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====== Your first collection ====== | ====== Your first collection ====== | ||
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+ | This section reads like a tutorial. Several subjects are only cursively treated, while we focus on the overall task at hand: you just got PMA.slidebox, and want to get your first slides sent out to your audience //fast//. | ||
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+ | Reading not your thing? We also explain how to create your first PMA.slidebox site in an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVGQRHpH1zc|YouTube video]] | ||
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+ | We distinguish the following steps: | ||
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+ | * Gather your slides. We assume you have virtual slides at your disposal in a [[https://www.pathomation.com/formats|supported file format]]. | ||
+ | * Configure PMA.core to host your slides. | ||
+ | * Connect PMA.slidebox to PMA.core. | ||
+ | * Share your end-user portal with the world. | ||
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+ | === Part 1: Gather your slides === | ||
Let's say that you have a folder of slides that you want to share with your audience. | Let's say that you have a folder of slides that you want to share with your audience. | ||
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{{ :list_of_slides.png?400 |}} | {{ :list_of_slides.png?400 |}} | ||
+ | === Part 2: PMA.core preparation === | ||
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+ | Make sure that your slides are copied in a local folder on your server that hosts PMA.core. PMA.core is the tile server that will translate your slides to PMA.slidebox. | ||
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+ | Once you have your slides in a folder, you have to log in to PMA.core with your personal (administrative) user account. | ||
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+ | {{ ::pma_core_login.png?400 |}} | ||
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+ | Go to root-directories, and create a new File System folder (or a different kind depending on where you want to store your slides; do remember that this specific section is a "let's get you started quickly"). | ||
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+ | {{ :make_rd_step_10.png?400 |}} | ||
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+ | {{ :make_rd_step_50.png?400 |}} | ||
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+ | Once you've done this, you'll see your slides appear in the PMA.core slide manager. | ||
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+ | {{ :make_rd_step_60.png?400 |}} | ||
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+ | === Part 3: PMA.slidebox configuration === | ||
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+ | Now go to the PMA.slidebox configuration page. Log in with the same credentials that you just used to access PMA.core. | ||
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+ | Fill out your same credentials in the server configuration panel. This is not the //best// way to set up PMA.slidebox per se, but it will do for now. | ||
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+ | {{ ::pma_slidebox_configure.png?400 |}} | ||
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+ | Now go to the content panel, check the first checkbox: for now you're creating a slidebox portal with a single collection. | ||
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+ | {{ ::pma_slidebox_configure30_0.png?400 |}} | ||
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+ | Select the root-directory from PMA.core that you just created; add a flashy icon for your slide collection if you want to. | ||
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+ | {{ ::pma_slidebox_configure30.png?400 |}} | ||
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+ | Make sure to save your shiny new slidebox. And... | ||
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+ | {{ ::pma_slidebox_configure30_2.png?400 |}} | ||
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+ | That's it; you're done! | ||
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+ | === Part 4: spread the word! === | ||
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+ | Your slidebox is ready at the location where it was installed by your system administrator (or Pathomation). | ||
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+ | Click the URL; your slide collection should automatically appear, and you can zoom, pan... you know... all the cool stuff. | ||
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+ | {{ ::pma_slidebox_portal.jpg?400 |}} | ||
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+ | Note that in this view, you're not asked any credentials to log in anymore. | ||
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+ | The slidebox is ready for sharing, too, all you need to do is copy its URL in your favorite messenger application, and your audience is good to go, as well. | ||
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+ | {{ :pma_slidebox_social.png?400 |}} | ||
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+ | See the rest of this wiki website to dig into the nitty gritty details: configure your viewport, [[slides_cases|define true cases]], add meta-data, set up extra collections for your colleagues etc. | ||