• Create a new deck
  in SlideWiki.

• Import from PowerPoint (*.pptx) or OpenDocument Presentation (*.odp) or from an exported deck.

• Copy or fork someone else's deck.

• Append or add a deck to another deck.

• Select Add Deck at the top right of your screen.

• Then fill in the form as required.

• Accessing your My Decks, Shared Decks, Recommended Decks or Playlists can be done by selecting your personal profile dropdown menu.

• Then select your Decks. This will take you to another page where you can select further options.

• View decks, open one deck
  or a presentation as a slide show from your
  My Decks.

• You can also open decks from Shared Decks,
  Recommended Decks
  or Playlists.

• You are taken to the Deck Landing Page when you select the Deck title text in for example Shared Decks.

• By selecting the yellow folder in the thumbnail this will open the deck.

• By selecting the play button in the thumbnail this will start the deck slideshow in a new browser window.

• The Title and Language of your deck are required fields.

• Once the deck language is set this cannot be changed but you can add additional languages.

• You can also choose the deck theme when in the form.

• You can provide a Desciption for the Deck.

• You can also specify the Education Level, for example Bachelor's/
  undergraduate.

• You can choose a Subject by entering a term, for example 'Physical'. 

• When you select 'Physical Sciences' this becomes a tag.

• Subject tags are derived from the UNESCO International Standard Clasification of Education 2011.

• Architecture and building

• Agriculture, forestry and fishery

• Arts

• Basic Programmes

• Business and Administration

• Computing

• Engineering & engineering trades

• Environmental protection

• Health

• Humanities

• Journalism and information

• Law

• Life sciences

• Literacy and numeracy

• Manufacturing and processing

• Mathematics and statistics

• Not known or unspecified

• Personal development

• Personal services

• Physical sciences

• Social & behavioural science

• Social services

• Teacher training & education science

• Transport services

• Security services

• Veterinary

• The same process can be used for specifying Tags.

• For example, entering the term 'Data' to find the Tag 'Data Science'.

• Agree terms and Creative Commons requirements by checking the tick boxes.

• Then select
  Create Deck.

• It is important to check for copyright when using images or videos and or uploading presentations before publication.

SlideWiki allows you to upload existing presentations and supports:

• Powerpoint (.pptx)

• Open Office (.odp)

• Export SlideWiki Deck (.zip)

• Fill out the form, the terms and license are required fields.

• To upload a file use the Select File button.

• Select Add Deck

• Agree to the terms and license by checking the tick boxes.

• Then select
  Create Deck.

• Please wait as the file uploads.This may take time if there are many slides and large images.

• The upload completes
  with a green bar and then
  a Deck created! dialogue box appears.

• A slide preview is provided.

• Then select
  Complete Import.

• Check and adapt the output in SlideWiki.

• Speaker Notes, tags and accessibility attributes for images should be saved by SlideWiki.

• When you create a new deck, you will be taken to the Deck View.

• Choose a theme
  for a deck when you upload your PowerPoint (.pptx file) or Open Office (.odp) presentation files.

• If you select a theme within the form you will see a preview of the upload in that theme, for example in Dark Slate Blue.

• You will also have a chance to choose the deck theme (1) by going back to the initial deck link at the beginning of the
  breadcrumb trail (2).

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• Then select the Edit tab. This will take you to further options.

• This will take you to the Deck Edit Properties.

• Selecting the Published button makes the deck visible to public users on SlideWiki.

• Unlisted decks can not be copied and will not show up in search results or listings.

• When a Deck is Published this is indicated by a green tag next to the Deck title.

• When a Deck is Unlisted this is indicated by a red tag next to the Deck title.

• Unlisted decks do not appear
  in searches and cannot
  be forked.

• When a Deck is Forked this is the term used on SlideWiki for copying the Deck.

• Use "Unlisted" when Decks are still being drafted.

• This is the Deck Landing Page.

• On the Deck Landing Page
  there is the option to view Deck Stats.

• You can view timeline and user activity and then return to the Deck Info.

• On the Deck Landing Page
  there is also the option to change the langauge of the deck if this is available.

• See also our Translation Guide.

• SlideWiki allows guest users who are not signed in to change the language of the page.