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Download SLICE
To obtain SLICE, click here to download and run the distribution script. It will install Slice in C:Program Files\Slice, and will place a shortcut on your desktop for the single-user lecture application. It is recommended that you run this application to test the installation. (All other applications run on multiple machines. Begin by installing Slice on each machine. See the documentation for the desired app for configuration instructions.)
Write to us if you run into problems, using the Contact button in the left menu.
PDF and Powerpoint
The main problems we have experienced with installing Slice are in
importing PDF and Powerpoint (PPT) files.
Test this in the lecture application by using the import
button
(
) to
load a PDF and a PPT document.
(Note that this is not a fast operation; choose documents
of modest size and allow up to one minute for loading.)
Most likely, you will not be able to load a PDF document; you may be able to import a PPT presentation, depending. These paragraphs should solve these problems if you experience them:
PDF: We currently support a single version
of Ghostview for importing PDFs, namely AFPL Ghostview 8.54.
Run the installer, executable gs854w32.exe
in the Slice folder, to install this version of Ghostview.
PPT: You should be able to import Powerpoint documents - as images only - if you have Powerpoint installed on your machine. We have tested this on Powerpoint 2003 and 2007; we believe it should work with Powerpoint XP as well. Please write to us if you experience problems. (If your computer does not have Powerpoint, an attempt to import Powerpoint slides will result in an error message, but it is not fatal; just dismiss it and continue; in the future, we will handle this situation more elegantly.)