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Use this guide to choose the right creation path, confirm the required inputs, and move from a prompt or file to a generated presentation.
Presenton has two user flows: Cloud for the hosted app, and Open-source for a self-hosted instance. The screens are similar, but Cloud also includes dashboard actions for importing PPTX files and using the API Playground.

1. Sign in

Open Presenton Cloud and sign in with your account.
Presenton Cloud login screen

Presenton Cloud login screen

2. Choose a dashboard action

After login, the dashboard shows the available creation actions.
Presenton Cloud dashboard with Create new Presentation, Edit PPTX with AI, and API Playground actions

Presenton Cloud dashboard actions

Create new Presentation

Start a new deck from a prompt and optional source files.

Edit PPTX with AI

Upload an existing PPTX and make it editable in Presenton.

API Playground

Test presentation generation settings before using the API.

3. Create new Presentation

Use this path when you want Presenton to generate a new deck from a prompt, document, or other supported source material.
1

Open the generator

Select Create new Presentation from the dashboard, or open /generate.
Create new Presentation page in Presenton Cloud

Create new Presentation page

2

Choose Standard or Smart mode

Choose the generation mode before starting. Standard uses a fixed layout flow. Smart is shown as the flexible layout option in the product UI.
Selecting Standard and Smart presentation modes

Standard and Smart mode selection

3

Set the slide count

Use the slide number control to select the target deck length.
Slides number control in the presentation generator

Slides number control

4

Select the language

Choose the language for the generated presentation.
Language control in the presentation generator

Language control

5

Review advanced settings

Open the advanced settings control when you need to adjust generation options before starting.
Advanced settings controls in the presentation generator

Advanced settings controls

4. Edit PPTX with AI

Use this path when you already have a PPTX file and want to convert it into an editable Presenton presentation.
Edit PPTX with AI import screen

Edit PPTX with AI import screen

5. API Playground

Use the API Playground to test prompt, slide count, language, export, and generation settings before building an API workflow.
Presenton Cloud API Playground

API Playground

Video walkthrough

The walkthrough shows the creation flow and theme/template areas in context.

Generation workflow tutorial video