To make your own PowerPoint template compatible with FlowShare, you need to make changes in the Slide Master.
Open the Slide Master
1. Select the template (PPTX or POTX file extension) you want to make compatible with FlowShare and open it within PowerPoint.
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Switch to the ‘View’ tab.
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Click on ‘Slide Master’. In the Slide Master, the placeholders for various elements need to be named correctly so that FlowShare can assign them properly. In the next steps we will show you how to do this.
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1. Click on the slide that you want FlowShare to use. FlowShare needs placeholders for screen captures, headings and description texts.
2. Now select a placeholder from your slide template. We will select the image placeholder first
Displaying and renaming the object names correctly in your PowerPoint template.
5. Switch to the ‘Shape Format’ tab that appears after the selection.
6. Click on ‘Selection Area…’
7. Double click on the object you want FlowShare to use for the screenshots.
fs-picture
8. Change the name of the object to ‘fs-picture’ (without quotes). Confirm your input by pressing the Enter key.
9. Double-click the object you want FlowShare to use for captions.
fs-title
10. Change the name of the object to 'fs-title' (without quotation marks). Confirm your input by pressing the Enter key.
11. Double-click on the object you want FlowShare to use for your texts.
fs-text
12. Change the name of the object to 'fs-text' (without quotation marks).
Confirm your input by pressing the Enter key.
fs-title
13. Now name the placeholders on the title page.
'fs-title' (without quotation marks) for the title of the document.
fs-author
14. And then 'fs-author' (without quotation marks) for the author’s placeholder.
fs-affiliation
You can add the 'fs-affiliation' (without quotation marks) for the company/department placeholder.
Save your PowerPoint template
15. Click on the ‘File’ tab.
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Click on “Save as” and Browse your desired destination.
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Open the ‘File type:’ combo box and select ‘PowerPoint template (*.potx)
Integrate PowerPoint template
18. Click on the Export button in FlowShare
19. Select export in PPTX format.
20. Click the ” Add your own template” button to add your own template.
21. Now select your template. Only files in .potx format are allowed. Click on the “Open” button.
22. You have imported your PowerPoint template into FlowShare!
23. Your template is now available for selection in the thumbnail view. Click on the Export button if you want to export.
Download a template
Download a POTX template that is compatible with FlowShare and save yourself some time, as the placeholders are already named correctly.