FAQ

Zoho Show is an online-presentation tool that can be used by anyone with a Zoho account. You can use Zoho Show to create presentations and access them from anywhere using a browser and an Internet connection.

No, Zoho Show is not dependent on any one operating system. However, it is browser dependent.

Zoho Show can be accessed using Internet Explorer 9 or above, Firefox 13 or above, Google Chrome 15 or above, Google Chrome for iOS version 19 or above.

The main advantage of using Zoho Show over desktop-based presentation tools is that you can access your presentations from anywhere using a browser and an internet connection. If you are working on a presentation with more than one person, you can use Zoho Show’s real-time collaboration feature. This feature allows more than one person to edit a presentation simultaneously.

You can contact the support team of Zoho Show in the following ways:

1. E-mail us at feedback@zohoshow.com
2. Post your queries in our forum https://forums.zoho.com/zoho-docs/

Yes, you can. Zoho Show offers a full-fledged presentation editor with lot of standard presentation features like text formatting, background themes, transitions and animations, clipart.

Zoho Show is in Beta now and is completely free. We plan to have a free version for personal use. Zoho Show, as part of Zoho Business Premium Editions will be affordable priced.

No, currently you cannot save presentations that you create in Zoho Show on your computer.

Yes, you can upload your existing presentations into Zoho Show. Zoho Show supports the following file formats:

1. .ppt
2. .pps
3. .odp
4. .sxi
5. .ppts
6. .ppsx

Each presentation that you upload or import into Zoho Show should be less than 30 MB in size. There is no limit for the number of presentations that you can import into Zoho Show.

Yes, you can. Deleting a presentation sends it to the Trashed Presentations folder. You can delete the presentation from this folder. You also have an option that allows you to restore a presentation that is in the Trashed Presentations folder.

Yes, Zoho Show allows you to make a presentation remotely. Use the Remote button on the Zoho Show toolbar to enter the e-mail addresses of the people who you want to make the presentation to. An e-mail message, containing a link, will be sent to them. They can use this link to join your presentation. The presenter will have complete control over the presentation.

When you make changes to a presentation that has been published, you do not have to re-publish it if you have checked the Automatically re-publish when the document is modified checkbox.

Yes, you can print a presentation that you create using Zoho Show.

Yes, you can add notes to your presentation. These notes will only be visible to the person who is making the presentation.

Zoho Show offers the full range of editing capabilities. All of your presentations can be edited. New slides can be inserted, existing slides can be edited and duplicated. Text boxes can be moved around, shapes & symbols can be resize and rotated.

Zoho Show offers a variety of text-formatting options. You can make text bold, italicize it, change the type of font used, increase or decrease the font size and indent text. You can also use text boxes that can be moved around using the drag and drop option.

Yes, you can include bulleted and numbered lists in your presentation. Zoho Show has a list of bullet and number styles that you can use in your presentation.

Yes, we do have Master slides that you can use while creating your presentations. You can access it by clicking on View > Master.

You can add a shape or an image (logo) to all the slides in your presentation by inserting it in the Master slide of your presentation. This shape will automatically be inserted in all the slides of your presentation.

While creating your presentation, to ensure that the fonts used are consistent throughout the presentation, go to the Master slide and specify the fonts you want to use. The fonts will be synchronized automatically in all the slides in your presentation.

In the bullets and numbering feature 5 levels are supported. You can change the style for each level from the master slide.

In master view, the placeholders can be used to position your title text.

Yes, it is possible to create a new layout.

As of now, Zoho Show does not allow you to create a new master. However, this feature will be made available soon.

The dotted boxes with text in them that are available on each slide are called placeholders. You can edit the text in the place holder.

The different types of placeholder supported are Content, Text and Picture.

Placeholder text in the master slide cannot be edited. A placeholder holds and controls the text characters such as font, size, case, color, positioning, spacing that gets applied globally to the other slides. To edit the text, one should go to the normal view and do the necessary changes to the text in the specific slide.

To add a common background to the slides in your presentation, follow the steps given below:

1. Click the View tab
2. Select Master
3. Click the Design tab
4. In the Styles dropdown box, select a background type

You have added a background to the Master Slide and this will be applied to all the slides in your presentation.

Click on Layout on the Slide tab-menu. Select the layout you wish to apply to the slide.

To change the layout of an existing slide, click on Layout on the Slide tab-menu option. Select the layout you want to apply to the existing slide.

Yes, you can copy a slide from one presentation and paste it in another presentation.

Yes, we do support slide transitions.

You can reorder slides using the Slide Sorter view or from outline of slides in the Normal view.

No, you cannot select multiple slides to complete tasks like Copy Paste and Delete.

Yes, you can hide a slide. In fact, you can customize slideshows by selecting specific slides from your presentation and present it.

The formatting options available for shapes include:

1. Resizing, rotating and moving shapes
2. Filling shapes
3. Adding outlines
4. Add shadows and reflections
5. Change the size and position of shapes
6. Add text boxes

You can insert images from your computer, Web URL, image library, Picasa and Flickr. To insert an image in your presentation, follow the steps given below:

1. On the Insert tab-menu option, click Image
2. Select the location from which you want to insert the images
3. Choose a file

   Note:

   • If you want to add the image to the Image Library, check the Add to Library checkbox.
4. Click Insert

Yes, you can modify images that are in your presentation. The modifications that you can make are as follows:

1. Resize, rotate and move images
2. Add borders
3. Add shadows or reflections
4. Crop images
5. Change the size and position of images
6. Modify the brightness and contrast
7. Recolor pictures

Yes, you can crop an image. To crop an image, follow the steps given below:

1. Select the image that you want to crop
2. Click the Format tab
3. In the Adjust Image section, click Crop
4. Drag the sizing nodes, as required
5. Click outside the picture to crop

To reset the properties, select the shape, right click and choose Format Shape, now apply the changes you want to do in the selected shape.

Yes, you can copy a shape or an image and paste it into another presentation.

Yes. Zoho Show has a wide variety of shapes & symbols from which you can choose from.

Yes, you can have transitional effects between slides. Zoho Show provides you a wide choice of transitional effects from which you can choose.

Yes, Zoho Show supports animation of text and images. You can embed video/audio files. For instance, you can embed videos form You Tube.

The presentations that you create or import into Zoho Show are private by default. Only you can access the presentations using your Zoho ID and password.

However, if you want to share your presentations, Zoho Show allows you to share your presentations with:

1. * Specific people
2. * Public

Only the presentations that are made public are viewable by everyone.

A public presentation is a presentation that can be viewed by everyone. This presentation will also be available on the Web site of Zoho Show. A private presentation is a presentation that is shared with a selected audience. This can only be viewed by the people it is shared with.

With Zoho Show, you can share your presentation anywhere and anytime. You need not be physically present in the room to deliver a presentation. You can invite the participants to attend your presentation from remote. The participants will be able to view the presentation and interact live. As a presenter, you will still have complete control over the presentation.

Yes, you can chat live with your audience during a remote presentation. Zoho Show’s powerful messaging framework helps you to get feedback instantly from your customers, colleagues, team members or peers, thereby promoting real-time interaction.

Yes, you can chat live with your audience during a remote presentation. Zoho Show’s powerful messaging framework helps you to get feedback instantly from your customers, colleagues, team members or peers, thereby promoting real-time interaction.

No, you cannot use Zoho Show when there is no or limited Internet connectivity.