# Getting Started The best way to get started is by using the [Spectacle Boilerplate](https://github.com/FormidableLabs/spectacle-boilerplate). Alternatively, you can `npm install spectacle` and write your own build configurations. But really, it is SO much easier to just use the boilerplate. Trust me. ## Development After downloading the boilerplate, your first order of business is to open terminal and run `npm install` Next run `rm -R .git` to remove the existing version control. Then, to start up the local server, run `npm start` Open a browser and hit [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000), and we are ready to roll ## Build & Deployment Building the dist version of the project is as easy as running `npm run build` If you want to deploy the slideshow to surge, run `npm run deploy` ## Presenting Spectacle comes with a built in presenter mode. It shows you a slide lookahead, current time and your current slide:  To present: - Run `npm start` - Open two browser windows on two different screens - On your screen visit [http://localhost:3000/?presenter](http://localhost:3000/?presenter) - On the presentation screen visit [http://localhost:3000/](http://localhost:3000/) - Give an amazingly stylish presentation _Note: Any windows/tabs in the same browser that are running Spectacle will sync to one another, even if you don't want to use presentation mode_ Check it out:  You can toggle the presenter or overview mode by pressing respectively `alt+p` and `alt+o`. ## Controls |Key Combination|Function| |---|---| |Right Arrow|Next Slide| |Left Arrow|Previous Slide| |Space|Next Slide| |Shift+Space|Previous Slide| |Alt/Option + O|Toggle Overview Mode| |Alt/Option + P|Toggle Presenter Mode| ## Fullscreen Fullscreen can be toggled via browser options, or by **hovering over the bottom right corner of your window until the fullscreen icon appears and clicking it**. ## PDF Export Exporting a totally sweet looking PDF from your totally sweet looking Spectacle presentation is absurdly easy. - Run `npm start` - Append your URL with `?export` ([http://localhost:3000/?export](http://localhost:3000/?export)) - Bring up the print dialog `(ctrl or cmd + p)` - Check "Background Graphics" to on if you are about that life - Change destination to "Save as PDF", as shown below:  If you want to print your slides, and want a printer friendly version, simply repeat the above process but instead print from [http://localhost:3000/?export&print](http://localhost:3000/?export&print)