User Documentation

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+4.1.1Where can I use Wimpy point? +
+
+Wimpy point can be used from anywhere in the world with Internet access and a browser.
+
+4.1.2How much does it cost?
+
+Since Wimpy Point is an open source software, it is absolutely free of charge.
+
+4.1.3Can anyone view my presentations online?
+
+It is up to you what permissions you decides to grant, permissions can be granted in three categories
+* General public viewing your presentation.
+* Registered Users
+* The Owner
+
+Depending your needs you could grant permissions, for eg the owner would have read/write/execute
+permission, where as a registered user and a general user might only have read permission.
+
+4.2 Creating an online presentation
+
+4.2.1How do I create a presentation?
+
+Once logged in to your workspace for wimpy point, simply click on Create Presentation found at
+the bottom left of your screen.
+
+4.2.2Giving the presentation a title and some optional details.
+
+Once the user click on create presentation he/she will be taken to the next page where the user
+is asked for the presentation title, copyright notice and whether or not the creator wants to
+set and audience and background. All the options are provided on this page. Once all the
+options are chosen the creator can click the save button at the bottom page to proceed to
+create the slides for the presentation.
+
+4.2.3Creating my First Slide
+
+Once you have provided a title for the presentation, you ready set go to create the first slide.
+The option to create the first slide is provided on this page, by simply clicking create first
+slide you will be asked to provide necessary details for the first slide.
+
+* The user must provide a preamble, which is the introduction/title of the slide
+* Bullet items, the content of the slide the user wants add
+* Postamble - the creators name could come here perhaps or his/her email.
+
+Once all the fields are filled in, you have to simply click on save slide. The first slide is
+now online. Similarly additional slides can be created by clicking on the add slides and by
+following the same procedure.
+
+4.2.4 Adding an Attachment to the slide
+
+Once the presentation is complete and the user wants to add an attachment to the slide, next
+to the slide title there is an attach button. Upon clicking this, the user can browse through
+the local hard disk or a floppy disk and upload the image to the slide. The procedure is
+relatively simple.
+
+
+4.2.5 Modifying a slide
+
+A slide can also be modified, upon clicking the edit button found next to the slide title, one
+can edit the contents of a slide add different attachments.
+
+4.3 Viewing existing presentations
+
+Once logged into your workspace, the existing presentations are listen under My presentations,
+ upon clicking any listed presentation one can access it. One can also view presentation created
+by other users under Everyone�s Presentations
+
+4.4 Deleting a slide
+
+Once inside your workspace, the user simply finds the presentation under My Presentations from
+which he/she wants to delete the slide. Next the user must click on the edit button as shown below,
+The user is now shown the entire presentation and containing all slides, next to each slide title
+can be found a delete button, by simply clicking delete the slide can be deleted from the presentation.
+( This function is not yet implemented in wimpy point, after implementation it will function as
+mentioned above.)
+
+
+
+4.5 Deleting a presentation
+Similar to delete slide, once the user has seleted which presentation to delete, he/she simply clicks
+ on the edit button as shown above, next the presentation title can be found under the slide titles,
+ along with edit and delete buttons, by simply clicking on the delete button found next to the
+presentation title one can delete the presentation.
+
+4.6 Selecting Style sheets for the presentation
+
+The user has the option to choose different style sheets for the presentation, once the user
+is in the process of creating a presentation, the initial page asking for a presentation tile
+also offers an option to choose style sheets from a pull down list, the user can scroll down the
+pull down list and choose the style sheet best suited for the presentation.( Currently Wimpy Point
+only supports one standard style sheet, more could be added as a later option.)
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