The slide builder allows you to build your slideshow using a drag and drop interface.
There are many slide types to choose from, each with simple settings and built-in designs. The slide builder is designed to help you focus on the content of your presentation, rather than design and layout. If you would like more control over the layout, you can always import your slides from other presentation software.
Each slide type has the following common features:
Up and down arrows - Use the arrow icons to change the order of your slides. The title slide is always the first slide.
Slide dragger - Click and drag the “2 bars” icon between the up and down arrows to change the order of your slides by drag and drop.
Explainer text - This text appears below the slide in the Deepen mobile app. It allows you to provide more context to audience members following along with Deepen.
The first slide is always the Cover slide by default, and it cannot be removed or reordered.
Edit on the slide:
Sermon title - This is used throughout the Deepen app as the title
Background image - Hover over the slide and click “Change image” to select an image from your computer
Slide settings:
Show “Follow along with Deepen” panel - this displays the Deepen branding and app store logos at the bottom of the Cover slide
Section Cover
Add Section Cover slides to define sections or themes in your presentation. Section Covers have a unique design to stand out from other slides.
Edit on the slide:
Section Title
Subtitle - when enabled, edit the text on the slide
Slide settings:
Subtitle - Select the position of the subtitle in relation to the Section Title. Alternatively hide it by selecting “None”
Photo Overlay - Select what type of overlay you would like, or switch off the overlay by selecting “None”. The background photo set for the whole slideshow on the Cover Slide. The “Colour” is defined on the Style tab.
Text slide
Text slides are for presenting key statements as a simple centred paragraph.
Edit on the slide:
Slide text
Verse slide
Present scripture with the Verse slide.
Edit on the slide:
Verse text
Verse reference
Quote slide
Include quotes from interesting people, optionally add a photo for more impact.
Edit on the slide:
Upload Image - Click to select a photo of the person from your computer
Quote text
Quote by - Enter the person’s name
Image slide
For slides displaying a single image.
Edit on the slide:
Upload Image - Click to select/replace the image from your computer. The image should be 16:9 ratio, otherwise it will be cropped to fit.
Bullets slide
Present bullet points as dot points or a numeric list. (Tip: limit your points to 7 for best results. If you have more than 7 points, consider creating multiple Bullets slides)
Edit on the slide:
Bullet points - add each bullet point on a new line
Slide settings:
List type - Switch between a bullet list or a numbered list
Tap to reveal each point - Enable this checkbox to reveal one point at a time during the slideshow presentation.
Acrostic slide
When presenting an acrostic or acronym, use this slide to reveal your points.
Edit on the slide:
Acrostic words - Add each word on a new line. Deepen will automatically detect and display the first letter of each word (case sensitive)
Video slide
Add a video from YouTube to your slideshow.
Slide settings:
YouTube Embed URL - Copy and paste the video URL from YouTube and it will appear on your slide.
Fill the blanks slide
This slide type allows you to progressively reveal a phrase.
Edit on the slide:
Fill the blanks phrase - Type your phrase, defining the hidden words with square brackets. For example, “For [God] so loved the [world]”
Note: The hidden phrases will be displayed one by one as you progress to the next slide.
Response slide
The response slide allows the audience to send a private message to the church team in response to the presentation. There is a response form displayed in the Deepen app.
Note: Responses are emailed to the church email address.
Edit on the slide:
Response Title
Response Subtitle
Slide settings:
Prompter text for private response (in app) - This text displays in the Deepen app. For example, “You can send a private response to our ministry team by filling this form”.
