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 ====== Your first collection ======
+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//.
+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]]
+We distinguish the following steps:
+  * 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.
+=== Part 1: Gather your slides ===
 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 |}}
+=== Part 2: PMA.core preparation ===
+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.
+Once you have your slides in a folder, you have to log in to PMA.core with your personal (administrative) user account.
+{{ ::pma_core_login.png?400 |}}
+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").
+{{ :make_rd_step_10.png?400 |}}
+{{ :make_rd_step_50.png?400 |}}
+Once you've done this, you'll see your slides appear in the PMA.core slide manager.
+{{ :make_rd_step_60.png?400 |}}
+=== Part 3: PMA.slidebox configuration ===
+Now go to the PMA.slidebox configuration page. Log in with the same credentials that you just used to access PMA.core.
+Fill out your same credentials in the server configuration panel. This is not the [[core|best way to set up PMA.slidebox]] per se, but it will do for now.
+{{ ::pma_slidebox_configure.png?400 |}}
+Now go to the content panel, check the first checkbox: for now you're creating a slidebox portal with a single collection.
+{{ ::pma_slidebox_configure30_0.png?400 |}}
+Select the root-directory from PMA.core that you just created; add a flashy icon for your slide collection if you want to.
+{{ ::pma_slidebox_configure30.png?400 |}}
+Make sure to save your shiny new slidebox. And...
+{{ ::pma_slidebox_configure30_2.png?400 |}}
+That's it; you're done!
+=== Part 4: spread the word! ===
+Your slidebox is ready at the location where it was installed by your system administrator (or Pathomation).
+Click the URL; your slide collection should automatically appear, and you can zoom, pan... you know... all the cool stuff.
+{{ ::pma_slidebox_portal.jpg?400 |}}
+Note that in this view, you're not asked any credentials to log in anymore.
+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.
+{{ :pma_slidebox_social.png?400 |}}
+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.

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