When you create a new presentation in Present Lite, you just need to select a layout option! All the other design properties for your presentation are selected for you; that is, its theme, device, and size. The purpose of this is to make the initial creation of your presentation easy, so that you can get started adding content to your slides as quickly as possible.
Note: It is important to note that the layout option that you set at this point cannot be changed later.
Creating a new presentation
This topic describes how to create a new, empty, presentation ready for you to add slides and content, improve the layout, change the format, and so on. If you are new to Present Lite, you might want to try our end-to-end walkthrough before you begin making your own presentation. This will help you to understand the basic functionality in a guided fashion.
- Click here for the Present Lite walkthrough
Step 1: Open the New Presentation wizard
You can begin creating your presentation, from the following locations:
- From the App Toolbox, select Home (blue arrow) > New Presentation (yellow arrow).
- From the App Tabs menu, select Plus (+) > New Presentation.
The New Presentation wizard opens, ready for you to select your layout and create your new presentation.
Step 2: Choose your layout and create your presentation
Layout options
Choose the layout option to use in Present Lite's design view:
- Fixed: Your slides include a grid, which new content items can optionally "snap to" when they are added.
- Tiled: Your slides display a tiled layout and new content items can only be placed along the tile lines.
Note: You cannot change the layout type after you have created your presentation.
As soon as you select an option, your empty presentation is created.
What next?
Now that you've created your presentation, you might want to take one of the following next steps:
- Run your presentation by pressing F2 on your keyboard. This lets you see how it will look at runtime.
- A good place to start is deciding to add one or more content items to your first slide. See: Adding content.
- Save your presentation.