PresentIt: Instructions

Instructions for common uses of PresentIt:

• Remote Control
• Share Presentation with Audience
• Remote Control + Share Presentation with Audience
• Transfer Presentation Files
• Preview Presentation

Also, see Setup.

Remote Control

1. Use phone/tablet for remote control (with laptop connected to projector)

• Laptop and remote control device (phone or tablet) must be connected to the same WiFi network.
• Run PresentIt and start server (press Start button).
• Connect laptop to projector using a VGA, DVI, or HDMI connector.
• Open web browser on laptop and enter URL as shown by PresentIt on one of the Invite menus.
  The 'QR Code' menu is generally the easiest to use.
  This should look like http://xx.xx.xx.xx:nnnn where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address and nnnn is the port number.
  Laptop is now awaiting the start of presentation.
• Press Present button on PresentIt to create a new presentation or start an existing one.
  If creating a new presentation, press New and select the presentation file (Note 1).
  The file will be converted into HTML.
• Press the file name and then press View.
  The first page will be displayed on both the remote control device and on the laptop connected to the projector.
• Use the cursor icons on the remote control device screen to more forward and backward through the presentation pages.

2. Use phone/tablet for remote control (with phone/tablet connected to projector)

• Phone (or tablet) that will be connected to the projector, and the remote control device (phone or tablet) must be connected to the same WiFi network.
• Run PresentIt and start server (press 'Start' button).
• Connect phone (or tablet) to projector, generally using an HDMI connector or adaptor.
• Open web browser on phone (or tablet) connected to projector and enter URL as shown by PresentIt on one of the 'Invite' menus.
  The 'QR Code' menu is generally the easiest to use.
  This should look like http://xx.xx.xx.xx:nnnn where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address and nnnn is the port number.
  Phone (or tablet) is now awaiting the start of presentation.
• Press 'Present' button on PresentIt to create a new presentation or start an existing one.
  If creating a new presentation, press New and select the presentation file (Note 1).
  The file will be converted into HTML.
• Press the file name and then press View.
  The first page will be displayed on both the remote control device and on the device connected to the projector.
• Use the cursor icons on the remote control device screen to more forward and backward through the presentation pages.

Share Presentation with Audience

1. Share presentation with audience (with laptop connected to projector)

• Laptop must be connected to the same WiFi network as audience devices.
• Run PresentIt and start server (press Start button).
• Connect laptop to projector, generally using an HDMI connector or adaptor.
• Open web browser on laptop and enter URL as shown by PresentIt on the Present menu.
  This should look like http://xx.xx.xx.xx:nnnn/p.html where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address and nnnn is the port number.
  
• If creating a new presentation, press New and select the presentation file (Note 1).
  The file will be converted into HTML.
• Press the file name and then press View.
  The first page will be displayed.
• Use the cursor icons on the remote control device screen to more forward and backward through the presentation pages.
• Presentation pages seen by the audience will automatically follow the currently displayed page.

2. Share presentation with audience (with phone/tablet connected to projector)

• Phone (or tablet) must be connected to the same WiFi network as audience devices.
• Run PresentIt and start server (press Start button).
• Connect phone (or tablet) to projector, generally using an HDMI connector or adaptor.
• Open web browser on phone (or tablet) and enter URL as shown by PresentIt on the Present menu.
  This should look like http://xx.xx.xx.xx:nnnn/p.html where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address and nnnn is the port number.
  
• If creating a new presentation, press New and select the presentation file (Note 1).
  The file will be converted into HTML.
• Press the file name and then press View.
  The first page will be displayed.
• Use the cursor icons on the remote control device screen to more forward and backward through the presentation pages.
• Presentation pages seen by the audience will automatically follow the currently displayed page.

Remote Control + Sharing Presentation with Audience

1. Use phone/tablet for remote control + share presentation with audience (with laptop connected to projector)

• Laptop and remote control device (phone or tablet) must be connected to the same WiFi network as audience devices.
• Run PresentIt and start server (press Start button).
• Connect laptop to projector using a VGA, DVI, or HDMI connector.
• Open web browser on laptop and enter URL as shown by PresentIt on one of the 'Invite' menus.
  The 'QR Code' menu is generally the easiest to use.
  This should look like http://xx.xx.xx.xx:nnnn where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address and nnnn is the port number.
  Laptop is now awaiting the start of presentation.
• Give the same URL to the audience to enter in their web browsers.
• Press 'Present' button on PresentIt to create a new presentation or start an existing one.
  If creating a new presentation, press New and select the presentation file (Note 1).
  The file will be converted into HTML.
• Press the file name and then press View.
  The first page will be displayed on both the remote control device and on the laptop connected to the projector.
• Use the cursor icons on the remote control device screen to more forward and backward through the presentation pages.
• Presentation pages seen by the audience will automatically follow the currently displayed page.

2. Use phone/tablet for remote control + share presentation with audience (with phone/tablet connected to projector)

• Phone (or tablet) connected to the projector and remote control device (phone or tablet) must be connected to the same WiFi network as audience devices.
• Run PresentIt and start server (press Start button).
• Connect phone (or tablet) to projector using a VGA, DVI, or HDMI connector.
• Open web browser on laptop and enter URL as shown by PresentIt on one of the 'Invite' menus.
  The 'QR Code' menu is generally the easiest to use.
  This should look like http://xx.xx.xx.xx:nnnn where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address and nnnn is the port number.
  Laptop is now awaiting the start of presentation.
• Give the same URL to the audience to enter in their web browsers.
• Press 'Present' button on PresentIt to create a new presentation or start an existing one.
  If creating a new presentation, press New and select the presentation file (Note 1).
  The file will be converted into HTML.
• Press the file name and then press View.
  The first page will be displayed on both the remote control device and on the laptop connected to the projector.
• Use the cursor icons on the remote control device screen to more forward and backward through the presentation pages.
• Presentation pages seen by the audience will automatically follow the currently displayed page.

Transfer Presentation Files between Devices

• Run PresentIt and start server (press Start button).
• Open web browser on the device with existing presentation file ("source").
  Enter URL as shown by PresentIt on the 'Present' menu.
  This should look like http://xx.xx.xx.xx:nnnn/p.html where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address and nnnn is the port number.
  
• Press New and select the presentation file (Note 1).
  The file will be converted into HTML and both the original and HTML formats will be stored.
• Open web browser on the device to where the file should be transferred ("destination").
  Enter same URL as above.
• Press presentation file name button and press 'Save'.
• Press 'Original Format' to save original presentation file or 'HTML' to save HTML version.

*: Transferring files may not be supported by all browsers.

Preview Presentation

Presentations can be previewed in a web browser even if the device cannot display the original presentation file format.

• Run PresentIt and start server (press Start button).
• Press 'Present'.
• Press New and select the presentation file (Note 1).
• Press the button with the name of the presentation file and press View.
• The presentation will be displayed in a web browser.
  Use the icons to move forward and backward through the pages.

Conversion of Office format files (.doc, .docx, .ppt, .pptx, .xls, .xlsx) requires a connection to the internet. Conversion of PDF files (.pdf) requires a connection to the internet by default, but can be done over WiFi by setting 'Cloud Convert' to 'off' in the 'Settings' menu of the app.