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28*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">$[officename] Impress Features</title>
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32*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
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40*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph id="hd_id3146119" role="heading" level="1" oldref="1" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US"><variable id="main0503"><link href="text/simpress/main0503.xhp" name="$[officename] Impress Features">$[officename] Impress Features</link></variable></paragraph>
41*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151074" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="2">$[officename] Impress lets you create professional slide shows that can include charts, drawing objects, text, multimedia and a variety of other items. If you want, you can even import and modify Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.</paragraph>
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43*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149379" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="3">For on-screen slide shows, animation, slide transitions and multimedia are a few of the techniques you can use to make your presentation more exciting.</paragraph>
44*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3154016" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="22">Creating Vector Graphics</paragraph>
45*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154485" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="23">Many of the tools for creating vector graphics in $[officename] Draw are available in $[officename] Impress.</paragraph>
46*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3150208" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="12">Creating Slides</paragraph>
47*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153247" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="13">$[officename] Impress provides you with templates to create professional-looking slides.</paragraph>
48*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148610" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="14">You can also assign a number of  dynamic effects to your slides, including animation and transition  effects.</paragraph>
49*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3153820" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="15">Creating Presentations</paragraph>
50*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153917" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="16">Several views or pages are available when you design a slide show. For example, the Slide Sorter displays an overview of your slides in thumbnail form, while the Handout page contains both the slide and the text you want to distribute to the audience.</paragraph>
51*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148608" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="17">$[officename] Impress also lets you rehearse the timing of your slide show.</paragraph>
52*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3154649" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="24">Publishing Presentations</paragraph>
53*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150046" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="25">You can publish your slides on-screen, as handouts, or as HTML documents.</paragraph>
54*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3146965" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="18">Giving Presentations</paragraph>
55*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski  <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145114" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="19">$[officename] Impress gives you the choice of running a slide show automatically or manually.</paragraph>
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