Operation Manual

You can use Slide Show on the 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 Sidebar. 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 some guidelines on how to
add text and 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.
You can add two types of text boxes to a slide:
• Choose a predefined layout from the Layouts section of the Sidebar 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 Standard toolbar (Figure 147) or the Text
toolbar (Figure 147), or use the keyboard shortcut F2.
Figure 146: Standard toolbar
Figure 147: 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 Standard or Text toolbar or use the keyboard shortcut F2.
If the Standard or Text toolbars are not visible, go to View > Toolbars on the Menu bar and
select Standard 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 colored border shown in Figure 148).
5) Type or paste your text in the text box.
6) Click outside the text box to deselect it.
You can move, resize, and delete text boxes. For more information, see the Impress Guide
Chapter 3 Adding and Formatting Text.
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