Saving PowerPoint Presentation to Web Space
In order to put your PowerPoint presentation on the internet, you must save the presentation on your student web space drive provided by the college. Then you can access the presentation from Internet Explorer. Instructions for both follow.
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Saving File on Web Space
1. For now, save your presentation to the desktop. In PowerPoint, click FILE, SAVE AS, and select DESKTOP from the drop down menu at the top of the window. In the “File name” box, type a short file name using with letters only and no spaces.
2. If you are using a college lab computer, proceed to step 4. If you are on your personal computer in your dorm room, you need to create a link to your web folder. Clear the screen of all other windows so you can see the desktop. Right-click on the desktop. On the menu that appears, highlight NEW and select SHORTCUT.
3. In the box that appears, type the following exactly:
Click NEXT. In the next window, type a name for your folder. Click FINISH. If you are prompted with a log-in box, enter your e-mail address (firstname.lastname@centre.edu) and password.
4. If you are on a campus computer, open your web space folder by opening MY COMPUTER (either on the desktop or in the start menu), opening the folder STUDENTS_WEBSITES ON ‘JUPITER’ (W:), and selecting the folder with your name. If you are on a personal computer and followed steps 2-3, your web folder will be on your desktop. Open the web folder and inside open the folder with your name.
5. On the desktop, right-click your presentation icon, which you saved on the desktop in step 1, and select COPY. In the upper left corner of your web space folder, select EDIT, then PASTE. Your presentation should be copied to your web space folder and you can now access your presentation from any computer on the internet.
Open Presentation through Internet
Note: You can access you presentation without being logged in to your account.
1. Open Internet Explorer. In the address box, delete everything. Type:
students.centre.edu/firstname.lastname/filename.ppt
The “firstname.lastname” should be your e-mail account and the “filename” should be the simple name of your presentation made in step 1. When a box appears, select OPEN.
2. The first slide of your presentation should be on the screen. To make the presentation fill the entire screen, right-click on your presentation and select FULL SCREEN. You can use the arrow keys to navigate through your presentation. To exit your presentation, press the escape key (Esc) on the keyboard. *Note: You cannot alter your presentation in Internet Explorer. You must make changes in PowerPoint and save the new presentation over your old presentation in your web folder.*