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Prepare your presentations effortlessly with Kaltura's Storyboard. Upload files in advance to simplify session prep. Organize, take breaks, and return to find everything where you left it. The storyboard replaces our familiar playlist and 'timeline', making life easier for hosts and moderators. 

Want to share a storyboard with your team? Make it global! To unlock the benefits of a Global Storyboard, simply reach out to your Kaltura representative and ask how to get started. 

To get started, watch the video tutorial or follow the steps below.

Access the storyboard

Click the storyboard icon on the bottom toolbar to display the storyboard. 

You can also access the storyboard from the three-dots menu on the bottom toolbar.

The storyboard displays as a horizontal panel at the bottom. 

Add files to the storyboard

With the storyboard open, click on +Add to Storyboard.

You have four options for sharing content:

• Video
• Presentation (documents)
• Image
• Media and Files

Video

1. Select Video from the menu.
The Select a video window displays.



2. You can search for videos using the Search field (1) or upload a video from your computer by clicking Upload (2). Sort videos by Name or Creation date (3). 
3. After finding your desired video, click Select (4). The file will be added to the storyboard. The newest files display on the right.

Presentation

1. Select Presentation from the menu.
The Select a document window displays.



2. You can search for documents using the Search field or upload a document from your computer by clicking Upload. Sort documents by Name or Creation date.
3. After finding your desired document, click Select.
A preview window opens.



By default, all slides (pages) in the document are selected (1), and the slide number displays underneath (2). The total number of selected slides is displayed at the bottom left (3). You can scroll (4) to see all slides in the document.



4. After you have previewed and approved the slides, click Add to Storyboard (5).
The file with the selected slides is added to the storyboard. The newest files display on the right.

Image

1. Select Image from the menu.
The Select an image window displays.



2. You can search for images using the Search field or upload images from your computer by clicking Upload. Sort images by Name or Creation date. 
3. After finding your desired image, click Select. The file will be added to the storyboard. The newest files display on the right.

Media and Files

1. Select Media and Files from the menu.
The Select a media window opens.



You can use the search field(1) to search for media. Use the media filter (2) to search for media by type from the drop-down options:



2. You can also sort media according to name or date they were created by clicking on Name or Creation date (3).To upload a video from your computer, click Upload (4).
3. Once you have located the desired media, simply click Select (5) and it will be added to the storyboard.

Play or present files

1. Click on the file in the storyboard. The file displays on the stage, and the storyboard thumbnail changes to 'Presenting'.

2. Navigate through the items on stage using the arrows. Webcams are shown above or beside the stage, adjusting responsively to screen size.

For videos:

• Click the video in the storyboard, then click the play arrow in the center of the video on stage to play.



• Pause by clicking in the center of the player, scroll forward / back with the scrollbar, and hover over the volume icon to click to adjust the volume.

For documents:

• Hover on the stage to display a pencil icon (click to open an annotations bar), and zoom buttons.

3. To end the presentation on stage, click the Stop Presenting button on the stage, or click on the file in the storyboard.

'Target Active Content' feature

If you scroll through the storyboard and the currently presented content (such as a slide or video) is no longer visible on the stroyboard, the Target Active Content button will appear at the far right of the storyboard.

Clicking this button will automatically scroll the storyboard back with the active content visible, allowing you to easily manage the item that’s on stage.

Remove files from storyboard

1. Hover over the file's thumbnail you want to remove.
2. Click the X in the top right corner.



The file is removed.

Rearrange files 

You can reorder files by dragging and dropping items within the storyboard. 

1. Click and drag the file to the position you want. 
2. Release the file.

Clear storyboard

1. On the storyboard, click the three-dots menu.
2. Click Clear Storyboard.



A confirmation displays: Are you sure you want to clear the storyboard?



3. Click Clear.
The storyboard is cleared of all its contents.