Many of you have asked about export features in Empressr. We plan on adding import/export capabilities in future releases. But if you have an Adobe Print utility installed, you can already save your Empressr presentations to PDF.

For Mac OS X users, the utility comes installed on your machines.

To save presentations as PDF:
> Open a presentation in the Editor
> In the Editor File menu, select the Print Slide or Print Presentation option. A pop-up window will show the slides being prepared for printing.

> When the browser Page Setup dialogue box opens, select Format for: Adobe PDF 7.0 and hit OK.

> When the browser Print dialogue box opens, select Printer: Adobe PDF 7.0 and hit OK or, select the Save as PDF button.

> Type in Save As file name and click Save.

For Windows users, you’ll need a version of Acrobat Standard or Professional to save to PDF.

Now you can use simple quick key commands to move around objects on your canvas when creating presentations. Use the arrows or the SHIFT + arrows keys to nudge and align elements easily. Check the Help menu > Helpful Hints section in Empressr for a complete list.

If you’re new to Empressr, you may notice a presentation already in your folder called “Empressr”. It’s a sample presentation which highlights some of Empressr’s most useful features.

We put it there for those who want to play with the app, but don’t necessarily want to start from scratch. You can open, edit and view the presentation as a slide show or send it to a client/friend. But you can’t delete it or save any of the changes.

(BTW, if you’re already signed up, you’ll now have the presentation in your folder too.)

While we’re busy adding presentation-building features, we thought we’d share some helpful hints and workarounds. You’ll find the Hints located under the Help menu in the Editor. The Known Issues are posted here as well.

If you discover any workarounds you frequently use while making presentations, please share them with us! We’ll keep updating (and deleting) from this list as new features become available.