CERN Accelerating science

In this thesis, I present a web-based software application for users to create presentation
slides. This project is built from scratch, using only open source libraries. Using this slide-maker, users can:

• Add, edit, format and place text anywhere in a slide.
• Add, resize and position images in a slide.
• Select a CERN theme for their presentation, which can be changed at any time.
• Save their presentation as a “.slides” file.
• Upload their existing presentation (“.slides” file) to continue editing.
• Present their presentation from the web browser.
• Export a “.slides” presentation, to a PDF file.

More ideas and improvements are planned to come in the future, as the project remains
under active development. The app is already available for trial use from the CERN IT
department. The advantage of this app is that it is open source, vendor independent, free to
use and has unlimited prospects for further development.