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NEW: Duplicate Entire Projeqts

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For some time now, you have been able to copy and paste slides and stacks within a Projeqt. To make it even easier to get your presentations online quickly and without a hitch, you can now duplicate an entire Projeqt. Think of the time that can save you when having to create slightly different presentations for different audiences. A simple click from your profile home page, and hey presto. Not one, but two Projeqts. Want to do it again? Go ahead! There is no limit to how many Projeqts you can have in your account.

NEW: Check Out the Check In’s

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If you are as competitive as we are about accruing Mayorships, badges and letting your friends know where you are, this slide is for you.

Introducing the new Foursquare pulse slide. As with the other pulse slides, content is pulled in real-time to your Projeqt. Just enter a Foursquare username or venue URL, and watch your slide populate with the latest updates.

 

NEW: Add More Music to your Presentation

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Nine times out of ten, you will find us blasting music here at Projeqt HQ, while we toil and tinker away. We love music. And more importantly, we LOVE Spotify – it helps keep the harmony with our eclectic tastes!

Yesterday, we happened upon an announcement on Mashable about the new Spotify Play button, our immediate reaction was: We want one of those. How quickly can we make a Projeqt Spotify slide?

The answer? Pretty quickly. Today, we would like to welcome Spotify as the newest pulse slide on Projeqt.

 

Currently, we support 3 types of Spotify embed – single track, album or playlist – in 2 formats; either the HTTP link which looks something like this:

http://open.spotify.com/track/6BqWhxll86CGGE6WxgdRqG

Or the Spotify URI which looks like this:
spotify:track:6BqWhxll86CGGE6WxgdRqG 
For instructions on how to get the HTTP or URI link for any track, album or playlist, click here.
At this point, we don’t support Artist embeds but as Spotify permits, we will add that too.
So when you are done creating your Spotify pulses, it could look something like this (and yes, Dragonette are one of our current albums of the week):

Let us know what you think about the new slides and features we’ve been adding. Don’t forget, you can still add other audio – music, spoken word, noises and much more – using the fabulous SoundCloud.

IMPROVED: Stretch Your Theme’s Background

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Background Image Stretch

We’ve added a new design option that allows you to stretch the background image of your Projeqt theme to fill any screen. This makes it a little easier for you to get your background images to fit any screen size, so that your Projeqt always looks perfect.

You can set this by:

1. Going through to edit your Projeqt
2. Clicking on “Design Options”
3. Editing the “Themes” tab
4. Checking the box “Stretch to fill the screen”

NEW: Turn Your PowerPoint Decks into Dynamic Online Presentations

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First, came batch image uploads. Then came PDF uploads.

Now, say hello to our new PowerPoint Uploader.

You can quickly and easily upload any PowerPoint file and turn it into a Projeqt. And while your slides are uploading, you can continue to work on other parts of your Projeqt. Talk about efficiency.

Uploading a PPT or PPTX works exactly like PDF uploads. You can choose to create an entirely new Projeqt from a PPT file at root level.

Or you might choose to add your slides within an existing Projeqt, as individual slides or as a complete stack. Just select ‘add content’ or drag and drop the file onto the dialogue box.

For best results, we recommend PPTX. If you are working in Keynote, we recommend that you continue to export your slides as a PDF before uploading.

Once your files are uploaded, add in your Pulse slides, and voila! One dynamic presentation, living in the cloud. And if you’d prefer to share with just a select few, here’s a refresher on how to create a guest account.

Important changes coming to your Projeqt account

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Here at Projeqt, everything we do to shape our service is based on feedback we’ve had from you, our users. And this week we’re pleased to announce the coming release of our most sought after features – multiple Projeqts and the all-new profile page.

This update brings a few changes to your existing Projeqt account so we’d like to take a few moments to explain these changes and answer some common questions.

Multiple Projeqts

With a single account you’ll now be able to create as many Projeqts as you’d like, all with different design options and branding. Each Projeqt can have it’s own guest account, vanity URL and Google Analytics Tracking ID. In fact, working with a Projeqt will be virtually the same as it is today, we’ve just moved a few settings around.

Profile Page

To coincide with the launch of multiple Projeqts, we’ll be releasing an all-new profile page (shown above). This page will feature a list of your publicly available Projeqts along with an expanded view of the profile that is currently available in the lower-left of your Projeqt. In the Admin, you’ll be greeted by this same page when you login, allowing you quick access to work with all of your Projeqts.

More in-depth details on both features will be posted to our blog in the near future.

We hope you’ll enjoy this update as much as we do and as always, send your feedback to contact@projeqt.com.

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A few common questions about the coming update…

I have a lot of links pointing to my current Projeqt page (i.e. http://projeqt.com/your-name), are you going to replace it with the new profile page when this update launches?

No, for all of our existing users, we will set your current Projeqt as your ‘default’ Projeqt. This means that when anyone goes to your Projeqt page, they will see your Projeqt just like it is today. Your new profile page will be available at http://projeqt.com/your-name/profile. When you’re ready to switch to the new profile page, simply login and turn off the default Projeqt.

What happens to my vanity URL now that I can have multiple Projeqts?

Absolutely nothing. Your vanity URL will look and work exactly as it does today. In fact, we’ve even made a few improvements:

  • Each Projeqt can have it’s own vanity URL
  • Easily switch your vanity URL between your Projeqts in the Admin
  • When someone shares or embeds your Projeqt, they will see the vanity URL rather than the Projeqt address

Is there a limit to how many Projeqts I can have?

Nope.

I currently have multiple Projeqt accounts. Can I merge them into a single account?

Unfortunately not with this first release. Stay tuned for more info on this one.

Will a Projeqt that is set to private show on my public profile page?

No, only Projeqts that are public will be shown.

Can I copy slides and stacks between Projeqts?

The current version of the clipboard only supports moving content within a single Projeqt. A future release of the clipboard will allow you to move slides and stacks between all of your Projeqts.

Is it possible to have a different Google Analytics Tracking ID for each of my Projeqts?

Yes. You have the option to set a tracking ID for all of your Projeqts or for each Projeqt individually.

Does this update allow for multiple guest accounts per Projeqt?

Each Projeqt is still limited to a single guest account user.

This isn’t about multiple Projeqts or the new profile page… but I really love Pinterest. Can you add a Pinterest slide?

Sure, we’ll add that too.

NEWS: Come and Meet Projeqt at SXSWi

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In two weeks’ time, the Projeqt team will be packing our bags and hopping on a plane to Austin for the SXSWi festival and 5 days of nerding out.

If you are going to be in Austin, we’d love to meet you. We’ll be hanging out with our friends from SoundCloud for a couple of days at their Open House. Come by, say hi and grab a beer.

And if you are a journalist and want the scoop on Projeqt, email us to arrange a time to come and talk with us. We’ll be doing demos and spilling the beans on what we’ve been up to and what’s in store for Projeqt.

Hope to see you there!

 

Projeqt makes the finalists in the SXSW Interactive Awards

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We are pleased to announce that we’ve been selected as a Finalist in the SXSW Interactive Awards in the category of Educational Resource. Education is such an important sector for us that this recognition really means a lot as we start developing lots more features that will really work for educational facilities and students alike.

We’re excited! Keep your fingers crossed for us on March 13th when the winners will be announced.

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Here are the rest of the nominees in this category…

Educational Resource

From elementary school learning to advanced technology-related tips, these are digital projects that help you learn.

Dragon Children
Journey to the Exoplanets
Projeqt
Vocabulary.com
Wondermind