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Building Impressive Presentations with impress.js

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Building Impressive Presentations with impress.js

Overview of this book

Everyone has had to present during their lifetime. We've all spent agonizing hours trying to make those PowerPoint presentations engaging. Well now there is a tool that will make those presentations look like child's play. Impress.js is a powerful library that eases the task of creating presentations with smooth animations without depending on a software tool. You are no longer limited to desktop tools as these presentations run on any supported browser anywhere on the Internet. "Building Impressive Presentations with impress.js" is a quick guide to creating professional presentations using the best aspects of CSS3. It will also guide you through several practical examples which go beyond the conventional slide-based presentations, covering each aspect of the Impress library. From simple presentations to your own personal website this handy practical guide will ensure you get the most out of Impress.JS as quickly as you can. Starting with a simple slide-based presentation we move quickly on adding in sliders, galleries and portfolios to utilize this amazing tool. 3D transitions, rotations, scaling, and transforms are also covered to give your presentations that something extra. The final step is bringing all this together to create a personal website that is viewable on all impress supported browsers. "Building Impressive Presentations with impress.js" gives you the chance to stand out from the competition and engage with audiences in a way you never have before.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Building Impressive Presentations with impress.js
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Browser compatibility


Even though impress.js is a presentation framework, it runs inside the browser window, so the compatibility of browsers needs to be taken into consideration when creating presentations. Let's take a look at supported and unsupported browsers and devices for impress.js.

impress.js uses transforms of CSS3 and hence it is mainly supported in web browsers, compared to mobile browsers. The following is the list of supported browsers for impress.js:

  • Firefox Version 10 and higher

  • Safari Version 5.1 and higher

  • Chrome

  • Internet Explorer 10 (needs additional polyfill libraries)

Currently, impress.js provides very limited support for mobile-based devices. The following is the list of supported devices for impress.js:

  • iPad

  • BlackBerry PlayBook

If you are using impress.js for presenting information, make sure you use one of the three browsers which provide comprehensive support. In case you are creating websites or applications accessed by online users, it's preferable to mention the supported...