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2) Hover the mouse cursor over the layout thumbnail to get a tooltip
with a summary of the contents included in the layout.
3) Click on the selected layout to apply it to the slide.
Note
If the layout is changed when the slide already contains
contents, Impress will not delete the contents, so slide elements
may overlap.
You cannot create new AutoLayouts. However, if none of these layouts
suit your requirements, you can rearrange elements on an individual
slide and duplicate that slide as often as needed, copy it from one
presentation to another, or save it in a template.
All the techniques discussed in Chapter 3 for working with text boxes
can be applied to the Title and AutoLayout text elements of the slide,
while the placeholder for images can be moved and resized as
discussed in Chapter 4. Chapter 7 describes how to include and modify
spreadsheets, charts, and other objects.
Choosing a slide master from the list
In the Task Pane, select the Master Pages tab.
To apply one of the slide masters to all slides in your presentation,
click on it in the list.
To apply a different slide master to one or more selected slides :
1) In the Slide Pane or the Slide Sorter view, select the slides you
want to change.
2) In the Task Pane, right-click on the slide master you want to apply
to the selected slides, and click Apply to Selected Slides on the
pop-up menu.
Chapter 2 discusses slide masters (also called “master slides” and
“master pages”) in detail.
Adding and formatting notes
Notes view provide a convenient way to create reminders or add extra
information to the slides of the presentation. Notes are not displayed
during a slide show, so with the dual monitor support feature, you can
use notes as a presentation cue. You can also print the notes pages and
use them as handouts.
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