# [[How to use the Obsidian Advanced Slides plugin]] <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LtBK_iNcVEQ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> ## Thumbnail - Presentations in Markdown (revealjs) - The easiest way to make a presentation - Note = presentation - Easier than you think - ```plain --- # This is a presentation --- ``` ![[advanced-slides.png]] ## Title 1. How to make presentations in Markdown 2. Obsidian Advanced Slides plugin 3. Presentations as Code 4. ==Presentations as Code // How to use the Obsidian Advanced Slides plugin== ## Hook In Obsidian, notes are written in a lightweight markup language called Markdown. When it comes right down to it, slide presentations are just like notes. They might have a certain format, but they are text- and image-based, and their purpose is to share knowledge. I often talk about Obsidian in the context of taking notes-- but did you know that you can turn those notes into a presentation with Obsidian as well? ## Intro Hi, I'm Nicole van der Hoeven, and on this channel, I talk about min/maxing my life, including digital tools like Obsidian. In this particular video, I'm talking about how to create full presentations using the Advanced Slides plugin in Obsidian. ## Structure - The problem - Slides should be easy to make and easy to share - Google Slides tie you to Google - what if you want to host it on your own domain? - revealjs, Reveal-Hugo theme to publish to my blog, but it was honestly tedious - What is Advanced Slides? - Why would you want to be able to make presentations in Markdown instead of using Google Slides or (god forbid) Powerpoint? - Presentations as code streamlines the process - Making presentations becomes as easy as taking notes - Copy and paste between notes - Easier to publish without people needing to sign into Google or some other service - Installing and setup (leave as default) - Features - Create horizontal slides using `---` - Live Slide Preview - Create vertical slides using `--` - Add images - Add backgrounds - Add speakers notes - Add animation - More: themes, grids, splits, auto-animate - View in local browser + speaker notes - Export presentation as HTML - Publish to my site - Slides (core) vs Advanced Slides - Change up the themes and templates - Open presentation in browser - Export presentation as HTML ## Outro If you'd like to see how this works in action, I just did a presentation at the Linking Your Thinking conference last week, where I talked about processing notes and using them to make cool stuff. Check out the slides, which I created using the Advanced Slides plugin, over there. And if you want a roundup of different plugins available for Obsidian - because there are many - check out this video. Köszönöm! ## Related videos and resources My talk at the Linking Your Thinking conference in May 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMNSUs6ffnE My presentation for the LYT talk, using Obsidian Advanced Slides: https://slides.nicolevanderhoeven.com/2022-use-it-or-lose-it/# Documentation for Advanced Slides plugin: https://mszturc.github.io/obsidian-advanced-slides/ Advanced Slides for Obsidian, GitHub repo: https://github.com/MSzturc/obsidian-advanced-slides My old blog post on how I used revealJS with my static site generator, Hugo: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/blog/20210302-presentation-slides-as-code/ Powerpoint slide screenshot: https://insmac.org/macosx/3543-microsoft-powerpoint-2019.html ## Timestamps 0:00 Intro 02:10 What is Advanced Slides? 02:36 Installing Advanced Slides plugin 03:40 Creating slides 05:21 Adding images to slides 06:32 Using speaker notes and the Open in Browser feature 08:25 Animating slides and choosing themes 09:51 Exporting slides as PDF and HTML ## Pre-production - [x] Create captions using Rev, then edit them. - [x] Take a thumbnail photo and create one for YouTube (1280 x 720). - [x] Add description. - [x] Include the title and any keywords in the first few sentences, but in a natural way. - [x] Add related videos and resources as links. - [x] Add end screen. - [x] Add cards if necessary. - [x] Add video to relevant playlist(s), or create a playlist if necessary. - [x] Add chapters for YouTube if longer than 5 minutes. - [x] Add mid-roll ads/check monetization settings. - [x] Schedule on YouTube. ## Post-production - [x] Promote on personal social media. - [x] Twitter - [ ] LinkedIn - [x] Create a blog post on [site](https://nicolevanderhoeven.com).