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Online presentation environment

The online presentation environment shows your presentations in a browser, on a domain you choose. It's the same overview the Presenter apps show, so people can open your presentations without installing an app. You can make it public, protect it with a password or another security type, or let each user log in with their own Maglr account to see the projects they have access to.


Image: an overview of the online Maglr presentation environment


Setting up the online presentation environment


The online presentation environment is a Maglr domain name that opens on an overview of your presentations. To set it up, create the domain name and then give its navigation environment the presentation layout:


  1. Go to Settings > Domain names (admins only) and click Add domain name.
  2. Under Choose a domain type, choose A default Maglr domain name or Connect your own domain name.
  3. Enter the domain name, for example presentations.company.com, or a subdomain for a default Maglr domain name. For the DNS part of your own domain name, see Edit domain settings.
  4. Under Use domain for publication type, choose the publication type of your presentations, for example Slide publication.
  5. Under Choose navigation interface, choose the navigation environment to use for this domain name.
  6. Optional: under Secure domain name, turn on Activate Single Sign-On or Activate login security and choose the security type. The section "Choosing a security type for the online presentation environment" below explains the options. Without security, the domain name is public.
  7. Under Filter projects > Projects, choose Show all projects within one or multiple categories and select the categories with your presentations.
  8. Under Choose root action, choose Show the overview page with all projects. This option appears once your filter can show more than one project.
  9. Click Save domain name.
  10. Go to Settings > Navigation environment and click Edit settings next to the navigation environment you chose in step 5.
  11. Open the Overview page tab and select Presentation overview.
  12. Click Save navigation.


Step 8 makes the domain name open on an overview instead of a single project. Step 11 gives that overview the presentation layout. The Presentation overview layout is only available on accounts with the Presenter app.


Choosing a security type for the online presentation environment


The security of the online presentation environment is set on its domain name, under Secure domain name. It has two switches, and each one opens its own list of security types.


Activate login security offers:


  • Secure with manual password: everyone uses the same password you set. Good for presentations meant for a wide group, such as customers or all employees.
  • Secure using an auto-login URL: Maglr generates a secret link that opens the environment without a password. Good when you want to share access by sending a link.
  • Secure with email login: visitors enter their email address and receive a login code by email. Only addresses you add under Settings > Email Login can log in. Available only on some subscriptions.
  • Secure with IP filter: only visitors from the IP addresses you enter get access. Good for internal presentations when your organisation has a fixed IP address.


Activate Single Sign-On offers:


  • Single Sign-On: visitors log in with your organisation's account, for example Microsoft. Good for internal presentations, because each login is personal.
  • Secure with dashboard login: visitors log in with their own Maglr account and see the projects they have access to.


Secure using an auto-login URL and Single Sign-On can't be combined: choosing one disables the other. The other security types can be combined with Single Sign-On.


Some security types depend on your subscription. If the Activate Single Sign-On switch or a security type is missing, or Secure with IP filter is greyed out, contact Maglr support.


Showing each user their own presentations with dashboard login


With dashboard login, each user logs in to the online presentation environment with their own Maglr account and sees the projects they have access to. To set it up:


  1. Go to Settings > Domain names and click the pencil icon next to the domain name of your online presentation environment.
  2. Turn on Activate Single Sign-On.
  3. In the list below the switch, choose Secure with dashboard login.
  4. Click Save changes.


When a user visits the domain name, the Maglr login page opens. After logging in, they return to the overview, which shows the projects that meet both conditions:


  • The project is published and published to the Presenter app with Publish to app.
  • The user has access to the project through their user rights.


This includes projects that colleagues made or that are shared through categories, not only the user's own projects. Each user needs their own Maglr user account, and only users of your Maglr account can log in. Read more about users and rights.


Note: dashboard login isn't active on every account by default. If Secure with dashboard login or the Activate Single Sign-On switch is missing, contact Maglr support to activate it.


Securing with a shared password or auto-login URL


A shared password or auto-login URL gives everyone the same access to the online presentation environment. It suits presentations made for a broad audience, such as a marketing set for all employees or customers: the content isn't secret, but you only want the people you share it with to see it.


To use one, turn on Activate login security on the domain name and choose Secure with manual password or Secure using an auto-login URL.


A password or link can be passed on to others, including people outside your organisation. For internal content, use an IP filter or Single Sign-On instead.


Switching a domain name to Secure using an auto-login URL and saving generates a new auto-login URL. Turning the auto-login URL off makes all shared auto-login links stop working, and turning it on again later generates a new URL, so the old links don't work again.


Restricting access by IP address


The IP filter limits the online presentation environment to visitors from specific IP addresses. Unlike a password or link, access can't be passed on to people outside those locations. It works only when your organisation has one or more fixed (static) IP addresses. If your organisation has no fixed IP address, or people work from many locations, use Single Sign-On instead.


To set it up, turn on Activate login security on the domain name, choose Secure with IP filter, and enter one or more IPv4 addresses under Enter your IP address, separated by commas without spaces, for example 12.12.12.12,13.13.13.13.


Securing with Single Sign-On


Single Sign-On (SSO) lets visitors open the online presentation environment with your organisation's own account, such as Microsoft. It suits internal presentations, for example onboarding material, because each login is personal and can't be passed on like a password.


When a visitor opens the domain name, Maglr sends them to your organisation's login page. If Single Sign-On is combined with a manual password or email login, visitors first choose how to log in. After logging in, they return to the overview. Access follows your organisation's accounts: when your IT department disables someone's account, they can no longer log in.


Single Sign-On is set up together with Maglr. See Enterprise SSO integration for how it works.


Finding the link on the Present page


The Present page in the Maglr dashboard shows the link to your online presentation environment, next to the downloads for the "Maglr desktop app" and the "Tablet & mobile app".


Image: the 'Present' tab in the Maglr dashboard


The "Online presentation environment" card links to the domain name secured with dashboard login. If no domain name uses dashboard login, the card shows "Not configured yet", as in the screenshot above. A domain name secured only with a password or auto-login URL doesn't appear on this card.


Frequently asked questions


Why does the Present page say "Not configured yet" for the online presentation environment?


The "Online presentation environment" card on the Present page only links to a domain name secured with dashboard login. If none of your domain names uses Secure with dashboard login, the card shows "Not configured yet". A domain name with only a password or auto-login URL doesn't appear there.


Why is a project missing from the online presentation environment?


A project appears in the online presentation environment only when it is published and matches the domain name's filter, for example by being in one of its categories. With dashboard login, two more conditions apply: the project must be published to the Presenter app with Publish to app, and the user needs access to it through their user rights.


Can I combine an auto-login URL with Single Sign-On?


No. On a domain name, Secure using an auto-login URL and Single Sign-On can't be used together: choosing one disables the other. Other security types, such as a manual password, can be combined with Single Sign-On.


Why can't I select dashboard login, Single Sign-On or the IP filter?


These security types depend on your subscription. Dashboard login and Single Sign-On only appear when they're active on your account, and Secure with IP filter is greyed out when the IP filter isn't part of your subscription. Contact Maglr support to activate them.

Updated on: 29/10/2026