Presenting

SSHOW has three modes. You design in Edit, then switch to Play to run the project as a presentation, with your scene transitions animating between pages. View is a read-only mode for sharing without editing.

A single slide as shown in Play mode: a colourful media tile beside a title and body laid out as clean bars, with a row of page dots below and the current one lit. — Play mode fills the screen with your scene and steps through it with transitions — this is what your audience sees.

The three modes

Edit and Play both live in the editor; View is the read-only mode a shared link opens in.

Edit: The full design workspace — toolbar, panels, and inspector. This is where you build.
Play: Presentation playback. Scenes advance with their transitions, full-screen and chrome-free.
View: The read-only viewer behind a shared link — it plays the project in a window with a small playback toolbar, no editing tools.

Run through your scenes in order, with transitions playing between each.

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Left-click the play button at the top-right to present full-screen.
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Advance and go back through scenes; each transition animates automatically.
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Exit Play mode to return to editing exactly where you left off.

Fullscreen or windowed

Fullscreen: Left-clicking the play button fills the whole screen — the usual way to present.
Play in this window: Right-click the play button and pick Play in This Window to run the presentation inside the current browser window instead of going full-screen — handy for screen-shares, video calls, and second monitors. It fits the scene to the window and refits when you resize.

Tip Design each scene as a slide and let transitions carry the motion — no manual animation needed.

Keyboard & remote navigation

Play and View use the same presentation keys as PowerPoint, so any clicker or remote just works.

Next: Space, Enter, →, ↓, Page Down, or N — advance to the next scene.
Previous: Backspace, ←, ↑, Page Up, or P — go back to the previous scene.

Click, tap, and swipe

Click or tap anywhere on the scene to move to the next one. Clicking during a transition jumps straight to the next scene.
On a touch screen, swipe left for the next scene and right for the previous one.
Tap a video or audio object to play or pause it instead of advancing — the cursor turns into a pointer when you're over one.
When playback starts, a brief hint shows the navigation gestures — in Play it also reminds you that Esc returns to editing.

Tip Holding a key won't skip ahead — each press advances exactly one scene, so transitions never pile up.

Sharing with View

When you share a project link, recipients open it in View — a read-only viewer that plays your scenes and transitions in their browser window. A small toolbar with a fullscreen button appears when they move the pointer and fades away when idle.

Navigate: Step through scenes with the same clicks, swipes, and presentation keys as Play.
Fullscreen: Press F or the toolbar button to toggle full-screen for a distraction-free view; press Esc to come back.

Note View is reached through a shared link, not a button in the editor — it's what your audience sees, so nothing in it can change your project.

Hidden scenes are skipped

Visibility controls what plays without deleting anything.

Scenes marked hidden are skipped as you navigate and left out of the running order.
Use hidden scenes for drafts or alternates you don't want in the final run.