the viewstation lets you view and present microsoft powerpoint 97 and 2000 presentation slides when it is connected to a pc (via lan or direct). you can conduct a presentation on the viewstation or you can watch a presentation from a pc. all that is required is the ip address of one of the viewstations in the videoconference.

to present a slide to a viewstation, complete the following steps:
on the pc:
launch internet explorer 4.0/5.0 or netscape 4.5 or higher.
ensure the browser is configured to accept cookies.
1. enter the ip address of the viewstation displaying the slides.
the welcome page appears.
2. click the select a presentation icon. the select a presentation for viewing page appears.
3. click the press here to select a powerpoint presentation button. the pcpresent dialog box appears.

4. enter a name and password if one has been established for the videoconference.
if the security level on the internet browser is set too high, you cannot bypass the password. if this occurs, change the security level to low or medium.
5. click the please press here to select a powerpoint presentation button. the file open dialog box appears.

6. select a presentation file and click on the pcpresent button. a window appears indicating that your slides are being converted to thumbnail sketches. once this is complete, the thumbnails are loaded into the viewstation flash memory.
the maximum slides per presentation is 100.

this feature enables the viewstation to hold the slides active in active memory if the videoconference connection is lost. the slides remain in the viewstation as long as they are active on the viewstation web interface.
the viewstation can load up to eight presentations in memory.
on the viewstation:
1. press the slides button on the remote control. the available presentations screen appears.

2. select a presentation and press the select button on the remote control. a password may be required to proceed.

the loading sides screen shown in figure 4-10 appears when a presentation selection has been made.
3. a thumbnail of each slide provides the presenter with a preview of all the slides simultaneously. to view a slide, highlight a slide and press the select button on the remote control.

press the info button for additional information about the slide being viewed. the name of the presentation appears, as well as the slide number and the viewing password. passwords for slides may be changed on this screen. this affects the entire presentation to all viewers.

4. use the arrow buttons on the remote control to move backward and forward through a presentation. use the following table to navigate the presentation menu for the viewstation: