NLarge

Presentations might require a whole diversity of tools, depending on how it’s performed. In case it’s done directly on the desktop, you might need a set of tools like NLarge. It bundles together the possibility to zoom in on particular screen regions, freely draw with the cursor, or even set up a break timer.

On the bright side of things, the application doesn’t require setup to function, so you can take advantage of its features from the moment download is done. This also means that you can deploy it directly on a thumb drive in case you want to always have it at hand, and it doesn’t affect stability of the target PC, because registry entries remain intact.

The options panel shows up on launch. It makes it possible to go through the necessary controls to trigger functions, as well as to adjust their general behavior. These come in individual tabs to make things easy to grasp, but there are also tons of related details to get you out of sticky situations.

Once you get the hang of things, you can minimize the options panel to the tray area. Be sure to take a good look at the hotkey commands which trigger functions, or even set up some comfortable ones, even though the default settings make it easy to use.

The zoom tool doesn’t show an additional panel, but rather uses your entire screen as a preview section, which updates as you move the cursor, and changes the zoom through the scroll wheel. The pen lets you freely draw anywhere on screen, while the break time prevents you to interact with desktop elements, while also showing the remaining break time.

To sum it up, NLarge is a reliable application, especially for live presentations. It comes in a pretty lightweight package, which doesn’t even require installation. Tools are intuitive and accompanied by thorough descriptions, making it worth your while overall.