The DIGIDECK's iPad app gives users the opportunity to download an offline version of any presentation to their iPad with the click of a button. See below for details on the iPad app and its usage.
Contents:
1. Downloading the App
i. Within the App Store, search 'DIGIDECK'.
ii. Then tap 'Get' to download the app to your iPad.
Note: You must be on iOS version 9 or above to download the app.
iii. Tap 'Open' once downloaded, or tap the DIGIDECK app icon once downloaded to open the DIGIDECK iPad app.
2. Logging In
i. Once you open the app, log in using your DIGIDECK login and password.
Note: You will only be asked for your email initially, but once you have entered your email a Password input area will be displayed.
3. Presentation List
i. Once logged in, basic user will see a list of your presentations AND any presentation from the decks you have access to that was created as 'Public', rather than 'Private'.
Note: Admin users will see all presentations regardless of being created as 'Public', rather than 'Private'.
4. Downloading a Presentation
To download any presentation from the app, simply tap the presentation and it will begin downloading. The download process has three parts:
Building: This is where the deck is generated, which happens directly after you tap on the presentation you want to download. This is indicated by a buffering circle around your presentation's container. This process can take seconds to minutes depending on the size of the presentation.
Downloading: Is the step where the assets of your presentation are actually downloaded. This happens directly after the presentation has finished processing, and is indicated by a progress bar at the bottom of the presentation's container.
Unpacking: The app extracts the assets that were downloaded into a usable format for your device/computer. This occurs after the downloading is complete, and is indicated (similar to the processing indication), by a buffering circle re-appearing in the presentation's container. This process can also take seconds to minutes, depending on the size of the presentation.
5. View a Downloaded Presentation
Once your presentation(s) has been downloaded, it will move to the top of your presentation list within the app under the "Downloaded" presentations section.
Note: the 'Downloaded' presentations section will only appear if the amount of presentations you have access to requires you to scroll down to see more
To view any downloaded presentation, simply tap into it, or click into the ellipsis menu that appears once a presentation has been downloaded and tap 'View'.
All of the functionality and navigation of the presentation will be the same as on the web, including dynamic elements such as video, audio, and panorama.
6. Exiting a Presentation
While using the iPad simply tap the screen with two fingers at the same time, which will bring up a top menu will show the title of the presentation you are viewing and a small close ( X ) icon. Tapping the close ( X ) icon will return you to the app's presentation Library.
7. Deleting a Presentation
Once a presentation is downloaded, an ellipsis-menu (...) button will appear within it. If you tap into this menu, will be able to "Remove" or "View".
Click "Remove" to un-download the presentation (remove its files from your iPad's memory).
8. Refreshing (From the Library)
From the presentation library, if you swipe down from the top (in a tap-and-pull down gesture), the app will refresh the library to reflect any changes in amount of presentations you have access to.
Notes: Refreshing will not download the latest updates made to presentations you have downloaded; you will need to 'Remove' a downloaded presentation and download again to see the latest updates made to the actual presentaton.
If you Refresh while you are in the process of downloading a presentation, it will terminate the download.
9. Cancel a Download
If you Refresh while you are in the process of downloading a presentation, it will terminate the download.
10. Logging Out
At the top-right corner of the app, next to the search bar, there is a profile icon.
Click on this icon in order to log out of your account.
If you click the 'Signout' button, it will bring up a popup that notifies you that when you log out of the app, all of the presentations you previously downloaded will be removed from the app.
You can re-download them if you log back in.
Presentations are un-downloaded upon log out in order to prevent memory issues for your device.
