the Hide Replace link."
    },
   {
        "id": "HelpfulHints/SpellChecking.htm", 
        "title": "Spell-checking", 
        "body": "Presentation Editor allows you to check the spelling of your text in a certain language and correct mistakes while editing. First of all, choose a language for your presentation. Click the icon on the right side of the status bar. In the window that appears, select the necessary language and click OK. The selected language will be applied to the whole presentation. To choose a different language for any piece of text within the presentation, select the necessary text passage with the mouse and use the menu at the status bar. To enable the spell checking option, you can: click the Spell checking icon at the status bar, or open the File tab of the top toolbar, select the Advanced Settings... option, check the Turn on spell checking option box and click the Apply button. Incorrectly spelled words will be underlined by a red line. Right click on the necessary word to activate the menu and: choose one of the suggested similar words spelled correctly to replace the misspelled word with the suggested one. If too many variants are found, the More variants... option appears in the menu; use the Ignore option to skip just that word and remove underlining or Ignore All to skip all the identical words repeated in the text; select a different language for this word. To disable the spell checking option, you can: click the Spell checking icon at the status bar, or open the File tab of the top toolbar, select the Advanced Settings... option, uncheck the Turn on spell checking option box and click the Apply button."
    },
   {
        "id": "HelpfulHints/SupportedFormats.htm", 
        "title": "Supported Formats of Electronic Presentations", 
        "body": "Supported Formats of Electronic Presentation Presentation is a set of slides that may include different type of content such as images, media files, text, effects etc. Presentation Editor handles the following presentation formats: Formats Description View Edit Download PPT File format used by Microsoft PowerPoint + + PPTX Office Open XML Presentation Zipped, XML-based file format developed by Microsoft for representing spreadsheets, charts, presentations, and word processing documents + + + POTX PowerPoint Open XML Document Template Zipped, XML-based file format developed by Microsoft for presentation templates. A POTX template contains formatting settings, styles etc. and can be used to create multiple presentations with the same formatting + + + ODP OpenDocument Presentation File format that represents presentation document created by Impress application, which is a part of OpenOffice based office suites + + + OTP OpenDocument Presentation Template OpenDocument file format for presentation templates. An OTP template contains formatting settings, styles etc. and can be used to create multiple presentations with the same formatting + + in the online version PDF Portable Document Format File format used to represent documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems + PDF/A Portable Document Format / A An ISO-standardized version of the Portable Document Format (PDF) specialized for use in the archiving and long-term preservation of electronic documents. +"
    },
   {
        "id": "ProgramInterface/CollaborationTab.htm", 
        "title": "Collaboration tab", 
        "body": "The Collaboration tab allows to organize collaborative work on the presentation. In the online version, you can share the file, select a co-editing mode, manage comments. In the desktop version, you can manage comments. Online Presentation Editor window: Desktop Presentation Editor window: Using this tab, you can: specify sharing settings (available in the online version only), switch between the Strict and Fast co-editing modes (available in the online version only), add comments to the presentation, open the Chat panel (available in the online version only)."
    },
   {
        "id": "ProgramInterface/FileTab.htm", 
        "title": "File tab", 
        "body": "The File tab allows to perform some basic operations on the current file. Online Presentation Editor window: Desktop Presentation Editor window: Using this tab, you can: in the online version, save the current file (in case the Autosave option is disabled), download as (save the document in the selected format to the computer hard disk drive), save copy as (save a copy of the document in the selected format to the portal documents), print or rename it, in the desktop version, save the current file keeping the current format and location using the Save option or save the current file with a different name, location or format using the Save as option, print the file. protect the file using a password, change or remove the password (available in the desktop version only); create a new presentation or open a recently edited one (available in the online version only), view general information about the presentation, manage access rights (available in the online version only), access the editor Advanced Settings, in the desktop version, open the folder where the file is stored in the File explorer window. In the online version, open the folder of the Documents module where the file is stored in a new browser tab."
    },
   {
        "id": "ProgramInterface/HomeTab.htm", 
        "title": "Home tab", 
        "body": "The Home tab opens by default when you open a presentation. It allows to set general slide parameters, format text, insert some objects, align and arrange them. Online Presentation Editor window: Desktop Presentation Editor window: Using this tab, you can: manage slides and start slideshow, format text within a text box, insert text boxes, pictures, shapes, align and arrange objects on a slide, copy/clear text formatting, change a theme, color scheme or slide size."
    },
   {
        "id": "ProgramInterface/InsertTab.htm", 
        "title": "Insert tab", 
        "body": "The Insert tab allows to add visual objects and comments into your presentation. Online Presentation Editor window: Desktop Presentation Editor window: Using this tab, you can: insert tables, insert text boxes and Text Art objects, pictures, shapes, charts, insert comments and hyperlinks, insert equations."
    },
   {
        "id": "ProgramInterface/PluginsTab.htm", 
        "title": "Plugins tab", 
        "body": "The Plugins tab allows to access advanced editing features using available third-party components. Here you can also use macros to simplify routine operations. Online Presentation Editor window: Desktop Presentation Editor window: The Settings button allows to open the window where you can view and manage all installed plugins and add your own ones. The Macros button allows to open the window where you can create your own macros and run them. To learn more about macros you can refer to our API Documentation. Currently, the following plugins are available: ClipArt allows to add images from the clipart collection into your presentation, Highlight code allows to highlight syntax of the code selecting the necessary language, style, background color, PhotoEditor allows to edit images: crop, resize them, apply effects etc., Symbol Table allows to insert special symbols into your text, Thesaurus allows to search for synonyms and antonyms of a word and replace it with the selected one, Translator allows to translate the selected text into other languages, YouTube allows to embed YouTube videos into your presentation. To learn more about plugins please refer to our API Documentation. All the currently existing open source plugin examples are available on GitHub."
    },
   {
        "id": "ProgramInterface/ProgramInterface.htm", 
        "title": "Introducing the Presentation Editor user interface", 
        "body": "Presentation Editor uses a tabbed interface where editing commands are grouped into tabs by functionality. Online Presentation Editor window: Desktop Presentation Editor window: The editor interface consists of the following main elements: Editor header displays the logo, opened documents tabs, presentation name and menu tabs. In the left part of the Editor header there are the Save, Print file, Undo and Redo buttons. In the right part of the Editor header the user name is displayed as well as the following icons: Open file location - in the desktop version, it allows to open the folder where the file is stored in the File explorer window. In the online version, it allows to open the folder of the Documents module where the file is stored in a new browser tab. - allows to adjust View Settings and access the editor Advanced Settings. Manage document access rights - (available in the online version only) allows to set access rights for the documents stored in the cloud. Top toolbar displays a set of editing commands depending on the selected menu tab. Currently, the following tabs are available: File, Home, Insert, Collaboration, Protection, Plugins. The Copy and Paste options are always available at the left part of the Top toolbar regardless of the selected tab. Status bar at the bottom of the editor window contains the Start slideshow icon, some navigation tools: slide number indicator and zoom buttons. The Status bar also displays some notifications (such as \"All changes saved\" etc.) and allows to set text language and enable spell checking. Left sidebar contains the following icons: - allows to use the Search and Replace tool, - allows to open the Comments panel, - (available in the online version only) allows to open the Chat panel, as well as the icons that allow to contact our support team and view the information about the program. Right sidebar allows to adjust additional parameters of different objects. When you select a particular object on a slide, the corresponding icon is activated at the right sidebar. Click this icon to expand the right sidebar. Horizontal and vertical Rulers help you place objects on a slide and allow to set up tab stops and paragraph indents within the text boxes. Working area allows to view presentation content, enter and edit data. Scroll bar on the right allows to scroll the presentation up and down. For your convenience you can hide some components and display them again when it is necessary. To learn more on how to adjust view settings please refer to this page."
    },
   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/AddHyperlinks.htm", 
        "title": "Add hyperlinks", 
        "body": "To add a hyperlink, place the cursor to a position within the text box where a hyperlink will be added, switch to the Insert tab of the top toolbar, click the Hyperlink icon at the top toolbar, after that the Hyperlink Settings will appear where you can specify the hyperlink parameters: Select a link type you wish to insert: Use the External Link option and enter a URL in the format http://www.example.com in the Link to field below if you need to add a hyperlink leading to an external website. Use the Slide In This Presentation option and select one of the options below if you need to add a hyperlink leading to a certain slide in the same presentation. You can check one of the following radiobuttons: Next Slide, Previous Slide, First Slide, Last Slide, Slide with the specified number. Display - enter a text that will get clickable and lead to the web address/slide specified in the upper field. ScreenTip text - enter a text that will become visible in a small pop-up window that provides a brief note or label pertaining to the hyperlink being pointed to. Click the OK button. To add a hyperlink, you can also use the Ctrl+K key combination or click with the right mouse button at a position where a hyperlink will be added and select the Hyperlink option in the right-click menu. Note: it's also possible to select a character, word or word combination with the mouse or using the keyboard and then open the Hyperlink Settings window as described above. In this case, the Display field will be filled with the text fragment you selected. By hovering the cursor over the added hyperlink, the ScreenTip will appear containing the text you specified. You can follow the link by pressing the CTRL key and clicking the link in your presentation. To edit or delete the added hyperlink, click it with the right mouse button, select the Hyperlink option in the right-click menu and then the action you want to perform - Edit Hyperlink or Remove Hyperlink."
    },
   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/AlignArrangeObjects.htm", 
        "title": "Align and arrange objects on a slide", 
        "body": "The added autoshapes, images, charts or text boxes can be aligned, grouped, ordered, distributed horizontally and vertically on a slide. To perform any of these actions, first select a separate object or several objects in the slide editing area. To select several objects, hold down the Ctrl key and left-click the necessary objects. To select a text box, click on its border, not the text within it. After that you can use either the icons at the Home tab of the top toolbar described below or the analogous options from the right-click menu. Align objects To align two or more selected objects, Click the Align shape icon at the Home tab of the top toolbar and select one of the following options: Align to Slide to align objects relative to the edges of the slide, Align Selected Objects (this option is selected by default) to align objects relative to each other, Click the Align shape icon once again and select the necessary alignment type from the list: Align Left - to line up the objects horizontally by the left edge of the leftmost object/left edge of the slide, Align Center - to line up the objects horizontally by their centers/center of the slide, Align Right - to line up the objects horizontally by the right edge of the rightmost object/right edge of the slide, Align Top - to line up the objects vertically by the top edge of the topmost object/top edge of the slide, Align Middle - to line up the objects vertically by their middles/middle of the slide, Align Bottom - to line up the objects vertically by the bottom edge of the bottommost object/bottom edge of the slide. Alternatively, you can right-click the selected objects, choose the Align option from the contextual menu and then use one of the available alignment options. If you want to align a single object, it can be aligned relative to the edges of the slide. The Align to Slide option is selected by default in this case. Distribute objects To distribute three or more selected objects horizontally or vertically so that the equal distance appears between them, Click the Align shape icon at the Home tab of the top toolbar and select one of the following options: Align to Slide to distribute objects between the edges of the slide, Align Selected Objects (this option is selected by default) to distribute objects between two outermost selected objects, Click the Align shape icon once again and select the necessary distribution type from the list: Distribute Horizontally - to distribute objects evenly between the leftmost and rightmost selected objects/left and right edges of the slide. Distribute Vertically - to distribute objects evenly between the topmost and bottommost selected objects/top and bottom edges of the slide. Alternatively, you can right-click the selected objects, choose the Align option from the contextual menu and then use one of the available distribution options. Note: the distribution options are disabled if you select less than three objects. Group objects To group two or more selected objects or ungroup them, click the Arrange shape icon at the Home tab of the top toolbar and select the necessary option from the list: Group - to join several objects into a group so that they can be simultaneously rotated, moved, resized, aligned, arranged, copied, pasted, formatted like a single object. Ungroup - to ungroup the selected group of the previously joined objects. Alternatively, you can right-click the selected objects, choose the Arrange option from the contextual menu and then use the Group or Ungroup option. Note: the Group option is disabled if you select less than two objects. The Ungroup option is available only when a group of the previously joined objects is selected. Arrange objects To arrange the selected object(s) (i.e. to change their order when several objects overlap each other), click the Arrange shape icon at the Home tab of the top toolbar and select the necessary arrangement type from the list. Bring To Foreground - to move the object(s) in front of all other objects, Bring Forward - to move the selected object(s) by on
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   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/ApplyTransitions.htm", 
        "title": "Apply transitions", 
        "body": "A transition is an effect that appears between two slides when one slide advances to the next one during a demonstration. You can apply the same transition to all slides or apply different transitions to each separate slide and adjust the transition properties. To apply a transition to a single slide or several selected slides: Select the necessary slide (or several slides in the slide list) you want to apply a transition to. The Slide settings tab will be activated on the right sidebar. To open it click the Slide settings icon on the right. Alternatively, you can right-click a slide in the slide editing area and select the Slide Settings option from the contextual menu. In the Effect drop-down list, select the transition you want to use. The following transitions are available: Fade, Push, Wipe, Split, Uncover, Cover, Clock, Zoom. In the drop-down list below, select one of the available effect options. They define exactly how the effect appears. For example, if the Zoom transition is selected, the Zoom In, Zoom Out and Zoom and Rotate options are available. Specify how long you want the transition to last. In the Duration box, enter or select the necessary time value, measured in seconds. Press the Preview button to view the slide with the applied transition in the slide editing area. Specify how long you want the slide to be displayed until it advances to another one: Start on click – check this box if you don't want to restrict the time while the selected slide is being displayed. The slide will advance to another one only when you click on it with the mouse. Delay – use this option if you want the selected slide to be displayed for a specified time until it advances to the next one. Check this box and enter or select the necessary time value, measured in seconds. Note: if you check only the Delay box, the slides will advance automatically in a specified time interval. If you check both the Start on click and the Delay boxes and set the delay value, the slides will advance automatically as well, but you will also be able to click a slide to advance from it to the next. To apply a transition to all the slides in your presentation: perform the procedure described above and press the Apply to All Slides button. To delete a transition: select the necessary slide and choose the None option in the Effect list. To delete all transitions: select any slide, choose the None option in the Effect list and press the Apply to All Slides button."
    },
   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/CopyClearFormatting.htm", 
        "title": "Copy/clear formatting", 
        "body": "To copy a certain text formatting, select the text passage which formatting you need to copy with the mouse or using the keyboard, click the Copy style icon at the Home tab of the top toolbar (the mouse pointer will look like this ), select the text passage you want to apply the same formatting to. To apply the copied formatting to multiple text passages, select the text passage which formatting you need to copy with the mouse or using the keyboard, double-click the Copy style icon at the Home tab of the top toolbar (the mouse pointer will look like this and the Copy style icon will remain selected: ), select the necessary text passages one by one to apply the same formatting to each of them, to exit this mode, click the Copy style icon once again or press the Esc key on the keyboard. To quickly remove the formatting that you have applied to a text passage, select the text passage which formatting you want to remove, click the Clear style icon at the Home tab of the top toolbar."
    },
   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/CopyPasteUndoRedo.htm", 
        "title": "Copy/paste data, undo/redo your actions", 
        "body": "Use basic clipboard operations To cut, copy and paste selected objects (slides, text passages, autoshapes) in the current presentation or undo/redo your actions use the corresponding options from the right-click menu, or keyboard shortcuts, or icons available at any tab of the top toolbar: Cut – select an object and use the Cut option from the right-click menu to delete the selection and send it to the computer clipboard memory. The cut data can be later inserted to another place in the same presentation. Copy – select an object and use the Copy option from the right-click menu or the Copy icon at the top toolbar to copy the selection to the computer clipboard memory. The copied object can be later inserted to another place in the same presentation. Paste – find the place in your presentation where you need to paste the previously copied object and use the Paste option from the right-click menu or the Paste icon at the top toolbar. The object will be inserted at the current cursor position. The object can be previously copied from the same presentation. In the online version, the following key combinations are only used to copy or paste data from/into another presentation or some other program, in the desktop version, both the corresponding buttons/menu options and key combinations can be used for any copy/paste operations: Ctrl+C key combination for copying; Ctrl+V key combination for pasting; Ctrl+X key combination for cutting. Use the Paste Special feature Once the copied data is pasted, the Paste Special button appears next to the inserted text passage/object. Click this button to select the necessary paste option. When pasting text passages, the following options are available: Use destination theme - allows to apply the formatting specified by the theme of the current presentation. This option is used by default. Keep source formatting - allows to keep the source formatting of the copied text. Picture - allows to paste the text as an image so that it cannot be edited. Keep text only - allows to paste the text without its original formatting. When pasting objects (autoshapes, charts, tables) the following options are available: Use destination theme - allows to apply the formatting specified by the theme of the current presentation. This option is used by default. Picture - allows to paste the object as an image so that it cannot be edited. Use the Undo/Redo operations To perform the undo/redo operations, use the corresponding icons in the left part of the editor header or keyboard shortcuts: Undo – use the Undo icon to undo the last operation you performed. Redo – use the Redo icon to redo the last undone operation. You can also use the Ctrl+Z key combination for undoing or Ctrl+Y for redoing. Note: when you co-edit a presentation in the Fast mode, the possibility to Redo the last undone operation is not available."
    },
   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/CreateLists.htm", 
        "title": "Create lists", 
        "body": "To create a list in your presentation, place the cursor to the position within the text box where a list will be started (this can be a new line or the already entered text), switch to the Home tab of the top toolbar, select the list type you would like to start: Unordered list with markers is created using the Bullets icon situated at the top toolbar Ordered list with digits or letters is created using the Numbering icon situated at the top toolbar Note: click the downward arrow next to the Bullets or Numbering icon to select how the list is going to look like. now each time you press the Enter key at the end of the line a new ordered or unordered list item will appear. To stop that, press the Backspace key and continue with the common text paragraph."
    },
   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/FillObjectsSelectColor.htm", 
        "title": "Fill objects and select colors", 
        "body": "You can apply different fills for the slide, autoshape and Text Art font background. Select an object To change the slide background fill, select the necessary slides in the slide list. The Slide settings tab will be activated at the the right sidebar. To change the autoshape fill, left-click the necessary autoshape. The Shape settings tab will be activated at the the right sidebar. To change the Text Art font fill, left-click the necessary text object. The Text Art settings tab will be activated at the the right sidebar. Set the necessary fill type Adjust the selected fill properties (see the detailed description below for each fill type) Note: for the autoshapes and Text Art font, regardless of the selected fill type, you can also set an Opacity level dragging the slider or entering the percent value manually. The default value is 100%. It corresponds to the full opacity. The 0% value corresponds to the full transparency. The following fill types are available: Color Fill - select this option to specify the solid color you want to fill the inner space of the selected shape/slide with. Click on the colored box below and select the necessary color from the available color sets or specify any color you like: Theme Colors - the colors that correspond to the selected theme/color scheme of the presentation. Once you apply a different theme or color scheme, the Theme Colors set will change. Standard Colors - the default colors set. Custom Color - click on this caption if there is no needed color in the available palettes. Select the necessary colors range moving the vertical color slider and set the specific color dragging the color picker within the large square color field. Once you select a color with the color picker, the appropriate RGB and sRGB color values will be displayed in the fields on the right. You can also specify a color on the base of the RGB color model entering the necessary numeric values into the R, G, B (Red, Green, Blue) fields or enter the sRGB hexadecimal code into the field marked with the # sign. The selected color appears in the New preview box. If the object was previously filled with any custom color, this color is displayed in the Current box so you can compare the original and modified colors. When the color is specified, click the Add button: The custom color will be applied to your object and added to the Custom color palette of the menu. Note: just the same color types you can use when selecting the color of the autoshape stroke, adjusting the font color, or changing the table background or border color. Gradient Fill - select this option to fill the slide/shape with two colors which smoothly change from one to another. Style - choose one of the available options: Linear (colors change in a straight line i.e. along a horizontal/vertical axis or diagonally at a 45 degree angle) or Radial (colors change in a circular path from the center to the edges). Direction - choose a template from the menu. If the Linear gradient is selected, the following directions are available : top-left to bottom-right, top to bottom, top-right to bottom-left, right to left, bottom-right to top-left, bottom to top, bottom-left to top-right, left to right. If the Radial gradient is selected, only one template is available. Gradient - click on the left slider under the gradient bar to activate the color box which corresponds to the first color. Click on the color box on the right to choose the first color in the palette. Drag the slider to set the gradient stop i.e. the point where one color changes into another. Use the right slider under the gradient bar to specify the second color and set the gradient stop. Picture or Texture - select this option to use an image or a predefined texture as the shape/slide background. If you wish to use an image as a backgroung for the shape/slide, you can add an image From File selecting it on your computer HDD or From URL inserting the appropriate URL address in the opened window. If you wish to use a texture as a backgroung for the shape/slide, drop-down the From
    },
   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/InsertAutoshapes.htm", 
        "title": "Insert and format autoshapes", 
        "body": "Insert an autoshape To add an autoshape on a slide, in the slide list on the left, select the slide you want to add the autoshape to, click the Shape icon at the Home or Insert tab of the top toolbar, select one of the available autoshape groups: Basic Shapes, Figured Arrows, Math, Charts, Stars & Ribbons, Callouts, Buttons, Rectangles, Lines, click on the necessary autoshape within the selected group, in the slide editing area, place the mouse cursor where you want the shape to be put, Note: you can click and drag to stretch the shape. once the autoshape is added you can change its size, position and properties. Note: to add a caption within the autoshape make sure the shape is selected on the slide and start typing your text. The text you add in this way becomes a part of the autoshape (when you move or rotate the shape, the text moves or rotates with it). Adjust autoshape settings Some of the autoshape settings can be altered using the Shape settings tab of the right sidebar. To activate it click the autoshape and choose the Shape settings icon on the right. Here you can change the following properties: Fill - use this section to select the autoshape fill. You can choose the following options: Color Fill - to specify the solid color you want to apply to the selected shape. Gradient Fill - to fill the shape with two colors which smoothly change from one to another. Picture or Texture - to use an image or a predefined texture as the shape background. Pattern - to fill the shape with a two-colored design composed of regularly repeated elements. No Fill - select this option if you don't want to use any fill. For more detailed information on these options please refer to the Fill objects and select colors section. Stroke - use this section to change the autoshape stroke width, color or type. To change the stroke width, select one of the available options from the Size drop-down list. The available options are: 0.5 pt, 1 pt, 1.5 pt, 2.25 pt, 3 pt, 4.5 pt, 6 pt. Or select the No Line option if you don't want to use any stroke. To change the stroke color, click on the colored box below and select the necessary color. You can use the selected theme color, a standard color or choose a custom color. To change the stroke type, select the necessary option from the corresponding dropdown list (a solid line is applied by default, you can change it to one of the available dashed lines). Rotation is used to rotate the shape by 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise as well as to flip the shape horizontally or vertically. Click one of the buttons: to rotate the shape by 90 degrees counterclockwise to rotate the shape by 90 degrees clockwise to flip the shape horizontally (left to right) to flip the shape vertically (upside down) To change the advanced settings of the autoshape, right-click the shape and select the Shape Advanced Settings option from the contextual menu or left-click it and press the Show advanced settings link at the right sidebar. The shape properties window will be opened: The Size tab allows to change the autoshape Width and/or Height. If the Constant proportions button is clicked (in this case it looks like this ), the width and height will be changed together preserving the original autoshape aspect ratio. The Rotation tab contains the following parameters: Angle - use this option to rotate the shape by an exactly specified angle. Enter the necessary value measured in degrees into the field or adjust it using the arrows on the right. Flipped - check the Horizontally box to flip the shape horizontally (left to right) or check the Vertically box to flip the shape vertically (upside down). The Weights & Arrows tab contains the following parameters: Line Style - this option group allows to specify the following parameters: Cap Type - this option allows to set the style for the end of the line, therefore it can be applied only to the shapes with the open outline, such as lines, polylines etc.: Flat - the end points will be flat. Round - the end points will be rounded. Square - the end points will be
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   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/InsertCharts.htm", 
        "title": "Insert and edit charts", 
        "body": "Insert a chart To insert a chart into your presentation, put the cursor at the place where you want to add a chart, switch to the Insert tab of the top toolbar, click the Chart icon at the top toolbar, select the needed chart type from the available ones - Column, Line, Pie, Bar, Area, XY (Scatter), Stock, Note: for Column, Line, Pie, or Bar charts, a 3D format is also available. after that the Chart Editor window will appear where you can enter the necessary data into the cells using the following controls: and for copying and pasting the copied data and for undoing and redoing actions for inserting a function and for decreasing and increasing decimal places for changing the number format, i.e. the way the numbers you enter appear in cells change the chart settings clicking the Edit Chart button situated in the Chart Editor window. The Chart - Advanced Settings window will open. The Type &amp Data tab allows you to select the chart type as well as the data you wish to use to create a chart. Select a chart Type you wish to insert: Column, Line, Pie, Bar, Area, XY (Scatter), Stock. Check the selected Data Range and modify it, if necessary, clicking the Select Data button and entering the desired data range in the following format: Sheet1!A1:B4. Choose the way to arrange the data. You can either select the Data series to be used on the X axis: in rows or in columns. The Layout tab allows you to change the layout of chart elements. Specify the Chart Title position in regard to your chart selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list: None to not display a chart title, Overlay to overlay and center a title on the plot area, No Overlay to display the title above the plot area. Specify the Legend position in regard to your chart selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list: None to not display a legend, Bottom to display the legend and align it to the bottom of the plot area, Top to display the legend and align it to the top of the plot area, Right to display the legend and align it to the right of the plot area, Left to display the legend and align it to the left of the plot area, Left Overlay to overlay and center the legend to the left on the plot area, Right Overlay to overlay and center the legend to the right on the plot area. Specify the Data Labels (i.e. text labels that represent exact values of data points) parameters: specify the Data Labels position relative to the data points selecting the necessary option from the drop-down list. The available options vary depending on the selected chart type. For Column/Bar charts, you can choose the following options: None, Center, Inner Bottom, Inner Top, Outer Top. For Line/XY (Scatter)/Stock charts, you can choose the following options: None, Center, Left, Right, Top, Bottom. For Pie charts, you can choose the following options: None, Center, Fit to Width, Inner Top, Outer Top. For Area charts as well as for 3D Column, Line and Bar charts, you can choose the following options: None, Center. select the data you wish to include into your labels checking the corresponding boxes: Series Name, Category Name, Value, enter a character (comma, semicolon etc.) you wish to use for separating several labels into the Data Labels Separator entry field. Lines - is used to choose a line style for Line/XY (Scatter) charts. You can choose one of the following options: Straight to use straight lines between data points, Smooth to use smooth curves between data points, or None to not display lines. Markers - is used to specify whether the markers should be displayed (if the box is checked) or not (if the box is unchecked) for Line/XY (Scatter) charts. Note: the Lines and Markers options are available for Line charts and XY (Scatter) charts only. The Axis Settings section allows to specify if you wish to display Horizontal/Vertical Axis or not selecting the Show or Hide option from the drop-down list. You can also specify Horizontal/Vertical Axis Title parameters: Specify if you wish to display the Horizontal Axis Title or not selecting the necessary option 
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   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/InsertEquation.htm", 
        "title": "Insert equations", 
        "body": "Presentation Editor allows you to build equations using the built-in templates, edit them, insert special characters (including mathematical operators, Greek letters, accents etc.). Add a new equation To insert an equation from the gallery, switch to the Insert tab of the top toolbar, click the arrow next to the Equation icon at the top toolbar, in the opened drop-down list select the equation category you need. The following categories are currently available: Symbols, Fractions, Scripts, Radicals, Integrals, Large Operators, Brackets, Functions, Accents, Limits and Logarithms, Operators, Matrices, click the certain symbol/equation in the corresponding set of templates. The selected symbol/equation box will be inserted in the center of the current slide. If you do not see the equation box border, click anywhere within the equation - the border will be displayed as a dashed line. The equation box can be freely moved, resized or rotated on the slide. To do that click on the equation box border (it will be displayed as a solid line) and use corresponding handles. Each equation template represents a set of slots. Slot is a position for each element that makes up the equation. An empty slot (also called as a placeholder) has a dotted outline . You need to fill in all the placeholders specifying the necessary values. Enter values The insertion point specifies where the next character you enter will appear. To position the insertion point precisely, click within a placeholder and use the keyboard arrows to move the insertion point by one character left/right. Once the insertion point is positioned, you can fill in the placeholder: enter the desired numeric/literal value using the keyboard, insert a special character using the Symbols palette from the Equation menu at the Insert tab of the top toolbar, add another equation template from the palette to create a complex nested equation. The size of the primary equation will be automatically adjusted to fit its content. The size of the nested equation elements depends on the primary equation placeholder size, but it cannot be smaller than the sub-subscript size. To add some new equation elements you can also use the right-click menu options: To add a new argument that goes before or after the existing one within Brackets, you can right-click on the existing argument and select the Insert argument before/after option from the menu. To add a new equation within Cases with several conditions from the Brackets group, you can right-click on an empty placeholder or entered equation within it and select the Insert equation before/after option from the menu. To add a new row or a column in a Matrix, you can right-click on a placeholder within it, select the Insert option from the menu, then select Row Above/Below or Column Left/Right. Note: currently, equations cannot be entered using the linear format, i.e. \\sqrt(4&x^3). When entering the values of the mathematical expressions, you do not need to use Spacebar as the spaces between the characters and signs of operations are set automatically. If the equation is too long and does not fit to a single line within the text box, automatic line breaking occurs as you type. You can also insert a line break in a specific position by right-clicking on a mathematical operator and selecting the Insert manual break option from the menu. The selected operator will start a new line. To delete the added manual line break, right-click on the mathematical operator that starts a new line and select the Delete manual break option. Format equations By default, the equation within the text box is horizontally centered and vertically aligned to the top of the text box. To change its horizontal/vertical alignment, put the cursor within the the equation box (the text box borders will be displayed as dashed lines) and use the corresponding icons at the Home tab of the top toolbar. To increase or decrease the equation font size, click anywhere within the equation box and select the necessary font size from the list at the Home tab of the top too
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   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/InsertImages.htm", 
        "title": "Insert and adjust images", 
        "body": "Insert an image In Presentation Editor, you can insert images in the most popular formats into your presentation. The following image formats are supported: BMP, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG. To add an image on a slide, in the slide list on the left, select the slide you want to add the image to, click the Image icon at the Home or Insert tab of the top toolbar, select one of the following options to load the image: the Image from File option will open the standard dialog window for file selection. Browse your computer hard disk drive for the necessary file and click the Open button the Image from URL option will open the window where you can enter the necessary image web address and click the OK button the Image from Storage option will open the Select data source window. Select an image stored on your portal and click the OK button once the image is added you can change its size and position. Adjust image settings The right sidebar is activated when you left-click an image and choose the Image settings icon on the right. It contains the following sections: Size - is used to view the current image Width and Height or restore the image Default Size if necessary. The Crop button is used to crop the image. Click the Crop button to activate cropping handles which appear on the image corners and in the center of each its side. Manually drag the handles to set the cropping area. You can move the mouse cursor over the cropping area border so that it turns into the icon and drag the area. To crop a single side, drag the handle located in the center of this side. To simultaneously crop two adjacent sides, drag one of the corner handles. To equally crop two opposite sides of the image, hold down the Ctrl key when dragging the handle in the center of one of these sides. To equally crop all sides of the image, hold down the Ctrl key when dragging any of the corner handles. When the cropping area is specified, click the Crop button once again, or press the Esc key, or click anywhere outside of the cropping area to apply the changes. After the cropping area is selected, it's also possible to use the Fill and Fit options available from the Crop drop-down menu. Click the Crop button once again and select the option you need: If you select the Fill option, the central part of the original image will be preserved and used to fill the selected cropping area, while other parts of the image will be removed. If you select the Fit option, the image will be resized so that it fits the cropping area height or width. No parts of the original image will be removed, but empty spaces may appear within the selected cropping area. Replace Image - is used to load another image instead of the current one selecting the desired source. You can select one of the options: From File or From URL. The Replace image option is also available in the right-click menu. Rotation is used to rotate the image by 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise as well as to flip the image horizontally or vertically. Click one of the buttons: to rotate the image by 90 degrees counterclockwise to rotate the image by 90 degrees clockwise to flip the image horizontally (left to right) to flip the image vertically (upside down) When the image is selected, the Shape settings icon is also available on the right. You can click this icon to open the Shape settings tab at the right sidebar and adjust the shape Stroke type, size and color as well as change the shape type selecting another shape from the Change Autoshape menu. The shape of the image will change correspondingly. To change the advanced settings of the image, right-click the image and select the Image Advanced Settings option from the contextual menu or left-click the image and press the Show advanced settings link at the right sidebar. The image properties window will be opened: The Placement tab allows you to set the following image properties: Size - use this option to change the image width and/or height. If the Constant proportions button is clicked (in this case it looks like this ), the width and height will
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   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/InsertTables.htm", 
        "title": "Insert and format tables", 
        "body": "Insert a table To insert a table onto a slide, select the slide where a table will be added, switch to the Insert tab of the top toolbar, click the Table icon at the top toolbar, select the option to create a table: either a table with predefined number of cells (10 by 8 cells maximum) If you want to quickly add a table, just select the number of rows (8 maximum) and columns (10 maximum). or a custom table In case you need more than 10 by 8 cell table, select the Insert Custom Table option that will open the window where you can enter the necessary number of rows and columns respectively, then click the OK button. once the table is added you can change its properties and position. To resize a table, drag the handles situated on its edges until the table reaches the necessary size. You can also manually change the width of a certain column or the height of a row. Move the mouse cursor over the right border of the column so that the cursor turns into the bidirectional arrow and drag the border to the left or right to set the necessary width. To change the height of a single row manually, move the mouse cursor over the bottom border of the row until the cursor turns into the bidirectional arrow and drag it up or down. You can specify the table position on the slide dragging it vertically or horizontally. Note: to move around in a table you can use keyboard shortcuts. Adjust table settings Most of the table properties as well as its structure can be altered using the right sidebar. To activate it click the table and choose the Table settings icon on the right. The Rows and Columns sections on the top allow you to emphasize certain rows/columns applying a specific formatting to them, or highlight different rows/columns with the different background colors to clearly distinguish them. The following options are available: Header - emphasizes the topmost row in the table with a special formatting. Total - emphasizes the bottommost row in the table with a special formatting. Banded - enables the background color alternation for odd and even rows. First - emphasizes the leftmost column in the table with a special formatting. Last - emphasizes the rightmost column in the table with a special formatting. Banded - enables the background color alternation for odd and even columns. The Select From Template section allows you to choose one of the predefined tables styles. Each template combines certain formatting parameters, such as a background color, border style, row/column banding etc. Depending on the options checked in the Rows and/or Columns sections above, the templates set will be displayed differently. For example, if you've checked the Header option in the Rows section and the Banded option in the Columns section, the displayed templates list will include only templates with the header row and banded columns enabled: The Borders Style section allows you to change the applied formatting that corresponds to the selected template. You can select the entire table or a certain cells range you want to change the formatting for and set all the parameters manually. Border parameters - set the border width using the list (or choose the No borders option), select its Color in the available palettes and determine the way it will be displayed in the cells clicking on the icons: Background color - select the color for the background within the selected cells. The Rows & Columns section allows you to perform the following operations: Select a row, column, cell (depending on the cursor position), or the entire table. Insert a new row above or below the selected one as well as a new column to the left or to the right of the selected one. Delete a row, column (depending on the cursor position or the selection), or the entire table. Merge Cells - to merge previously selected cells into a single one. Split Cell... - to split any previously selected cell into a certain number of rows and columns. This option opens the following window: Enter the Number of Columns and Number of Rows that the selected cell should be split into an
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   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/InsertText.htm", 
        "title": "Insert and format your text", 
        "body": "Insert your text You can add a new text in three different ways: Add a text passage within the corresponding text placeholder provided on the slide layout. To do that just put the cursor within the placeholder and type in your text or paste it using the Ctrl+V key combination in place of the according default text. Add a text passage anywhere on a slide. You can insert a text box (a rectangular frame that allows to enter text within it) or a Text Art object (a text box with a predefined font style and color that allows to apply some text effects). Depending on the necessary text object type you can do the following: to add a text box, click the Text Box icon at the Home or Insert tab of the top toolbar, then click where you want to insert the text box, hold the mouse button and drag the text box border to specify its size. When you release the mouse button, the insertion point will appear in the added text box, allowing you to enter your text. Note: it's also possible to insert a text box by clicking the Shape icon at the top toolbar and selecting the shape from the Basic Shapes group. to add a Text Art object, click the Text Art icon at the Insert tab of the top toolbar, then click on the desired style template – the Text Art object will be added in the center of the slide. Select the default text within the text box with the mouse and replace it with your own text. Add a text passage within an autoshape. Select a shape and start typing your text. Click outside of the text object to apply the changes and return to the slide. The text within the text object is a part of the latter (when you move or rotate the text object, the text moves or rotates with it). As an inserted text object represents a rectangular frame (it has invisible text box borders by default) with text in it and this frame is a common autoshape, you can change both the shape and text properties. To delete the added text object, click on the text box border and press the Delete key on the keyboard. The text within the text box will also be deleted. Format a text box Select the text box clicking on its border to be able to change its properties. When the text box is selected, its borders are displayed as solid (not dashed) lines. to resize, move, rotate the text box use the special handles on the edges of the shape. to edit the text box fill, stroke, replace the rectangular box with a different shape, or access the shape advanced settings, click the Shape settings icon on the right sidebar and use the corresponding options. to align a text box on the slide, rotate or flip it, arrange text boxes as related to other objects, right-click on the text box border and use the contextual menu options. to create columns of text within the text box, right-click on the text box border, click the Shape Advanced Settings option and switch to the Columns tab in the Shape - Advanced Settings window. Format the text within the text box Click the text within the text box to be able to change its properties. When the text is selected, the text box borders are displayed as dashed lines. Note: it's also possible to change text formatting when the text box (not the text itself) is selected. In such a case, any changes will be applied to all the text within the text box. Some font formatting options (font type, size, color and decoration styles) can be applied to a previously selected portion of the text separately. Align your text within the text box The text is aligned horizontally in four ways: left, right, center or justified. To do that: place the cursor to the position where you want the alignment to be applied (this can be a new line or already entered text), drop-down the Horizontal align list at the Home tab of the top toolbar, select the alignment type you would like to apply: the Align text left option allows you to line up your text by the left side of the text box (the right side remains unaligned). the Align text center option allows you to line up your text by the center of the text box (the right and the left sides remains unaligned). the Al
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   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/ManageSlides.htm", 
        "title": "Manage slides", 
        "body": "By default, a newly created presentation has one blank Title Slide. You can create new slides, copy a slide to be able to paste it to another place in the slide list, duplicate slides, move slides to change their order in the slide list, delete unnecessary slides, mark some slides as hidden. To create a new Title and Content slide: click the Add Slide icon at the Home or Insert tab of the top toolbar, or right-click any slide in the list and select the New Slide option from the contextual menu, or press the Ctrl+M key combination. To create a new slide with a different layout: click the arrow next to the Add Slide icon at the Home or Insert tab of the top toolbar, select a slide with the necessary layout from the menu. Note: you can change the layout of the added slide anytime. For additional information on how to do that refer to the Set slide parameters section. A new slide will be inserted after the selected one in the list of the existing slides on the left. To duplicate a slide: right-click the necessary slide in the list of the existing slides on the left, select the Duplicate Slide option from the contextual menu. The duplicated slide will be inserted after the selected one in the slide list. To copy a slide: in the list of the existing slides on the left, select the slide you need to copy, press the Ctrl+C key combination, in the slide list, select the slide that the copied one should be pasted after, press the Ctrl+V key combination. To move an existing slide: left-click the necessary slide in the list of the existing slides on the left, without releasing the mouse button, drag it to the necessary place in the list (a horizontal line indicates a new location). To delete an unnecessary slide: right-click the slide you want to delete in the list of the existing slides on the left, select the Delete Slide option from the contextual menu. To mark a slide as hidden: right-click the slide you want to hide in the list of the existing slides on the left, select the Hide Slide option from the contextual menu. The number that corresponds to the hidden slide in the slide list on the left will be crossed out. To display the hidden slide as a regular one in the slide list, click the Hide Slide option once again. Note: use this option if you do not want to demonstrate some slides to your audience, but want to be able to access them if necessary. If you start the slideshow in the Presenter mode, you can see all the existing slides in the list on the left, while hidden slides numbers are crossed out. If you wish to show a slide marked as hidden to others, just click it in the slide list on the left - the slide will be displayed. To select all the existing slides at once: right-click any slide in the list of the existing slides on the left, select the Select All option from the contextual menu. To select several slides: hold down the Ctrl key, select the necessary slides left-clicking them in the list of the existing slides on the left. Note: all the key combinations that can be used to manage slides are listed at the Keyboard Shortcuts page."
    },
   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/ManipulateObjects.htm", 
        "title": "Manipulate objects on a slide", 
        "body": "You can resize, move, rotate different objects on a slide manually using the special handles. You can also specify the dimensions and position of some objects exactly using the right sidebar or Advanced Settings window. Note: the list of keyboard shortcuts that can be used when working with objects is available here. Resize objects To change the autoshape/image/chart/table/text box size, drag small squares situated on the object edges. To maintain the original proportions of the selected object while resizing, hold down the Shift key and drag one of the corner icons. To specify the precise width and height of a chart, select it on a slide and use the Size section of the right sidebar that will be activated. To specify the precise dimensions of an image or autoshape, right-click the necessary object on the slide and select the Image/Shape Advanced Settings option from the menu. Specify necessary values on the Size tab of the Advanced Settings window and press OK. Reshape autoshapes When modifying some shapes, for example Figured arrows or Callouts, the yellow diamond-shaped icon is also available. It allows to adjust some aspects of the shape, for example, the length of the head of an arrow. Move objects To alter the autoshape/image/chart/table/text box position, use the icon that appears after hovering your mouse cursor over the object. Drag the object to the necessary position without releasing the mouse button. To move the object by the one-pixel increments, hold down the Ctrl key and use the keybord arrows. To move the object strictly horizontally/vertically and prevent it from moving in a perpendicular direction, hold down the Shift key when dragging. To specify the precise position of an image, right-click it on a slide and select the Image Advanced Settings option from the menu. Specify necessary values in the Position section of the Advanced Settings window and press OK. Rotate objects To manually rotate an autoshape/image/text box, hover the mouse cursor over the rotation handle and drag it clockwise or counterclockwise. To constrain the rotation angle to 15 degree increments, hold down the Shift key while rotating. To rotate the object by 90 degrees counterclockwise/clockwise or flip the object horizontally/vertically you can use the Rotation section of the right sidebar that will be activated once you select the necessary object. To open it, click the Shape settings or the Image settings icon to the right. Click one of the buttons: to rotate the object by 90 degrees counterclockwise to rotate the object by 90 degrees clockwise to flip the object horizontally (left to right) to flip the object vertically (upside down) It's also possible to right-click the object, choose the Rotate option from the contextual menu and then use one of the available rotation options. To rotate the object by an exactly specified angle, click the Show advanced settings link at the right sidebar and use the Rotation tab of the Advanced Settings window. Specify the necessary value measured in degrees in the Angle field and click OK."
    },
   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/OpenCreateNew.htm", 
        "title": "Create a new presentation or open an existing one", 
        "body": "To create a new presentation In the online editor click the File tab of the top toolbar, select the Create New option. In the desktop editor in the main program window, select the Presentation menu item from the Create new section of the left sidebar - a new file will open in a new tab, when all the necessary changes are made, click the Save icon in the upper left corner or switch to the File tab and choose the Save as menu item. in the file manager window, select the file location, specify its name, choose the format you want to save the presentation to (PPTX, Presentation template, ODP, PDF or PDFA) and click the Save button. To open an existing presentation In the desktop editor in the main program window, select the Open local file menu item at the left sidebar, choose the necessary presentation from the file manager window and click the Open button. You can also right-click the necessary presentation in the file manager window, select the Open with option and choose the necessary application from the menu. If the office documents files are associated with the application, you can also open presentations by double-clicking the file name in the file explorer window. All the directories that you have accessed using the desktop editor will be displayed in the Recent folders list so that you can quickly access them afterwards. Click the necessary folder to select one of the files stored in it. To open a recently edited presentation In the online editor click the File tab of the top toolbar, select the Open Recent... option, choose the presentation you need from the list of recently edited documents. In the desktop editor in the main program window, select the Recent files menu item at the left sidebar, choose the presentation you need from the list of recently edited documents. To open the folder where the file is stored in a new browser tab in the online version, in the file explorer window in the desktop version, click the Open file location icon on the right side of the editor header. Alternatively, you can switch to the File tab of the top toolbar and select the Open file location option."
    },
   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/PreviewPresentation.htm", 
        "title": "Preview your presentation", 
        "body": "Start the preview To preview your currently edited presentation, you can: click the Start slideshow icon at the Home tab of the top toolbar or on the left side of the status bar, or select a certain slide within the slide list on the left, right-click it and choose the Start Slideshow option from the contextual menu. The preview will start from the currently selected slide. You can also click the arrow next to the Start slideshow icon at the Home tab of the top toolbar and select one of the available options: Show from Beginning - to start the preview from the very first slide, Show from Current slide - to start the preview from the currently selected slide, Show presenter view - to start the preview in the Presenter mode that allows to demonstrate the presentation to your audience without slide notes while viewing the presentation with the slide notes on a different monitor. Show Settings - to open a settings window that allows to set only one option: Loop continuously until 'Esc' is pressed. Check this option if necessary and click OK. If you enable this option, the presentation will be displayed until you press the Escape key on the keyboard, i.e. when the last slide of the presentation is reached, you will be able to go to the first slide again etc. If you disable this option, once the last slide of the presentation is reached, a black screen appears informing you that the presentation is finished and you can exit from the Preview. Use the Preview mode In the Preview mode, you can use the following controls at the bottom left corner: the Previous slide button allows you to return to the preceding slide. the Pause presentation button allows you to stop previewing. When the button is pressed, it turns into the button. the Start presentation button allows you to resume previewing. When the button is pressed, it turns into the button. the Next slide button allows you to advance the following slide. the Slide number indicator displays the current slide number as well as the overall number of slides in the presentation. To go to a certain slide in the preview mode, click on the Slide number indicator, enter the necessary slide number in the opened window and press Enter. the Full screen button allows you to switch to full screen mode. the Exit full screen button allows you to exit full screen mode. the Close slideshow button allows you to exit the preview mode. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts to navigate between the slides in the preview mode. Use the Presenter mode In the Presenter mode, you can view your presentations with slide notes in a separate window, while demonstrating it without notes on a different monitor. The notes for each slide are displayed below the slide preview area. To navigate between slides you can use the and buttons or click slides in the list on the left. The hidden slide numbers are crossed out in the slide list on the left. If you wish to show a slide marked as hidden to others, just click it in the slide list on the left - the slide will be displayed. You can use the following controls below the slide preview area: the Timer displays the elapsed time of the presentation in the hh.mm.ss format. the Pause presentation button allows you to stop previewing. When the button is pressed, it turns into the button. the Start presentation button allows you to resume previewing. When the button is pressed, it turns into the button. the Reset button allows to reset the elapsed time of the presentation. the Previous slide button allows you to return to the preceding slide. the Next slide button allows you to advance the following slide. the Slide number indicator displays the current slide number as well as the overall number of slides in the presentation. the Pointer button allows you to highlight something on the screen when showing the presentation. When this option is enabled, the button looks like this: . To point to some objects hover your mouse pointer over the slide preview area and move the pointer around the slide. The pointer will look the following way: . To disable this
    },
   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/SavePrintDownload.htm", 
        "title": "Save/print/download your presentation", 
        "body": "Saving By default, online Рresentation Editor automatically saves your file each 2 seconds when you work on it preventing your data loss in case of the unexpected program closing. If you co-edit the file in the Fast mode, the timer requests for updates 25 times a second and saves the changes if they have been made. When the file is being co-edited in the Strict mode, changes are automatically saved at 10-minute intervals. If you need, you can easily select the preferred co-editing mode or disable the Autosave feature on the Advanced Settings page. To save your presentation manually in the current format and location, press the Save icon in the left part of the editor header, or use the Ctrl+S key combination, or click the File tab of the top toolbar and select the Save option. Note: in the desktop version, to prevent data loss in case of the unexpected program closing you can turn on the Autorecover option at the Advanced Settings page. In the desktop version, you can save the presentation with another name, in a new location or format, click the File tab of the top toolbar, select the Save as... option, choose one of the available formats depending on your needs: PPTX, ODP, PDF, PDFA. You can also choose the Рresentation template (POTX) option. Downloading In the online version, you can download the resulting presentation onto your computer hard disk drive, click the File tab of the top toolbar, select the Download as... option, choose one of the available formats depending on your needs: PPTX, PDF, ODP, POTX, PDF/A, OTP. Saving a copy In the online version, you can save a copy of the file on your portal, click the File tab of the top toolbar, select the Save Copy as... option, choose one of the available formats depending on your needs: PPTX, PDF, ODP, POTX, PDF/A, OTP, select a location of the file on the portal and press Save. Printing To print out the current presentation, click the Print icon in the left part of the editor header, or use the Ctrl+P key combination, or click the File tab of the top toolbar and select the Print option. In the desktop version, the file will be printed directly. In the online version, a PDF file will be generated on the basis of the presentation. You can open and print it out, or save onto your computer hard disk drive or removable medium to print it out later. Some browsers (e.g. Chrome and Opera) support direct printing."
    },
   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/SetSlideParameters.htm", 
        "title": "Set slide parameters", 
        "body": "To customize your presentation, you can select a theme, color scheme, slide size and orientation for the entire presentation, change the background fill or slide layout for each separate slide, apply transitions between the slides. It's also possible to add explanatory notes to each slide that can be helpful when demonstrating the presentation in the Presenter mode. Themes allow you to quickly change the presentation design, notably the slides background appearance, predefined fonts for titles and texts and the color scheme that is used for the presentation elements. To select a theme for the presentation, click on the necessary predefined theme from the themes gallery on the right side of the top toolbar Home tab. The selected theme will be applied to all the slides if you have not previously selected certain slides to apply the theme to. To change the selected theme for one or more slides, you can right-click the selected slides in the list on the left (or right-click a slide in the editing area), select the Change Theme option from the contextual menu and choose the necessary theme. Color Schemes affect the predefined colors used for the presentation elements (fonts, lines, fills etc.) and allow you to maintain color consistency throughout the entire presentation. To change a color scheme, click the Change color scheme icon at the Home tab of the top toolbar and select the necessary scheme from the drop-down list. The selected scheme will be applied to all the slides. To change a slide size for all the slides in the presentation, click the Select slide size icon at the Home tab of the top toolbar and select the necessary option from the drop-down list. You can select: one of the two quick-access presets - Standard (4:3) or Widescreen (16:9), the Advanced Settings option that opens the Slide Size Settings window where you can select one of the available presets or set a Custom size specifying the desired Width and Height values. The available presets are: Standard (4:3), Widescreen (16:9), Widescreen (16:10), Letter Paper (8.5x11 in), Ledger Paper (11x17 in), A3 Paper (297x420 mm), A4 Paper (210x297 mm), B4 (ICO) Paper (250x353 mm), B5 (ICO) Paper (176x250 mm), 35 mm Slides, Overhead, Banner. The Slide Orientation menu allows to change the currently selected orientation type. The default orientation type is Landscape that can be switched to Portrait. To change a background fill: in the slide list on the left, select the slides you want to apply the fill to. Or click at any blank space within the currently edited slide in the slide editing area to change the fill type for this separate slide. at the Slide settings tab of the right sidebar, select the necessary option: Color Fill - select this option to specify the solid color you want to apply to the selected slides. Gradient Fill - select this option to fill the slide with two colors which smoothly change from one to another. Picture or Texture - select this option to use an image or a predefined texture as the slide background. Pattern - select this option to fill the slide with a two-colored design composed of regularly repeated elements. No Fill - select this option if you don't want to use any fill. For more detailed information on these options please refer to the Fill objects and select colors section. Transitions help make your presentation more dynamic and keep your audience's attention. To apply a transition: in the slide list on the left, select the slides you want to apply a transition to, choose a transition in the Effect drop-down list on the Slide settings tab, Note: to open the Slide settings tab you can click the Slide settings icon on the right or right-click the slide in the slide editing area and select the Slide Settings option from the contextual menu. adjust the transition properties: choose a transition variation, duration and the way to advance slides, click the Apply to All Slides button if you want to apply the same transition to all slides in the presentation. For more detailed information on these options please refer to th
    },
   {
        "id": "UsageInstructions/ViewPresentationInfo.htm", 
        "title": "View presentation information", 
        "body": "To access the detailed information about the currently edited presentation, click the File tab of the top toolbar and select the Presentation Info option. General Information The presentation information includes presentation title and the application the presentation was created with. In the online version, the following information is also displayed: author, location, creation date. Note: Online Editors allow you to change the presentation title directly from the editor interface. To do that, click the File tab of the top toolbar and select the Rename... option, then enter the necessary File name in a new window that opens and click OK. Permission Information In the online version, you can view the information about permissions to the files stored in the cloud. Note: this option is not available for users with the Read Only permissions. To find out, who have rights to view or edit the presentation, select the Access Rights... option at the left sidebar. You can also change currently selected access rights by pressing the Change access rights button in the Persons who have rights section. To close the File pane and return to presentation editing, select the Close Menu option."
    }
]