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In the '''Presentation''' area (in the middle of the Meeting), in the lower left corner, click on the ''icon that looks like a document with a plus sign'' on it.
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====During a Meeting: Upload a Document to Display in Meetings====
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In the '''Presentation''' area (in the middle of the Meeting), in the lower left corner, presenters can click on the ''"plus icon", then click on '''Upload a presentation'''.
  
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[[Image:Bbb-uploadpresentation.jpg|border|Alt=Lower left corner of the Presentation area, there is an icon with a plus sign on it, plus microphone, phone, webcam, and screen sharing icons]]
  
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Now in the Add Files to Your Presentation dialog box:
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Now in the Presentation dialog box:
  
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* Click on the '''Select File''' button to select your document. 
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# Drag your file or click in the dotted box; if needed, find your document, select your document and save it.
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* Find your document, select your document and save it.
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# If you'd like to share your document with your students, across from your document title, click on the crossed out download arrow.
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* Back in the Add Files to Your Presentation dialog box:
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# Now that you've selected a document, click on the '''Upload''' button (you'll see a Progress status displayed until your document is uploaded successfully).
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** Now that you've selected a document, the Upload button will be visible. Click on the '''Upload''' button (you'll see a Progress status displayed until your document is uploaded successfully).  
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Your document will display. Remember, save your files as pdf's for the best (and fastest) results.
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** Remember, save your files as pdf's for the best (and fastest) results.
 
  
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* Your document will display. At the bottom of the Presentation area:
 
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**You can click on the Upload presentation icon to upload another document.  
 
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**Click on the ''right facing arrow'' (or later ''left facing arrow'') to transfer to other pages in your document.
 
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**If your document has more than one page, click on the ''number icon'', to display miniatures of all the pages of your document.
 
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***You can click on any miniature page to display the page.
 
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***If you can't see miniatures of all of your document pages, a tiny scroll bar appears below the miniature pages that you can click and drag to move around your miniature document pages.
 
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***When done, click on the ''number icon'' to ''turn off the display of miniatures.''
 
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**Click on a triangle and drag it to maximize display of your document.
 
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**Click on an icon with two horizontal arrows to maximize the display of the width of your document.
 
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**Click on a four headed arrow icon to fit your document in the presentation display area.  
 
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* See the "Whiteboard Features" area below for instructions for using the Whiteboard with your uploaded documents.
 
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* Will my animations in PowerPoint convert when uploading to BigBlueButton? '''No'''. (BigBlueButton)
 
  
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=====Presentation FAQ's=====
 
* Is there a page limit for uploaded files? '''100 pages.'''
 
* Is there a page limit for uploaded files? '''100 pages.'''

Latest revision as of 11:45, 13 March 2020

During a Meeting: Upload a Document to Display in Meetings

In the Presentation area (in the middle of the Meeting), in the lower left corner, presenters can click on the "plus icon", then click on Upload a presentation.

Alt=Lower left corner of the Presentation area, there is an icon with a plus sign on it, plus microphone, phone, webcam, and screen sharing icons

Now in the Presentation dialog box:

  1. Drag your file or click in the dotted box; if needed, find your document, select your document and save it.
  2. If you'd like to share your document with your students, across from your document title, click on the crossed out download arrow.
  3. Now that you've selected a document, click on the Upload button (you'll see a Progress status displayed until your document is uploaded successfully).

Your document will display. Remember, save your files as pdf's for the best (and fastest) results.

Alt=At the bottom of the Presentation dialog box, the dotted file upload box is circled. Above it, across from a file name, an arrow points to the "Enable download of presentation" button. At top right, the Upload button is circled

Presentation FAQ's
  • Is there a page limit for uploaded files? 100 pages.
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