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=Introduction=
 
=Introduction=
LibreOffice is a powerful office suite; Its clean interface and its powerful tools let you unleash your creativity and grow your productivity. LibreOffice embeds several applications that make it the most powerful Free & Open Source Office suite on the market.
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LibreOffice is a fully functional office suite. LibreOffice embeds several applications that make a complete Free and Open Source Office suite.  
 
==ICT Competency==
 
==ICT Competency==
Libre office impress is a tool for Generic Resource Creation
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Libre office impress is a tool for generic resource creation, used to create slide presentations
  
 
==Educational application and relevance==
 
==Educational application and relevance==
libre office impress is an application which allows the presentation (slide show) program included in LibreOffice. You can create slides that contain many different elements, including text, bulleted and numbered lists, tables, charts, and a wide range of graphic objects such as clipart, drawings and photographs. Impress also includes a spelling checker, a thesaurus, text styles, and background styles.  
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Libre office impress can be used to create slides that contain many different elements, including text, bulleted and numbered lists, tables, charts, and a wide range of graphic objects such as clipart, drawings and photographs. Impress also includes a spelling checker, a thesaurus, text styles, and background styles, to communicate information in simple and powerful ways. Slides are often used in training programs and in teaching to quickly and simply communicate ideas through points.  
 
==Version==
 
==Version==
 
Version: 5.2.2.2
 
Version: 5.2.2.2
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==Configuration==
 
==Configuration==
This tool has no specific configuration requirements.  
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This tool has no specific configuration requirements. It is available as a part of Ubuntu operating system.  
 
==Overview of Features==
 
==Overview of Features==
LibreOffice Impress lets  create professional slide shows that can include charts, drawing objects, text, multimedia and a variety of other items.we can even import and modify Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
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LibreOffice Impress lets  you create professional slide shows that can include charts, drawing objects, text, multimedia and a variety of other items. We can even import and modify Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
For on-screen slide shows, animation, slide transitions and multimedia are a few of the techniques you can use to make presentation more exciting.  Libre office impress also have some more features like :
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On-screen slide shows, animation, slide transitions and multimedia are a few of the techniques you can use to make presentation more exciting.   
#Creating Vector Graphics
 
#Creating Slides
 
#Creating Presentations
 
#Publishing Presentations
 
#Giving Presentations
 
 
==Other similar applications==
 
==Other similar applications==
'''Prezi'''-Prezi allows anyone who can sketch an idea on a napkin to create and perform stunning non-linear presentations with relations, zooming into details, and adjusting to the time left without the need to skip slides.
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'''Sozi''' - Sozi is another free and open source application that allows you to create a vector graphics (.svg) file with text and images  to create and present  non-linear presentations with relations, zooming into details etc. Sozi- Sozi is an open-source browser-based presentation software using SVG and JavaScript to play animated presentations.
  
''''MS Office power point''' - Microsoft PowerPoint, part of the Microsoft Office Suite, enables users to create high-impact, dynamic presentations, while integrating workflow and ways to easily share information. From the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface to the new graphics and formatting capabilities, PowerPoint puts the control in your hands to create great-looking presentations.
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''''MS Office power point''' - Microsoft PowerPoint, part of the Microsoft Office Suite, is similar to LibreOffice Impress.  
  
'''Google Drive''' - Google Slides, part of Google Drive , is an online presentations app that allows you to show off your work in a visual way.
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'''Google Office App''' - Google Slides, part of Google Drive , is an online presentations app that allows you to show off your work in a visual way.
Sozi- Sozi is an open-source browser-based presentation software using SVG and JavaScript to play animated presentations.
 
  
 
==Development and community help==
 
==Development and community help==
This tool is developed by OpenOffice.org  and supports the continuous development of the application.
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This tool is developed by LibreOffice.org  and supports the continuous development of the application.
More detail please visit this site OpenOffice.org 
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More detail please visit this site LibreOffice.org 
  
 
=Working with the application=
 
=Working with the application=
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| style="width: 50%;" |Step 1- To open the application : Application – office- and select and click libre office impress. Now you can see the display like left side picture .  
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| style="width: 50%;" |Step 1- To open the application : Application – office- and select and click libre office Impress. Now you can see the display as above.  
 
Slide setting -from the right side corner from the layout we can select the slide layout which we want
 
Slide setting -from the right side corner from the layout we can select the slide layout which we want
| style="width: 50%;" |Step 2- Font setting -in the properties we can select the character like font style and font size which we want  
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| style="width: 50%;" |Step 2- Font setting - In the properties tab, you can select the character like font style and font size which you want  
 
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| style="width: 50%;" |{{ext-img|450px|[[File:LO_Impress_4_Slide_transaction.png]]}}
 
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| style="width: 50%;" |Step 3-To add background images-Go to the insert menu in menu bar and click on images and select the image which we want to display to background  
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| style="width: 50%;" |Step 3 - To add background images - Go to the insert menu in menu bar and click on images and select the image which we want to display to background  
| style="width: 50%;" |Step 4-Slide transaction- from the right side corner we can select the slide transaction like flying ,crowling text from right to left anf left to right which type we want to in presentation time
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| style="width: 50%;" |Step 4 - Slide transition- From the right side corner we can select the slide transition like flying ,crawling text from right to left and left to right and many other transitions. When you present the slides using slide show, the slide will transition as per this configuration
 
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| style="width: 50%;" |Step 5-Custom animation- the letters can appear like flying rolling Etc. and we can select the time to appear Entrance;
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| style="width: 50%;" |Step 5- Custom animation- the letters can appear like flying rolling Etc. and we can select the time to appear Entrance;
 
Select an entrance effect from the effect categories.
 
Select an entrance effect from the effect categories.
 
Emphasis;Select an emphasis effect from the effect categories.
 
Emphasis;Select an emphasis effect from the effect categories.

Revision as of 10:21, 21 February 2017

Introduction

LibreOffice is a fully functional office suite. LibreOffice embeds several applications that make a complete Free and Open Source Office suite.

ICT Competency

Libre office impress is a tool for generic resource creation, used to create slide presentations

Educational application and relevance

Libre office impress can be used to create slides that contain many different elements, including text, bulleted and numbered lists, tables, charts, and a wide range of graphic objects such as clipart, drawings and photographs. Impress also includes a spelling checker, a thesaurus, text styles, and background styles, to communicate information in simple and powerful ways. Slides are often used in training programs and in teaching to quickly and simply communicate ideas through points.

Version

Version: 5.2.2.2

Build ID: 1:5.2.2-0ubuntu1~trusty0

CPU Threads: 4; OS Version: Linux 4.4; UI Render: default;

Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); Calc: group

Using KDE Development Platform 4.13.3

This application is free and licensed under the GNU Public License.

Configuration

This tool has no specific configuration requirements. It is available as a part of Ubuntu operating system.

Overview of Features

LibreOffice Impress lets you create professional slide shows that can include charts, drawing objects, text, multimedia and a variety of other items. We can even import and modify Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. On-screen slide shows, animation, slide transitions and multimedia are a few of the techniques you can use to make presentation more exciting.

Other similar applications

Sozi - Sozi is another free and open source application that allows you to create a vector graphics (.svg) file with text and images to create and present non-linear presentations with relations, zooming into details etc. Sozi- Sozi is an open-source browser-based presentation software using SVG and JavaScript to play animated presentations.

'MS Office power point - Microsoft PowerPoint, part of the Microsoft Office Suite, is similar to LibreOffice Impress.

Google Office App - Google Slides, part of Google Drive , is an online presentations app that allows you to show off your work in a visual way.

Development and community help

This tool is developed by LibreOffice.org and supports the continuous development of the application. More detail please visit this site LibreOffice.org 

Working with the application

Functionalities

LO Impress 1 Main page.png


LO Impress 2 Font setting.png


Step 1- To open the application : Application – office- and select and click libre office Impress. Now you can see the display as above.

Slide setting -from the right side corner from the layout we can select the slide layout which we want

Step 2- Font setting - In the properties tab, you can select the character like font style and font size which you want
LO Impress 3 Layout Setting.png


LO Impress 4 Slide transaction.png


Step 3 - To add background images - Go to the insert menu in menu bar and click on images and select the image which we want to display to background Step 4 - Slide transition- From the right side corner we can select the slide transition like flying ,crawling text from right to left and left to right and many other transitions. When you present the slides using slide show, the slide will transition as per this configuration
LO Impress 5 Custom animation.png


LO Impress 6 Master page setting.png


Step 5- Custom animation- the letters can appear like flying rolling Etc. and we can select the time to appear Entrance;

Select an entrance effect from the effect categories. Emphasis;Select an emphasis effect from the effect categories. Exit; Select an exiting effect from the effect categories. Motion Paths; Select a motion path from the motion path categories. Speed; Specifies the speed or duration of the selected animation effect. Automatic preview;Select to preview new or edited effects on the slide.

Step 6-Mater slide- Impress comes with a collection of slide masters. These slide masters are shown in the Master Pages section of the Tasks pane. This section has three subsections:

Used in This Presentation, Recently Used,and Available for Use.Click the expand marker (usually a downward-pointing triangle or+sign) next to the name of a subsection to expand it and show thumbnails of the slides,or click the collapse marker (usually an upward-pointing triangle or a sign) to collapse the subsection to hide the thumbnails

LO Impress 7 Gallery.png


LO Impress 8 Navigation.png


Step 7- Gallery- Graphics in the Gallery are grouped by themes,such as Bullets, Rulers, and 3D Effects.The left pane of the gallery window lists the available themes. Click on a theme to see its images displayed in the right pane of the Gallery dialog. Step 8- Navigation-

Escape Key;Moves the focus to the first slide. Arrow key;Moves the focus to the next slide. Spacebar;Makes the slide with focus the current slide

File formats for creation

An .Odp file we will get from this tool.

Saving the file

After completing edition, need to save the file. Under Menu bar, go to FILE and then click on Save. Under selected Folders, pick a path and file folder, and then name the file and click SAVE.

Export and publishing files

Not applicable

Advanced features

  1. Hide a Slide: There are certain situations where you just need to show a few slides of a bigger presentation, or omit certain slides to certain audiences. In these cases, its possible to hide certain slides from showing in the ‘slide show’ mode.
  2. Save the presentation as PDF file
  3. Slide Transition / Sound Effects
  4. Change Master Layout Background Colours/ Patterns
  5. Impressive Bullets/ Numbering

Installation

Method of installation Steps
From Ubuntu software Centre Go to Ubuntu Software System and search and download. This is part of the custom distribution 16.04, Kalpavriksha.
From Terminal sudo apt-get install libreoffice
From the web https://www.libreoffice.org/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LibreOffice

The application on mobiles and tablets

In android mobile go to Playstore and search libreoffice impress, you will get libreoffice impress remote

Ideas for resource creation

It is best to do this after you have developed an outline, because the outline will determine some of the requirements for the appearance of the slides. For example:

  1. What color combinations (background and text) will look good and also be easy for your audience to read?
  2. Would a picture help your audience understand the contents better?
  3. Do you want particular text and a picture to appear on all the slides? For example a company name and logo.
  4. Would the audience benefit from having the slides numbered so that they can quickly refer to one of them?
  5. Do you want a background graphic or gradient? If so, you need to pick something that does not interfere or clash with content such as the colors used in charts.
  6. Will you need one slide master or more than one? Will one slide design suit all of the content? You can change the appearance of slides as you develop the presentation, but planning ahead will save you time in the long run.

References

  1. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/a/ac/IG40-ImpressGuideLO.pdf
  2. https://www.libreoffice.org/
  3. https://help.libreoffice.org/Impress/Impress_Features