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Presentation mode configuration

In Notebook.link, notebooks and Jupyter-supported files can be rendered as read-only dashboards. By default, only Markdown cells and cell outputs are rendered, but cell inputs can optionally be rendered as read-only code blocks.

There are multiple ways to render the dashboard:

  • Fullscreen dashboard: Renders the dashboard in fullscreen.
  • Blog-style articles: Renders the dashboard with a blog-post style.
  • Slides: Renders the Markdown cells and outputs as slides.

Configuration​

To configure the Presentation mode for a notebook:

  1. Edit the project using the JupyterLab interface.
  2. Open the Properties Inspector (right panel, accessible via the gear icon button).
  3. Use the two available configuration panels:
    • Specta App Config
    • Specta Cell Config

The video below demonstrates how to access the Specta configuration panel, as described above.

Specta App Configuration​

In the SPECTA APP CONFIG panel, customize the following settings:

  • Top toolbar title: Set a custom title.
  • Theme toggle visibility: Show or hide the theme toolbar toggle.
  • Page layout: Choose between default, article, or slides.
  • Top toolbar visibility: Show or hide the toolbar.
  • Layout theme: Select a theme for the preview.
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Configuration changes modify the notebook’s metadata. Save the notebook before generating the preview with Specta.

Specta Cell Configuration​

In the SPECTA CELL CONFIG panel, adjust:

  • Cell source visibility: Show or hide the cell source code.
  • Output placeholder visibility: Show or hide the output placeholder.
  • Output size: Define the display size of outputs.
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You must first select the cell you wish to configure.

Preview​

Once configured and saved, open the notebook with Specta as shown in the screencast below:

  1. Select the notebook in the file browser.
  2. Right-click on it.
  3. Choose Open with from the contextual menu.
  4. Select Specta from the submenu.

The preview will open in a new main area panel.

The preview opens in a separate panel. To view both the notebook and its preview simultaneously, use a multi-panel layout (e.g., side-by-side):

The screencast below demonstrates how to enable a side-by-side view, with the notebook on the left and the preview on the right.

View Modes​

In each of the following sections, you will see the three previews of the same initial notebook. For all previews, the source code is hidden.

  • Full View

The video below shows the side-by-side view in the case of the full view mode.

  • Blog-Style Article

The video below shows the side-by-side view in the case of the article mode.

  • Slides

The video below shows the side-by-side view in the case of the slides mode.