How to Use the Slide Library (View Flash Demo)
Searching for Slides
- You must be signed in to view and download slides.
- You can search for slides in 2 different ways:
- By specialty
- By search term
Searching by specialty
- Click on a specialty. All presentations associated with that specialty will appear in your browser.
- Click on the presentation title to view all slides for that presentation.
- To add the entire presentation, click on "Add Entire Presentation to Slide Tray."
- To add individual slides to the tray, click on "Add to Slide Tray" button under the slide image.
Searching by search term
- Type your keyword or search term into the box and click the Search button.
- A search is conducted of presentation titles, slide content, slide titles and keywords, and author names. All slides related to the word or phrase you entered will appear in your browser.
- To view an enlarged version of a specific slide, click on the slide title or the slide icon.
- To add individual slides to the slide tray, click on "Add to Slide Tray" button under the slide image.
- Click on the presentation title to view all slides for that presentation.
- To add the entire presentation, click on "Add Entire Presentation to Slide Tray."
- To add individual slides to the tray, click on "Add to Slide Tray" button under the slide image.
Advanced Slide Search
- Click on the Advanced Slide Search link from the Slide Library page.
- Using the pull-down menus, you can limit your search to a specific specialty or by the following criteria:
- Author name
- Presentation title
- Presentation keywords
- Slide keywords
- Slide title
Slide Tray
Overview
- Slides will remain in your tray until you remove them or download your tray.
- Thumbnail images of the slides in your tray appear on the right side of the browser window.
- To remove a slide, click the "Remove" link under the slide image.
- To view a specific slide, click on the slide image.
Reviewing the Slide Tray
- Click on the "Slide Tray" link in the top right of your browser.
- To view a specific slide, click on the slide image.
- To remove a specific slide, click on the "Remove from tray" link below the slide image.
- To change the order of slides, go to "Select position in tray" under the slide. Use the drop-down number under the slide to select the order of that slide in the tray.
- To remove all slides, click the "Empty Slide Tray" button.
Downloading Slides
- When your slide tray selection is final, click the "Download Slide Tray" button.
- A PowerPoint presentation will be assembled (this may take a few seconds).
- Once the presentation is ready for download, you will be taken to a page with a link. Click on the link to save the presentation to disk. You will also receive an e-mail with the link to your presentation.
- Your recently downloaded slide trays are accessible in the "My Account" section of the site. Click on the link at the top of the page.
