Further Openoffice.org Modules; Using Presentations With Impress - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - APPLICATION GUIDE 17-03-2009 Application Manual

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Further OpenOffice.org
Modules
Besides OpenOffice.org Writer and OpenOffice.org Calc, OpenOffice.org also includes
the modules Impress, Base, Draw, and Math. With these you can create presentations,
design databases, draw up graphics and diagrams and create mathematical formulas.

4.1 Using Presentations with Impress

Use OpenOffice.org Impress to create presentations for screen display or printing, such
as slide shows or transparencies. If you have used other presentation software, you can
move comfortably to Impress, which works very similarly to other presentation software.
Impress can open and save Microsoft Powerpoint presentations, which means you can
exchange presentations with Powerpoint users, as long as you save your presentations
in Powerpoint format.
4.1.1 What's New in Impress?
The Novell edition of OpenOffice.org allows you to use 3D transitions for your slides.
Access the available transitions by selecting Slide Show > Transitions.
4.1.2 Creating a Presentation
You can either create a new presentation from scratch, without any preformatted slides,
or use an existing template or presentation for your new document. Impress uses styles

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