LibreOffice-Impress-on-BOSS-Linux/C3/Slide-Master-Slide-Design/English
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Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Slide Master and Slide Design in LibreOffice Impress. |
Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Slide Master and Slide Design in LibreOffice Impress. |
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Learning Objectives:
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In this tutorial we will learn how to apply:
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Systems Requirements
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Here we are using GNU Linux as our operating system and LibreOffice Suite version 3.3.4. |
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What is a Background? Background refers
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Background refers to all the colors and effects applied to the slide, which are present behind the content.
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Impress Background Options
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Open the presentation Sample-Impress.odp. | Let’s open the presentation Sample-Impress.odp. |
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Create a Custom Background
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Create a Custom Background
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From the Main menu >> click on View >> Master >> Slide Master | From the Main menu, click View, select Master and click on Slide Master. |
Point to the Master Slide. | The Master Slide appears. |
Point to the Master View toolbar. | Notice, that the Master View toolbar is also visible.
You can use this to create, delete and rename Master Pages. |
Point to the Slides pane, where two slides are displayed. | Notice, that two slides are displayed now. |
These are two Master Pages that have been used in this presentation. | |
From the Tasks pane, click on Master Pages. | From the Tasks pane, click on Master Pages. |
Point to the Used in This Presentation field. | The Used in This Presentation field displays the Master slides used in this presentation. |
• The Master slide is like a template. • You can set formatting preferences here, which are then applied to all the slides in the presentation. | |
In the Slides pane select Slide 1. | First, from the Slides pane, let’s select Slide 1. |
Let’s apply a white background to this presentation. | |
From the Main menu >> click Format >> select Page. | From the Main menu, click on Format and click Page. |
Point to the Page Setup dialog box. | The Page Setup dialog box appears.
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Click on Background tab. | Click the Background tab. |
Click on Bitmap. | From the Fill drop down menu, select the option Bitmap. |
From the list of options, select Blank and click OK. | From the list of options, select Blank and click OK. |
Point to the slide background. | The slide now has a white background. |
Point to the text. | Notice that the existing text color doesn’t show up very well against the background. |
Always choose a color that is visible distinctly against its background. | |
Let’s change the color of the text to black.
This will make the text clearly visible against the white background. | |
Select the text displayed in the second box, the content text. | First select the text. |
From the Main menu >> click Format >> Character. | From the Main menu, click Format and select Character. |
Point to the Character dialog box. | The Character dialog box appears. |
From the Character dialog box >> click Font Effects tab.
From the Font Color drop-down, select Black. |
From the Character dialog box, click Font Effects tab.
From the Font Color drop-down, select Black. |
Click OK. | Click OK. |
Point to the text. | The text is now black in color. |
Now, let’s apply a color to the slide. | |
Right-click on the slide for the context menu and click Slide and Page Setup. | Right-click on the slide for the context menu and
click Slide and Page Setup. |
From the Fill drop down menu, select the option Color.
Select blue 8 and click OK. |
From the Fill drop down menu, select the option Color.
Select Blue 8 and click OK. |
Notice, that the light blue color we selected is applied to the slide. | |
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Assignment
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Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.
Create a new Master Slide and apply the color red as the background. |
Let’s now learn how to add other design elements to this presentation.
For example, you can add a logo to your presentation. | |
Point to the Basic Shapes toolbar at the bottom of the screen. | Look at the Basic Shapes toolbar in the bottom of your screen. |
You can use it to draw a variety of basic shapes such as circles, squares, rectangles, triangles and ovals. | |
Let’s draw a rectangle in the Title area of the slide. | |
From the Basic Shapes toolbar click on Rectangle. | From the Basic Shapes toolbar click on Rectangle. |
Now move the cursor to the Title area in the slide. | Now move the cursor to the top left corner of the slide, in the Title area.
You will see a plus sign with a capital I. |
Hold the left mouse button and drag.
Draw a rectangle in the top left corner of the slide, in the Title area. Now release the mouse button. |
Hold the left mouse button and drag to draw a small rectangle.
Now release the mouse button. |
You have drawn a rectangle! | |
Point to the 8 handles. | Notice the eight handles on the rectangle. |
Handles or control points, are the small blue squares
that appear on the sides of the selected object. | |
We can use these control points to adjust the size of the rectangle. | |
Hover over the control point. | As you hover your cursor over the control point, the cursor changes to a double-sided arrow.
This indicates the directions in which the control point can be moved to manipulate the basic shape. |
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Let’s enlarge this rectangle so that it covers the title area completely. <Pause> |
We can format these shapes too! | |
Right click on the rectangle to view the context menu. | Right-click on the rectangle to view the context menu. |
Here you can choose various options to modify the rectangle. | |
Click on Area.
Point to the Area dialog box. |
Click on Area.
The Area dialog box appears. |
In the Fill field, from the drop-down menu, choose Color . | In the Fill field, from the drop-down menu, choose Color. |
Choose Magenta 4 and click OK. | Choose Magenta 4 and click OK. |
Point to the rectangle. | The color of the rectangle has changed. |
The rectangle has now covered the text. | |
First select the rectangle. | To make the text visible, first select the rectangle. |
Right-click to open the context menu. | Now right-click to open the context menu. |
Click on Arrange and then Send to back. | Click on Arrange and then Send to back. |
The text is visible again! | |
Here the rectangle has moved behind the text. | |
In the Tasks pane, click on the preview of the Master Page to the left. | In the Tasks pane, click on the preview of the Master Page. |
Right-click and select Apply to All Slides. | Right-click and select Apply to All Slides. |
Close the Master View by clicking on the close master view button. | Close the Master View by clicking on the Close Master View button. |
Point to the slides in the Slides pane. | The formatting changes made in the Master are applied to all the slides in the presentation now. |
Point to all the slides in the the slides pane that now display the rectangle. | Notice, that the rectangle is also displayed in all the pages. |
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Layouts
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Let us learn to change the layout of the slide |
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What are Layouts? Layouts
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What are Layouts?
Layouts are slide templates that are pre-formatted for position of content with place holders. |
From the right panel, click Layouts. | To view the slide layouts, from the right panel, click Layouts. |
Point to all the layouts that are displayed. | The layouts available in Impress are displayed. |
Point to the Layouts preview pane.
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Look at the layout thumbnails.
It gives you an idea of how the slide will appear after the layout has been applied. |
Point to the slides in the layout pane. | There are layouts with titles and two-columnar formats, layouts where you can position text in three columns and so on. |
Point to the blank slide layout. | There are also blank layouts.
You can apply a blank layout to your slide and then create your own layouts. |
Let’s apply a layout to a slide. | |
From the Slide pane, slect the slide Potential Alternatives and delete all text. | Select the slide Potential Alternatives and delete all text. |
From the layout pane on the right hand side, select title 2 content over content. | Now, from the layout pane on the right hand side, select title 2 content over content. |
Point to the slide. And the three text boxes. | The slide now has three text boxes and a title area. |
Point to the rectangle. | Notice, that the rectangle we inserted using the Master page, is still visible. |
• This rectangle can only be edited using the Master slide. • The settings in the Master slide overrides any formatting changes or layouts applied to slides. | |
Let’s enter content in these boxes now. | |
In the first text box type;
Strategy 1 PRO: Low cost CON: slow action |
In the first text box type:
Strategy 1 PRO: Low cost CON: slow action |
In the second text box type:
Strategy 2 CON: High cost PRO: Fast Action |
In the second text box type:
Strategy 2 CON: High cost PRO: Fast Action |
In the third text box type:
Due to lack of funds, Strategy 1 is better. |
In the third text box type:
Due to lack of funds, Strategy 1 is better. |
You can similarly choose the layout type that is most suited to your presentation. | |
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'Summary:'
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This concludes this tutorial.
In this tutorial we learnt how to apply;
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Assignment
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Here is an assignment for you.
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