Present Lite Ribbon
The Present Lite ribbon, along the top of the Present Lite workspace, provides options for formatting and managing the appearance of your presentation. When you select different panels on a slide, options are shown on the ribbon that are relevant to the selected panel. For example, you always see the Add Slide option, but only see font formatting options if a text panel is selected.
- For more general information about the workspace, see Workspace in Present Lite
Common options
Function |
Reference Highlight |
Description |
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Run Presentation (F2) |
Purple arrow |
Click Run Presentation (purple highlight, above) or press your F2 key to run the presentation. The runtime version of the presentation builds and opens in Present, with the slide that is currently open showing as the first page. Tip: Always save your presentation before you run it; this ensures you include your recent changes. |
Red arrow |
Add a new slide to your presentation. Tip: You can also create a new slide from the add button at the top of the Slides panel. |
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Orange arrow |
Choose a design theme for the presentation. |
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Canvas Color |
Red highlight |
Change the background color for the slide using the Color Picker. |
Snap to Grid |
Enable or disable "snap to grid" for items added to the canvas. |
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Show Panels |
Show or hide panels:
Note: The panel tools (shown when you hover over the panel at runtime) are unaffected by this selection. |
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Include a presentation cover:
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Align selected items vertically and horizontally. Note: This option is only enabled where multiple content items are selected on the canvas. |
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Blue highlight |
In Present Lite, the status bar functions include options to close the currently open file, open the help, save the current file, undo and redo changes, and zoom in and out of the canvas. |
Visual formatting
If you have a visual or group containing visuals selected on the canvas, the following options (blue highlight) are included on the ribbon in addition to the Common options.
Function |
Description |
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Scale to Fit |
Scale the visual to fit the tile size. |
Legend |
Show or hide legends for visuals containing a legend. |
Create a miniature visual to show in the mobile phone app. |
Text formatting
If you have a text box or group containing text boxes (containing either a text field variable or static text) selected on the canvas, the following options (blue highlight) are included on the ribbon in addition to the Common options.
Function |
Description |
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Font |
Change the font type, size, emphasis (bold and italic), and text color. |
Heading Style |
Apply a preset style to selected text. |
Shape formatting
If you have a shape or group containing shapes selected on the canvas, the following options (blue highlight) are included on the ribbon in addition to the Common options.
Function |
Description |
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Stroke Color |
Select the border color used for the selected shape. |
Fill Color |
Change the fill color used for the selected shape. |