CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
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 * Introduction
 * Requirements
 * Installation
 * Permissions
 * Usage
 * Sponsors

INTRODUCTION
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Current Maintainers:

 * Devin Carlson <http://drupal.org/user/290182>

Nivo Slider provides an easy and eye-catching way to showcase featured content.

Nivo Slider gives administrators three important tools:

 * A simple method of adding slides to the slideshow.
 * An administration interface to configure slideshow settings.
 * Simple slider positioning using the Drupal block system.

REQUIREMENTS
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Nivo Slider has three dependencies.

Drupal core modules
 * Block

Contributed modules
 * Libraries API - 2.x
 * jQuery Update - Configured to use jQuery 1.7 or higher.

INSTALLATION
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To install Nivo Slider:

 * Download the latest version of the Nivo Slider jQuery plugin
   (http://dev7studios.com/nivo-slider/) and extract it to
   sites/all/libraries or sites/sitename/libraries as you require. The
   extracted folder must be named nivo-slider.
 * Enable Nivo Slider and all of the modules that it requires.
 *Configure the jQuery Update module to use jQuery 1.7 or higher.

PERMISSIONS
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Nivo Slider provides one permission:

 * Administer Nivo Slider
    Allows a user to configure slider options and the available slides.

USAGE
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Nivo Slider provides a block which will determine where the slider is placed.

Administrators or users with the Administer Nivo Slider permission will be able
to configure slider settings by visiting the Nivo Slider administration page.

Nivo Slider provides two configuration pages: slides and options.
 * Slides
    The slides page provides an interface for managing the content of the
    slider. Slider content can be given a title or description, made into a
    link, reordered or restricted to displaying on a specific path.
 * Options
    The options page provides an interface for configuring the slider. Slider
    options include general options, transitions and navigation.

Sponsors
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Development of Nivo Slider is sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Northern
Development and Mines (http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca).