Product Update October 2024

00:00

Hi,

Timea here with SlideHub's October product update.

This October we have released a number of smaller improvements,

such as the suggestion confirmation

and the new usage type filter for user trends.

But I would like to highlight a few bigger updates in this video.

First,

we focused on making the placeholder

implementation faster and easier for your

existing slides.

00:25

Now you can scan your slides for potential identifiers,

simplifying the process of managing

placeholders.

To scan for potential placeholders that haven't

yet been linked to your placeholder identifiers

in the library,

start by navigating to the Manage view,

then click on the Placeholder tab.

00:41

In this view,

you'll see an overview of all placeholder

identifiers within your library.

To scan for potential identifiers,

select the identifier you want to search for and click

Scan.

For example,

I searched for potential client

placeholders as I know I have a few slides

that aren't linked to it yet.

00:57

The scan will look for slides that contain potential identifiers,

such as a text in square brackets,

curly braces, all caps, or other indications.

I can see that several placeholders have been detected,

so I'll start linking a few now.

To link a slide to an identifier,

simply click the identifier box and then select confirm.

01:18

Now the slide is linked to the identifier in your library.

Now I'll link one more.

The platform suggests it as a potential

match because it contains the word client.

Once linked,

the content on the slide automatically updates

to match identifier format in the library,

such as client within square brackets.

01:38

And that's it!

The new placeholder will allow your team to

quickly customize and update slides with the

correct information.

We hope this improvement makes it even easier to manage

your slides and placeholder identifiers efficiently.

Next,

we have focused on improving internal links and Zoom support.

01:56

Now you can upload presentations that include Zoom

and links to specific slides within the presentation,

allowing for a more dynamic navigation.

Let's take a look at it, how it works.

First,

I will quickly create two example slides,

one with a hyperlink that goes to a specific

slide within my presentation and another with a slide zoom.

02:14

Please note,

due to technical limitations,

the summary zoom feature is not compatible with our platform.

If you try to upload a file containing a summary zoom,

it will be blocked during validation,

since this feature won't be functioning as intended.

Instead,

we recommend using slide zoom,

which provides a similar experience and is fully supported.

02:33

This new improvement also offers better

handling of broken links than PowerPoint.

For instance,

if a slide that the internal link is linked to is removed,

you typically receive no information about

it and you'll just see a broken link.

However,

when the slide is part of the Slidhub library,

you gain some additional advantages,

which I'll show you a bit later.

02:52

Now let's upload the presentation to the library.

To do this, I'll go to Manage View,

click on the Add New tab, select my file,

and go through some validation steps to optimize the presentation.

In step 1,

we recommend uploading the file as a presentation

to ensure that all links work correctly.

03:12

Later,

you can decide whether to keep the file only as a full presentation,

or to make specific slides available as standalone slides.

I choose to add all my slides as

standalone slides and then click Next.

Next,

I'll choose a cover image for the presentation

and for now skip adding labels to the slides.

03:31

Let's take a look at the presentation when it's downloaded.

When I download the entire presentation,

all link functions work as expected.

But let's see what happens if I download

only the slides containing links.

If you download the slide with an internal or slide zoom links on it,

a preview of the originally linked

slide will be displayed as an image.

03:52

You can also click this preview or image to

navigate directly to the link slide in the library,

as long as it's available and not a section zoom link.

In case you would like to update the slide

with the zoom or internal links in it,

we recommend downloading the whole presentation and

updating it as a whole presentation or replacing the file.

04:13

And that's it!

Hope this update will help you create a

visually engaging experience for your audience.

Last but not least,

managers are now able to easily download

log slides or slides with placeholders

in a more edit-friendly version.

04:27

Let's have a look at it.

First,

let's locate a presentation or slide with

placeholder identifier or one that's logged.

Here I see a presentation containing slides

with placeholders and some logged content.

By clicking View slides,

I can confirm that this presentation has a slide that is both

logged and contains an identifier.

04:45

If you download a file like this,

you'd need to fill out a placeholder

before downloading,

and since it's logged,

you wouldn't be able to edit the slide directly.

However,

as an admin,

you can now download a more editable version of these slides

by clicking on Download Unlocked with Identifiers.

05:01

In this version,

the slide won't be logged and the placeholders

will remain in their identifier form,

making it easy for you to update content without restrictions.

You can also perform this action in the Manage view,

where you'll see options to

Fill and Download Unlocked Slides,

Fill and Download Locked Slides,

or Download Unlocked Slides with Identifiers.

05:21

This edit flexibility allows admins to quickly

customize and update slides and presentations,

even if they are logged or contained placeholders.

And that's it! Thanks so much for watching,

and we hope these updates will help you work even more efficiently!

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