Introduction

The Slide Editor is a powerful presentation creation software with a variety of tools. This guide serves as an introduction to all the tools available. Hovering over a tool will highlight it and show its name.

Move

Select Move to move content around. Select content then use the Move tool to change the location of content.

Hand Tool

Select Hand to move your view. Click once to select the tool and then click and drag to move your view around. 

Comment

Clicking comment brings up the comment menu. On the left hand side, a list of all comments in the current presentation will be displayed. Clicking anywhere on the slide editor will add a comment in that spot. Type your comment, then click post and it will be added to the slide and the comment menu. In the comment menu, you can reply to and delete comments.

Image

Selecting Image will bring up the image menu on the left side of the screen. Previously uploaded images will appear here. Click upload photos to add more pictures. Clicking an image will highlight it in pink. After selecting images, click the Insert Image button on the bottom of the screen to add your selected images. Multiple images can be inserted at the same time. The same is true for uploading images. For more information on all the options available in an image, see the Image Editor Options.

Camera

Select Camera to bring up the Camera menu on the left. Clicking on the option All in the top left will drop down a menu for sorting camera content. Choosing a date will refresh content. Clicking on an image will highlight it in pink. After selecting images, click the Insert Image button on the bottom of the screen to add your selected images. Multiple images can be inserted at the same time.

Video

Select Video to bring up the Video Menu on the left. Previously uploaded Videos will appear here. Click upload videos to add more videos. Clicking an image will highlight it in pink. After selecting videos, click the Insert Video button on the bottom of the screen to add your selected videos. Multiple videos can be inserted at the same time. The same is true for uploading videos.

Fetch

Select Fetch to bring up the Fetch Menu on the left. Previously fetched images will appear here. A gray box will appear, enter the URL to your image here and click Fetch. If the link is valid and readable, it will be imported and appear in your list of images below. Some tips for getting valid links: After googling an image, or finding it on a webpage, Right-Click it. Select: Open in a New Tab. Copy and paste the URL from your new tab to the gray box and fetch it. 

Embed

Videos (Youtube, Vimeo) or links to interactive web-based content (Google Slides, etc.) can be added from this tab. This includes PDFs that are hosted elsewhere on the web or cloud. 

In order for files hosted on a cloud-based service (Google Drive, etc.) to be embedded on the Platform, set the viewing permissions of that file to be anyone with the link or public.

Paste the link to the content in the Gray box, and click Embed. If your link is valid, your embed will appear. If it is not valid, the editor will tell you in pink text below the Gray Box. 

Clicking on an embed will highlight it in pink. Clicking the insert item button will add the embed to the current slide. Multiple embeds may be added at the same time. 

Text

Clicking Text will add a new textbox to the current slide. For more information on all the options available in a textbox, see the Text Editor section. 

Shapes

Clicking Shapes will add a new shape object to the current slide. For more information on all the options available in a shape object, see the Shape Editor section.

Line

Clicking Line will create a new line object. Select either side (highlighted with a blue circle) to move the ends of the line. 

The Line tool has a few options, many of which are highlighted above in the Image, Shape and Text Editor tutorials. The unique options are as follows:

Start: Select the solid white line next to Start. Changing this value will change the look of one end of the line.

End: Select the solid white line next to End. Changing this value will change the look of the other end of the line.

Style: Select the solid white line next to Style. Changing this value will change the look in between each end of the line.

Thickness: Click on the number associated with px. Typing in a new value will update the thickness of the line.

Template

Select the Template button to show all available templates. Clicking on a template will open up all available slides in that template. Clicking on a slide in a template will highlight it in pink. Clicking Insert Template after selecting slide(s) will add those slides to the current presentation.

Tip: Creators of templates can select a gear in the top right corner of a template in the Gallery Templates view to delete templates

Tip: See the Template Guide to learn more about creating templates and other features. 

Background Color

Select the Background Color to pull up the color menu on the left side. By selecting one of the preset values or by typing in a new #Hex Code value, the background color of the slide will update. 

Zoom In/Out

These two buttons will zoom in and zoom out the current slide. Each will update the view in increments of 20%. As well as these two buttons, in the top right corner of the editor there are options to more finely tune the zoom. Select the 100% (in the photo to the right) to bring down the menu. Typing in the white text box will update the zoom to an exact value. Click any 5 of the lower options to update the zoom. Zooming In, Out, to 50%, to 100% or to 200%.  

Present

Click Present to enter the presentation view directly from the editor.

Undo/Redo

Clicking either undo or redo button will scroll the user back in the editing timeline. Useful for when mistakes are made and users want to go back.

New Slide

Select New Slide to add a new slide to the presentation. Clicking this button will move your current slide to the new slide. 

Visibility

The visibility button will set the current slide to visible/invisible. This will hide the slide when the presentation view is entered. 

Slide View Options

The last two buttons will change the view layout of the slides. The three rectangle button is the default view, with slide previews being on the bottom of the slide editor. Selecting the button below it will expand the slide preview view, occupying the entire screen, allowing you to quickly move between a presentation with many slides. Select the previously mentioned button again to change the view back. 

Oliver's Brief:

     The Table Walker challenges preconceived notions of walkers as purely medical devices. Walkers have been viewed as solely medical devices in the past, but this project changes that. The Table Walker is an organic-looking statement piece made out of MetaComb and Burlap composite materials with two sets of handles, one on top and one on the side, and some shelves, which are below its signature feature, the table. This hinged table folds down from of the top of the walker and uses locking supports to stay level. This table has an engraved chess board on the top so the user can play chess or checkers to interact with their friends. The Table Walker engages an issue that many older people face, which is that they can feel disconnected from the world around them. Using a walker does not help with this, as it forms a physical and mental barrier between older users and whoever they are talking to. The walker allows the user to initiate conversations since it looks so organic and futuristic. It also folds out to form a table, which lets the elderly user connect with others they invite to sit with them at the table. Our project helps the elderly person using the walker, as it allows them to connect with other people and is designed to not form a mental barrier. This walker will give the user a healthier view on life because of how they will be able to enjoy having a walker, not just as a medical device, but as an enjoyable device. This project raises the question of how people interact with the elderly, and if there is a way we can improve the lives of the elderly, leading to increased social interaction and community.

      The project is being designed for Priscilla, who feels cut off from the world by her walker, and she wants a walker that is functional as well as visually pleasing. Priscilla wants to be able to connect with other people and doesn’t feel like she can, especially with such an impersonal looking walker, like the one she currently has. It alienates her from the others at the retirement home, as none of them have a walker. Our project is a futuristic and organic looking walker with a table that folds out of it by using hinges and an axle. It also uses a folding brace to make sure it remains in the locked position. This also allows the user to eat and drink on the table without spilling anything. It also has another side that can fold out to double to the size of the table. It uses a new type of composite material inspired by MetaComb, which is cardboard stacked and glued together in a very specific way. It uses cardboard, epoxy/resin, and burlap, all laminated, to make the walker strong and light. The user tilts the walker onto its front wheels and rolls it forward a few inches. They then set it down, walk forward, and repeat until they get to where they need to go. They can then pull it up to a chair, pull the table up and push the other half over so it lies flat. This will let the user utilize the walker to its full potential.

PJ's Brief:

     A stylish walker with a fold-out table designed to help an older adult feel more socially integrated and confident despite her disability. The walker is meant to help Pricilla feel less alienated whenever she is in public, and adding in a functional use. Having a more attractive walker can make her feel much more confident. To execute this PJ and Oliver made a futuristic, curved walker that can be used as a style piece and also features a folding checkers board that can be used for tea and coffee.

     My project exists because elderly people often feel socially excluded because the things they carry with them seem so medical and ugly. It helps Pricilla and any other older adult that might want to use a more stylish walking aide. Having an attractive walker reintroduces the older generations into society in a new light. It raises the question of why did it take so long to accept these people for the disabilities they could not help. Hopefully this will start to trend and will become a standard in society for older adults to be more integrated. Pricilla will use it in her everyday life to get around the assisted living home and also whenever she chooses to enter the world. The patients name is Pricilla and she has trouble standing up. We are making the walker more stable and strong so that she can lean on it to stand up. She is somewhat self-conscious and likes to appear as a stylish person. The project has lots of rounded edges for style and a folding table that breaks in the middle for storage on the walker. It hangs on dowel between the main supports. It can be propped up to use as a tea/coffee table or also a chess board. This is innovative because previously not much medical equipment has had attractive features. By adding this,  I hope this design will help people will become comfortable with illnesses and the cycle of life.

Danehy Park Project: Aveen Nagpal, Chiara Blissett, Christopher Kitchen, Declan McEnerney, Ella Giesser, Ethan Donaldson, Maddie Johnson-Harwitz, Max Colognesi, Nathan Berger, Pierre Belizaire, Richie Lourie, Tinna Grönfeldt

(Refined) Pipe Dreams: Aveen Nagpal, Chiara Blissett, Christopher Kitchen, Ella Giesser, Maddie Johnson-Harwitz, Richie Lourie, Tinna Grönfeldt