Slidz.io Product Documentation & User Guide

1. What is Atomic Slide Management?

Traditional corporate storage (SharePoint, Google Drive, OneDrive) stores presentations as monolithic files (e.g. Q4_Final_Pitch_v8.pptx, 120MB, 85 slides). When sales reps or consultants need a single case study or pricing table, they are forced to download entire files, sift through dozens of slides, and copy-paste them into new decks—inevitably creating broken typography, distorted layouts, and outdated disclaimers.

✕ The Old Monolithic Model

Presentations locked inside separate 80-slide files. Searching for "SOC2 compliance" returns 25 different 100MB files with zero hint of which slide is verified or up to date.

✓ The Slidz.io Atomic Model

Every slide is extracted as an independent, indexed, vector-embedded atomic asset with metadata, speaker notes, layout tags, and master version tracking.

⚡ High-Level Ingestion & Processing Pipeline

When a presentation is uploaded to Slidz.io, the ingestion pipeline carries out atomic processing asynchronously:

Slide Deconstruction: Apache POI slide engine deconstructs the .pptx into individual slide assets, layout shapes, notes, and vector shapes.
Async Ingestion Worker: Background workers generate high-res WebP thumbnails, calculate image hashes, and extract OCR text.
AI Context Indexing: Slide text, tables, and speaker notes are embedded into high-dimensional vector representations for semantic discovery.
Master Association: Slidz.io scans layout structure and content hashes to link the slide to existing Master Slides for version monitoring.

Slidz.io Endpoints & Access URLs

Interface	URL / Target	Description
Web App Workspace	https://app.slidz.io	Full slide library, Slide Studio canvas, deck builder, and administration.
PowerPoint Add-in	Office.js Task Pane	Native taskpane inside Microsoft PowerPoint Desktop & Web.
Public Presentation Share	https://app.slidz.io/share/{code}	Interactive web viewer for pitch decks with engagement analytics.
Live Presenter Session	https://app.slidz.io/join/{code}	Audience live session link with real-time slide sync and live polls.

2. Installation & Setup

Installing the Native PowerPoint Add-in

The Slidz.io Add-in is built on the Microsoft Office.js platform and operates natively across PowerPoint for Windows (2019/2021/M365), PowerPoint for Mac, and PowerPoint for the Web.

Individual Sideloading (Free / Team Users):

Sign in to your account at app.slidz.io.
Navigate to Settings → PowerPoint Add-in and download your workspace manifest.xml.
Open PowerPoint → Click Insert → Add-ins → My Add-ins → Upload My Add-in.
Select your manifest.xml file. The Slidz.io button will now appear on your Home and Insert ribbon tabs.

Centralized Deployment via Microsoft 365 Admin Center (Enterprise)

Enterprise administrators can deploy the Slidz.io Add-in to thousands of employees simultaneously without requiring desktop installations:

IT Administrator Steps:

Log in to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center (admin.microsoft.com).
Navigate to Settings → Integrated Apps → Deploy Add-in.
Select Upload custom apps and provide the Slidz.io Enterprise Manifest URL.
Assign access permissions (e.g. Entire Organization or specific Azure AD security groups like Global Sales and Marketing).
Click Deploy. The add-in automatically populates on users' PowerPoint ribbon within 1-6 hours.

User Guide • Presenters & Consumers

3. Guide for Business, Sales & Consulting Users

As a sales executive, consultant, or commercial manager, your goal is to assemble verified, client-tailored pitch decks in minutes rather than spending hours digging through obsolete folders.

🔍 AI Context & Semantic Search

Slidz.io understands conceptual meaning rather than just exact file names. You can search vague business concepts, customer industry tags, or speaker notes:

Speaker Notes Search

Find slides where the rep explains complex pricing concessions or migration timelines in the presenter notes.

Embedded Tables & Charts

Query numbers, benchmark percentages, and financial cell data inside embedded presentation tables.

OCR Image Text

Matches text embedded inside system architecture diagrams, partner logos, and graphic screenshots.

⚡ The Native PowerPoint Task Pane Workflow

Never switch back and forth between a web browser and PowerPoint:

1

Open PowerPoint and click the Slidz.io icon on the ribbon to launch the side Task Pane.

2

Type your query (e.g. "Manufacturing Case Study ROI"). The Task Pane displays instant slide previews with similarity scores (e.g. 99% match).

3

Click Insert Slide. Slidz.io seamlessly injects the slide asset directly into your current deck at your active cursor position.

🎨 Slide Studio & Drag-and-Drop Deck Assembly

Inside the web application (app.slidz.io/studio), presenters can assemble entire decks on a Pinterest-style visual board:

Curate Custom Collections: Group slides into "Healthcare Pitch Pack", "Q4 Enterprise Proposal", or "Security Review".
Reorder on Canvas: Drag and drop slides to adjust the narrative flow before generating the presentation.
Export to .pptx: Download a clean, fully formatted PowerPoint presentation file in one click.

🎙️ Live Interactive Presenter Mode

Run interactive meetings directly through Slidz.io with real-time synchronized audience links (app.slidz.io/join/{sessionCode}). Audiences can follow slides on mobile devices, ask questions, and vote in live audience polls.

User Guide • Creators & Brand Guardians

4. Guide for Marketing, Brand & Legal Teams

Marketing, brand, and legal teams are the custodians of corporate truth. Slidz.io provides centralized distribution, real-time auditability, and non-destructive version synchronization.

Ingesting & Organizing Master Decks

When marketing uploads master template decks, Slidz.io deconstructs each slide into atomic units and applies taxonomy classifications:

Hierarchical Taxonomy

Organize slides by Department → Product Line → Region → Quarter (e.g. Marketing > Cloud > EMEA > 2026).

Smart Auto-Tagging

AI automatically suggests tags based on detected keywords, chart types, and slide color palette.

🔄 Proprietary "Sync or Keep" Version Control

Core Moat

When marketing updates a master slide (e.g., changing a product logo, updating pricing from $12 to $15, or revising warranty terms), standard cloud drives cause mass version chaos. Slidz.io handles this gracefully:

1. Publishing Master Updates

The brand manager publishes Master v2.0 of the pricing slide.

2. Downstream Detection

Slidz.io scans all active user presentations containing v1.x of that slide and flags a non-destructive Diff Alert.

3. Non-Destructive Resolution

Sales reps opening their presentation receive an alert showing what changed side-by-side. Reps can either click Sync to Latest Master (v2.0) or Keep My Version (v1.2) (protecting customer-specific customized deal terms).

🛡️ Brand Guard Governance & Compliance Locks

Legal, compliance, and marketing leaders can apply Compliance Locks on sensitive slide assets:

Strict Legal Lock

Legal disclaimers, GDPR disclosures, and warranty notices cannot be edited or altered when inserted into local decks.

Mandatory Force-Sync

Critical regulatory updates can be marked for mandatory push updates across all live presentation decks.

📊 Slide Usage Analytics & Telemetry

Discover how your slide assets perform in the field:

Pitch Adoption Rate: See which slides are most frequently inserted into customer proposals.
Obsolete Slide Identification: Flag slides that have received 0 insertions in the past 6 months to keep the library fresh.
Viewer Dwell Time: Track which slides prospects spend the most time reviewing on shared links.

5. Enterprise Governance, Security & Isolation

Slidz.io is engineered for Fortune 500 security standards, regulated industries, and strict compliance environments.

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Granular permissions with 4 standard roles:

Viewer: Search & insert approved slides only.
Presenter: Create custom decks & share links.
Brand Manager: Publish master slides & edit taxonomy.
Workspace Admin: Manage billing, SSO & schema isolation.

Enterprise SSO (SAML 2.0 / Okta)

Integrate with Okta, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Google Workspace, and PingFederate with automated JIT (Just-In-Time) user provisioning and SCIM directory syncing.

Multi-Tenant Schema Isolation

Slidz.io utilizes a "Shared Database, Separate Schema" pattern. Every query is strictly isolated to the customer's dedicated schema with encrypted vector partitions.

Audit Logging & Compliance

Immutable audit trails recording every upload, master revision, deck export, and permission modification, exportable via CSV or SIEM webhook streams.

6. Developer API & Ingestion

Automate presentation ingestion from cloud pipelines, CRMs (Salesforce/HubSpot), or CI/CD document builders using the Slidz.io REST API.

POST /api/v1/presentations/ingest Bearer Token Auth

curl -X POST https://api.slidz.io/v1/presentations/ingest \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_8f391b4a92..." \
  -H "X-Tenant-ID: acme-corp" \
  -F "file=@Q4_Financial_Results_Master.pptx" \
  -F "category=Financials" \
  -F "isMasterDeck=true" \
  -F "autoTag=true"

Returns async job ID and webhook dispatch confirmation upon complete deconstruction.

Slidz.io Product Guide & Reference