Presentations

**jeb** · 26 August 2014, 12:55 PM

Is there any way to save a presentation to DVD so that it can be shown by someone without Xara? I can upload to a web site but if the location I want to present doesn't have WiFi it could not be shown.

Trying to find a simple way that can be shown anywhere by anyone. - tks - jb

**Acorn** · 26 August 2014, 02:20 PM

jb, what's different to your previous Post: http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...de-show-on-cd?

Locally Export your website/presentation to a folder, burn all the folder contents to a CD/DVD.
Connect laptop to projector, open CD/DVD index.htm file in a browser - project.

Acorn

**jeb** · 26 August 2014, 03:16 PM

OK - if I am going to hook my laptop to a projector, why would I want to burn the presentation to a CD? I can just run it from Xara. What I need to be done is run it on a computer - or projector - that does not have Xara. I put it on a CD, closed Xara and clicked on the CD - it opens Xara. - jb

**Martin22** · 26 August 2014, 03:37 PM

Useful, I needed to also

thanks

**Luke.Hart** · 26 August 2014, 03:46 PM

What Acorn was suggesting you do was *export* the presentation, which produces an HTML version of the presentation (see attached image of location of export button, alternatively you can use 'Export presentation' from File menu). This can be displayed by any computer which has a modernish web-browser (even if it doesn't have any Xara software installed).

You don't have to burn it to a CD\DVD, you could put it on a flash drive.

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**Acorn** · 26 August 2014, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by jeb

OK - if I am going to hook my laptop to a projector, why would I want to burn the presentation to a CD? I can just run it from Xara. What I need to be done is run it on a computer - or projector - that does not have Xara. I put it on a CD, closed Xara and clicked on the CD - it opens Xara. - jb

I took you on what you stated:

Originally Posted by jeb

Is there any way to save a presentation to DVD so that it can be shown by someone without Xara? I can upload to a web site but if the location I want to present doesn't have WiFi it could not be shown.

Trying to find a simple way that can be shown anywhere by anyone. - tks - jb

...and I did say Export. You don't need to copy over your Design file (.xar / .web).

Acorn

**jeb** · 27 August 2014, 12:58 PM

[QUOTE=Luke.Hart;511791]This can be displayed by any computer which has a modernish web-browser (even if it doesn't have any Xara software installed).

Luke, this is just what I want but when I save as you directed what I have is a folder with all the pics in it - I find no way to run this as a presentation. - jb

**Luke.Hart** · 27 August 2014, 02:41 PM

You just need to double-click on the index.htm file as Acorn originally stated.

**richinri** · 27 August 2014, 07:19 PM

When Acorn speaks...I listen! He is one of my favorite posters.

**jeb** · 28 August 2014, 12:28 AM

OK - had the presentation today - without what I had done in Xara. Was told they had the cables to connect my laptop to their projector - do it all the time.

So I get there and what they have is a VGA cable. Problem is, my new laptop does not have a VGA port - I have been told than none of the new laptops have one.

So no way to run my wonderful Xara presentation.

As directed above to save as an html but I don't want to run it on a modern browser - I want to run it on a projector. Just as has been done for years.

So I assume Xara has done it again - bring out something new and only go half way with it. Why a presentation program that can't be run by anyone, anywhere?

Should have done it in powerpoint - everyone can run that. - jb