Uploading your presentation file to authorSTREAM
I am going to upload my first presentation. Are there any do's
& don'ts for this?
Before you upload your presentation on authorSTREAM, please make sure you consider
the facts mentioned below:
Do’s (Recommended for best user experience)
- Make sure the maximum size of your file is less than 1 GB.
- Add audio using PowerPoint's ‘Add Narrations’ feature; or add ‘Sounds on animations’.Remember authorSTREAM does not support ‘Sound on Slide transition’ or a ‘Pre-recorded audio file’ embedded in your PowerPoint.
- If you are looking to add a pre recorded file to the presentation, use authorPOINT
- Make sure that you mark the presentations you intend to protect as Private.
- Avoid using rare and exotic fonts or ‘Read Only’ Embedded Fonts in your PowerPoint.
- Avoid using inappropriate content, or copyrighted text or images.
Don’ts (For successful upload to authorSTREAM)
- Don’t add a password to your PowerPoint.
- Don’t enable the ‘Submit for Review’ or ‘Reply with changes’ option in your PowerPoint.
Do I need
to sign up to upload a PowerPoint presentation?
No. You can also upload presentations as a guest (without signing up) and can claim your presentations later on.Becoming a member allows you to share your presentationt with your friends and family, post comments, Like and Dislike presentations, get Your Presentation widget, Present Live, send presentation videos to YouTube.
How do
I upload a PowerPoint file onto authorSTREAM?
Uploading a presentation on authorSTREAM is a simple process.
- Use the ‘Upload’ form made available on the homepage for Guest Upload; OR Login to authorSTREAM and click on the ‘Upload PowerPoint’ link made available to you all pages.
- The Upload page is divided in three sections.
- First section allows you to browse and select the presentation to be uploaded.
- Remember authorSTREAM supports a maximum file size of 1 GB.
- It should not be ‘Password protected’ or marked ‘Read Only' in the attributes.
- Presentation should not contain Read Only Embedded Fonts. If you have used Read
Only Embedded Fonts in your presentation, a message pops up at the time of saving
informing you that all changes might not be saved.
- The ‘Submit for Review’ or ‘Reply with changes’ option should
not be enabled in the PowerPoint to be uploaded.
- The second section allows you to enter the title and an explicit description of
the presentation. Select the language used in your presentation. Enter the tags
or the keywords used to describe and search your presentation. If you are entering
more than one tag, separate them with a comma or space.
- In the field ‘Display’, you can mark your presentations as ‘Private’. Check the checkbox.
This ensures that your presentation will be seen only by the people whom you hand pick.
- The third section lets you select the category within which you intend to include
your uploaded presentation. Be careful while selecting the category as the category
into which you place your presentation is a part of its description too and influence
the chances of your presentation hitting peoples' searches. Select the language
of your presentation.
- Click on ‘Ok’.
- Once your presentation has been added successfully, it is added to Latest Uploads
on the home page. An email is sent to you on your email address on successful conversion.
I use
a Mac! How can I upload presentations to authorSTREAM?
No problems! Just save the presentation to be uploaded in the default ppt format
and upload.
What is
the maximum size of the presentation file that can be uploaded?
Currently authorSTREAM supports a maximum file size of 1 GB.
What should
I put in my description?
The description helps you best describe your presentation. It should be both accurate
and interesting. Keep following things in mind:
- Express explicitly about your presentation.
- Use clear and precise description in complete sentences.
- Make sure it includes such content that helps people search it easily and distinguish
it from other presentation.
- Categorize correctly as the category into which you place your presentation is a
part of its description too.
- The description should be such that it identifies the presentation to the category
under which you have uploaded the presentation.
- Be sure to include as much info as you can, but be careful not to include something
that shouldn’t be displayed publicly, e.g. copyrighted material.
What are
tags? How do I add them?
Tags are the keywords that are used to describe and search your presentation. For
example, a presentation on ‘Tutoring Tips for Online Tutors’ might be
tagged with “Tutoring Tips”, “Online Tutoring Tips”, and
“Online Tutors”. Whosoever is looking for these tips can search on any
of these terms and this presentation will be displayed in search results. Tags help
you label your uploaded presentations so that other people can find them more easily.
You can add tags in the second section of ‘Upload your Presentation’
page while uploading your presentation. Add as many tags as you can. If you want
to enter more than one tag, separate them with a comma.
Why is
my file upload taking so long? How long will my presentation take to upload?
Depending on your connection speed and the size of the video, it can take anywhere
from a few minutes to several hours to upload a presentation. Generally, if you
have a high-speed Internet connection and smaller presentation size you can expect
the upload to take somewhere between 1-5 minutes for every 1MB. However, the experience
is different for every user because of the variation in internet connection speeds
and file size.
How long
are my uploaded presentations available on authorSTREAM?
Presentations always stay on authorSTREAM. However, presentations violating the
Terms and Conditions can been removed
by authorSTREAM.
Is there
a limit to how many presentations I can upload?
No. We don’t have any limit for the number of public presentations you can upload.
You can upload as many presentations as you like and that too free of cost. We welcome
any number of presentations on just any topic. However you can
upload only 50 presentations as private. If you need to upload more that 50 private
presentation, contact us at
support@authorSTREAM.com
My upload's
been running a long time and hasn't completed. What should I do?
Cancel the upload. Check the length and audio settings for your presentation, and
then try uploading it again.