Presentation Mode
Present lessons in full-screen mode for classroom use.
Presentation mode transforms your lesson into a full-screen, slide-like experience for live classroom use. Instead of scrolling through a long document, content is presented page by page with clean navigation.
Preparing Your Lesson
Before entering presentation mode, mark up your lesson with page breaks to define where each slide begins and ends. Content between two page breaks becomes a single page (slide). Content before the first page break is the first page, and content after the last page break is the last page.
To insert a page break, type /pagebreak in the editor or select it from the slash command menu.
A page break appears as a horizontal dashed line across the editor. Place page breaks between logical sections of your lesson — for example, after an introduction, between exercises, or before a summary.
Plan each slide around one teaching step. A good presentation lesson usually has short pages:
- title or warm-up question
- explanation or visual example
- one exercise or discussion prompt
- a Whiteboard, image, audio, or video block when the visual should take focus
- recap or homework handoff
Avoid putting too many widgets on one slide. If students need to interact with an exercise, give that activity its own page so the teacher can control the pace cleanly.
A lesson without page breaks will be shown as a single page in presentation mode. Add page breaks wherever you want to split content into separate slides.
Entering Presentation Mode
Click the Presentation Mode button in the toolbar (screen/expand icon), or use the keyboard shortcut. The toolbar and sidebar are dimmed and deactivated, and your lesson content fills the screen with large, readable text.
Navigation
While in presentation mode:
| Action | Method |
|---|---|
| Next section | Arrow right, Space, or click the right arrow |
| Previous section | Arrow left, or click the left arrow |
| Jump to section | Use the section navigation overlay |
During a live lesson, the teacher's slide navigation is synced to students. When the teacher moves to the next or previous slide, students see the same slide automatically.
Interactive Content in Presentation Mode
Exercises and widgets remain fully interactive during presentation mode:
- Students can answer multiple choice questions
- Fill-in-the-blank fields accept input
- Matching and ordering widgets work with drag-and-drop
- Audio and video play normally
This means you can use presentation mode during a live lesson where the student is on a video call, and they interact with exercises as you present.
In a live online lesson, the teacher controls the pace by navigating between sections while the student interacts with exercises on each "slide."
Exiting Presentation Mode
Press Escape or click the exit button to return to the normal editor view. Your cursor position and any unsaved changes are preserved.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does presentation mode affect students' view?
Yes. When the teacher enters presentation mode, students automatically see the same slide-by-slide view in real time. The teacher controls navigation — students see the current slide but cannot advance or go back on their own.
Can I annotate during presentation?
You cannot edit content during presentation mode. To make notes, exit presentation mode, make your changes, and then re-enter.
Does presentation mode work on tablets?
Yes. Presentation mode works on tablets and can be useful for in-person classroom teaching with a tablet connected to a projector.