Impress Guide

Preface

Copyright
This document is Copyright 2012 by its contributors as listed below. You may distribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the G ! General "ublic #icense $http%//www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html&' (ersion ) or later' or the Creati(e Commons *ttribution #icense $http%//creati(ecommons.org/licenses/by/).0/&' (ersion ).0 or later. *ll trademar+s within this guide belong to their legitimate owners.

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,ean -ollis .eber

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Publication date and software version

"ublished 21 0ay 2012. 1ased on #ibre2ffice ).3.

Documentation for LibreOffice is available at http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation

Contents
Copyright.............................................................................................................................. 2 Who is this book for?.......................................................................................................... 4 What's in this book?............................................................................................................ 4 Where to get ore help....................................................................................................... 4
-elp system................................................................................................................................. 4 5ree online support...................................................................................................................... 4 "aid support and training............................................................................................................. 4

What you see

ay be different........................................................................................... !

"sing #ibre$ffice on a %ac.................................................................................................! What are all these things called?....................................................................................... & Who wrote this book?..........................................................................................................' (cknowledge ents............................................................................................................. ' Fre)uently asked )uestions............................................................................................... '

Preface

Who is this book for?

*nyone who wants to get up to speed 6uic+ly with #ibre2ffice Impress will find this boo+ (aluable. You may be new to presentation software' or you may be familiar with another program such as 0icrosoft "ower"oint.

What's in this book?

This boo+ co(ers the main features of Impress' the presentations $slide show& component of #ibre2ffice. !sing Impress' you can create slides that contain te7t' bulleted and numbered lists' tables' charts' clip art' and other ob8ects. Impress comes with prepac+aged te7t styles' slide bac+grounds' and -elp. It can open and sa(e to 0icrosoft "ower"oint formats and can e7port to "95' -T0#' *dobe 5lash' and numerous graphic formats.

Where to get

ore help

This boo+' the other #ibre2ffice user guides' the built:in -elp system' and user support systems assume that you are familiar with your computer and basic functions such as starting a program' opening and sa(ing files.

*elp syste
#ibre2ffice comes with an e7tensi(e -elp system. This is your first line of support for using #ibre2ffice. To display the full -elp system' press F or select #ibre$ffice *elp from the -elp menu. In addition' you can choose whether to acti(ate Tips' ;7tended tips' and the -elp *gent $using +ools , $ptions , #ibre$ffice , -eneral&. If Tips are enabled' place the mouse pointer o(er any of the icons to see a small bo7 $<tooltip=& with a brief e7planation of the icon>s function. 5or a more detailed e7planation' select *elp , What's +his? and hold the pointer o(er the icon.

Free online support

The #ibre2ffice community not only de(elops software' but pro(ides free' (olunteer:based support. ?ee Table 1 and this web page% http%//www.libreoffice.org/get:help/ !sers can get comprehensi(e online support from the community through mailing lists. 2ther websites run by users also offer free tips and tutorials. This forum pro(ides community support for #ibre2ffice and other programs% http%//user.ser(ices.openoffice.org/en/forum/

Paid support and training

*lternati(ely' you can pay for support ser(ices. ?er(ice contracts can be purchased from a (endor or consulting firm speciali@ing in #ibre2ffice.

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"able : Free support for LibreOffice users Free LibreOffice support

5*As *nswers to fre6uently as+ed 6uestions http%//www.libreoffice.org/get:help/fa6/ http%//wi+i.documentfoundation.org/5a6 !ser guides' how:tos' and other documentation. http%//www.libreoffice.org/get:help/documentation/ https%//wi+i.documentfoundation.org/9ocumentation/"ublications 5ree community support is pro(ided by a networ+ of e7perienced users http%//www.libreoffice.org/get:help/mailing:lists/ The #ibre2ffice website in your language. http%//www.libreoffice.org/international:sites/ International mailing lists http%//wi+i.documentfoundation.org/#ocalB0ailingB#ists Information about a(ailable accessibility options. http%//www.libreoffice.org/get:help/accessibility/

9ocumentation 0ailing lists

International support

*ccessibility options

What you see

ay be different

#ibre2ffice runs on .indows' #inu7' and 0ac 2? C operating systems' each of which has se(eral (ersions and can be customi@ed by users $fonts' colors' themes' window managers&. The pictures in this boo+ were ta+en from a (ariety of computers and operating systems. ?ome pictures will therefore not loo+ e7actly li+e what you see on your computer.

"sing #ibre$ffice on a %ac

?ome +eystro+es and menu items are different on a 0ac from those used in .indows and #inu7. The table below gi(es some common substitutions for the instructions in this chapter. 5or a more detailed list' see the application -elp. Windows or Linux
+ools , $ptions menu selection #ight-clic$ %trl '%ontrol( F) F

Mac equivalent
#ibre$ffice , Preferences %ontrol&clic$ z '%ommand( *hiftDzDF) zD"

Effect
*ccess setup options 2pen a conte7t menu !sed with other +eys 2pen the a(igator 2pen the ?tyles and 5ormatting window

+sing LibreOffice on a ,ac

What are all these things called?

The terms used in #ibre2ffice for most parts of the user interface $the parts of the program you see and use' in contrast to the behind:the:scenes code that actually ma+es it wor+& are the same as for most other programs. * dialog is a special type of window. Its purpose is to inform you of something' or re6uest input from you' or both. It pro(ides controls for you to use to specify how to carry out an action. The technical names for common controls are shown in 5igure 1E not shown is the list bo7 $from which you select an item&. In most cases we do not use the technical terms in this boo+' but it is useful to +now them because the -elp and other sources of information often use them. In most cases' you can interact only with the dialog $not the document itself& as long as the dialog remains open. .hen you close the dialog after use $usually' clic+ing $. or another button sa(es your changes and closes the dialog&' then you can again wor+ with your document. ?ome dialogs can be left open as you wor+' so you can switch bac+ and forth between the dialog and your document. *n e7ample of this type is the 5ind F Geplace dialog.

Figure : Dialog showing common controls: - "abbed page 'not strictl. spea$ing a control( / - #adio buttons 'onl. one can be selected at a time( 3 - %hec$bo0 'more than one can be selected at a time( ! - *pin bo0 'clic$ the up and down arrows to change the number shown in the te0t bo0 ne0t to it1 or t.pe in the te0t bo0( ) - "humbnail or preview 2 - Drop-down list from which to select an item 3 - Push buttons

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Who wrote this book?

This boo+ was written by (olunteers from the #ibre2ffice community. "rofits from sales of the printed edition will be used to benefit the community.

(cknowledge ents
This boo+ is adapted and updated from OpenOffice.org 3.3 4mpress 5uide. The contributors to that boo+ are% 0ichele Harri ,ean -ollis .eber 9an #ewis *gnes 1el@unce "eter -illier:1roo+ Gary ?chnabl Claire .ood Gachel Iartch -a@el Gussman ,ared Iobos 0artin , 5o7 "aul 0iller icole Cairns Gachel Iartch

Fre)uently asked )uestions

*ow is #ibre$ffice licensed? #ibre2ffice is distributed under the 2pen ?ource Initiati(e $2?I& appro(ed #esser General "ublic #icense $#G"#&. The #G"# license is a(ailable from the #ibre2ffice website% http%//www.libreoffice.org/download/license/ %ay / distribute #ibre$ffice to anyone? Yes. *ow any co puters ay / install it on? *s many as you li+e. %ay / sell it? Yes. %ay / use #ibre$ffice in Yes. y business?

%ay / distribute the P0F of this book1 or print and sell copies? Yes' as long as you meet the re6uirements of one of the licenses in the copyright statement at the beginning of this boo+. You do not ha(e to re6uest special permission. In addition' we re6uest that you share with the pro8ect some of the profits you ma+e from sales of boo+s' in consideration of all the wor+ we ha(e put into producing them. *ow can / contribute to #ibre$ffice? You can help with the de(elopment and user support of #ibre2ffice in many ways' and you do not need to be a programmer. 5or e7ample' you can help with producing and maintaining written user documentation' producing (ideo tutorials' and other user support ser(ices. To start' chec+ out this webpage% http%//www.documentfoundation.org/contribution/

Fre6uentl. as$ed 6uestions