View

This menu contains commands for controlling the on-screen display of the document.

Normal

Switches to normal view where you can create and edit your slides..

Outline

Switches to outline view where you can reorder slides and edit slide titles and headings.

Slide Sorter

Displays miniature versions of the slides.

Slide Show

Starts your slide show.

Notes Page

Switches to notes page view, where you can add notes to your slides. Notes are hidden from the audience when you give your presentation.

Handout Page

Switches to handout page, where you can scale several slides to fit on one printed page. To modify the number of slides you can print on a page, open the Layouts task pane and double-click a layout.

Master

Switches to one of several master views, where you can add elements that you want to appear on all of the slides in your show.

Color/Grayscale

Shows slides in color, grayscale, or black and white.

Task Pane

Switches the OpenOffice.org Impress task pane on and off.

Slide Pane

Switches the Slide Pane on and off.

Toolbars

Opens a submenu to show and hide toolbars. A toolbar contains icons and options that let you quickly access OpenOffice.org commands.

Status Bar

Shows or hides the Status Bar at the bottom edge of the window.

Input Method Status

Shows or hides the Input Method Engine (IME) status window.

Ruler

Displays or hides rulers at the top and at the left edge of the workspace.

Grid

Sets the display properties of a grid.

Guides

Specifies the display options for guides.

Header and Footer

Adds or changes text in placeholders at the top and the bottom of slides and master slides.

Zoom

Reduces or enlarges the screen display of OpenOffice.org.

Index

normal view,presentations

outline view

editing,slide titles

slide shows, starting

presentations, starting

starting, slide shows

notes, adding to slides

slides,inserting notes

speaker notes,inserting

master views

display qualities of presentations

colors, displaying presentations

black and white display

grayscale display

task pane

status bar on/off

IME,showing/hiding

input method window

grids,display options (Impress/Draw)

guides,display options (Impress/Draw)

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