With SlideRocket’s new iPad App you can log into your SlideRocket account and cache your presentations for later viewing, play presentations, view analytics information, send invites, and upload PowerPoint presentations - all from your iPad.

 

SlideRocket’s iPad App is available for download from the App Store on the iPad. Once the iPad App is installed, users can either log into an existing account or create a new account.

 

This document covers

• Installing the SlideRocket iPad App
• Logging into an Existing SlideRocket Account
• Caching a Presentation
• Removing a Cached Presentation
• Playing a Presentation
• Sending an Invite
• Viewing Presentation Analytics
• Importing a PowerPoint Presentation
• Logging Out of the iPad App
• Supported iPad App Options
• Non-Supported iPad App Options

 

ADVANCED NOTE: Not all SlideRocket features are supported for iPad playback. For more information on optimizing presentations for the iPad click here. 

 

Installing the SlideRocket iPad App

1. Tap App Store icon
   
2. Enter SlideRocket in search box 
3. Tap Search
4. Tap cloud icon to install. This can also be accessed from the next page. Click anywhere on box to go to next page and tap INSTALL 
   

  

Logging into an Existing SlideRocket Account

1. Tap SlideRocket icon
   
2. Enter Email and Password in boxes
3. Tap Login 

 

Caching a Presentation

1. Tap box next to Show online presentations . This will display thumbnails for all presentations in account
2. Locate presentation by swiping through Presentation Library or by entering name in search box 
3. Tap presentation to cache
4. Tap Download button  or the yellow bar to cache presentation

 

ADVANCED NOTES: 

• To ensure all content displays correctly in the presentation, wait until the presentation has cached completely before tapping Play 
• If a cached presentation is out of date the Download button will turn into a star . Tap the star or the yellow bar to re-download the presentation
  
• The iPad App only stores presentations from one account at a time. If a presentation is cached and the account is logged out and a different account logs in, all cached presentations from the first account will be cleared  

 

Removing a Cached Presentation

1. Tap presentation in Presentation Library
2. Tap filled-in Download icon 
3. Tap Ok to confirm removal of presentation

 

ADVANCED NOTE: To view how much space is used by cached presentations tap the Settings icon  in lower-right corner of Presentation Library

 

 

Playing a Presentation

Presentations that are cached and available for play are indicated by a filled-in Download icon . If Show online presentations  is unchecked, only presentations that are cached and already available for play will be shown.  

1. Tap a cached presentation to pull up Presentation Detail Page
2. Tap Play 
3. Swipe from left to right to advance through presentation and trigger builds
4. To exit presentation tap screen to bring up the top navigation bar, then tap Back  

 

ADVANCED NOTES: 

• Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to reveal the Slide Tray. The Slide Tray can be used to navigate to different slides in the presentation
• If a cached presentation is out of date the Download button will turn into a star . Tap the star or the yellow bar to re-download the presentation
  

  

 

Sending an Invite

1. Tap presentation in Presentation Library
2. Tap Invite 
3. Type recipient email address after To:
4. Type message to recipient (optional)
5. Set Viewing Options:
   
• Notify me when viewed: Send email when presentation is viewed
• Allow recipient to comment: Set whether viewers of invite are allowed to add comments to presentation
• Allow recipient to export: Set whether viewers of invite are allowed to download presentation as PDF
• Allow recipient to share: Set whether viewers of this invite are allowed to reshare presentation with others or embed it on a blog or website. If presentation is not published, this link will not work
• Expire invitation: Set end date to view presentation from this invite. This is optional and can be set or changed after invite is sent
6. Tap Send

 

ADVANCED NOTES: 

• Viewing Options for sent invites can only be changed when logged into SlideRocket on a computer
• Only one recipient can be entered per invite

 

 

Viewing Presentation Analytics

1. Tap presentation in Presentation Library
2. Tap Analytics 
3. The following analytics information is viewable on an iPad

• Summary Bar: Display total views, unique views, average view time, number of invites sent, number of invites viewed, number of comments, and number of form/poll responses
• Graph: Visual representation of all presentation views over time
• Detailed viewing sessions: Information for individual views on how presentation was viewed, who by, how long ago, and from what location
• 
• Map: Show all locations where presentation was viewed

 

ADVANCED NOTES: 

• More detailed viewing information, including Form and Poll responses and customized date ranges is available when analytics are viewed on a computer
• The iPad must be connected to the Internet to view Analytics

 

 

Importing a PowerPoint Presentation

1. Open PowerPoint file on iPad
2. Tap arrow  in upper right. If arrow not visible tap screen once to make it appear
3. Tap Open in “SlideRocket” . SlideRocket’s iPad App will open automatically
4. Log into SlideRocket if not logged in already
5. The presentation will begin uploading into SlideRocket account. Once presentation has finished uploading it will automatically begin caching to the iPad. Once presentation has finished caching it can be played by tapping Play  

 

 

Logging Out of the iPad App

1. Tap Settings icon  in the lower-right corner of Presentation Library
2. Tap Logout

 

Supported iPad App Options

• Caching and playback of presentations
• Some analytics information
• Sending Invites
• Importing PowerPoint file

 

Non-Supported iPad App Options

• Leading a meeting
• Editing of presentation
• Allow viewer to print and download
• Allow viewer to reshare or embed
• Comments
• Playback Settings
• Loop 
• Disable manual navigation
• Playback resolution
• Advance after audio/video is finished
• Multi-Touch Zoom