This document provides instructions on creating digital presentations using LibreOffice Impress. It outlines the characteristics of a good quality presentation, such as using 5-8 lines of text per slide and no more than two graphics. It then details how to start LibreOffice Impress, describes the interface, and explains how to select slide layouts, insert slides, add text and formatting, tables, images, and slide transitions. The document also covers saving presentations in different formats, using keyboard shortcuts, and finding help.

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Subject: IT(402)
Grade: IX
Unit 5: Digital Presentation
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Presenting Information or Learning through Presentation

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Characteristics of a Good Quality Presentation
 Number of lines: Include max 5 to 8 lines.
 Font-size: The font size should be such that the audience
can easily read the contents.
 Correct use of grammar and language: Content must be
error free in terms of grammar and spellings.
 Inserting images, drawings, tables or graphs: Avoid
inserting more than two graphics on a slide.

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Characteristics of a Good Quality Presentation
 Use of colours: Use dark colours, bold letters with
different fonts to highlight certain points.
 Animation and videos: Do not include more than one
animation or video in one slide.
 Pay attention to the target group: Focus on the content,
sequence of the topics such that it attracts the attention of
the audience.

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Steps to start LibreOffice Impress
 Step 1: Click the Start button.
 Step 2: Select All Programs from
the Start menu.
 Step 3: Select the LibreOffice
folder.
 Step 4: Click the LibreOffice
Impress option.

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LibreOffice Impress Interface
Task pane
Workspace
Drawing
toolbar
Standard
Toolbar
Zoom control
Navigator

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Selecting slide layout

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Saving a Presentation

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Saving a Presentation in different formats
HTML format
PDF format

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Closing a presentation
 To close a presentation, select File -> Close or use the
keyboard shortcut key.
 To open a presentation, select File -> Open or use the
keyboard shortcut key Ctrl +O.
 It opens the Open dialog box. Specify
the file location in the Look in field,
select the file and open with the Open command.

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Using Help
 The Help function is located in the Help menu.
 You can use the F1 function key to open the Help function

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Working with slides
 Inserting duplicate slide
 Inserting new slide
 Slide layout
Table
Image
Chart
Video

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Keyboard Shortcut Keys
Option Function
Insert New Slide Ctrl + N
Open a Presentation Ctrl + O
Save a File Ctrl + S
Slideshow F5

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Copying, moving and deleting slides
Keyboard shortcuts
1. Cut : Ctrl + X
2. Copy : Ctrl + C
3. Paste : Ctrl + V
4. You can also delete a slide using
the Delete button from the keyboard
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There are different ways to view your
presentation in Impress
Normal

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Outline
Notes

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Slide Sorter

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Text Formatting toolbar
Font Name Font Size
Increase
Font
Decrease
Font
Bold
Italic
Underline
Strike
Shadow
Outline
Font
colour
Highlight
colour

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Tables
A Table can be inserted by selecting the Table icon on the Standard Toolbar or from the
Insert menu using Insert -> Table

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Adding and Formatting Images
 Inserting image from a file
 Inserting image from Gallery

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To view the Drawing toolbar
select View -> Toolbars-> Drawing toolbar
To view the Image toolbar
select View -> Toolbars-> Image
When an image is selected, the Image toolbar is
available in the properties window

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Slide Master

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Slide Transition

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THANK
YOU!