How to setup and use RITA - PowerPoint Presentation

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How to setup and use RITA

iPad user guide

Version 2 – last updated November 2015

Process

Check iPad availability and book

C

reate your presentation online

Choose RITA version

Download your presentation onto an iPad

Run your session using iPads

Troubleshooting

Book iPads with IT – Helpdesk.

LCPi

link (draft email at bottom of

LCPi

page): http://lcpi/support4/it/IT%20Helpdesk/ITEquipmentLoanBookings/LCPiPads/Pages/LCP-Loan-iPads.aspxBook for your session and for any run through/practice sessions

1. Check iPad availability and book

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Go to

www.rita.co.uk

using

the

Google Chrome browser (not Internet Explorer or Safari)Sign in to your accountEnter login details or create account

Create a new presentation (or take a copy

of an existing one)

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. Create your presentation online

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If you want to use your own

powerpoint

slides -

Install the

Powerpoint Rita add-: http://www.rita.co.uk/jsonhelper/powerpointaddin/setup.zipAdd interactive and PowerPoint slides by dragging Tailor any interactive slides by clicking on titles (to move) or click on “Edit poll data” to change text.Edit slide title by clicking on it

You can copy individual slides by using the “import slide” button.

You can test your creation by following the steps set out in 5b (you can also print the slides when running in web mode – cog > print)

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. Create your presentation online5

There are example presentations available

in “Rita Showcase”.

You can copy these to your account as a starting point and then make any required edits.

Some of these have non-standard slides – you may need to involve the iPad team.

Save presentation when finishedTest presentation by clicking start

Set a passphrase to control access to your presentation (eg your initials) and an expiry date (a date after your presentation)

2. Create your presentation online

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3. Choose RITA version

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N

o internet required – just

an LCP wi-fi router

Typical

client meetings at their offices

Works with up to 16 LCP iPads

Prospect pitches with “zero” set-up time

Features

Example

uses

Enables Multi-

location

International clients

Allows

up to 20 iPads, including “bring your own device (BYOD)”

A quick demo

of Rita to a prospect, using your own iPad

Relies

on web connection

Works with 40+ iPads

Large client meetings

Requires LCP “Overlord” laptop and wi-fi router

Breakfast briefings

and seminars

iPad team support recommended

Conferences

Over the internet (preferred)

Peer to Peer (for no internet)

Using “Overlord” laptop (for big groups)

Now

go to slide 7

if using peer to

peer,

or slide 9

if using web or with

overlord

On any one iPad

– connect to the internet using Wi-Fi (in settings)

LCPWiFi

is available in London and Winchester

Launch RITA (p2p)

Use as controller and download presentation

If option

to download doesn’t appear check you have internet access

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.

Download your presentation

onto iPads

*This step is only required if using Peer-to-peer app*

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Enter login details and download

You

will be prompted for a passphrase and expiry date

.

Passphrase controls access to the presentation (eg your initials). Expiry date is date that presentation will be saved on all iPads till (set to a date after your presentation).

Plug in the airport router,

and connect all iPads (Including the one you downloaded presentation on to) to

LCP_Mobile

[#] (eg LCP_Mobile1 etc).

Go back to RITA, and run presentation

on controller. The other iPads will start downloading the presentation.

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.

Download your presentation

onto iPads

*This step is only required if using Peer-to-peer app*

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Plug in router into mains (takes a couple of minutes to start up)

Only required for overlord laptop or

peer to peer version

Connect ALL iPads to the router via

WiFi (LCP_Mobile[#] –

eg LCP_Mobile1 etc) networks

On all iPads, go to appropriate version of RITA

RITA (local) – for

running with overlord

RITA

(web) – for running over webRITA (p2p) – for

running peer to peer

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. Run your session

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Now

go to slide 10 if using peer to

peer,

or slide 11 if using web or with

overlord

5a. Run your session

* if using

peer-to-peer version*

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On your iPad, use as controller, and Run presentation

Other

iPads w

ill be prompted for passphrase/PIN.

Name is optional

PIN and Passphrase can be obtained by pressing the control cog and going to info on the control iPad

Enter

details

above

Remember to ask IT

to download your results slides

5b. Run your session

* if using overlord laptop or web

version

*

12On your iPad, sign in to your account, enter your login details

Start

presentation

Choose

a phrase and date (this is how long your results will be kept)

On all other iPads, enter the PIN/passphrase. Name is optional

.

PIN/passphrase

Can be obtained by pressing the control cog and going to info on the control

iPad

Remember to print your results using the pdf print option (cog -> print)

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

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Issue

Try these solutions

Some iPads not connecting to control before presentation has begun (using peer-to-peer version)1. Check all iPads are connected to LCP Mobile and are on the same session (eg session1).2. Try pressing restart session on iPads that are not connected.Slides on some iPads have stopped updating halfway through presentation (they have lost connection)1. Press

“connect” under your control cog (peer-to-peer version)2. Check iPads are connected to LCP Mobile (or web if using online version)3. Turn the offending iPads off and on again

4. Try resetting network (turn airport router off/on). Wait a couple of minutes. (not possible for web version)

If you have any problems – first try exiting and re-entering RITA. If problems continue, see below

Troubleshooting

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Issue

Try these solutions

Not all the iPads are showing up in my poll results1. Go to settings - make sure the iPads have their Bluetooth turned off2. Go to settings - make sure each iPad has a different nameI want to combine non-standard slides from multiple existing presentations

I want to change how a poll looks

I want a slide with different functionality

You’ll need to ask one of the iPad team to help

you.Please allow for this to take a few days – especially if significant changes are required!If you have any problems – first try exiting and re-entering RITA. If problems continue, see below

Gareth Goodram

(ext 3352)

Yadu Dashora

(ext 3065)

Charlie Stone

(

ext

6771)

Phil Daley

(

ext

6703)

Angela Thornton

(

ext

7778)

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Any questions?