1. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Sign up with ‘SlideShare’ to create an online
slideshow. ‘SlideShare’ is a good way to share
presentations, documents and professional videos.
‘SlideShare’ allows you to upload your PowerPoint
presentations. ‘SlideShare’ then converts it, so that
you can embed the slideshow in your guide.
http://www.slideshare.net/

2. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
• First create your PowerPoint
presentation.
• When you are happy with
it, go to SlideShare and login.
• Click UPLOAD to begin
uploading your presentation.

3. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
To upload one file at a time click on the
‘Trouble Uploading’ tab. (The upload
seems to work faster using this link)

4. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Browse for the PowerPoint file you
want to upload

5. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Choose the file you wish to upload
and click ‘Open’

6. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
While SlideShare is converting your file…..
Fill in some information in the ‘Tags’ field and the
‘Description’ field.
Wait for the file to convert….

7. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Your file has been successfully converted…….

8. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Here you can Share your slideshow in twitter,
facebook or email

9. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Go to the menu bar at the
top – click on the down
arrow and choose ‘My
Uploads’.
This will give you a list of all
your uploads.

10. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Click on the name of the
file that you wish to embed

11. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Click ‘Embed’

12. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Click ‘Customize’

13. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Tick ‘Without related content’

14. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Click ‘Copy’

15. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Go to Libguides.
Choose ‘Add New Box’

16. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Choose
‘Multimedia boxes’
and then
‘Embedded Media
and Widgets’ from
the drop down
menu

17. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Fill in the ‘Box
title’ and
‘Position’ and
then click
‘Create Box’

18. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Click ‘Add Media/Widget Code’
Paste the code that you copied from SlideShare in
the ‘Embed Code’ box.
‘Save Changes’

19. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
You will notice that
the slideshow is on
the left of the page
and that there is
some text at the
bottom of the
slideshow.

20. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Tip:
To centre the slideshow in
the box, edit the
embedded text with the
highlighted code.
<center> at the beginning
<center> <div style="width:427px" id="__ss_13594452"> <strong
style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a the code and </center>
of
at the end of the code.
href="http://www.slideshare.net/JenEidelman/libguides-2012-create-your-profile-
box-13594452" title="Libguides 2012 create your profile box"
See example below.
target="_blank">Libguides 2012 create your profile box</a></strong> <iframe
src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/13594452?rel=0"
width="427" height="356" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"
scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC;border-width:1px 1px 0"
allowfullscreen></iframe> <div style="padding:5px 0 12px"> View more PowerPoint
from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/JenEidelman" target="_blank">Jen at
University of Cape Town</a> </div> </div></center>

21. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Tip:
Now you wish to remove the text at the end of
the slideshow. Delete the highlighted text.
View more PowerPoint from <a
<center> <div style="width:427px" id="__ss_13594452"> <strong
href="http://www.slideshare.net/JenEidelman
style="display:block;margin:12px 0 4px"><a
href="http://www.slideshare.net/JenEidelman/libguides-2012-create-your-profile-
" target="_blank">Jen at University of Cape
box-13594452" title="Libguides 2012 create your profile box"
Town</a> </div> </div></center>
target="_blank">Libguides 2012 create your profile box</a></strong> <iframe
src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/13594452?rel=0"
width="427" height="356" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"
scrolling="no" style="border:1px solid #CCC;border-width:1px 1px 0"
allowfullscreen></iframe> <div style="padding:5px 0 12px"> View more PowerPoint
from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/JenEidelman" target="_blank">Jen at
University of Cape Town</a> </div> </div></center>

22. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
Save Changes

23. Libguides at UCT: Using SlideShare
The slideshow is
now centered in
the box and
there is no text
at the bottom of
the slideshow.