[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fflXOZ1BkQyrnvmMHqorhFT1uSd2YMnwYo90CYsaCDhg":3,"related-articles-n7c1hy65t4-en":20},{"data":4},{"id":5,"title":6,"slug":7,"description":8,"body":9,"category_id":10,"published":11,"created_at":12,"updated_at":13,"language":14,"relative_url":15,"author":16},"n7c1hy65t4","Padlet Slideshow","slideshow","Transform any Padlet board into a formatted presentation by clicking the Slideshow button. No extra work required.","\u003Cp>Turn any board into a presentation with Padlet Slideshow! When you use Slideshow, you can view your board in a presentation format. Here's the catch: you don't have to do any extra work! All you have to do is click the \u003Cstrong>Slideshow\u003C\u002Fstrong> button and we will automatically format your board into an aesthetically pleasing presentation. Go get started!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=w5TwhJUQluU\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video\u003C\u002Fa> to learn about Slideshow \u003Cem>(or keep reading if you prefer)\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>How Slideshow works\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>Slideshow takes your existing board and turns it into a presentation. All you have to do is create a board and click the \u003Cstrong>Slideshow\u003C\u002Fstrong> button. So, you can take a board that looks like this...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fn7c1hy65t4\u002F1773776787596\u002Fxnapper-2026-03-17-15-46-51.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>...and turn it into a presentation that looks like this!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fn7c1hy65t4\u002F1773776241734\u002Fxnapper-2026-03-17-15-37-20.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The appearance of your presentation will match the appearance options in your board's settings. Your wallpaper will determine the background and color scheme of your Slideshow, and the font you choose will be the font in the presentation. Also, the title, description, and icon you choose will become the title slide.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ctable>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fn7c1hy65t4\u002F1773776547971\u002Fxnapper-2026-03-17-15-42-43.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fn7c1hy65t4\u002F1773776592685\u002Fxnapper-2026-03-17-15-43-31.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003Cp>After the title slide, each post will become its own slide. If your board is \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fpadlet-features\u002Fsections\" target=\"_blank\">grouped into sections\u003C\u002Fa>, we will add each section header as its own slide.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Slideshow works across devices and will reformat based on the size of your screen. All attachments will be functional, so you can view YouTube videos, read PDFs, and even interact with embedded padlets directly from the slideshow.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"note-callout\">We recommend using the Grid, Stream, or Timeline formats to help you easily identify the order of your posts. You can also use any format with sections for easy ordering.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch3>Create a Slideshow\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Ch4>Add posts\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>To create a Slideshow, begin adding posts to your board. The posts on your padlet become each slide of your Slideshow. If you have documents or any other attachments uploaded to your post, they will be included on that slide when presenting your Slideshow.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For example purposes, let's pretend you want to create a Slideshow with photos only.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Add pictures by clicking the \u003Cstrong>+ Post\u003C\u002Fstrong> button to create your post. Upload your pictures by clicking the appropriate attachment!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"tip-callout\">To only allow specific attachments in posts \u003Cem>(such as photos, in our example)\u003C\u002Fem>, you can create custom \u003Cstrong>Post fields\u003C\u002Fstrong> so photos are the only attachment option available! \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Ffjy8dv39wg-post-fields\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read more!\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cu>Using a web browser on a PC:\u003C\u002Fu> From your post composer, select the \u003Cstrong>Upload\u003C\u002Fstrong> button \u003Cem>(for pictures saved to your computer)\u003C\u002Fem> or \u003Cstrong>Camera\u003C\u002Fstrong> to take a picture with your webcam.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cu>Using a browser on a mobile device:\u003C\u002Fu> From your post composer, select the \u003Cstrong>Upload\u003C\u002Fstrong> button \u003Cem>(for pictures saved to your mobile device or to take a photo).\u003C\u002Fem> You can also select \u003Cstrong>Camera\u003C\u002Fstrong> to take a photo.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>\u003Cu>Mobile app:\u003C\u002Fu> From your post composer, select the \u003Cstrong>Camera\u003C\u002Fstrong> button \u003Cem>(to take a photo)\u003C\u002Fem> or the \u003Cstrong>Photo and Video Library\u003C\u002Fstrong> button \u003Cem>(the icon shown on the left below)\u003C\u002Fem> to choose from pictures on your device.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cdiv class=\"note-callout\">\u003Cu>\u003Cstrong>Note about the mobile app\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fu>: If the post composer does not show the \u003Cstrong>Photo and Video Library\u003C\u002Fstrong> button, custom \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Ffjy8dv39wg-post-fields\" target=\"_blank\">Post fields\u003C\u002Fa> may be enabled. To choose photos from your device in this case, close the post composer and click on the \u003Cstrong>Settings cog\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>icon\u003C\u002Fstrong> (⚙️) at the top of your padlet >> \u003Cstrong>Posts\u003C\u002Fstrong> >> \u003Cstrong>Post fields\u003C\u002Fstrong> >> \u003Cstrong>Attachment\u003C\u002Fstrong> >> \u003Cstrong>Custom\u003C\u002Fstrong> >> toggle the button \u003Cstrong>ON\u003C\u002Fstrong> next to \u003Cem>'Photo and Video library.'\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr\u002F>\u003Cbr\u002F>Toggling this \u003Cstrong>ON\u003C\u002Fstrong> must be done within the app for it to work. The file \u003Cstrong>Upload\u003C\u002Fstrong> button within the app is specifically for documents, not pictures.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ctable>\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\u003Ctd>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fn7c1hy65t4\u002F1746728866456\u002Fxnapper-2025-05-08-14-10-29.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003Ctd>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fn7c1hy65t4\u002F1746728851394\u002Fxnapper-2025-05-08-14-26-47.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Ftd>\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\u003Ch4>Present your Slideshow\u003C\u002Fh4>\u003Cp>To turn your board into a slideshow, open the padlet and click the \u003Cstrong>Slideshow\u003C\u002Fstrong> button at the top. This will open your slideshow in a new tab.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fn7c1hy65t4\u002F1773776753281\u002Fxnapper-2026-03-17-15-34-58.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>If you are still on your main dashboard, you can click the vertical three-dot ellipsis button (\u003Cstrong>...\u003C\u002Fstrong>) on the bottom corner of the board's thumbnail to open the menu. Then, click \u003Cstrong>Open\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>slideshow\u003C\u002Fstrong>!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fn7c1hy65t4\u002F1699047822623\u002Fxnapper-2023-11-03-17-43-01.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Finally, if you have the URL of a board, you can add \u003Cspan style=\"background-color:#fcdc00\" data-hd-highlight=\"#fcdc00\">\u003Cu>\u002Fslideshow\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fspan> to the end of the URL to instantly open the board in slideshow view.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"note-callout\">For example, the URL of the example board is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpadlet.com\u002Fladyj1\u002Fmy_first_slideshow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\u002F\u002Fpadlet.com\u002Fladyj1\u002Fmy_first_slideshow\u003C\u002Fa>. To view the example board as a slideshow, you can change the URL to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpadlet.com\u002Fladyj1\u002Fmy_first_slideshow\u002Fslideshow\" target=\"_blank\">https:\u002F\u002Fpadlet.com\u002Fladyj1\u002Fmy_first_slideshow\u002Fslideshow\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>Once you are viewing a slideshow, you can navigate using the arrows at the bottom of the screen or the arrow keys on your keyboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fn7c1hy65t4\u002F1773777202821\u002Fxnapper-2026-03-17-15-53-34.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>You can also traverse your slideshow with the segmented navigation bar along the bottom of the slideshow screen. The segments of the navigation bar represent individual slides. When you select one of these segments you will traverse to that slide.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"note-callout\">The nav bar on slideshows with many slides will not be segmented.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch5>Autoplay\u003C\u002Fh5>\u003Cp>If you select the play button on the bottom left portion of your slideshow screen you will be able to autoplay your slideshow. The speed at which your slides will change can be determined from the menu that appears when you click the \u003Cstrong>Auto\u003C\u002Fstrong> button.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fn7c1hy65t4\u002F1773794083471\u002Fxnapper-2026-03-17-20-34-07.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>You can also toggle on \u003Cstrong>Loop slides\u003C\u002Fstrong> which will advance your slideshow to the first slide after the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"tip-callout\">The \u003Cstrong>Auto\u003C\u002Fstrong> setting will advance the slideshow depending on how much text is on your screen. This feature is designed to advance the slideshow at the speed it takes the average speaker to present the slides.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"hd--embed\" data-provider=\"Custom\">\u003Ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F49kYDTmxyWM?si=zI5LAYtVfyB8njc9\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch3>Share your slideshow\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>If you click the \u003Cstrong>Share\u003C\u002Fstrong> \u003Cstrong>arrow\u003C\u002Fstrong> button, you will find all the ways to share and export your slideshow.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fn7c1hy65t4\u002F1773794236342\u002Fxnapper-2026-03-17-20-37-05.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>You can embed your slideshow in a different website or share the QR code by displaying it on the first slide!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Farticles\u002Fn7c1hy65t4\u002F1773794431196\u002Fxnapper-2026-03-17-20-39-09.png\" style=\"max-height:75%;max-width:75%;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" data-hd-height=\"75%\" data-hd-width=\"75%\" data-hd-align=\"center\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cdiv class=\"tip-callout\">Check out our quick mini-tutorials for presenting a board on \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fplaylist?list=PL5hbXqucLc-AphCHOT8D6NOk-7XBiBLFC\" target=\"_blank\">our YouTube channel!\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Ch3>FAQs\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>Can I change the order of my slides?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>Yes! To change the order of your slides, return to your board and change the order of your posts by dragging and dropping them into your preferred order. This will rearrange the order of the slides in your slideshow. We recommend using the Grid, Stream, or Timeline formats to help you easily identify the order of your posts. You can also use any format with sections for easy ordering.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>Can I change the font size or customize the layout of my slides?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>No, you cannot change the font size or customize the layout of your slides. Unlike other presentation software, which forces you to choose every detail of your slides, Slideshow will automatically format your board into a beautiful presentation. If you need to control all creative elements of your presentation, you might consider a different product to make slides.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\u003Cdetails>\u003Csummary>If I loop my Slideshow to play continuously, can new posts be added in real time?\u003C\u002Fsummary>\u003Cdiv>Yes! If you \u003Cem>(or other users)\u003C\u002Fem> add posts to your padlet while the Slideshow is playing, the new posts will be added to it automatically. No need to refresh or exit and restart!\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdetails>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>","tb8lfa31h8",true,"2023-01-09T21:48:12.636478Z","2026-03-18T01:01:34.680096Z","en","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002Fn7c1hy65t4-slideshow",{"name":17,"email":18,"profile_image":19},"Rana Wilds","musicmama@wallwisher.com","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.helpdocs.io\u002Fxxifo1al2f\u002Fother\u002F1696432467941\u002Fimg-2298.jpeg",{"data":21},[22,28,34,40],{"id":23,"title":24,"description":25,"slug":26,"href":27},"00paz9nhzm","Remove a shared padlet","Remove unwanted shared padlets from your External folder by leaving them through your dashboard or the padlet itself.","how-do-i-remove-a-shared-padlet","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F00paz9nhzm-how-do-i-remove-a-shared-padlet",{"id":29,"title":30,"description":31,"slug":32,"href":33},"0segolmqqp","How do I layer posts using the Freeform format?","Control post stacking order by bringing posts to front or sending them to back using the three-dot menu.","how-do-i-layer-posts-on-freeform","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F0segolmqqp-how-do-i-layer-posts-on-freeform",{"id":35,"title":36,"description":37,"slug":38,"href":39},"0ue2hz5mfx","Freeze a padlet","Freeze padlets to stop all activity while keeping content accessible. Admins can toggle freeze on\u002Foff anytime.","freeze-padlet-boards","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F0ue2hz5mfx-freeze-padlet-boards",{"id":41,"title":42,"description":43,"slug":44,"href":45},"21mfjn75un","Turn on Location Services for Padlet app on my computer","Enable location services for Padlet app on macOS (System Preferences > Security & Privacy) or Windows (Settings > Privacy > Location).","how-do-i-turn-on-location-services-on-my-computer","\u002Fl\u002Fen\u002Farticle\u002F21mfjn75un-how-do-i-turn-on-location-services-on-my-computer"]