introduction slides for open office impress

Postgraduate Institute of Science

M.SC. in Science Education (2010/2011)

Creating a new presentation…

Impress Interface

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Inserting a new slide

• Insert > Slide.• Right-click on the present slide, and select New Slide• Click the Slide icon in the Presentation toolbar

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Inserting a text box

Click on the Text icon

Click and drag to draw a box for the text on the slide

Can change font type,size etc using font tab.

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Character Formatting

Select Format > Paragraph

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Paragraph Formatting

• Click in the place want to insert the character• Select Insert > Special Character• Select the characters want to insert• Click OK

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Inserting Special Characters

To insert bullet and numbering Select Format > Bullets and Numberingclick on the Bullets and Numbering icon.

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Inserting lists

Insert > Fields

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Inserting Fields

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Formatting a slide

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Insert a Picture

Use a layout which contain a placeholder for a graphic

Double-click on the layout

Select Insert > PictureBrows the desired picture in the menuClick open

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Insert a Picture (Cont.)

Get the drawing toolbar View > Toolbars > Drawing

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Adding a graphic object

Click on the icon in the drawing toolbar

Use the Fontwork toolbar View > Toolbars >Fontwork

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Inserting Fontwork

• One slide can be designed including the things which are common to all the slides in the presentation.

Date and time Slide numbers Heading styles Logo Author

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Slide Master

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Creating the master slide• View > Master >Slide Master.

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Modify a Slide master

View > Master >Slide Master Click the NewMaster icon

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HyperlinkInsert > Hyperlinks

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Using SpreadsheetsTo add a spreadsheet to a slide, select the corresponding layout

Select the corresponding auto layout from the tasks pane

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Inserting a Chart

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Edit chart properties Insert a chart title, subtitle, X axis title and Y axis title

(1.) Go to chart mode

(2.) Select Insert….

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select Slide Show > Slide Show Setting

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Customize the slide show

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Hide a slide

(1.) In the Slides pane, select the slides that you want to hide

(2.) Click the Show/Hide Slide icon on the Slide View toolbar

choose Slide Show >Show/Hide Slide

(The hidden slide will be eliminated the from the presentation but remain unchanged)

Rearrange the slides using the slide sorter

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Change the order of the slides

Choose Slide Show > Custom Slide Show

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Custom slide show

In the Tasks pane, choose Slide Transition

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Slide transitions

(1.) Select the object want to animate

(2.) In the Tasks pane, choose Custom Animation

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Custom Animation

Interactions work as buttons which is used to switch to another slide.

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Interactions