How to use Backstage and Remote Control while presenting on AhaSlides

How to use Backstage and Remote Control while presenting on AhaSlides

Backstage lets you control your presentation from a private window, enabling you to control the current slide, see upcoming slides, moderate Q&A, and view/edit speaker notes while presenting. Combined with the Remote Control, you can move freely ly while seamlessly advancing your slides, or even let a colleague take over slide control when needed, while you stay focused on presenting.

Backstage

How to open Backstage

To start presenting with Backstage, select it as your presentation option. There are two methods:

1. In the editor
On the editor screen, navigate to the Present button in the top-right corner, press the down arrow, and choose Present with Backstage.

2. During your presentation
While presenting your presentation:
  1. Hover the cursor on the Menu icon in the bottom left corner. 

  1. Click on Show Backstage.

After you have completed either method above, a separate browser window containing Backstage will open on your computer. You will need to ensure you're sharing or casting the correct screen so the audience can't see your Backstage.
If you're presenting on video conference software, or are casting your computer screen to a TV or other monitor, make sure you only screen share the browser window containing your presentation, not the entire screen, as this will show your Backstage.

Using the Backstage

When the Backstage window opens, you'll see a stripped-down version of the editor:
  1. In the center, you can see the slide that you are currently presenting. You can interact with this area to control the slides, just as you would on the presenter screen.
  2. On the right, you can see any slide notes that you've made for that slide, type the notes in this note field, and moderate questions from participants in Q&A.
  3. At the bottom, you can see the thumbnails of all the slides in your presentation. Click on any thumbnail here to jump to that slide.

Remote Control

How to open the Remote Control

In the top-right corner of the Backstage, click the Remote control button to get the QR code/link to use the Remote control function.
Scan the QR code or copy the link to use the Remote Control function on a separate device. This option is ideal for presenters who prefer to move around, as you won't need to be at the presenting computer. It also allows another person to easily take control of the slides, without requiring account access or direct use of the presenting device.

Using the Remote control

With the Remote Control function, you can perform the following actions:
1. Live controls
  1. Navigate to next / previous slide
  2. Jump to specific slide 
  3. Effects (confetti, applause, drumroll)
2. Access & Sharing
  1. Show / hide QR code on screen (for late joiners)
  2. Show/ hide instruction bar
  3. Switch Public/Private Mode
3. Media & Audio Controls
  1. Control presentation audio (Audio that plays across the entire presentation)
  2. Control slide audio (Audio tied to a specific slide)
  3. Control sound effects (on quiz slides only)
4. Q&A Moderation
  1. Pin questions
  2. Mark question as answered
  3. Approve questions
  4. Dismiss question
5. Others
  1. View slide notes

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