Operation Manual

Main Impress window
The main Impress window (Figure 124) has three parts: the Slides pane, Workspace, and Tasks
pane. Additionally, several toolbars can be displayed or hidden during the creation of a
presentation.
Figure 124: Main window of Impress; ovals indicate the Hide/Show markers
Tip
You can close the Slides pane or the Tasks pane by clicking the X in the upper right
corner of the pane or go to View > Slide Pane or View > Tasks Pane on the main
menu bar to deselect the pane. To reopen a pane, go to View on the main menu bar
and select Slide Pane or Tasks Pane again.
You can also maximize the Workspace area by clicking on the Hide/Show marker in
the middle of the vertical separator line (highlighted in Figure 124). Using the
Hide/Show marker hides, but does not close, the Slides or Tasks panes. To restore
the pane, click again on its Hide/Show marker.
Slides pane
The Slides pane contains thumbnail pictures of the slides in your presentation, in the order they will
be shown unless you change the slide show order. Clicking a slide in this pane selects it and
places it in the Workspace. When a slide is in the Workspace, you can make changes any way you
like.
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