The document discusses various features of creating and formatting presentations in Impress, including inserting slides and text boxes, formatting text, inserting lists, pictures, charts, and tables. It also covers features for customizing slide shows such as slide transitions, animations, interactions and hiding or rearranging slides. The document provides instructions for these various presentation features in Impress.

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2. Creating a new presentation…

3. Impress Interface

4. Inserting a new slide Insert > Slide. Right-click on the present slide, and select New Slide Click the Slide icon in the Presentation toolbar Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

5. Inserting a text box Click on the Text icon Click and drag to draw a box for the text on the slide Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

6. Can change font type,size etc using font tab. Character Formatting Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

7. Select Format > Paragraph Paragraph Formatting Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

8. Click in the place want to insert the character Select Insert > Special Character Select the characters want to insert Click OK Inserting Special Characters Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

9. To insert bullet and numbering Select Format > Bullets and Numbering click on the Bullets and Numbering icon. Inserting lists Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

10. Insert > Fields Inserting Fields Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

11. Formatting a slide Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

12. Insert a Picture Use a layout which contain a placeholder for a graphic Double-click on the layout Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

13. Select Insert > Picture Brows the desired picture in the menu Click open Insert a Picture (Cont.) Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

14. Get the drawing toolbar View > Toolbars > Drawing Adding a graphic object Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

15. Click on the icon i n the drawing toolbar Use the Fontwork toolbar View > Toolbars >Fontwork Inserting Fontwork Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

16. One slide can be designed including the things which are common to all the slides in the presentation. Date and time Slide numbers Heading styles Logo Author Slide Master Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

17. Creating the master slide View > Master >Slide Master . Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

18. Modify a Slide master View > Master >Slide Master Click the NewMaster icon Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

19. Hyperlink Insert > Hyperlinks Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

20. Using Spreadsheets To add a spreadsheet to a slide, select the corresponding layout Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

21. Select the corresponding auto layout from the tasks pane Inserting a Chart Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

22. Edit chart properties Insert a chart title, subtitle, X axis title and Y axis title (1.) Go to chart mode (2.) Select Insert…. Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

23. select Slide Show > Slide Show Setting Customize the slide show Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

24. Hide a slide (1.) In the Slides pane, select the slides that you want to hide (2.) Click the Show/Hide Slide icon on the Slide View toolbar choose Slide Show > Show/Hide Slide (The hidden slide will be eliminated the from the presentation but remain unchanged) ‏ Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

25. Rearrange the slides using the slide sorter Change the order of the slides Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

26. Choose Slide Show > Custom Slide Show Custom slide show Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

27. In the Tasks pane, choose Slide Transition Slide transitions Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

28. (1.) Select the object want to animate (2.) In the Tasks pane, choose Custom Animation Custom Animation Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.

29. Interactions work as buttons which is used to switch to another slide. Interactions Department of Statistics & Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Peradeniya.