Operation Manual

Many of the toolbars in Impress are similar to the toolbars in Draw. Refer to the Draw Guide for
details on the functions available and how to use them.
Status bar
The Status bar (Figure 131), located at the bottom of the Impress window, contains information that
you may find useful when working on a presentation. For details on the contents and use of these
fields, see Chapter 1 Introducing LibreOffice in this guide and the Impress Guide Chapter 1
Introducing Impress.
Figure 131: Status bar
Note
The sizes are given in the current measurement unit (not to be confused with the ruler
units). This measurement unit is defined in Tools > Options > LibreOffice Impress >
General.
From left to right, you will find:
• Information area – changes depending on the selection. For example:
Example selection Examples of information shown
Text area Text Edit: Paragraph x, Row y, Column z
Charts, spreadsheets Embedded object (OLE) “ObjectName” selected
Graphics Bitmap with transparency selected
• Cursor position – the position of the cursor or of the top left corner of the selection
measured from the top left corner of the slide, followed by the width and height of the
selection or text box where the cursor is located.
• Unsaved changes – a flag indicating that the file needs saving. Double-clicking on this flag
opens the file save dialog.
• Digital signature – a flag indicating whether the document is digitally signed. After the file
has been saved, double-clicking on this flag opens the digital signatures dialog.
• Slide number – the slide number currently displayed in the Workspace and the total
number of slides in the presentation.
• Page (slide) style – the style associated with the slide, handout, or notes page currently in
the Workspace. Double-clicking on the style name opens the slide design dialog.
• Zoom slider – adjusts the zoom percentage of the Workspace displayed.
• Zoom percentage – indicates the zoom percentage of the Workspace displayed. Double-
clicking on zoom percentage opens the zoom and layout dialog.
You can hide the Status Bar and its information by going to View on the Menu bar and deselecting
Status Bar.
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