OpenOffice.org 2, Firefox, and Thunderbird for Windows All in One [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

1.

Select a Template

Select

OpenOffice.org Impress from the

OpenOffice.org program group on your Windows Start menu to start the Presentation Wizard. Click to select the

From template option. When you do, Impress lists the Impress templates available to you. As long as you've checked the

Preview option, a preview image of the template appears in AutoPilot's preview area.

Select the template you want to use as the basis for your presentation and click

Next to move to the next page in the Presentation Wizard.

2.

Select Your Background

Select from the available backgrounds. Choose a background that will not overwhelm your audience. (With only two backgrounds available for your initial Impress installation, you don't have a lot to choose from.) Click to select the background you desire, and you can see that background's effect in the preview area. Click

Next to move to the next page in the Presentation Wizard to continue selecting items from the template's available collection.

101 Make an Automatic Presentation explains how to create and present an automated presentation. If you're giving the presentation, leave the

Default option selected. Click

Next to move to the next page.

4.

Add the Overall Details

In the fourth screen of the Presentation Wizard, Impress requests that you enter information that Impress will place throughout your presentation. You'll enter your company name, the subject of your presentation, and some additional ideas that you want to cover in the presentation. Impress scatters these details at appropriate places in the presentation it generates, based on the template's design. Click

Next to move to the final page.

5.

Add the Final Details

In the final page of the Presentation Wizard, Impress offers a list of details that you may or may not want in your presentation. The list changes depending on which of the two templates you chose when you first started the presentation. The new product details relate to the introduction of a new product, and the strategy template details relate to introducing a new strategy into your company plans.

Click the plus sign next to each group to see the details in that group. For example, you would click the plus sign next to

Fulfilling Customer Needs to see the two lines that will appear at that point in the presentation. Although the details are general, you'll be able to change them to your company's specific details once Impress generates your initial presentation.

Initially, all groups are selected (indicated by a check mark), but you can click to uncheck any group that you don't want to appear in your presentation. For instance, you may not want to discuss cost analysis in this presentation; if not, uncheck the group labeled

Cost Analysis so that Impress won't include that group in this presentation.

6.

Complete the Presentation

Click the

Create button to generate the presentation based on the information you supplied as you went through the screens in the Presentation Wizard. Once Impress generates the presentation, you can change the general details to those that match your specific company needs. For example, you would replace the template-produced text that reads

Compare quality and price with those of the competition with your own specifics in that area. You can also add and remove slides throughout the presentation, depending on your specific needs. The template did its job by designing a general presentation that you now can make specific.