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| − | '''Author: '''Manish Naik
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| − | '''Novice Reviewer:''' Nikita
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| − | '''Domain Reviewer:''' Praveen and Nancy
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| − | '''Keywords:'''
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| − | LibreOffice, Impress, spoken Tutorial, video Tutorial, alternative to Microsoft Powerpoint, Free Open Source Software, Impress basic features, add content to slide in Impress, add bullet points in Impress, open an existing presentation in Impress, save Impress presentation as MS PowerPoint, export in PDF format in Impress''' '''
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| − | || '''Slide: '''Title''' '''
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| − | || Welcome to the '''spoken tutorial''' on '''Introduction to LibreOffice Impress.'''
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| − | || '''Slide''': Learning Objectives
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| − | || In this tutorial, we will learn:
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| − | * About '''LibreOffice''' '''Impress'''
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| − | * Various '''toolbars'''
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| − | * How to create a new '''presentation'''
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| − | * How to save and close a '''presentation'''
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| − | * How to open an existing '''presentation'''
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| − | * How to save as '''MS''' '''PowerPoint''' '''presentation '''and
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| − | * How to export as a '''PDF''' document in '''Impress'''
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| − | || '''Slide''': What is LibreOffice Impress?
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| − | * '''LibreOffice''' '''Impress''' is the '''presentation''' component of the '''LibreOffice''' '''Suite'''
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| − | * It is the equivalent of '''Microsoft Powerpoint''' in '''Microsoft Office Suite'''
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| − | || '''Slide:''' What is LibreOffice Impress?
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| − | * It is a free and open source software
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| − | * It can be shared, modified and distributed without any restrictions
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| − | || '''LibreOffice Impress''' can run on any of the following operating systems:
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| − | * '''GNU/Linux '''OS and
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| − | || '''Slide: '''System Requirements
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| − | || This tutorial is recorded using
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| − | * '''Ubuntu Linux''' OS version 18.04 and
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| − | * '''LibreOffice Suite''' version 6.3.5
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| − | || '''Slide''': LibreOffice Installation
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| − | * By default, the latest '''Ubuntu''' '''Linux OS''' has '''LibreOffice Suite''' pre-installed in it
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| − | * To install a specific version, refer to the '''LibreOffice Installation''' series on this website.
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| − | || Now let us learn how to open '''LibreOffice''' '''Impress'''.
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| − | || Click on '''Show Applications'''->search bar
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| − | type '''Impress'''->Click on '''LibreOffice''' '''Impress '''icon
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| − | || In '''Ubuntu''' '''Linux''' '''OS''', click on the '''Show Applications''' icon located at the bottom left corner.
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| − | In the '''search''' '''bar''' type '''Impress'''.
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| − | From the displayed list, click on the '''LibreOffice Impress''' icon.
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| − | Click on '''LibreOffice''' '''Impress '''icon
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| − | In the '''search bar,''' type '''Impress'''.
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| − | From the displayed list, click on the '''LibreOffice Impress''' icon.
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| − | || Point to '''Select a Template '''dialog''' '''box >> Scroll down in the dialog box.
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| − | Point to''' Alizarin.'''
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| − | Click→ '''Alizarin''' > Click '''Open'''
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| − | || '''Select a Template '''dialog box opens up.
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| − | There are various '''inbuilt templates''' displayed here.
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| − | I will select the '''Alizarin (uh·li·zuh·ruhn) template '''and click on the '''Open''' button at the bottom right corner.
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| − | || Cursor on empty '''presentation'''.
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| − | || This will open an empty '''presentation''' in the main '''Impress''' window.
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| − | || Cursor on the main '''LibreOffice Impress''' window.
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| − | || Now let us learn about the main components of the '''Impress '''window.
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| − | Drag cursor along all options in the '''‘Title Bar’, ‘Menu Bar’ ‘Standard toolbar’, ‘Formatting bar’, ‘Status bar’, '''and''' sidebar.'''
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| − | Click on '''Click to add Title''' '''textbox.'''
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| − | Type ‘‘'''Benefit of Open Source'''” >> click outside the '''textbox'''.
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| − | || Let’s begin by adding some content to the '''slide'''.
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| − | Click on the''' textbox''' that says '''Click to add Title'''.
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| − | Type “'''A1 services”''' >> click outside the '''textbox'''.
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| − | Point to “'''Name'''”.
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| − | Type“'''Sample-Impress'''” in the “'''Name'''” field.
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| − | || It shows a list of '''file types''' or '''file extensions''' in which we can save our file.
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| − | ||In this tutorial, we learnt:* About '''LibreOffice''' '''Impress'''
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| − | || * The video at the following link summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
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| − | || * Do you have questions in THIS Spoken Tutorial?
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| − | * Choose the minute and second where you have the question
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| − | || The''' Spoken''' '''Tutorial''' project is funded by '''MHRD''', Govt. of India.
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| − | || This tutorial was originally contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in 2011
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