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Is there a Rise Vision Power Point Player Gadget being developed?

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In the future will there be a gadget to play power point presentations directly in the New Rise Vision Platform? Many clients may not want to deal with all the technicality of creating a presentation in the new platform and would probably like to use a template, drop a power point gadget in place and play a series of power points that they have already created. Any news on anything like this being developed?

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Robb (Technology Guru) March 18, 2011 17:44

Hi Rajaah,

Currently we do not support Powerpoint and have no plans to build a Gadget that supports it, but that does not mean it is out of the question. The more people that hit the "I have this question too!" button above, this is how we consider what we should incorporate into the system.

In the meantime you may want to check out some online presentation tools like Prezi or Google Presentations.

You may also want to consider converting your Powerpoint into Flash using a tool like iSpring Pro. This is what I have always relied on to convert my Powerpoint files into Flash and it works perfectly. Free converters have always left a bit to be desired, but I have never had an issue with iSpring pro.

I hope that helps, let us know if you have any other questions.

Thanks!

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- coleggwentstudent February 19, 2012 20:50
  
  Hi, I'm testing things out at the moment and I have converted my presentation but now I'm not sure where to go with it... Any chance you could guide me with a step by step please?
  
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- Robb (Technology Guru) February 20, 2012 13:32
  
  I'm not sure what you mean by you have "converted your Presentation". Can you clarify what you mean? Thanks!
  
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- coleggwentstudent February 20, 2012 14:35
  
  I have it as a .swf file, I converted it using iSpringPro
  
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- Robb (Technology Guru) February 20, 2012 14:43
  
  OK, thanks for the clarification. Once you have your swf file at an online repository, for example Amazon or Dropbox, you can create a blank Presentation, add a Placeholder, add the Rise Vision Flash Gadget to that Placeholder, and include the link to the swf file. Everything you need to know about building a Presentation and adding Gadgets can be found in our help files.
  
  Let us know if you have any other trouble.
  
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- coleggwentstudent February 20, 2012 14:47
  
  I shall have a go when my laptop decides to cooperate, thank you for your help Robb.
  
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- Robb (Technology Guru) February 20, 2012 14:57
  
  Ah laptops...sometimes they make better frisbees. Let us know if you need any more help!
  
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- coleggwentstudent February 20, 2012 16:51
  
  Got it working thank you! And yeah I have to get a new one but waiting for windows 8. Also to convet a .ppt to .swf without branding you may want to try http://www.convertfiles.com/convert/d... I have only used it on one presentation but it worked.
  
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- Neal Godbeer (Official Rep) February 20, 2012 17:04
  
  Thanks for the info with converting to .swf. Glad you got it working.
  
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Hi Rajaah, Currently we do not support Powerpoint and have no plans to build a Gadget that supports it, but that does not mean it is out of the question. The more people that hit the "I have this question too!" button above, this is how we consider what we should incorporate into the system. In the meantime you may want to check out some online presentation tools like <a href="http://prezi.com/">Prezi</a> or Google Presentations. You may also want to consider converting your Powerpoint into Flash using a tool like <a href="http://www.ispringsolutions.com/">iSpring Pro</a>. This is what I have always relied on to convert my Powerpoint files into Flash and it works perfectly. Free converters have always left a bit to be desired, but I have never had an issue with iSpring pro. I hope that helps, let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks!

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Robb (Technology Guru) March 18, 2011 19:53

Rajaah,

You also may want to check out Slideshare. Apparently you can upload a Powerpoint Transition, and then get the Embed Code to put it into a Presentation.

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Rajaah, You also may want to check out <a href="http://www.slideshare.net">Slideshare</a>. Apparently you can upload a Powerpoint Transition, and then get the Embed Code to put it into a Presentation. Thanks!

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Jeff E. March 30, 2011 12:40

Robb,

Is the Google Presentation Gadget getting some work done in the shop? I was just going to put it into a presentation, but I don't see it listed anymore in the shared gadget list (although admittedly....I need more coffee right now).

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Robb, Is the Google Presentation Gadget getting some work done in the shop? I was just going to put it into a presentation, but I don't see it listed anymore in the shared gadget list (although admittedly....I need more coffee right now). Thanks!

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Robb (Technology Guru) March 30, 2011 12:56

Jeff,

Actually we removed it from being a Shared Gadget because there were issues with it that we decided not to fix, and to instead remove it from the Shared Gadgets list.

You can always add it to your list of Gadgets from here: http://risegadgets.googlecode.com/svn...

We are going to be migrating our Gadgets from that repository in the upcoming weeks, so you may want to save the Gadget to your own Dropbox or online storage location to ensure it continues working in your Presentations.

Sorry for not giving you a heads up!

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- Jeff E. March 30, 2011 13:31
  
  Super - thanks Robb!
  
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- reine70 May 14, 2012 14:35
  
  Still need a powerpoint plugin, like the one in mediasignage.
  
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Jeff, Actually we removed it from being a Shared Gadget because there were issues with it that we decided not to fix, and to instead remove it from the Shared Gadgets list. You can always add it to your list of Gadgets from here: http://risegadgets.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/google_presentation_gadget/google_presentation_viewer.xml We are going to be migrating our Gadgets from that repository in the upcoming weeks, so you may want to save the Gadget to your own Dropbox or online storage location to ensure it continues working in your Presentations. Sorry for not giving you a heads up!

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Robb (Technology Guru) May 14, 2012 14:40

We currently are not working on a Powerpoint Gadget, and we have no plans to at this time. There are several options for converting Powerpoint to HTML5 that you may want to check out.

One of my recent favorites was HTML5Point. I only tried the demo, but it looks promising.

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We currently are not working on a Powerpoint Gadget, and we have no plans to at this time. There are several options for converting Powerpoint to HTML5 that you may want to check out. One of my recent favorites was <a href="http://www.digitalofficepro.com/powerpoint/powerpoint-to-html5-converter.html">HTML5Point</a>. I only tried the demo, but it looks promising.

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Robb (Technology Guru) May 14, 2012 15:54

Another thing I forgot to mention was since we are an open source platform, you may want to consider building a Powerpoint Gadget to work with our system.

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Another thing I forgot to mention was since we are an open source platform, you may want to consider building a Powerpoint Gadget to work with our system.

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