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33<paragraph id="hd_id3146119" role="heading" level="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>
34<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151074" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">$[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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36<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149379" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">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>
37<paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3154016" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">Creating Vector Graphics</paragraph>
38<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154485" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">Many of the tools for creating vector graphics in $[officename] Draw are available in $[officename] Impress.</paragraph>
39<paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3150208" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">Creating Slides</paragraph>
40<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153247" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">$[officename] Impress provides you with templates to create professional-looking slides.</paragraph>
41<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148610" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">You can also assign a number of dynamic effects to your slides, including animation and transition effects.</paragraph>
42<paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3153820" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">Creating Presentations</paragraph>
43<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153917" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">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>
44<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148608" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">$[officename] Impress also lets you rehearse the timing of your slide show.</paragraph>
45<paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3154649" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">Publishing Presentations</paragraph>
46<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150046" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">You can publish your slides on-screen, as handouts, or as HTML documents.</paragraph>
47<paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3146965" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">Giving Presentations</paragraph>
48<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145114" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US">$[officename] Impress gives you the choice of running a slide show automatically or manually.</paragraph>
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