Create a Main Screen Promo using Google Slides
Promoting your providers, events, and services in the main area of your VMcast display is easy with main promos. Here is how you can create one using Google Slides.
- Log in to Google Slides. You will need a Google account in order to use Google Slides.
- Create a new Presentation. A benefit of using Google Slides is that there are several great templates to choose from. In this tutorial, we will build our promo from scratch.
- Modify the Page Setup. Click
File
->Page setup
. SelectCustom
. SelectPixels
. Enter1920
and1080
. Great! You have just set up a custom slide that is the perfect size for your main promo. - Add images, shapes, and text to compose your main promo. Change the background color, foreground color, and font to suit your organization’s style and brand.
- Download your main promo once you are happy with the way it looks. Click
File
->Download as...
->JPEG image (.jpg, current slide)
. - Upload your main promo to ViewMedica. From the
Main Promos
panel, clickCreate New Promo
. ClickChoose a file
and select the main promo you just downloaded from Google Slides. - Enter a title and duration for your main promo.
- Save your main promo.
Google Slides is a presentation program included as part of a free, web-based software office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service. It can be compared to Microsoft's Powerpoint or Apple's Keynote.