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What is SlideServe ?
SlideServe is the easiest way to upload and share (publicly/privately) your PowerPoint presentations with the world. Embed/email the presentations to social networking sites/blogs/friends. It's completely free

What is possible with SlideServe?
With SlideServe you can convert any PowerPoint presentations to Flash and share it with your friends, family, clients, teachers, students, and the whole world. You can even create multimedia contents like:

  • Slideshows with photos, shapes, audio etc
  • E-learning content (lectures and tutorials)
  • E-cards
  • Demo Presentations

What file formats does SlideServe support? What is the maximum allowed file size?
We currently support the following PowerPoint extensions

  • ppt
  • pps
  • pot

PowerPoint Versions supported: PowerPoint 2007, PowerPoint 2003, PowerPoint 2002/xp. Maximum file size allowed is 50MB.

How to upload PowerPoint Presentations to SlideServe?

Download and install PowerFlashPoint software, a PowerPoint add-in for uploading PowerPoint Presentations to SlideServe.

Link to download: http://digitalofficepro.com/powerpoint/Power-flash-point-converter.html

PowerFlashPoint converts your presentations to flash format thereby reducing its size and helping you upload contents with more file sizes.

Will SlideServe always be free? Do you plan to have a paid version with more features?

The basic account in SlideServe will always be free. In future, we might have a paid account with much more advanced features but that will not impact the free account.

How do I embed/Share a slideshow into my blog or website?

It's very easy. On the right of the slideshow player you'll see a text box called Embed into your blog, with a code snippet in it. It should look something like this "object type=application/x-shockwave-flash data="xyz,,xyz" width="500" height="416"> <:/object>" If you take that code and paste it into a blog posting or web site or other social networking sites. Here is how it looks:

Can I send a private message to any SlideServe user?

Yes you can, a mail will be sent directly to the user's email account.

Can I use SlideServe to share inside my company intranet?

Yes, you can share on your intranet while keeping it private on SlideServe.

How to make my uploaded presentation Private /Public?

After you are logged in, Go to My Presentations->Edit button->Broadcast ->Public/Private

On what all factors does uploading time depend?

It depends on

1. Presentation File size (Embedded Video/Audio may increase the file size further).

2. Internet connection speed you have.

3. How busy our servers are.

Who owns the copyright of the content I upload?

It is owned by the person who created the presentation. You are not supposed to upload a presentation created by some other person.

Is sharing on SlideServe secure?

It basically depends on the settings you use. -It is more secure when you do not turn on the embed code. So uncheck the embed code unless you really need it. Even when you pass on the secret URL to someone, ask them not to post the URL on a public website.

How to adjust the size of the embedded block so that I can prevent it from flowing out of the blog's column.

In the Embedded code you can see that the default block size is set to width="500" height="416". Just change the width and height values to your convenient dimensions.

How to keep track of other users on SlideServe?

You can add a user as a friend. They will show up in your profile page, along with their latest slideshows.

I need to search for a particular SlideServe user, is it possible?

In the SlideServe homepage itself you will find a drop down search option where you can search for a particular SlideServe user.

How can I agree or disagree with a comment posted?

You can give star rating (Starting from 1 to 5 stars).

How do I report inappropriate comments?

Please click Inappropriate link provided under comments area.

How can I add to "my favorites" list?

Click on the 'Add To Favorites' link on the slide view page. It will show up in your favorite slideshows section.

Does SlideServe support animations effects and transitions in converted presentations?

SlideServe supports almost all PowerPoint(xp/2003/2007) animations effects and transitions.

Does SlideServe support embedded sounds?

SlideServe does support embedded sounds and animation sounds.

Does SlideServe correctly convert embedded fonts in presentations?

Yes for sure

Does SlideServe support password-protected (encrypted) presentations and slideshows?

SlideServe does not convert password-protected presentations. Please remove password protection before uploading your presentation to SlideServe

I am going to upload my first presentation to SlideServe. What should i do?

1. At first, you need to download PowerFlashPoint addin(less than 10mb in size) from Digitalofficepro.com.

2. Link to download: http://digitalofficepro.com/powerpoint/Power-flash-point-converter.html

3. Install it.

4. Press Convert button.

5. Upload it to SlideServe with PowerFlashPoint.