My Custom PPT

See Presentations, Slide Toolbar and Custom PPT to learn how to create new Custom PPTs.

Accessing My Custom PPT

You can access My Custom PPTs four ways:

1.	By clicking on My Custom PPTs under the MyvPortal manu:

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2.	By clicking on My Custom Presentations in the title bar of the My Custom PPTs gadget:

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3.	By clicking on the title of the Custom PPT within the gadget:

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4.	By clicking the Go To [name of Custom PPT] link in the Slide Toolbar, directly after adding a slide:

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Editing Custom PPTs

The My Custom PPT feature provides some editing capabilities. If you have accessed your individual Custom PPT directly using methods 3 or 4 above, you are already on the edit screen. If you are on the main My Custom PPT listing page, click Edit to the right of the Custom PPT title or click directly on the title to access the Edit screen.

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Editing the Title

This allows you to rename the title of your Custom PPT collection. The title you provide here will also be used, in an abbreviated form, to name the file when exporting the Custom PPT.

1.	Click the title of a Custom PPT to edit the text.

2.	Click Save Changes.

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Reordering the Slides

This allows you to reorder the slides in a presentation before you export. Use the numbers to the left of the slide titles to reflect the desired order of the slides.

1.	Enter a new number for one slide or multiple slides.

2.	Press the enter key or click Save Changes to apply the new order. All other slide numbers will automatically reorder.

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Deleting the Slides

This allows you to delete individual slides in a Custom PPT.

1.	Click the red X to the left of the slide titles to highlight slides you wish to delete.

2.	Click Save Changes to remove the slides from the list.

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Accessing the Slide Toolbar From Edit mode

This allows you to copy slides from one Custom PPT collection to another. See Custom PPT to learn how to add slides to a Custom PPT. Note: In this mode, the Add all slides option is not available.

Exporting a Custom PPT

This allows you to create and download a PowerPoint file of your Custom PPT.

1.	Click the Export to the right of Save Changes. A progress graphic will indicate the export is working. Note: All changes to your Custom PPT should be saved before publishing.

2.	Click the link to open the presentation in your browser (IE only). Or

3.	Right-click the link to save the file as a .ppt. Note: It may take several seconds for your presentation to be compiled. The progress graphic will indicate the status of your export.

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Sharing a Custom PPT

You can share your Custom PPTs with other users on your Profile page or on Community Shared Custom PPT pages:

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Deleting a Custom PPT

1.	Click the red X to the left of the Custom PPT title.

2.	Click OK to confirm.

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See also Presentations, Slide Toolbar and Custom PPT.