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Buttons Command Name Purpose of the Button
Slide It enables to add a new slide in the presentation.
Slide Layout It enables to reset the slide with a new slide layout.
Slide Design It enables to apply background design to a slide.
Slide Show It enables to show the presentation in a full screen.
SLIDE LAYOUTS
Slide layout refers to the basic look or the frame of types of slides in which contents can be added. In
‘Impress’, there are various types of predefined layouts for creating slides which can be used for creating
a new presentation. Some frequently used layouts are Title Slide, Content, Title-Only, Blank Slide, etc.
In the task pane area, there are different layouts. These layouts contain different
placeholders to place different types of content.
To select a slide layout for your presentation, follow the given steps:
Step 1: Click on any Slide layout to select the required design from sidebar deck.
Step 2: Click on ‘Slide Layout’ option. (It will display the Slide Layout window).
Step 3: Select the desired layout.
The layout of the slide appears on the workspace as a frame for slide.
A placeholder is a box with a dotted boundary in a presentation that provides you
with an area to add text/image/charts/graphics etc. to a slide.
CREATING A PRESENTATION
To create a new presentation, click on the ‘New’ button from the Standard Toolbar. A ‘Presentation Wizard’
dialog box appears with the following three options, each of which can be selected to make a new
presentation:
Empty presentation From template
Open existing presentation
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