Operation Manual

Modifying the slide show
By default the slide show will display all the slides in the same order as they appear in the slide
sorter, without any transition between slides. You need to use keyboard input or mouse interaction
to move from one slide to the next.
You can use Slide Show on the main menu bar to change the order of the slides, choose which
ones are shown, automate moving from one slide to the next, and other settings. To change the
slide transition, animate slides, add a soundtrack to the presentation, and make other
enhancements, you need to use functions in the Tasks Pane. See the Impress Guide for details on
how to use all of these features.
Adding and formatting text
Many of your slides are likely to contain some text. This section gives you some guidelines on how
to add text and how to change its appearance. Text used in slides is contained in text boxes. For
more information on adding and formatting text, see the Impress Guide Chapter 3 Adding and
Formatting Text .
There are two types of text boxes that you can add to a slide:
• Choose a predefined layout from the Layouts section of the Tasks pane and do not select
any special contents type. These text boxes are called AutoLayout text boxes.
• Create a text box using the Text icon on the Drawing toolbar (Figure 139) or the Text
toolbar (Figure 140), or use the keyboard shortcut F2.
Figure 139: Drawing toolbar
Figure 140: Text toolbar
Using AutoLayout text boxes
1) Make sure Normal view is selected.
2) Click in the text box that reads Click to add text.
3) Type or paste your text in the text box.
Using text boxes
1) Make sure Normal view is selected.
2) Click on the Text icon on the Drawing or Text toolbar or use the keyboard shortcut F2. If
the Drawing or Text toolbar is not visible, go to View > Toolbars on the main menu bar and
select Drawing or Text.
3) Click and drag to draw a box for the text on the slide. Do not worry about the vertical size
and position as the text box will expand if needed as you type.
4) Release the mouse button when finished. The cursor appears in the text box, which is now
in edit mode (a hashed border shown in Figure 141).
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