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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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How do I create a new presentation?

The Presentation Designer always starts with a new presentation when you first open it but if you need to start a new presentation after working with another one. Click on the File menu in the top left-hand corner and select New.

How do I open or edit a previously created presentation?

Click on the File menu in the top left-hand corner and select Open. A file explorer window will open. Simply browse to the location of the presentation you wish to open and edit, click on the file, and then click on Open. If you have unsaved work in a presentation, the program will first prompt you to save it before allowing you to open another presentation.

How do I run a saved presentation?

The presentation is a saved as an executable JAR file. Simply double-click on it to launch it.

How do I add another display panel to my presentation?

Click on the Panel menu in the top left-hand corner and select Insert Panel, or in Windows use the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+P.

How do I delete a display panel from my presentation?

Make sure that the display panel you wish to delete is the active panel, and then click on the Panel menu in the top left-hand corner and select Remove Panel. Alternately, in Windows, you can use the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Delete once you have made the panel you want to delete the active panel.

How do I hide a display panel in my presentation so that it will not display when I run the presentation?

Make sure that the display panel you wish to delete is the active panel and the make sure that you have no object on that panel selected by clicking on any unused area of the panel. Panel Properties will be shown on the right-hand side of the program. Check the button Skip In Slide Show.

For more information about Panel Properties, see the Panel Properties article.

How do I move a display panel to a different position in the order of panels?

Located at the bottom of the program are thumbnails of all the display panels in the presentation in the order that they will appear. Click and hold on the panel you want to relocate, drag it to the new position, and release the mouse button.

What is the Point Manager and how do I access it?

For an explanation of the Point Manager, see the Point Manager article.

What is the Color Picker and how do I access it?

For an explanation of the Color Picker, see the Color Picker article.



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