Embed your slides securely on Sherpo

We’ve seen it happen countless times.

Creators upload their course slides, pitch decks, or learning materials to third-party platforms, only to lose control. Files get downloaded, re-uploaded elsewhere, or reshared without the creator's permission.

It’s frustrating. You invest time, design, and expertise into your slides, and yet, the moment you share them, they’re out of your hands.

That ends with Sherpo.

With Sherpo, you can embed your PDF slides directly inside your course lessons: no downloads unless you enable them, no leaks, and no risk of redistribution.

Why downloads aren’t enough

As soon as someone can download your slides, they can also share them. Passwords or locks only go so far: if you give people access, they can pass it along That’s the core problem with traditional file sharing. You either keep your content too protected (making it hard to access), or too open (making it impossible to control). The workaround? Embedding slides with Sherpo On Sherpo, you can embed your slides directly into your course lessons:

Students can scroll through them or jump to a specific slide.
They can’t download the file.
If someone really wanted to share, they’d have to screenshot every slide and piece them together. That’s tedious enough to act as a real deterrent.

It’s not bulletproof, but it’s the best balance of usability and protection.

How to embed your slides in Sherpo

It’s simple:

Convert your PowerPoint to PDF (or download your Canva presentation as such).
Upload the PDF to a lesson in your Sherpo course.
Slides will display natively inside the lesson.

If there’s also a video, the video takes priority.
If there’s a cover image, the slides are prioritized.

You can even create a standalone lesson just for your full slide deck!

This way, learners can view your content seamlessly inside the course, without being able to download and redistribute it.

How to upload slides

Uploading slides on Sherpo is effortless. From your Dashboard, head to the Lessons section of your Course, and click Upload slideshow. You can upload any .pdf file up to 250 MB. Once uploaded, your slides become fully interactive:

Users can scroll through slides,
Jump between pages with smooth navigation,
And even enter full-screen mode.

All this happens without leaving your page. Your audience stays exactly where you want them: on your course and digital store. And if you want to make slides downloadable, you can do that too. Just enable the Downloadable slides toggle, and a download button will appear in the viewer controls. If it’s off (as it is by default), users can view the presentation securely, but won’t be able to download it.

It’s that simple, and it works instantly.

Why this matters

Slides are often the heart of your teaching, training, or sales content. But traditional file-sharing tools weren’t built for protection. Once a PDF is downloaded, you lose visibility and control. On Sherpo, your slides stay exactly where they belong: in your store, under your rules. Every viewer is authenticated, every file is hosted safely, and no one can redistribute your materials without your consent.

This means:

No unauthorized downloads
No shared Google Drive links floating around
No low-quality reuploads of your decks elsewhere

It’s content protection made practical, not restrictive.

Built for course creators and digital educators

If you teach online, you know how important slides can be to your students’ learning experience. They visualize concepts, summarize lessons, and support understanding. Sherpo makes this seamless. You can embed your slides right beside your videos or text, giving learners everything they need in one cohesive flow. No pop-ups, no third-party viewers, no clutter. Your course becomes a single, unified learning space. And because Sherpo automatically prioritizes video in course lessons, your slides appear as perfect companions, reinforcing your content without distraction.

Sherpo’s slideshow feature is powered by the same secure infrastructure that drives the rest of the platform. That means that slides are hosted safely in Sherpo’s fast, global network: no user can download or duplicate them unless you explicitly allow it, while everything stays compliant and encrypted, just like your videos or digital files. Your content is protected by design, with no compromise on performance.

Protect your work, grow your business

If you sell courses, learning materials, or business training decks, your slides are a core part of your intellectual property. Sherpo makes sure they stay that way. You can share knowledge freely, without giving up control.

It's your slides, your platform, your rules.

Start building with Sherpo today. It’s free forever, and there’s no credit card required.

About Sherpo

Sherpo is an all-in-one AI-first, no-code platform to build, distribute, and manage digital content, crafted to help creators of all sizes reach the top. Like Sherpas guiding travelers up Himalayan peaks, in silence and without acknowledgment, Sherpo gives you the freedom to grow your digital business without ever giving up control over your brand or pricing.

For more information, visit sherpo.io.