To create a new document in Zoho Docs:
Zoho Show saves your document automatically and you can always access it from your Documents list.
You can also add a new slide to your presentation by simply right clicking on the slide thumbnail.
Step 1 : To insert a shape, click Insert on the menu bar. Select the shape and then click anywhere on the slide and drag to position the shape.
You can select images from four sources:
You can now embed videos into your presentation directly from a website. To embed a video file, click on the Insert button on main menu tab, then select Gadget.
Zoho Show allows you to insert links into your presentations, so that you can connect to web pages, pictures and even email addresses with just a click.
You will be working with three types of slide views in Zoho Show. Click view on the menu bar.
This corresponds to the ‘create’ view where the focus is on the current slide that’s being created. This is the view that most of us use, most of the time.
Master slide helps you to make universal changes to all the slides at a go. You can set text formatting, slide background, slide themes in a master slide that gets applied to the other slides in a presentation.
You need not make style changes to individual slides. However, editing the place holder content in a master slide is not possible. Placeholders are one that holds the slide content such as text, images, audio/video, etc.
Every presentation has a master slide with corresponding layouts beneath it. You can insert or duplicate a specific type of layout. Zoho Show also allows you to customize the available layouts. You can do this by adding placeholders specifically for content, text, picture and clipart.
The picture below shows the master slide view followed by the slide layouts.
This view lays down all the slides in a single view to help you take a final look at the flow and the sequence. If you’re not satisfied, that’s okay. All you have to do is drag and drop the slides where they belong. Or reshuffle them all over again.
The picture below shows the master slide view followed by the slide layouts.
Zoho Show enables you to import presentations that are created by other presentation softwares.
To import a presentation, click on File on the top left side corner of the editor page and then click on the Import button from the drop down menu.
The picture below shows the master slide view followed by the slide layouts.
Use the radio buttons to indicate if the presentation you wish to import is from a local file or from the internet.
Enter the Name, Description and Tags for the presentation. Finally, click on the Import button.
You can now create a presentation with Zoho Show and export the same as PPTX, PPSX, PPT, PPS, ODP files.
To export a presentation, click on File on the top left side corner of the editor page and then click on the Export button from the drop down menu. Now, you can choose the format of the file you wish to export as.
Slide transitions are the visual movements that can be seen when you move from one slide to another in a slide show.
To apply slide transition, click Animate and then select Transitions from the drop down menu. You can now select the transition style you wish to apply from the gallery.
Click More to set the time duration or speed of transition between two slides as shown in the image below.
Zoho Show’s animation effects help you to make your presentations more lively and interesting. Images, text, shapes or objects in a slide can be animated.
To add animation effect, you just have to select the image/shape/text and click on one of the animation styles as shown below. The two common animation effects listed are the entrance and exit effects that can be used to make your presentations more dynamic.
Click on Animation pane to view the type of animation effects applied to the respective object on the slide. You can also change the order of the animations by simple click and drag method.
To set timing for the animated objects to appear on slide, click on Options on the animation pane. Once you click on Timing from the drop down menu, you will view a small window that gives you option to set timings.
To view your presentation as a slide show, click Slide Show button on the menu bar and choose a method from the drop down list.
You can also customize your slide show by selecting the desired slides in a specific order and at the same time elegantly manage the custom slide show.
Zoho Show automatically creates versions of your presentation and at the same time saves each version. It is possible to return to a previous version of presentation at any time.
You can now restore the earlier version of your presentation and replace your current one with the earlier version.
To create a version or track the existing version history, click on Review on the main menu tab.
Zoho Show allows you to share your presentation with a selected group of people. The person, with whom you share your presentation, will be able to view or edit the presentation.
You can make your presentation available to the rest of the world by making it Public. Click on Share button on the main menu tab and then choose to publish your presentation. Your presentation will now be featured on Zoho public presentation list.
When you publish your presentation, you will be provided with a public URL that you can share with your friends. This will enable them to view your presentation from anywhere.
Publishing your presentation generates a HTML code snippet which can be used to embed presentation in a blog or website.
Embedding presentations on your blog/website is one of the most effective means of sharing your content on the web, and the whole process is so easy with Zoho Show.
Click on Share button on the main menu tab and then choose to publish your presentation.
When you publish your presentation, you will be provided with a HTML code snippet which you can use for embedding your presentation in a blog/website.
If you decide not to publish your presentation, you can just click on Remove Public. Your presentation will now be made private. Remember, if you do this, your presentation will be inaccessible on the blogs or websites where it has been embedded.
Zoho Show’s broadcasting feature helps you to deliver presentation online, regardless of where your audiences are.
Click on Share button on the main menu tab and then choose to broadcast or remotely deliver your presentation.
When you click on Broadcast button, a pop-up window appears. Enter the email I.Ds of the participants you wish to invite to view your presentation.
Click on Invite, this will send a mail to the mentioned list of participants with the link for the presentation. The participant will be able to view the presentation by accessing this link.
Click on Start Broadcast, the presentation opens in a new window. As a presenter, you will hold complete control over the show.
The broadcast window displays an additional tool bar with a pen, a highlighter, an eraser, which enables the presenter to mark/highlight specific text on the slide while broadcasting a presentation to the audience.
The list of participants who are currently a part of your presentation will be displayed at the right side tab of the broadcast screen. You can also enable instant chat and interact live with the participants.
