Starting a New Document
File Menu
You can create a new Presentation by clicking File and New and selecting Presentation, which will open the Presentation Wizard. This can be done from within any program in the OpenOffice suite.
Presentation Wizard
When you open Impress, the Presentation Wizard will appear. The wizard allows you to
- Create an Empty presentation,
- Create a presentation from a template,
- Open an existing presentation.
The wizard displays a preview of your selection on the right.
Creating a new presentation and pressing Next will allow you to select the slide design, transitions and descriptions.
Selecting ‘Open existing presentation’ and clicking Open will open the File Explorer for you to select your presentation file.
Empty presentation
To create an empty presentation, select Empty presentation.
Click Next >> to select a slide design. You can choose from a list of slide designs, as well as the 'output medium' which will determine how the presentation will be displayed. This will usually be on a Screen e.g. computer monitor.
You can also click Create to create a blank presentation.
Click Next >> to select a slide transition. You can select the effect and the speed of the effect. You can also make the transitions Automatic.
Click Create to create the Empty presentation.
Creating from a template
To create a presentation from a template, select From template.
You can select a Presentation template such as 'Introducing a New Product'. Click Next >> to select a slide design. You can choose from a list of slide designs, as well as the 'output medium' which will determine how the presentation will be displayed. This will usually be on a Screen e.g. computer monitor.
Click Next >> to select a slide transition. You can select the effect and the speed of the effect. You can also make the transitions Automatic.
Click Create to create the presentation from a template.
