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NOW PEOPLE CAN
SEE EXACTLY WHAT
YOU’RE TALKING
ABOUT WITH
SHOWTIME.
NEW, FREE SERVICE
FROM POWWOWNOW.
WELCOME TO SHOWTIME
EUROPE’S FIRST FREE WEB CONFERENCING SERVICE

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WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH SHOWTIME?
SHOW
• PowerPoint presentations
• PDF’s (One presenter and up to five participants free of charge –
call 0870 714 0000 if you require more participants).
• Whatever is on your Screen with Screen Show over the Internet with
your customers, colleagues or suppliers wherever they are in the WORLD.
(One presenter and up to two participants free of charge – call 0870 714 0000 if
you require more participants).
PRESENT AT YOUR OWN PACE
SEE WHO’S LISTENING AND WATCHING

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STEP 1: LOGGING INTO SHOWTIME
OK, SO YOU WANT TO DO A SHOWTIME PRESENTATION. YOU’VE
GOT YOUR POWERPOINT OR PDF FILE READY – BUT HOW DO
YOU GET STARTED?
FIRST OF ALL, GO TO THE SHOWTIME LOGIN PAGE WHERE YOU
WILL SEE THE FOLLOWING:

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STEP 1: LOGGING INTO SHOWTIME
1. If you’re presenting, log in
as a host by entering your
registered e-mail and PIN
and then click here.
2. Your attendees will log in
by entering their email
address and the PIN you
gave them, and then
clicking here.

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STEP 2: UPLOAD A PRESENTATION
RIGHT. YOU’RE IN. NOW WHERE’S THAT PRESENTATION YOU’VE
SPENT SO LONG PUTTING TOGETHER?
THE NEXT SCREEN SHOWS HOW TO UPLOAD YOUR FILE. (AND
DON’T WORRY, IT’S QUITE SAFE ON OUR SECURE SERVERS).
TOP TIP: Uploading is a pretty painless exercise but, to be on the safe
side, it’s probably best to do this bit at least ten minutes before your
Showtime conference is due to start.

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STEP 2: UPLOAD A PRESENTATION
1. First click on the
Manage tab.
2. Click here to upload a
new presentation.

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STEP 2: UPLOAD A PRESENTATION
1. Browse your local drives
for the presentation you
want to use
2. Once you’ve found it,
follow the given
instructions and click
‘Upload File’ to load it onto
our secure servers

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STEP 2: UPLOAD A PRESENTATION
Wait for upload to
complete then click
‘Show Content’ to go to
the presentation mode

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STEP 3: DISPLAY YOUR PRESENTATION
YOUR FILE IS NOW SAFELY UPLOADED. IF YOU HAVE MORE
THAN ONE PRESENTATION, YOU CAN REPEAT STEP 2 AS OFTEN
AS YOU LIKE, BUILDING UP A FOLDER OF PRESENTATIONS ON
OUR SECURE SERVER.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO NOW IS GET THE RIGHT ONE UP ON THE
SCREEN READY FOR WHEN EVERYONE ELSE LOGS IN.

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STEP 3: DISPLAY YOUR PRESENTATION
1. Click on the
Presentation tab.
2. Simply select a file from
here by clicking on it.
If you’ve only uploaded
one, it should be easy
to choose.
3. As if by magic, your first
slide appears here – visible
to anyone who logs in.

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STEP 3: DISPLAY YOUR PRESENTATION
1. As your attendees log in,
their names will appear
here. When everyone is
present and correct, you
can start!
2. Unless your delegates
prefer silent movies, they
should also have dialled
into Powwownow using
the same PIN. That way
you can all chat as you go.
3. Click on the padlock to
lock and unlock your
web conference room.

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STEP 3: DISPLAY YOUR PRESENTATION
1. The next slide in your
presentation is shown here
2. To reveal it to the
audience, click here.

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STEP 3: DISPLAY YOUR PRESENTATION
1. If you need to show slides
out of sequence, simply
select them here.
2. Your chosen slide then
appears here (to you only).
Click “Show” to display
to your audience.
3. Zoom in and zoom out
button for the current slide.

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STEP 3: DISPLAY YOUR PRESENTATION
1. If you want to draw
attention to something,
use the slide pointer.
Clicking anywhere on your
slide once will move the
pointer to that spot.
2. Simply double click the
same spot to remove it.

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STEP 3: ENDING YOUR PRESENTATION
1. When you’re done, please
click on the ‘Logout’
button to exit Showtime.

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TRY SHOWTIME NOW!
ALL THIS CAN BE YOURS – AND IT COSTS NOTHING!
TO RESERVE YOUR OWN UNIQUE PIN AND REGISTER FOR
SHOWTIME, VISIT HTTP://SHOWTIME.POWWOWNOW.COM/