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||Welcome to this '''Spoken Tutorial''' of '''LibreOffice Impress - Printing a Presentation'''.

||In this tutorial, we will learn about the various options for printing -

||'''Slides, Handouts, Notes''' and '''Outline'''.

||Here we are using '''GNU/Linux''' as our '''operating system''' and '''LibreOffice Suite''' version '''3.3.4'''.

||There are times when you would need to print '''hard copies''' of your '''presentation'''.

||So first, let us open our presentation ''''Sample Impress'''' by double-clicking on it.

||To take prints of your slides, click on '''File''' and '''Print'''. Alternately, we can press '''Ctrl''' and '''P''' '''key'''s together.

||To know about the settings under '''General''' and '''Options''' tabs, <PAUSE>  

||please see the tutorial on '''Viewing and printing Documents''' in the '''LibreOffice Writer''' series.

||In the '''General''' tab, under '''Print''', in the '''Document''' field, we see various options which are unique to '''Impress'''.   

||'''Slides, Handouts, Notes''' and '''Outline'''. We will choose the '''Slides''' option.

||Now, let's click on the '''LibreOffice Impress''' tab.

||Under '''Contents''', let’s select '''Slide name''', '''Date and time''' and '''Hidden pages'''.

||Then under '''Color''', let’s select '''Grayscale'''.

||And under '''Size''', let’s select '''Fit to printable page'''. You can explore the other size options in the '''LibreOffice Impress''' tab on your own.

||Depending on the purpose for which you are taking the prints, various options are available in the '''Page Layout''' tab.

||Let’s say, you want to have a number of slides in the same page of the printout.

||So, select '''Pages per sheet'''.  By default, it prints 1 slide per page.  

||Here is a small '''preview''' of the page.

||If we choose 2 then in the preview, we can see 2 pages. If we choose 6 then in the preview, we can see 6 pages.

||Checking ''''Draw a border around each page'''' option, creates a black border around each page while printing.   

||The next option '''Brochure''' allows us to print the slides as brochures, for easy binding.

||However, in this case, we will not choose this option.  You can explore this option on your own, later.

||Ensure that all the check-boxes in the '''Options''' tab are unchecked.

||These check-boxes are for special purposes which we will not discuss in this tutorial.

||Now, click on the '''Print''' button.

||If the printer is configured correctly, the printer should start printing now. <PAUSE>  

||Next, let's learn about the '''Handouts''' option. Click on '''File''' and '''Print'''.

||And in the '''General''' tab, under '''Print''', in the '''Document''' field, choose '''Handout'''.

||By default, there are 4 '''slides per page''' and the default '''Order''' is ''''left to right, then down''''. Leave these unchanged for this presentation.

||In the '''LibreOffice Impress''' tab, you will find that the '''Size''' options are disabled.

||Now click on the '''Print''' button.

||Let's go to the first slide and click on the '''Notes''' tab.

||To print your notes which you typed for your slides, click on '''File''' and '''Print'''.

||In the '''General''' tab, under '''Print''', in the '''Document''' field, choose the '''Notes''' option.

||Look at the '''preview''' page on the left.It shows the note you typed at the bottom of the slide.

||Now click on the '''LibreOffice Impress''' tab.

||Notice that the '''Size''' options are not available when we print '''Notes'''.

||Now, click on the '''Print''' button. If the printer is configured correctly, the printer should start printing now.

||Lastly, to print the outline of the slides for quick reference during a presentation, click on '''File''' and '''Print'''.

||In the '''General''' tab, under '''Print''', in the '''Document''' field, choose the '''Outline''' option.

||Look at the '''preview page''' on the left. It shows the outline or the sequence of your slides with the slide headings and sub-points.

||Now, click on the '''LibreOffice Impress''' tab.

||Notice once again that '''Size''' options are not available when we print '''Outline'''.

||Now, click on  the '''Print''' button. If the printer is configured correctly, the printer should start printing now.

||'''Slides, Handouts, Notes''' and, '''Outline'''.

||Try this comprehension test assignment. Create a new presentation.  

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