Parts of a window in LibreOffice Impress

Parts, Impress window

A slideshow presentation, as the name suggests is made up of multiple slides with a common theme. Presentation applications, like Impress, allow you to create slides to build a presentation.

The different parts of the of a window in Impress are the first interaction you have with designing your presentation. Through it you can access all the tools and features of Impress.

This page has different parts of the window. Impress the same parts as the other applications in LibreOffice.
Slides
Titlebar
Menu
Standard toolbar
Drawing toolbar
Status bar

Standard toolbar

New

This allows you to open the same type of document you are working on. For example, if you are working on a spreadsheet, the icon will be of a spreadsheet, so when you click it, the new document will be a spreadsheet. The drop-down menu allows you to create any type of document that LibreOffice can open. These include spreadsheets, XML forms, and HTML documents.

Open

This will open a dialog where you can search your computer for documents to open. The drop-down menu lists documents that were recently opened with LibreOffice.

Save

Clicking this will save the document. The drop-down menu has the following items:

  • Save As
  • Export
  • Save as Template
  • Save Remote File.

Export as PDF

Clicking this opens the Export dialog.

Print

This opens the Print dialog.

Cut

This will remove selected text or objects from the document and places them on the clipboard, so they can be placed elsewhere in the document or in another one.

Copy

This will place selected text or objects from a document and places them on the clipboard, so they can be placed elsewhere in the document or in another one. The text and objects will not be removed from there current location.

Paste

This places the text or objects on the clipboard into a document, where the cursor is located.

Clone Formatting

This allows you to copy the formatting of selected text and apply it to other text.

Undo

This will revert the document back before the previous change. The drop-down menu lists the past few changes and lets you go back to the document when that change was the last one made.

Redo

This will restore a change that was just undone. The drop-down menu lists changes that you have undone. Click the desired change to bring the document to the point where that was the last change made.

Find & Replace

Clicking this opens the Find and Replace dialog.

Spelling

This spellchecks the document and opens the spelling dialog.

Display Grid

Clicking this displays gridlines for laying out text boxes and other objects.

Display Views

Clicking this icon reveals a drop-down list of different ways to view your presentation.

  • Normal
  • Notes
  • Outline
  • Slide Sorter
  • Slide Master
  • Notes Master
  • Handout

Master Slide

Switches to slide master view, where you can add elements that you want to appear on all of the slides that use the same slide master.

Start from First Slide

This starts playing the presentation from the beginning.

Start from Current Slide

This will start the slide from the slide that appears on the screen.

Table

This is the same icon that is in Writer. It has squares that you highlight that represent the number of rows and columns in a table that you are going to insert. The table will be inserted as an object, in addition to text boxes, charts, and images.

Insert Image

Clicking this opens a dialog that allows you find an image in your computer system to insert in your presentation.

Insert Audio or Video

Clicking this opens a dialog that allows you find an audio or video file in your computer system to insert in your presentation.

Insert Chart

This inserts a chart into the current slide as an object. Double click the chart to modify it.

Insert Text Box

Clicking this changes the cursor, so you can draw a text box in the current slide.

Insert Hyperlink

This opens the Hyperlink dialog.

Show Draw Functions

Clicking this icon opens and closes the Drawing toolbar.

Drawing toolbar

Select

This icon will be selected by default. It allows you to select and resize the various objects in Impress, such as text boxes, images, and charts.

Zoom & Pan

This turns the cursor into a magnifying glass, allowing you to zoom and pan on different elements in a slide.

Line Color

Use the Insert Line icon to create a line in a slide. Then use this drop-down menu to select a new color for the line.

Fill Color

This is the color for shapes and drawings. The drop-down menu reveals a color palette, that allows you to choose a desired color.

Insert Line

Clicking this changes the cursor to a plus sign and allows you to draw a line.

Rectangle

This allows you to draw a rectangle in a slide.

Ellipse

This allows you to draw an ellipse in a slide.

Lines and Arrows

This has a drop-down menu that allows you to choose several different arrows and lines. The last chosen arrow or line will be to the left of the arrow.

Curve

The drop-down menu has several different curves to choose from. The last chosen curve will be to the left of the arrow.

Connector

The drop-down menu has several different connectors to choose from. The last chosen connector will be to the left of the arrow.

Insert Basic Shapes

The drop-down menu has several different shapes to choose from. The last chosen shape will be to the left of the arrow.

Symbol

The drop-down menu has several different symbols to choose from. The last chosen curve will be to the left of the arrow.

Arrow

The drop-down menu has several different arrows to choose from. The last chosen arrow will be to the left of the drop-down arrow.

Flowchart

The drop-down menu has several different flowchart symbols to choose from. The last chosen flowchart symbol will be to the left of the arrow.

Callout

The drop-down menu has several different callout symbols to choose from. The last chosen callout symbols will be to the left of the arrow.

Star

The drop-down menu has several different stars to choose from. The last chosen star will be to the left of the arrow.

3D Object

The drop-down menu has several different 3-D objects to choose from. The last chosen 3-D objects will be to the left of the arrow.

Rotate

Select an object or a text box. There will be eight green squares around the selection for moving or resizing the object. Click the rotate icon and the squares become ovals. Click on one of the ovals and drag it to rotate the object.

Align

Select more than one object. Then click the drop-down arrow for the Arrange icon and choose one of the options to align the objects.

Arrange

Click an object. Then click the drop-down arrow for arrange to choose one of the following arrangement settings:

  • Bring to Front
  • Bring Forward
  • Send to Back
  • Send Backward
  • In Front of Object
  • Behind Object

Reverse

This becomes active when more than one object is selected. Clicking the Reverse icon flips the stacking order of the objects.

Distribution

If you select three or more objects, you can also use the Distribution icon to distribute the vertical and horizontal spacing evenly between the objects. Clicking the icon opens a Distribution dialog with several options for vertical and horizontal alignment.
Shadow: Click an object. Then click the Shadow icon. A shadow will be created for the object.

Crop Image

Click on an image. Eight squares surround the image, for resizing and changing its shape. Then click this icon. The squares change to lines, so the image can be cropped.
Filter: This icon becomes active when an image is selected.It only works on images. The drop-down menu has several different filter choices to choose from. The last chosen filter will be to the left of the arrow.

Points

When you finish drawing a curve, it has several points that you can click on and drag to change the shape of that segment of the curve. There are also squares that allow you to change the shape and size of the entire curve. The points and squares do not appear at the same time. This icon switches between the points and squares.

Show Glue Points Functions

You can connect two shapes with a line called a connector. When you draw a connector between shapes, the connector will be attached to a gluepoint on each shape. This icon reveals the gluepoints for each shape on a slide.

Toggle Extrusion

This icon becomes active when you select a shape. Click it to turn a two-dimensional shape into a 3D one. It is not active for 3D shapes that you draw by using the 3D icon. Turning a shape into a 3D object launches the 3D-Settings toolbar.