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Insert a graphical object (picture, image, drawn object) into a slide.

To insert an object like an image or a graphical object to a specific location in a slide, first of all bring the text pointer to that location by clicking at that location once. Now click on ‘Insert’ from the main menu bar. This gives us a drop-down menu. In this drop-down, we have a number of options.
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To insert an image, click on ‘Image’ from the drop-down. This will open the ‘Insert Image’ dialog box. Go to the location of the required image from this dialog and select the image and then click on ‘Open’. This will insert the image to the specified location in the presentation.

Similarly, to insert a graphical object, click on ‘Media’ and from the resulting menu, click on ‘Clip Art Gallery’. This will open the ‘Gallery’ at the right side of the Impress main window where we have the different types of shapes listed. We can insert these predefined shapes to the slides by selecting the required shapes from this menu and then dragging and dropping those shapes into the slide.

This is how we can insert graphical objects into a presentation in Impress.

Select a graphical object.

To select an image or a graphical object, just click once on the image or the object and the image or the object will get surrounded by eight different green coloured small squares. This is how we select an image or a graphical object in Impress.
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Add data labels to a chart: values/numbers, percentages.

To add data labels to a chart, select the chart by double clicking on it. After selecting the chart, click on ‘Insert’ button from the main menu bar and then click on ‘Data Labels’ from the resulting drop down menu. This will open the ‘Data Labels for all Data Series’ wizard. Under ‘Text Attributes’, we can check or uncheck the number or percentage data labels as per the requirement.
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Change the background color of a chart.

To change the chart area background color, first of all select the chart by double-clicking on it. A grey border should surround the chart upon selection. After this, right click on the chart area and from the resulting menu, click on ‘Format Chart Area’. This will display the ‘Chart Area’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, under the ‘Area’ tab, we have a ‘Fill’ drop down list. From this list, select the appropriate color which is required for the background of the chart and click on ‘OK’. This will change the chart background color.

Change the column, bar, line, pie slice colors in a chart.

To change the column, bar, line, or pie slice color in a chart, simply double-click on the respective element for which you want to change the color. If it is a bar chart, double-click on the individual bar, and if it is a pie chart, double-click on the pie for which the color is required to be changed. Do likewise for the other chart types. This double-clicking will open the ‘Data Series’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, under the ‘Area’ tab, we have a ‘Fill’ drop down list. From this list, select the appropriate color and click on ‘OK’. This will change the color of the selected element in the chart.
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Add data labels to a chart: values/numbers, percentages.

To add data labels to a chart, select the chart by double clicking on it. After selecting the chart, click on ‘Insert’ button from the main menu bar and then click on ‘Data Labels’ from the resulting drop down menu. This will open the ‘Data Labels for all Data Series’ wizard. Under ‘Text Attributes’, we can check or uncheck the number or percentage data labels as per the requirement.
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Change the background color of a chart.

To change the chart area background color, first of all select the chart by double-clicking on it. A grey border should surround the chart upon selection. After this, right click on the chart area and from the resulting menu, click on ‘Format Chart Area’. This will display the ‘Chart Area’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, under the ‘Area’ tab, we have a ‘Fill’ drop down list. From this list, select the appropriate color which is required for the background of the chart and click on ‘OK’. This will change the chart background color.

Change the column, bar, line, pie slice colors in a chart.

To change the column, bar, line, or pie slice color in a chart, simply double-click on the respective element for which you want to change the color. If it is a bar chart, double-click on the individual bar, and if it is a pie chart, double-click on the pie for which the color is required to be changed. Do likewise for the other chart types. This double-clicking will open the ‘Data Series’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, under the ‘Area’ tab, we have a ‘Fill’ drop down list. From this list, select the appropriate color and click on ‘OK’. This will change the color of the selected element in the chart.
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Create built-in charts in a presentation: column, bar, line, pie.

In Impress, we can represent our data with the help of different graphical representations like column chart, bar chart, line chart, or pie chart. This makes the data more presentable and also easier to comprehend.
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To create the different types of charts in Impress, simply click on the ‘Insert Chart’ place holder from the main slide area as has been shown in the below given illustration.

This will directly insert a chart into the presentation which will be first displayed in the selected state.

Select a chart.

A chart can be selected by simply double-clicking on it. When selected, the chart is surrounded by a grey border.

Change the chart type.

In order to change the chart type, first of all we need to select the chart by double-clicking on it. The chart will become surrounded by a grey border upon selection. After selecting the chart, click on ‘Format’ button on the main menu bar. From the resulting drop-down, click on ‘Chart Type’.

After clicking on the ‘Chart Type’ button, the ‘Chart Type’ dialog box appears. This lists the different chart types available. Any chart type can be selected from this list. After selection of the required chart type, just click on ‘OK’ and the chart type will get changed and a new chart will be created having the updated chart type.

Add, remove, and edit a chart title.

To add a chart title, first of all select the chart by double clicking on it, and then right click on the chart area. This gives a menu from which ‘Insert Titles’ can be selected. This gives a ‘Title’ dialog box from where we can add a title, remove a title and also edit the title. If the title is already there, just delete the title and click on ‘OK’. This will remove the title. Similarly, by changing the title and clicking on ‘OK’, we can edit the title.
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Create built-in charts in a presentation: column, bar, line, pie.

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To create the different types of charts in Impress, simply click on the ‘Insert Chart’ place holder from the main slide area as has been shown in the below given illustration.

This will directly insert a chart into the presentation which will be first displayed in the selected state.

Select a chart.

A chart can be selected by simply double-clicking on it. When selected, the chart is surrounded by a grey border.

Change the chart type.

In order to change the chart type, first of all we need to select the chart by double-clicking on it. The chart will become surrounded by a grey border upon selection. After selecting the chart, click on ‘Format’ button on the main menu bar. From the resulting drop-down, click on ‘Chart Type’.

After clicking on the ‘Chart Type’ button, the ‘Chart Type’ dialog box appears. This lists the different chart types available. Any chart type can be selected from this list. After selection of the required chart type, just click on ‘OK’ and the chart type will get changed and a new chart will be created having the updated chart type.

Add, remove, and edit a chart title.

To add a chart title, first of all select the chart by double clicking on it, and then right click on the chart area. This gives a menu from which ‘Insert Titles’ can be selected. This gives a ‘Title’ dialog box from where we can add a title, remove a title and also edit the title. If the title is already there, just delete the title and click on ‘OK’. This will remove the title. Similarly, by changing the title and clicking on ‘OK’, we can edit the title.
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Tables are very effective in conveying structured information. Table in a slide can be inserted by clicking on ‘Insert’ in the main menu bar and selecting ‘Table’ from the drop down list which gets displayed.
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After this, a dialog box appears, in which we can select the ‘Number of rows’ and the ‘Number of columns’ needed in the table. After selecting the appropriate values, click on ‘OK’ and the table will get inserted in the slide.

We can select the design of the table from the ‘Tasks Pane’. Any of the predefined designs can be selected which differ mainly according to the color scheme.

The options under ‘Table Design’ do the following functions:

• Header Row: This option is selected by default and it adds a different colored background to the first row in the table.
• Total Row: This option adds different colored background to the last row in the table.
• Banded Rows: This option is also selected by default. It adds different colored background to alternative rows, making it easier to read the data in the table.
• First Column: It adds a separate background color to the first column of the table.
• Last Column: It adds a separate background to the last column of the table.
• Banded Columns: It adds a separate background to alternate columns.

Enter, edit text in a table slide.

To insert data in a table, click once inside the cell in which the data needs to be entered. This will give a blinking text pointer inside the cell. Now simply enter the required data using the keyboard.

To edit the data in a table, click once inside the cell whose data needs to be edited. Now delete the already present value using the ‘delete’ button from the keyboard and then enter the new value. This is how we can edit the table data.

Select rows, columns, entire table.

To select a row or a column, click once on any one of the cells from that particular row or column. The table formatting toolbar menu will get displayed at the bottom of the presentation. From this menu, click on the ‘>>’ icon. A new list of options will get displayed. From this list, the ‘Select Column’, ‘Select Rows’, or the ‘Select Table’ options can be selected to select a column, a row or the whole table respectively. These options have been shown in the below given illustration.

Insert, delete rows and columns.

To insert a row or a column, click once on any one of the cells from the column to whose right the new column needs to be inserted or from the row below which the new row needs to be inserted. The table formatting toolbar menu will get displayed at the bottom of the document. From this menu, click on the ‘>>’ icon. A new list of options will get displayed. From this list, the ‘Insert Row’ or the ‘Insert Column’ options can be selected to insert a row or a column respectively. These options have been shown in the illustration above.

To delete a row or a column, click once on any one of the cells from that particular row or column. The table formatting toolbar menu will get displayed at the bottom of the document. From this menu, click on the ‘>>’ icon. A new list of options will get displayed. From this list, the ‘Delete Row’ or the ‘Delete Column’ options can be selected to delete a row or a column respectively. These options have been shown in the illustration above.
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Tables are very effective in conveying structured information. Table in a slide can be inserted by clicking on ‘Insert’ in the main menu bar and selecting ‘Table’ from the drop down list which gets displayed.
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After this, a dialog box appears, in which we can select the ‘Number of rows’ and the ‘Number of columns’ needed in the table. After selecting the appropriate values, click on ‘OK’ and the table will get inserted in the slide.

We can select the design of the table from the ‘Tasks Pane’. Any of the predefined designs can be selected which differ mainly according to the color scheme.

The options under ‘Table Design’ do the following functions:

• Header Row: This option is selected by default and it adds a different colored background to the first row in the table.
• Total Row: This option adds different colored background to the last row in the table.
• Banded Rows: This option is also selected by default. It adds different colored background to alternative rows, making it easier to read the data in the table.
• First Column: It adds a separate background color to the first column of the table.
• Last Column: It adds a separate background to the last column of the table.
• Banded Columns: It adds a separate background to alternate columns.

Enter, edit text in a table slide.

To insert data in a table, click once inside the cell in which the data needs to be entered. This will give a blinking text pointer inside the cell. Now simply enter the required data using the keyboard.

To edit the data in a table, click once inside the cell whose data needs to be edited. Now delete the already present value using the ‘delete’ button from the keyboard and then enter the new value. This is how we can edit the table data.

Select rows, columns, entire table.

To select a row or a column, click once on any one of the cells from that particular row or column. The table formatting toolbar menu will get displayed at the bottom of the presentation. From this menu, click on the ‘>>’ icon. A new list of options will get displayed. From this list, the ‘Select Column’, ‘Select Rows’, or the ‘Select Table’ options can be selected to select a column, a row or the whole table respectively. These options have been shown in the below given illustration.

Insert, delete rows and columns.

To insert a row or a column, click once on any one of the cells from the column to whose right the new column needs to be inserted or from the row below which the new row needs to be inserted. The table formatting toolbar menu will get displayed at the bottom of the document. From this menu, click on the ‘>>’ icon. A new list of options will get displayed. From this list, the ‘Insert Row’ or the ‘Insert Column’ options can be selected to insert a row or a column respectively. These options have been shown in the illustration above.

To delete a row or a column, click once on any one of the cells from that particular row or column. The table formatting toolbar menu will get displayed at the bottom of the document. From this menu, click on the ‘>>’ icon. A new list of options will get displayed. From this list, the ‘Delete Row’ or the ‘Delete Column’ options can be selected to delete a row or a column respectively. These options have been shown in the illustration above.
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Indent bulleted text. Remove indent from bulleted text.

Indentation helps in defining the amount of space to be made available to the right and to the left side of the page. Indentation can be done by selecting ‘Format’ option from the main menu bar. Now select ‘Paragraph’ from the drop down list which gets displayed. In the ‘Paragraph’ dialog box which gets displayed, under the ‘Indents & Spacing’ tab, under the section ‘Indent’, we can specify the indentation required for the bulleted text as has been shown below.
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Indentation from the bulleted text can be removed by selecting the value ‘0’ in the ‘Before text:’ or ‘After text:’ option as has been shown in the above figure. After selecting all the values, click on ‘OK’.

Adjust line spacing before and after bulleted, numbered lists.

Line spacing is defined as the space between the lines in a paragraph. Line spacing for bulleted and numbered lists can be defined by using the same ‘Paragraph’ dialog box which was used in the earlier sections. In this dialog box, under the ‘Indents & Spacing’ tab, open the ‘Line Spacing’ drop-down list and then select the type of line spacing required. After selecting the required value, click on ‘OK’.

Switch between the different standard bullets, number styles in a list.

To switch between different bullet and number styles, click on ‘Format’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting menu, click on ‘Bullets and Numbering’. This will open the ‘Bullets and Numbering’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, under the ‘Bullets’ and ‘Numbering Type’ tabs, we have lists of different bullet and numbering styles. The required style can be chosen from these lists and after making all the changes, click on ‘OK’. This will save the changes to the presentation.

This is how we can switch between different standard bullet and number styles.
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Indent bulleted text. Remove indent from bulleted text.

Indentation helps in defining the amount of space to be made available to the right and to the left side of the page. Indentation can be done by selecting ‘Format’ option from the main menu bar. Now select ‘Paragraph’ from the drop down list which gets displayed. In the ‘Paragraph’ dialog box which gets displayed, under the ‘Indents & Spacing’ tab, under the section ‘Indent’, we can specify the indentation required for the bulleted text as has been shown below.
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Indentation from the bulleted text can be removed by selecting the value ‘0’ in the ‘Before text:’ or ‘After text:’ option as has been shown in the above figure. After selecting all the values, click on ‘OK’.

Adjust line spacing before and after bulleted, numbered lists.

Line spacing is defined as the space between the lines in a paragraph. Line spacing for bulleted and numbered lists can be defined by using the same ‘Paragraph’ dialog box which was used in the earlier sections. In this dialog box, under the ‘Indents & Spacing’ tab, open the ‘Line Spacing’ drop-down list and then select the type of line spacing required. After selecting the required value, click on ‘OK’.

Switch between the different standard bullets, number styles in a list.

To switch between different bullet and number styles, click on ‘Format’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting menu, click on ‘Bullets and Numbering’. This will open the ‘Bullets and Numbering’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, under the ‘Bullets’ and ‘Numbering Type’ tabs, we have lists of different bullet and numbering styles. The required style can be chosen from these lists and after making all the changes, click on ‘OK’. This will save the changes to the presentation.

This is how we can switch between different standard bullet and number styles.
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Change text formatting: font sizes, font types.

To change the font size and the font type of the text in a presentation, right-click anywhere on the text area and from the resulting menu, click on ‘Character’. This will open the ‘Character’ dialog box.
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In this dialog box, under the ‘Fonts’ tab, we have the ‘Size’ and ‘Font’ drop-down lists. The appropriate font size and font type can be selected from these lists. After selecting the required values, click on ‘OK’. This will make the required changes to the presentation.

Apply text formatting: bold, italic, underline, shadow.

In the same ‘Character’ dialog box, under the ‘Fonts’ tab, we have the ‘Style’ drop-down list. From this list we can choose the ‘Bold’ or ‘Italic’ options to make the text style as bold or italic.

After making the changes, click on ‘OK’ to make these changes effective.

We have another method to format a piece of text as bold, italic, or underline. First of all, select the text which needs to be formatted. After this, right-click on the selected text and from the resulting menu, click on ‘Format’. This displays a menu which contains three options for ‘Bold’, ‘Italic’, and ‘Underline’. The appropriate formatting option can be chosen from this menu.

Apply different colours to text.

In the same ‘Character’ dialog box which has been used in the previous sections, under the ‘Font Effects’ tab, we have the ‘Font color’ drop-down list. Select the required color from this list and then click on ‘OK’. This will change the text color.

Apply case changes to text.

To apply case changes to text, first of all select the text which needs to be formatted. After this, right-click on the selected text and from the resulting menu, click on ‘Change Case’. This displays a menu which contains options like ‘lowercase’ and ‘UPPERCASE’. The appropriate formatting option can be chosen from this menu.

Align text: left, centre, right in a text frame.

To align text in different ways in LibreOffice Impress, click on ‘Format’ from the main menu bar and from the resulting drop-down menu, click on ‘Paragraph’. This will open the ‘Paragraph’ dialog box.

In this dialog box, under the ‘Alignment’ tab, we have the ‘Options’ area. Here we have a list of all the alignment types in the form of radio buttons. Select the appropriate alignment from this list and then click on ‘OK’. This will align the text in the chosen style.
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