LibreOffice-Impress-on-BOSS-Linux/C3/Custom-Animation/English
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Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Custom Animation in LibreOffice Impress. |
Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Custom Animation in LibreOffice Impress. |
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Learning Objectives
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In this tutorial we will learn about
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Systems Requirements
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Here we are using GNU Linuxas as our operating system and LibreOffice Suite version 3.3.4. |
Open Sample-Impress.odp. | First, open the presentation Sample-Impress.odp. |
Click the slide Potential Alternatives from the Slides pane. | Let’s click on the thumbnail Potential Alternatives from the Slides pane. |
Point to the Main pane. | This slide is now displayed on the Main pane. |
Let’s learn how to use custom animation to make our presentation more attractive. | |
Select the first text box to the left in the slide. | |
Select the first text box to the left of the slide, by first clicking on the text and then clicking on the border which appears | To do this, click on the text and then click on the border which appears. |
From the right side of the Impress window, from the Tasks pane, click on Custom Animation. | From the right side of the Impress window, in the Tasks pane, click on Custom Animation. |
Click on Add. | Click on Add. |
The Custom Animation Dialog box appears. | The Custom Animation dialog box appears. |
Point to the Entrance tab. | Notice that the Entrance tab is open.
The Entrance tab controls the way the item appears on screen. |
We will learn the other tabs in the later tutorials in this series. | |
Choose Diagonal Squares. | Under Basic choose Diagonal Squares.
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You can also control the speed at which your animation appears. | |
In the Speed field, click on the drop down box, select Slow and click OK | In the Speed field, click on the drop down box, select Slow and click OK. |
Point to the Effects field. | The Effect field allows you to set animations options. |
Point to the box at the bottom of the Effects field. | The box at the bottom of the Effect field displays the animations that have been added to the presentation. |
Notice, that the first animation has been added to the list of animation. | |
Scroll down and click Play. | Scroll down and click Play. |
Point to the Main pane where the slide is displayed. | The preview of all the animation you selected will now play on the Main pane. <<Pause>> |
Select the second text box.
Click Add |
Now, in the slide, select the second text box.
Under Custom Animation, click Add. |
In the Custom Animation dialog box that appears, under Basic Animation, select Wedge. | In the Custom Animation dialog box that appears, under Basic Animation, select Wedge. |
Set speed at Medium
Click OK. |
Set speed at Medium.
Click OK. |
Point to the second animation listed in the box at the bottom. | Notice, that this animation has been added to the box.
Observe that the animation in the list are in the order in which you created them. |
Select animation 2 on the list.
Click Play. |
Select the second animation.
Click the Play button. <<pause>> |
You can also select more than one animation to preview. | |
Select both animations by holding down the Shift key. | To do this, hold down the Shift key, while selecting the animation. |
Click Play | Click Play
The preview of all the animations you selected are played. <<pause>> |
Select the third text box.
Click Add. |
Now, select the third text box.
In Layouts, click Add. |
In the Entrance tab, under Basic, select Diamond. | In the Entrance tab, under Basic, select Diamond. |
Set Speed to Slow
Click OK. |
Set the speed to Slow
Click OK. |
Each animation comes with certain default properties. | |
Point to the change order buttons - the up and the down arrows. | You can also change the order of the animation using the Change Order buttons. |
Let’s look at the default properties for each animation and learn how to modify them. | |
Double Click on the 1st animation in the list | Double-click on the first animation in the list. This is the Diagonal Squares option. |
Point to the Effects Options dialog box appears. | The Effects Options dialog box appears. |
Point to the Effects tab is displayed. | By default the Effects tab is displayed. |
Under Settings, click the Direction drop-down and select From Right to Top. | Under Settings, click the Direction drop-down and select From right to top. |
This has the effect of starting the animation from the right and moving to the top as it progresses. | |
Click Ok | Click OK to close the dialog box. |
Click Play |
Click on the Play button to observe the animation that you have added. |
Double-click on the 1st animation in the list | Double-click on this animation again.
The Effect Options dialog box appears. |
Click the Timing tab. | |
In the Timing tab, increase the delay to 1.0 sec
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In the Delay field, increase the delay to 1.0 sec. This has the effect of starting the animation after one second.
Click OK |
Select the 1st animation in the list. | Now let’s select the first animation. |
Click Play | Click Play button. |
You can observe the effect of the change you have made on the animation. | |
Double click on the second animation in the list. | Double click on the second animation in the list.
This is the Wedges option that we set. |
The Effects Options dialog box appears. | |
Click the Text Animation tab. | Click the Text Animation tab.
The Text Animation tab offers various options to animate text. |
In the Group text field, select By 1st Level Paragraphs. | In the Group text field, select By 1st level paragraphs.
This choice displays each bullet point separately. |
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You can use this option when you want to thoroughly discuss one point, before moving on to the next. |
Click OK. | Click OK. |
Click Play. | Click Play. |
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Assignment
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Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.
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Let us now learn to view the animation effects we have made. | |
Click on the Slide Show button.
Click anywhere to observe the animation |
Click on the Slide Show button.
Then click anywhere on the screen to view the animation. |
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Summary;
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This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
In this tutorial we learnt about
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Assignment
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Here is an assignment for you.
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About the Spoken Tutorial Project
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Spoken Tutorial Workshops The Spoken Tutorial Project Team
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The Spoken Tutorial Project Team
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Acknowledgements
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About the Contributor
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