Getting Started with Impress
- Start OpenOffice Impress
- Start OpenOffice Impress using the command line
- Create a new presentation
- Save As…
- Print Presentation Handout
- Close
- Close/Exit OpenOffice Impress
Watch a screencast about "Find using wildcards in regular expressions"
Working with Presentations
- Open and Save Presentations
- Create a new empty presentation
- Create a new empty presentation using the toolbar
- Save a presentation
- Save a presentation using the toolbar
- Save a presentation as a new file
- Save a presentation as a microsoft powerpoint presentation
- Set the default save file format to Microsoft Powerpoint
- Export a presentation as a PDF file
- Export a presentation as a PDF file with notes
- Export a presentation as a Flash "swf" file
- Open a presentation
- Open a presentation using the toolbar
- Open a presentation directly from its file
- Open a microsoft powerpoint presentation
- Open a microsoft powerpoint presentation directly with impress
- Close a presentation
- Close a presentation using the file menu
- Working with Slides and Slide Content
- Insert a new slide
- Insert a new slide from the slide pane
- Insert a new slide using the context menu
- Insert a new slide with a specific layout
- Duplicate and insert a slide
- Delete a slide
- Delete a slide from the slides pane
- Delete a slide using the context menu
- Reorder slides using the slide pane
- Reorder slides using the slide sorter
- Hide a slide
- Expose a slide from hiding
- Name a slide
- Create a title slide
- Layout a slide with a title and two text blocks
- Layout a slide with a title, a chart and a text block
- Layout a slide with a title, a clipart and a text block
- Layout a slide with a title, an object and a text block
- Layout a slide with a title and a text block
- Layout a slide with a title and a text block above an object
- Switch or change master pages
- Add a slide title
- Add a text outline to a slide
- Insert an author field
- Format slide text to bold using the toolbar
- Format slide text to bold using the context menu
- Italicize slide text using the toolbar
- Italicize slide text using the context menu
- Underline slide text using the toolbar
- Underline slide text using the context menu
- Format the slide text color
- Format the slide text color using the toolbar
- Add shadows to slide text using the toolbar
- Format slide text to show contours only using the context menu
- Format slide text with the strikethrough effect using the context menu
- Format slide text back to normal using the context menu
- Edit the slide title
- Edit outline text
- Add an indent to an outline item
- Decrease the indent of an outline item
- Demote a list item
- Promote a list item
- Move a list item downwards using the toolbar
- Move a list item upwards using the toolbar
- Reorder list using the drag and drop method
- Select list items
- Select list items with sub items
- Turn off the bullet points in slide text …
- Turn on the bullet points in slide text …
- Align an object on to guide lines
- Snap objects to guide lines
- Disable the snap to guide lines option
- Snap objects to the grid
- Disable the snap to grid option
- Hide the footer on the first slide
- Show the footer on the first slide
- Enter the footer text
- View or add the slide number
- Set the date and time format of the slide to variable (dynamic)
- Set the date and time format of the slide to fixed
- Create a text hyperlink to an e-mail
- Create a text hyperlink to an e-mail using the toolbar
- Create a text hyperlink to a web site
- Create a text hyperlink to a web site using the toolbar
- Add a custom bitmap to the bitmap list
- Set a color as the slide background
- Set a gradient as the slide background
- Set a gradient with a specific increment as the slide background
- Set a hatching pattern as the slide background
- Set a hatching pattern with a set color as the slide background
- Editing the master slide
- Go to the slides master view
- Format the master slide footer text
- Format the slide number of the master slide
- Edit the master slide bullet point style
- Edit the master slide title style
- Format the master slide's text outline levels
- Move the slide number area in the master slide
- Move the slide number area in the master slide (II)
- Move the date and time area in the master slide
- Move the date and time area in the master slide (II)
- Move the header/title of the master slide
- Move the footer area of the master slide
- Resize the header/title of the master slide
- Resize the header area of the master slide
- Resize the title area of the master slide
- Resize the footer area of the master slide
- Resize the object area of the master slide
- Hide the date and time area of the master slide
- Hide the footer area of the master slide
- Hide the slide number area of the master slide
- View the date and time area in the master slide
- View the footer area in the master slide
- View the slide number area in the master slide
- Turn off the bullet points in the master slide …
- Turn on the bullet points in the master slide …
- Set a bitmap as the master slide background
- Set a color as the master slide background
- Set a gradient as the master slide background
- Set a gradient with a specific increment as the master slide background
- Set a hatching pattern as the master slide background
- Set a hatching pattern with a set color as the master slide background
- Using styles
- Open the styles and formatting window
- Open the styles and formatting window using the toolbar
- Close the styles and formatting window
- Use the fill format mode to assign a style
- Assign a graphic style to an object
- Filter the different styles in the styles and formatting window
- Modify a style's font and font size
- Modify a style's font color
- Modify a style's line spacing
- Modify a style's paragraph spacing
- Modify a style's paragraph indentations
- Modify the line options for a graphic style
- Overview of graphic style options
- Overview of presentation style options
- Create a new style using selected text
- Create a new style using the drag and drop method
- Link styles using the style organizer
- Set the next style using the style organizer
- Update the formatting of a style and apply it
- Slide Transitions
- Apply the "wipe down" slide transition
- Apply the "wipe left" slide transition
- Apply the "wheel clockwise, 1 spoke" slide transition
- Apply the "wheel clockwise, 2 spokes" slide transition
- Apply the "wheel clockwise, 4 spokes" slide transition
- Apply the "checkerboard across" slide transition
- Apply the "checkerboard down" slide transition
- Apply the "comb horizontal" slide transition
- Apply the "comb vertical" slide transition
- Apply the "cover down" slide transition
- Apply the "cover right" slide transition
- Apply the "cover right down" slide transition
- Apply the "uncover left down" slide transition
- Apply the "shape diamond" slide transition
- Apply the "shape plus" slide transition
- Apply the "shape circle" slide transition
- Apply the "Box Out" slide transition
- Apply the "Box In" slide transition
- Apply the "dissolve" slide transition
- Apply the "fade through black" slide transition
- Apply the "fade smoothly" slide transition
- Apply the "venetian blinds horizontal" slide transition
- Apply the "venetian blinds vertical" slide transition
- Apply the "push up" slide transition
- Apply the "push right" slide transition
- Apply the "random bars horizontal" slide transition
- Apply the "random bars vertical" slide transition
- Apply the "split horizontal in" slide transition
- Apply the "split horizontal out" slide transition
- Apply the "split vertical in" slide transition
- Apply the "split vertical out" slide transition
- Apply the "diagonal squares right-down" slide transition
- Apply the "diagonal squares right-up" slide transition
- Apply the "random transition" feature
- Apply a slide transition to all slides
- Enable the automatic slide transition preview
- Disable the automatic slide transition preview
- Play the slide transition preview
- Set slide transition to advance on mouse click
- Set slide transition to advance on a set time
- Add sounds to slide transitions
- Set the slide transition to stop the previous sound effect
- Set the speed of slide transitions
- Remove a slide transition
- Slide Shows
- Presentation and Slide Views
- View a presentation as handouts
- View the presentation in the normal or single slide edit mode
- View the slide notes of a presentation
- View the presentation in outline form
- View the presentation in the slide sorter mode
- Go to the notes master view
- Go to the notes master view II
- Close the notes master view
- Close the notes master view II
- Go to the slides master view
- Go to the slides master view II
- Close the slides master view
- Close the slides master view II
- Zoom in on a slide 150%
- Zoom out on a slide to view entire page
- Zoom on a slide based on page width
- Zoom to the optimal view of a slide
- Print Presentations
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Customizing OpenOffice.org Impress
- View the grid
- Hide the grid
- Bring the grid to the back
- Bring the grid to the front
- Hide the rulers
- View the rulers
- Hide the status bar
- View the status bar
- Guide Lines
- View guide lines
- Hide guide lines
- Insert a horizontal guide line
- Insert a vertical guide line
- Move guide lines
- Move guide lines using the context menu
- Bring the guide lines to the back
- Bring the guide lines to the front
- Delete a guide line using the context menu
- Remove a guide line using the drag and drop method
- The Tasks Pane
- The Slides Pane
- Using Toolbars
- Detach toolbar window
- Dock toolbar window on any border
- Dock toolbar window at recent position
- Resize toolbar window
- Access the excess buttons in the toolbar
- Hide a toolbar button
- Hide a toolbar button using the customize dialog window
- View hidden toolbar buttons
- View hidden toolbar buttons using the customize dialog window
- Change a button's position in the toolbar
- View toolbar buttons as icons only
- View toolbar buttons as text only
- View toolbar buttons as text and icons
- Reset toolbar buttons to default values
- Access the extra buttons in the toolbar (with bug report)
- Save toolbar changes to a document or template (with bug report)
- Other Options
- Enable the first character capitalization auto correct feature
- Disable the first character capitalization auto correct feature
- Enable the auto correction feature for two initial capital characters
- Disable the auto correction feature for two initial capital characters
- Set memory options to improve application performance and responsiveness
- Enable and choose a Java Runtime Environment for OpenOffice.org
- Disable Java Runtime Environment for OpenOffice.org
- Edit the author field value
- Set the default save file format to Microsoft Powerpoint
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