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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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||In this tutorial, we will learn how to apply:
 
||In this tutorial, we will learn how to apply:
* Backgrounds for slides  
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* Layouts for slides.
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Backgrounds for slides  
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Layouts for slides.
  
 
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||Here, we are using:
 
||Here, we are using:
* '''Ubuntu Linux 10.04''' and  
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'''Ubuntu Linux 10.04''' and  
* '''LibreOffice Suite''' version '''3.3.4'''.
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'''LibreOffice Suite''' version '''3.3.4'''.
  
 
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||'''Background''' refers to all the colors and effects applied to the '''slide''' which are present behind the content.
 
||'''Background''' refers to all the colors and effects applied to the '''slide''' which are present behind the content.
  
 
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||'''LibreOffice Impress''' has many background options that help you create better presentations.
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||'''LibreOffice Impress''' has many '''background''' options that help you create better '''presentation'''s.
  
 
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||You can even create your own custom backgrounds.
 
||You can even create your own custom backgrounds.
  
 
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|| Let’s open the presentation '''Sample-Impress.odp.'''
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|| Let’s open the presentation "Sample-Impress.odp".
  
 
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||Let’s create a custom background for our '''presentation'''.
 
||Let’s create a custom background for our '''presentation'''.
  
 
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||We shall also apply this background to all the slides in the presentation.
 
||We shall also apply this background to all the slides in the presentation.
  
 
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||We shall use the '''Slide Master '''option to create this background.
 
||We shall use the '''Slide Master '''option to create this background.
  
 
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||Any change made to the '''Master '''slide is applied to all the slides in the presentation.
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||Any change made to the '''Master slide''' is applied to all the slides in the presentation.
  
 
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|| From the '''Main '''menu, click '''View''', select '''Master '''and click on '''Slide Master'''.
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||From the Main menu, click '''View''', select '''Master '''and click on '''Slide Master'''.
 
   
 
   
 
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|| The '''Master Slide '''appears.
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||The '''Master Slide '''appears.
  
 
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|| Notice that the '''Master View''' toolbar is also visible. You can use this to '''create, delete''' and '''rename''' '''Master Pages'''.
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||Notice that the '''Master View''' toolbar is also visible. You can use this to '''create, delete''' and '''rename''' '''Master Pages'''.
  
 
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|| Notice that two slides are displayed now.
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||Notice that two slides are displayed now.
  
 
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|| These are two '''Master Pages''' that have been used in this presentation.
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||These are two '''Master Pages''' that have been used in this presentation.
  
 
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|| From the '''Tasks''' pane, click on '''Master Pages'''.
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||From the '''Tasks''' pane, click on '''Master Pages'''.
  
 
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|| The ''''Used in This Presentation'''' field displays the '''Master slides''' used in this presentation.
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||The '''Used in This Presentation''' field displays the '''Master slides''' used in this presentation.
  
 
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||The '''Master slide''' is like a template.
 
||The '''Master slide''' is like a template.
  
 
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||You can set formatting preferences here which are then applied to all the slides in the presentation.
 
||You can set formatting preferences here which are then applied to all the slides in the presentation.
  
 
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|| First, from the '''Slides''' pane, let’s select '''Slide 1'''.
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||First, from the '''Slides''' pane, let’s select '''Slide 1'''.
  
 
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|| Let’s apply a white background to this presentation.
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||Let’s apply a white background to this presentation.
  
 
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|| From the '''Main '''menu, click on '''Format '''and click '''Page'''.
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||From the Main menu, click on '''Format '''and click '''Page'''.
  
 
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|| The '''Page Setup''' dialog-box appears.
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||The '''Page Setup''' dialog-box appears.
  
 
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|| Click the '''Background '''tab.
 
|| Click the '''Background '''tab.
  
 
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|| From the '''Fill '''drop-down menu, select the option '''Bitmap'''.
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||From the '''Fill '''drop-down menu, select the option '''Bitmap'''.
  
 
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|| From the list of options, select '''Blank '''and click '''OK'''.
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||From the list of options, select '''Blank '''and click '''OK'''.
  
 
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|| The slide now has a white background.
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||The slide now has a white background.
  
 
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|| Notice that the existing text color doesn’t show up very well against the background.
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||Notice that the existing text color doesn’t show up very well against the background.
  
 
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|| Always choose a color that is visible distinctly against its background.
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||Always choose a color that is visible distinctly against its background.
  
 
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|| Let’s change the color of the text to black. This will make the text clearly visible against the white background.
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||Let’s change the color of the '''text''' to black. This will make the text clearly visible against the white background.
  
 
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|| First select the text.
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||First select the text.
  
 
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|| From the '''Main '''menu, click '''Format '''and select '''Character'''.
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||From the Main menu, click '''Format '''and select '''Character'''.
  
 
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|| The '''Character '''dialog-box appears.
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||The '''Character '''dialog-box appears.
  
 
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|| From the '''Character '''dialog-box, click '''Font Effects''' tab.
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||From the '''Character '''dialog-box, click '''Font Effects''' tab.
  
 
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||From the '''Font Color '''drop-down, select '''Black'''.
 
||From the '''Font Color '''drop-down, select '''Black'''.
  
 
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|| Click '''OK'''.
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||Click '''OK'''.
  
 
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|| The text is now black in color.
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||The text is now black in color.
  
 
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|| Now, let’s apply a color to the slide.
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||Now, let’s apply a color to the slide.
  
 
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|| Right-click on the slide for the context menu and click '''Slide''' and '''Page Setup'''.
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||Right-click on the slide for the context menu and click '''Slide''' and '''Page Setup'''.
  
 
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|| From the '''Fill '''drop-down menu, select the option '''Color'''. Select '''Blue 8''' and click '''OK'''.
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||From the '''Fill '''drop-down menu, select the option '''Color'''. Select '''Blue 8''' and click '''OK'''.
  
 
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|| Notice that the light blue color we selected is applied to the slide.
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||Notice that the light blue color we selected, is applied to the slide.
  
 
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|| Pause this tutorial and do this assignment. Create a new Master Slide and apply the color red as the background.
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||Pause this tutorial and do this assignment. Create a new Master Slide and apply the color red as the background.
  
 
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|| Let’s now learn how to add other design elements to this presentation.
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||Let’s now learn how to add other design elements to this presentation.
  
 
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||For example, you can add a '''logo''' to your presentation.
 
||For example, you can add a '''logo''' to your presentation.
  
 
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|| Look at the '''Basic Shapes''' toolbar in the bottom of your screen.
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||Look at the '''Basic Shapes''' toolbar in the bottom of your screen.
  
 
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|| You can use it to draw a variety of basic shapes such as circles, squares, rectangles, triangles and ovals.
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||You can use it to draw a variety of basic shapes such as circles, squares, rectangles, triangles and ovals.
  
 
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|| Let’s draw a rectangle in the '''Title area''' of the slide.
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||Let’s draw a rectangle in the '''Title area''' of the slide.
  
 
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|| From the '''Basic Shapes '''toolbar, click on '''Rectangle'''.
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||From the '''Basic Shapes '''toolbar, click on '''Rectangle'''.
  
 
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|| Now move the cursor to the top left corner of the slide, in the '''Title area'''.   
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||Now, move the cursor to the top left corner of the slide, in the '''Title area'''.   
  
 
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||You will see a '''plus sign''' with a capital 'I'.  
 
||You will see a '''plus sign''' with a capital 'I'.  
  
 
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|| Hold the left '''mouse''' button and drag to draw a small rectangle.
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||Hold the left '''mouse''' button and drag to draw a small rectangle.
  
 
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||Now release the mouse-button.
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||Now, release the mouse-button.
  
 
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|| You have drawn a rectangle!
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||You have drawn a rectangle!
  
 
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|| Notice the eight '''handle'''s on the rectangle.
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||Notice the eight '''handle'''s on the rectangle.
  
 
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|| Handles or control points are the small blue squares that appear on the sides of the selected object.
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||Handles or control points are the small blue squares that appear on the sides of the selected object.
  
 
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|| We can use these control points to adjust the size of the rectangle.
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||We can use these control points to adjust the size of the rectangle.
  
 
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|| As you hover your cursor over the control point, the cursor changes to a double-sided arrow.
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||As you hover your cursor over the control point, the cursor changes to a double-sided arrow.
  
 
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||This indicates the directions in which the control point can be moved to manipulate the basic shape.
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||This indicates the directions in which the control point can be moved to manipulate the basic shapes.
  
 
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|| Let’s enlarge this rectangle so that it covers the title area completely. <Pause>
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||Let’s enlarge this rectangle so that it covers the title area completely.  
  
 
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|| We can format these shapes too!
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||We can format these shapes too!
  
 
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|| Right-click on the rectangle to view the '''context menu'''.
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||Right-click on the rectangle to view the '''context menu'''.
  
 
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|| Here, you can choose various options to modify the rectangle.
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||Here, you can choose various options to modify the rectangle.
  
 
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|| Click on '''Area'''. The '''Area '''dialog-box appears.
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||Click on '''Area'''. The '''Area '''dialog-box appears.
  
 
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|| In the '''Fill '''field, from the drop-down menu, choose '''Color'''.
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||In the '''Fill '''field, from the drop-down menu, choose '''Color'''.
  
 
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|| Choose '''Magenta 4''' and click '''OK.'''
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||Choose '''Magenta 4''' and click '''OK.'''
  
 
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|| The color of the rectangle has changed.
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||The color of the rectangle has changed.
  
 
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|| The rectangle has now covered the text.
 
|| The rectangle has now covered the text.
  
 
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|| To make the text visible, first select the rectangle.
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||To make the text visible, first select the rectangle.
  
 
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|| Now, right-click to open the context menu.
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||Now, right-click to open the context menu.
  
 
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|| Click on '''Arrange '''and then '''Send to back'''.
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||Click on '''Arrange '''and then '''Send to back'''.
  
 
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|| The text is visible again!
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||The text is visible again!
  
 
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|| Here the rectangle has moved behind the text.
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||Here the rectangle has moved behind the text.
  
 
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|| In the '''Tasks''' pane, click on the '''preview''' of the '''Master Page'''.
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||In the '''Tasks''' pane, click on the '''preview''' of the '''Master Page'''.
  
 
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|| Right-click and select '''Apply to All Slides'''.
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||Right-click and select '''Apply to All Slides'''.
  
 
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|| Close the '''Master View '''by clicking on the '''Close Master View '''button.
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|| The formatting changes made in the '''Master''' are applied to all the slides in the presentation now.
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||The formatting changes made in the '''Master''' are applied to all the slides in the presentation now.
  
 
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|| Notice that the rectangle is also displayed in all the pages.
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||Notice that the rectangle is also displayed in all the pages.
  
 
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|| Let us learn to change the '''layout''' of the slide.
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||Let us learn to change the '''layout''' of the slide.
  
 
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|| What are Layouts? '''Layout'''s are slide templates that are pre-formatted for position of content with place holders.
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||What are Layouts? '''Layout'''s are slide templates that are pre-formatted for position of content with place holders.
  
 
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|| To view the '''slide layout'''s, from the right panel, click '''Layouts'''.
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||To view the '''slide layout'''s, from the right panel, click '''Layouts'''.
  
 
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|| The layouts available in '''Impress''' are displayed.
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||The layouts available in '''Impress''' are displayed.
  
 
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|| Look at the '''layout thumbnail'''s. It gives you an idea of how the slide will appear after the layout has been applied.
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||Look at the '''layout thumbnail'''s. It gives you an idea of how the slide will appear after the layout has been applied.
  
 
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|| There are layouts with titles and two-columnar formats, layouts where you can position text in three columns and so on.
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||There are layouts with the titles and two-columnar formats, layouts where you can position text in three columns and so on.
  
 
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|| There are also blank layouts.  You can apply a blank layout to your slide and then create your own layouts.
 
|| There are also blank layouts.  You can apply a blank layout to your slide and then create your own layouts.
  
 
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|| Let’s apply a layout to a slide.
 
|| Let’s apply a layout to a slide.
  
 
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|| Select the slide 'Potential Alternatives' and delete all text.
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||Select the slide "Potential Alternatives" and delete all text.
  
 
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|| Now, from the '''Layouts''' pane on the right hand side, select '''Title 2, Content over Content.'''
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|| The slide now has three text boxes and a title area.
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||The slide now has three text-boxes and a '''title area'''.
  
 
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|| Notice that the rectangle we inserted using the '''Master page''', is still visible.
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||Notice that the rectangle we inserted using the '''Master page''', is still visible.
  
 
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||This rectangle can only be edited using the '''Master''' slide.
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||This rectangle can only be edited using the '''Master slide'''.
  
 
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||The settings in the '''Master''' slide override any formatting changes or layouts applied to slides.
 
||The settings in the '''Master''' slide override any formatting changes or layouts applied to slides.
  
 
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|| Let’s enter content in these boxes now.
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||Let’s enter content in these boxes now.
  
 
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|| In the first text box, type: "Strategy 1 PRO: Low cost CON: slow action".
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||In the first text box, type: "Strategy 1 PRO: Low cost CON: slow action".
  
 
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|| In the second text box, type: "Strategy 2 CON: High cost PRO: Fast Action".
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||In the second text-box, type: "Strategy 2 CON: High cost PRO: Fast Action".
  
 
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|| In the third text box, type: "Due to lack of funds, Strategy 1 is better".
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||In the third text-box, type: "Due to lack of funds, Strategy 1 is better".
  
 
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|| You can similarly choose the layout type that is most suited to your presentation.
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||You can similarly choose the layout type that is most suited to your presentation.
  
 
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|| This concludes this tutorial. In this tutorial, we learnt how to apply  '''Backgrounds''' for slides, '''Layouts''' for slides
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||This concludes this tutorial. In this tutorial, we learnt how to apply  '''Backgrounds''' for slides, '''Layouts''' for slides.
  
 
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|| Here is an assignment for you.
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||Here is an assignment for you.
  
 
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||Create a new '''Master Slide'''.
 
||Create a new '''Master Slide'''.
  
 
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||Create a new '''background'''.
 
||Create a new '''background'''.
  
 
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||Change the layout to '''Title, content over content'''.
 
||Change the layout to '''Title, content over content'''.
  
 
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||Check what happens when you apply a '''Layout''' to a '''Master slide'''.
 
||Check what happens when you apply a '''Layout''' to a '''Master slide'''.
  
 
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||Insert a new slide and apply a blank layout.
 
||Insert a new slide and apply a blank layout.
  
 
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||Use text-boxes and add columns to it.
 
||Use text-boxes and add columns to it.
  
 
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||Format these text-boxes.
 
||Format these text-boxes.
  
 
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||Enter text in these '''box'''es.
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||Enter text in these boxes.
  
 
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||Watch the video available at the following link. It summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
 
||Watch the video available at the following link. It summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
  
 
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||If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it.
 
||If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it.
  
 
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||The Spoken Tutorial Project team:  
 
||The Spoken Tutorial Project team:  
* Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.  
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* Gives certificates for those who pass an online test.  
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Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials.  
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Gives certificates for those who pass an online test.  
  
 
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||For more details, please write to:
 
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contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org.
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||'''Spoken Tutorial''' project is a part of the '''Talk to a Teacher''' project. It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
 
||'''Spoken Tutorial''' project is a part of the '''Talk to a Teacher''' project. It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  
 
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||More information on this mission is available at:
 
||More information on this mission is available at:
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'''spoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro'''.
  
 
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|| This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
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||This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:45, 23 March 2017

Time Narration
00:00 Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Slide Master and Slide design in LibreOffice Impress.
00:08 In this tutorial, we will learn how to apply:

Backgrounds for slides

Layouts for slides.

00:15 Here, we are using:

Ubuntu Linux 10.04 and LibreOffice Suite version 3.3.4.

00:24 Background refers to all the colors and effects applied to the slide which are present behind the content.
00:32 LibreOffice Impress has many background options that help you create better presentations.
00:38 You can even create your own custom backgrounds.
00:42 Let’s open the presentation "Sample-Impress.odp".
00:48 Let’s create a custom background for our presentation.
00:52 We shall also apply this background to all the slides in the presentation.
00:57 We shall use the Slide Master option to create this background.
01:02 Any change made to the Master slide is applied to all the slides in the presentation.
01:08 From the Main menu, click View, select Master and click on Slide Master.
01:15 The Master Slide appears.
01:17 Notice that the Master View toolbar is also visible. You can use this to create, delete and rename Master Pages.
01:27 Notice that two slides are displayed now.
01:31 These are two Master Pages that have been used in this presentation.
01:37 From the Tasks pane, click on Master Pages.
01:41 The Used in This Presentation field displays the Master slides used in this presentation.
01:48 The Master slide is like a template.
01:51 You can set formatting preferences here which are then applied to all the slides in the presentation.
01:58 First, from the Slides pane, let’s select Slide 1.
02:03 Let’s apply a white background to this presentation.
02:07 From the Main menu, click on Format and click Page.
02:12 The Page Setup dialog-box appears.
02:15 Click the Background tab.
02:18 From the Fill drop-down menu, select the option Bitmap.
02:24 From the list of options, select Blank and click OK.
02:29 The slide now has a white background.
02:32 Notice that the existing text color doesn’t show up very well against the background.
02:38 Always choose a color that is visible distinctly against its background.
02:43 Let’s change the color of the text to black. This will make the text clearly visible against the white background.
02:52 First select the text.
02:55 From the Main menu, click Format and select Character.
02:59 The Character dialog-box appears.
03:02 From the Character dialog-box, click Font Effects tab.
03:08 From the Font Color drop-down, select Black.
03:12 Click OK.
03:15 The text is now black in color.
03:18 Now, let’s apply a color to the slide.
03:21 Right-click on the slide for the context menu and click Slide and Page Setup.
03:27 From the Fill drop-down menu, select the option Color. Select Blue 8 and click OK.
03:36 Notice that the light blue color we selected, is applied to the slide.
03:42 Pause this tutorial and do this assignment. Create a new Master Slide and apply the color red as the background.
03:52 Let’s now learn how to add other design elements to this presentation.
03:57 For example, you can add a logo to your presentation.
04:01 Look at the Basic Shapes toolbar in the bottom of your screen.
04:06 You can use it to draw a variety of basic shapes such as circles, squares, rectangles, triangles and ovals.
04:16 Let’s draw a rectangle in the Title area of the slide.
04:21 From the Basic Shapes toolbar, click on Rectangle.
04:25 Now, move the cursor to the top left corner of the slide, in the Title area.
04:31 You will see a plus sign with a capital 'I'.
04:36 Hold the left mouse button and drag to draw a small rectangle.
04:41 Now, release the mouse-button.
04:44 You have drawn a rectangle!
04:47 Notice the eight handles on the rectangle.
04:50 Handles or control points are the small blue squares that appear on the sides of the selected object.
04:58 We can use these control points to adjust the size of the rectangle.
05:03 As you hover your cursor over the control point, the cursor changes to a double-sided arrow.
05:10 This indicates the directions in which the control point can be moved to manipulate the basic shapes.
05:17 Let’s enlarge this rectangle so that it covers the title area completely.
05:25 We can format these shapes too!
05:28 Right-click on the rectangle to view the context menu.
05:32 Here, you can choose various options to modify the rectangle.
05:37 Click on Area. The Area dialog-box appears.
05:43 In the Fill field, from the drop-down menu, choose Color.
05:48 Choose Magenta 4 and click OK.
05:52 The color of the rectangle has changed.
05:56 The rectangle has now covered the text.
05:59 To make the text visible, first select the rectangle.
06:03 Now, right-click to open the context menu.
06:07 Click on Arrange and then Send to back.
06:11 The text is visible again!
06:15 Here the rectangle has moved behind the text.
06:18 In the Tasks pane, click on the preview of the Master Page.
06:23 Right-click and select Apply to All Slides.
06:27 Close the Master View by clicking on the Close Master View button.
06:32 The formatting changes made in the Master are applied to all the slides in the presentation now.
06:39 Notice that the rectangle is also displayed in all the pages.
06:45 Let us learn to change the layout of the slide.
06:49 What are Layouts? Layouts are slide templates that are pre-formatted for position of content with place holders.
06:58 To view the slide layouts, from the right panel, click Layouts.
07:04 The layouts available in Impress are displayed.
07:07 Look at the layout thumbnails. It gives you an idea of how the slide will appear after the layout has been applied.
07:16 There are layouts with the titles and two-columnar formats, layouts where you can position text in three columns and so on.
07:24 There are also blank layouts. You can apply a blank layout to your slide and then create your own layouts.
07:32 Let’s apply a layout to a slide.
07:35 Select the slide "Potential Alternatives" and delete all text.
07:43 Now, from the Layouts pane on the right hand side, select Title, 2 Content over Content.
07:51 The slide now has three text-boxes and a title area.
07:56 Notice that the rectangle we inserted using the Master page, is still visible.
08:02 This rectangle can only be edited using the Master slide.
08:07 The settings in the Master slide override any formatting changes or layouts applied to slides.
08:15 Let’s enter content in these boxes now.
08:19 In the first text box, type: "Strategy 1 PRO: Low cost CON: slow action".
08:28 In the second text-box, type: "Strategy 2 CON: High cost PRO: Fast Action".
08:40 In the third text-box, type: "Due to lack of funds, Strategy 1 is better".
08:48 You can similarly choose the layout type that is most suited to your presentation.
08:54 This concludes this tutorial. In this tutorial, we learnt how to apply Backgrounds for slides, Layouts for slides.
09:03 Here is an assignment for you.
09:05 Create a new Master Slide.
09:08 Create a new background.
09:11 Change the layout to Title, content over content.
09:15 Check what happens when you apply a Layout to a Master slide.
09:20 Insert a new slide and apply a blank layout.
09:25 Use text-boxes and add columns to it.
09:29 Format these text-boxes.
09:32 Enter text in these boxes.
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09:42 If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it.
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