Visibooks the visibooks guide to impress 2 0 apr 2006 ISBN 1597060410 pdf

The Visibooks Guide to
Impress 2.0

by Jill & Kevin Jordan

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The Visibooks Guide to Impress 2.0
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Table of Contents

Creating a Presentation.................................. 1
Create a presentation.............................................................................2
Create a slide..........................................................................................4
Add new slides .....................................................................................16
Insert pictures ......................................................................................23
Format text............................................................................................30
Format pictures ....................................................................................34
Preview a presentation ........................................................................46

Customizing Presentations........................... 53
Insert tables and charts .......................................................................54
Employ design templates ....................................................................74
Employ a master slide .........................................................................78
Rearrange slides ..................................................................................89

TABLE OF CONTENTS

i


Working with Animation ................................95
Animate text ......................................................................................... 96
Animate graphics............................................................................... 101
Create slide transitions ..................................................................... 108
Advance slides automatically........................................................... 110

Preparing Live Presentations......................113
Add speaker notes............................................................................. 114
Create handouts ................................................................................ 119

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


Creating a
Presentation
In this section, you’ll learn how to:
• Create a presentation
• Add new slides
• Insert pictures
• Format text
• Format pictures
• Preview a presentation

CREATING A PRESENTATION

1


Create a presentation
1.

Start Impress.

You should see a screen that looks like this:

2

CREATING A PRESENTATION

Tip: If the Presentation Wizard window appears, make sure
that Don’t show this wizard again is checked.

Then click the

button.

CREATING A PRESENTATION

3


Create a slide
1.

4

In the Tasks pane, under Layouts, click the

CREATING A PRESENTATION

icon.


2.

On the blank slide, click the words Click to add title.

A cursor in a text box should appear:

CREATING A PRESENTATION

5


3.

Type:
Party Planning

4.

6

Click the words Click to add text.

CREATING A PRESENTATION


5.

Type:
And we’ll have fun, fun, fun

6.

Click in blank space outside the box to deselect it.

CREATING A PRESENTATION

7


The slide should look like this:

8

CREATING A PRESENTATION


Save the presentation
1.

On the Toolbar, click the

icon.

CREATING A PRESENTATION

9


Tip: Some icons may not show up on the Toolbar. To see all of

the icons available, click the drop-down arrow at the far right of
the toolbar, then Visible Buttons.

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CREATING A PRESENTATION


2.

When the Save as window appears, click the

3.

When the Create new folder window appears, type:

icon.

Practice Impress Files

Then press the ENTER key on your keyboard.

CREATING A PRESENTATION

11


The Practice Impress Files folder should appear in the list.

12

CREATING A PRESENTATION

4.

Double-click the Practice Impress Files folder.
The Practice Impress Files folder should appear as the Save in
folder.

CREATING A PRESENTATION

13


5.

In the File name box, type:
Party

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CREATING A PRESENTATION


Then click the

button.

The file name of the presentation, Party.ppt, should now appear
in the Title Bar at the top of the Impress window:

CREATING A PRESENTATION

15


Add new slides
1.

On the Toolbar, click the

2.

In the Tasks pane, make sure the Layouts submenu is open.

icon.

Tip: If the Layouts submenu isn’t visible, click its drop-down

arrow to open it.

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CREATING A PRESENTATION


3.

Rest the cursor on the

icon.

CREATING A PRESENTATION

17


A box should appear that says Title, Text, Clipart.

4.

18

Click the

icon.

CREATING A PRESENTATION


5.

When the new slide appears, click the words Click to add title,
then type:
Party Themes

6.

Click the words Click to add an outline, then type:
Western

CREATING A PRESENTATION

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7.

Press the ENTER key on your keyboard.
The slide should look like this:

8.

Type the text for the second bullet:
Luau

9.

Press ENTER.

10.

Type the third bullet:
Casino

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CREATING A PRESENTATION