Impress Guide 7.3

Chapter 10,
Saving Slide Shows, Printing,
Emailing, and Exporting|1

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Contributors
To this editionPeter Schofield

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To previous editionsPeter Schofield
Elliot TurnerMichele Zarri
Vasudev Narayanan

Jean Hollis Weber
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Publication date and software version
Published May 2022. Based on LibreOffice 7.3 Community.
Other versions of LibreOffice may differ in appearance and functionality.

Using LibreOffice on macOS
Some keystrokes and menu items are different on macOS from those used in Windows andLinux. The table below gives some common substitutions for the instructions in this document.
For a detailed list, see the application Help.
Windows or LinuxmacOS equivalent

EffectTools > Options on
Menu barLibreOffice > Preferenceson Menu bar

Access to setup options

Right-click

Ctrl+click and/or right-click
depending on computer setup

Opens a context menu

Ctrl or Control⌘ and/or Cmd or Command

Used with other keys

Alt

⌥ and/or Alt or Option

Used with other keys

F11

⌘+T

Open the Styles deck in the Sidebar

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Contents
Copyright............................................................................................................................2
Contributors.............................................................................................................................. 2
Feedback.................................................................................................................................. 2
Publication date and software version.......................................................................................2
Using LibreOffice on macOS.....................................................................................................2

Saving slide shows...........................................................................................................4
New slide show......................................................................................................................... 4
ODP format............................................................................................................................... 5
Other presentation formats.......................................................................................................5

Quick printing....................................................................................................................5
Default printer....................................................................................................................6
Controlled printing............................................................................................................7
Linux or Windows printing.........................................................................................................7
General options.................................................................................................................... 7
LibreOffice Impress options..................................................................................................9macOS printing......................................................................................................................... 9
LibreOffice Impress options..................................................................................................9
General printing.................................................................................................................. 12

Printing examples............................................................................................................12
Printing slides.......................................................................................................................... 13
Brochure printing..................................................................................................................... 14
Single sided printing........................................................................................................... 14
Double sided or duplex printing..........................................................................................15

Emailing............................................................................................................................15
ODP format............................................................................................................................. 15
PDF format.............................................................................................................................. 15

Exporting..........................................................................................................................16
Quick PDF export.................................................................................................................... 16
PDF export.............................................................................................................................. 17
Web pages (HTML) export......................................................................................................17
Export in other formats............................................................................................................ 20

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Saving slide shows
Slide shows created in Impress are, by default, saved in the Open Document Presentation (ODP)
format. However, Impress can open and save a slide show in other widely used and recognizedpresentation formats.

New slide show
1) Create a new slide show. For more information, see Chapter 1, Introducing Impress andChapter 9, Slide Shows and Photo Albums.
2) Save the new slide show using one of the following methods to open a file browser
window (Figure 1).
– Click on Save on the Standard toolbar.
– Go to File > Save on the Menu bar.
– Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S (macOS ⌘+S).
3) Navigate to the folder where the slide show is to be saved.
4) Enter a filename in the File name, Name, or Save as text box, depending on computer
operating system.
5) Select a file format from the drop-down list at the bottom of the file browser window. By
default, the file format is ODF Presentation (.odp).
6) Click on Save to save the slide show and close the file browser window.

Figure 1: File browser for saving new slide show

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Figure 2: Confirm File Format dialog

Note
If the slide show is not being saved in the ODP presentation format, a Confirm File
Format dialog (Figure 2) opens asking confirmation of the file format selected.

ODP format
1) Open a slide show in Impress and make all the required changes. Impress opens slide
shows that have been saved in a presentation format that Impress recognizes.
2) Save the slide show in ODP format using one of the following methods:– Click on Save on the Standard toolbar.
– Go to File > Save on the Menu bar.
– Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S (macOS ⌘+S).

Other presentation formats
1) Open a slide show in Impress and make all the required changes. Impress opens slide
shows that have been saved in a presentation format that Impress recognizes.
2) Save the slide show in a presentation format that Impress recognizes, use one of thefollowing methods:– Click the triangle ▼ to the right of Save on the Standard toolbar and select Save As
from the drop-down menu.
– Go to File > Save As on the Menu bar.
– Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S (macOS ⌘+Shift+S).
3) In the file browser window that opens, navigate to the folder where the slide show is to be
saved.
4) Enter a filename in the Name text box.
5) Select a presentation file format from the drop-down list at the bottom of the file browser
window. By default, the file format is ODF Presentation (.odp).
6) Click on Save to save the slide show and close the file browser window.

Quick printing
To quickly print a document or presentation, click on Print Directly on the Standard toolbar(Figure 3) to send the entire document to the default printer that is defined for the computer.

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Figure 3: Standard toolbar with Print Directly installed
If Print Directly is not visible on the Standard toolbar, it can be added as follows:
1) Right-click in an empty area on the Standard toolbar and select Visible Buttons from thecontext menu.
2) Select Print Directly from the list of available tools and the Print Directly tool is added to
the Standard toolbar.

Note
The action of Print Directly can be changed by sending a document to the printerdefined for the document instead of the default printer defined for the computer. Go
to Tools > Options > Load/Save > General (macOS LibreOffice > Preferences >Load/Save > General) on the Menu bar and select the option Load printer settings
with the document.

Default printerTo specify the default printer, go to File > Printer Setup on the Menu bar to open the PrinterSetup dialog. An example of a Printer Setup dialog is shown in Figure 4.
1) Select the required printer from the printers listed in the Name drop-down list.
2) Click on Properties to open the Properties dialog for the selected printer and select therequired options from those available in the dialog. The options available in this dialog
depends on the type of printer connected to the computer and the computer operating
system being used.
3) Click OK to save the selected options and close the Properties dialog.
4) Click OK to save the printer selection and close the Printer Setup dialog.

Figure 4: Example of a Printer Setup dialog

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Controlled printing
For more control over printing, open and use the Print dialog using one of the following methods.
Due to different computer setups and operating systems, the print dialog that opens may differ
from the dialogs shown in this user guide. However, the printing options available for LibreOfficeremain the same.
•

Go to File > Print on the Menu bar.

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Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P (macOS ⌘+P).

•

Click on Print on the Standard toolbar.

Note
The options selected in the Print dialog only apply to the printing of the current
document that is open in Impress. To specify default print settings for LibreOffice, go
to Tools > Options > LibreOffice > Print (macOS LibreOffice > Preferences >LibreOffice > Print) on the Menu bar to open the Options LibreOffice Print dialog.

Note
Any print options selected with the Print dialog when printing from Impress overrides
the default printer settings that have been set using Tools > Options > LibreOffice> Print (macOS LibreOffice > Preferences > LibreOffice > Print) and Tools >Options > LibreOffice Impress > Print (macOS LibreOffice > Preferences >LibreOffice Impress > Print).

Note
Due to different computer setups and different operating systems, the print dialog
that opens may differ from the dialogs displayed in this chapter. However, theprinting options available for LibreOffice remain the same.

Linux or Windows printing
General options
The following general options are an example of what may be available on the General page of
the Print dialog (Figure 5).
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Printer –– select the printer to use from the printers available in the drop-down list.

•

Properties –– click on this button to open the properties dialog for the printer being used.
The options available in this dialog depends on the type of printer connected to thecomputer and the computer operating system being used.

•

Range and Copies –– select from the following options:– All Slides –– prints all the slides in the presentation.
– Selection –– prints the slides selected in LibreOffice Impress.
– Slides –– select the page number(s) to print. For multiple pages, use the format 1, 3, 7
or 1 – 5, 7, 9 for page number selection.
– Include –– select from the drop-down list Odd and Even Pages, Odd Pages, or Even
Pages.
– More > Paper sides –– select from the drop-down list Print on one side (simplex),Print on both sides (duplex long edge), or Print on both sides (duplex short edge).

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Figure 5: Print dialog - General page
– More > Number of copies –– enter number of printed copies required for the
document.
– More > Collate –– collates multiple printed copies into separate documents.
– More > Order –– select from Create separate print jobs for collated output (onlyavailable when more than one copy is being printed) or Print in reverse order.
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Page Layout –– select from the following options:– Paper size –– select the paper size to use from drop-down list
– Orientation –– select from the drop-down list Automatic, Portrait or Landscape.
– More > Pages per sheet –– select from the drop-down list how many pages are
printed on one sheet of paper.
– More > Order –– select from the drop-down list the printing order of multiple pages on
one sheet of paper.
– More > Draw a border around each page –– when multiple slides are printed on one
sheet of paper, a border is drawn around each slide.
– More > Brochure –– prints the document so the pages can be folded into a brochureor booklet.

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Figure 6: Print dialog - LibreOffice Impress page

LibreOffice Impress options
The following options are available on the LibreOffice Impress page of the Print dialog(Figure 6) where settings are defined specific to the current document type:•Contents – when selected prints Slide name, Date and time on the slides and any
Hidden pages in the presentation.

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Color – prints the presentation in Original colors, Grayscale, or Black & white.

•

Size – print the presentation using one of the following options:– Original size –– prints the slide using its original size.
– Fit to printable page –– the presentation size is changed so that it fits on the paper
size used for printing.
– Distribute on multiple sheets of paper –– used if the slides are too large for the paper
size being used.
– Tile sheet of paper with repeated slides –– used to print several slides of apresentation on a sheet of paper.

macOS printing
LibreOffice Impress options
By default, when the Print dialog opens, the page for LibreOffice Impress printing options isalready selected, as shown in Figure 7.

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Figure 7: Print dialog – macOS - LibreOffice Impress options•

Printer –– select the printer to be used from the drop-down list. If the default printer isbeing used, then this printer will already be selected.

•

Presets –– select from the drop-down list a printing preset. The presets available dependon the type of printer connected to the computer. This also includes any custom presetsthat have been created.

•

Copies –– enter the number of copies to be printed.

•

Black & White –– select this option to print the presentation in monochrome if the printerselected is capable of color printing.

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Two-Sided –– select this option to print the presentation double sided if the printerselected is capable of double sided printing.

•Pages > All –– prints all the pages in the document.

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Pages > From: to: –– select the page number(s) to print. For multiple pages, use theformat 1, 3, 7 or 1 – 5, 7, 9 for page number selection.

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Print selection only –– only prints the selected area(s) or object(s) in the current
drawing.

•Document –– select the type of document to print from the drop-down list: Slides;
Handouts; Notes; Outline.

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Slides per page –– only available when Handouts is selected as the document type.
Select from the drop-down list either According to layout, or the number of slides per
page.

•

Order –– only available when Handouts is selected as the document type. Select fromthe drop-down list either Left to right, then down or Top to bottom, then right.

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Figure 8: Print dialog – macOS - LibreOffice Impress More options•

Contents –– when selected prints Slide name, Date and time on the slides and any
Hidden pages in the presentation.

•

Color – prints the presentation in Original colors, Grayscale, or Black & white.

To access more printing options in LibreOffice Impress, click on More to open the second pageof LibreOffice Impress options, as shown by the example in Figure 8.
•Size –– print the presentation using one of the following options:– Original size –– prints the slides using the original size.
– Fit to printable page –– the slide size is changed so that it fits on the paper size used
for printing.
– Distribute on multiple sheets of paper –– used if the slides are too large for the paper
size being used.
– Tile sheet of paper with repeated slides –– used to print multiple copies of a slide on a
page.

•

Brochure –– when selected, prints the document so the pages can be folded into a
brochure or booklet.

•

Include — select which pages to print from the drop-down list: All pages; Frontsides/right pages; Back sides/left pages. Only available when Brochure is selected.
– Use only paper tray from printer preferences — when selected, the printer tray
selected on the printer overrides the selected tray in the printer properties on thecomputer.
– All Slides — all the slides in the slide show are printed.
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– Slides: — enter the slide number(s) in the text box that are to be printed. For multiple
slides, use the format 1, 3, 7 or 1 – 5, 7, 9 for slide number selection.
– Selection — prints the slides selected in LibreOffice Impress in the Slides pane.

General printing
Click on the LibreOffice drop-down list to select the general printing. The following options are an
example only.
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Media & Quality– Feed from –– select from the drop-down list the paper tray to use if the printer has
more than one paper tray.
– Media Type –– select from the drop-down list the paper type that has been loaded into
the paper tray being used, for example Envelope, Photo, Plain Paper.
– Quality –– select the level of printing quality required.

•

Layout– Pages per sheet –– select from the drop-down list how many slides are printed on one
sheet of paper.
– Layout Direction –– select the printing order of multiple slides on one sheet of paper.
– Border –– when multiple slides are printed on one sheet of paper, a border is drawn
around each slide.
– Two-Sided –– select from the drop-down list how a multi-page document is going to
be bound: Off; Long-Edge binding; Short-Edge binding, Booklet.
– Reverse page orientation –– if LibreOffice prints the slides in the wrong order, selectthis option and print the document again.
– Flip horizontally –– if LibreOffice prints the pages in the wrong orientation, select thisoption and print the document again.

•

Paper Handling– Collate pages –– when selected collates multiple printed copies into separate
documents.
– Pages to Print –– select which slides in the document to print from the drop-down list:
All pages; Odd only; Even only.
– Page Order –– select the page printing order from the drop-down list: Automatic;
Normal; Reverse.
– Scale to fit paper size –– adjusts the printed slide to fit the paper size.
– Destination Paper Size –– select a paper size from the options available in thedrop-down list. Only available if Scale to fit paper size has been selected.

•

Cover Page –– provides options of when to print a cover page and the type of of cover
page.

•

Watermark –– provides options to print watermark text on the slides, for example
Confidential if the presentation is of a sensitive nature.

Printing examples
The following printing instructions are examples only. Actual method of printing may differ fromthese examples as this depends on computer operating system, computer setup, and the printerbeing used. For more information on printing, see the Writer Guide.

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Figure 9: Example dialog for printer properties

Printing slides
The following printing procedure is an example only. Actual printing procedure does depend on
computer operating system and how the computer has been setup.
1) Open the Print dialog using one of the following methods:– Go to File > Print on the Menu bar.
– Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P (macOS ⌘+P).
– Click on Print on the Standard toolbar.
2) Click on General to open the page for general print options and, if necessary, select a
printer from the Printer drop-down list of printers available.
3) If necessary, in Printer click on Properties to display a properties dialog for the selected
printer and select the options required. Click OK to save the Properties selection andclose the dialog. Actual printer properties available depend on the printer selected andcomputer operating system being used. An example of a printer properties dialog isshown in Figure 9.
4) In Range and Copies, select which slides to print, odd or even pages, the paper sides toprint on (simplex or duplex), number of copies, collate multiple copies, and the print order.
5) In Page Layout, select the paper size, orientation, pages per sheet, and, if necessary,brochure printing.
6) Click on LibreOffice Impress to open the page for LibreOffice Impress print options.

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7) In Document, select the document type, slides per page and the printing order from thedrop-down lists.
8) In Contents, select whether to print slide name, date and time, and/or hidden pages.
9) In Color, select the type of color to print.
10) In Size, select the printed size, to fit on a printable page, to distribute on multiple sheetsof paper, or tile sheet of paper with repeated slides.
11) Click OK to print the slides and close the Print dialog.

Brochure printing
Slides can be printed so that, when printed, the slides are in the correct order to form a booklet or
brochure.
The printer procedures below are only examples. Actual printing procedure depends on thecomputer operating system and type of printer being used. It is best to experiment to find thecorrect method for brochure printing.

Single sided printing
The following procedure is an example of how to create a brochure or booklet using a printer thatis only capable of printing single sided.
1) Open the Print dialog using one of the following methods:– Go to File > Print on the Menu bar.
– Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P (macOS ⌘+P).
– Click on Print on the Standard toolbar.
2) Click on General to open the page for general print options and, if necessary, select a
printer from the Printer drop-down list of printers available.
3) Click on Properties to open the printer properties dialog for the printer being used andcheck the printer is set to the same page orientation as specified for the page setup forthe slides. Usually page orientation does not matter, but it is important for brochures.
4) Click OK to close the properties dialog and return to the Print dialog.
5) In Range and Copies, select All Slides. A minimum of four slides is required to create abrochure.
6) In Range and Copies, select the Number of copies required to match the required
number of brochures.
7) In Layout, select Brochure.
8) In Range and Copies, select Even slides option in Include.
9) Click OK to print the even slides in the presentation.
10) Take the printed slides out of the printer and put them back into the printer in the correctorientation to print on the other side of the paper. It maybe necessary to experiment andfind out what the correct arrangement is for the printer being used.
11) In Range and Copies, select Odd slides option in Include.
12) In Range and Copies, select the same Number of copies used for printing the evenslides.
13) Click OK to print the odd slides in the presentation and close the Print dialog.
14) Assemble the brochures and bind them, if necessary.

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Printing a brochure on a printer that is capable of double sided or duplex printing makes the taskof creating brochures a lot simpler.
1) Open the Print dialog using one of the following methods:– Go to File > Print on the Menu bar.
– Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+P (macOS ⌘+P).
– Click on Print on the Standard toolbar.
2) Click on General to open the page for general print options and, if necessary, select a
printer from the Printer drop-down list of printers available.
3) Click on Properties to open the printer properties dialog for the printer being used andcheck the printer is set to the same page orientation as specified for the page setup forthe slides. Usually page orientation does not matter, but it is important for brochures.
4) Click OK to close the properties dialog and return to the Print dialog.
5) In Range and Copies, select All Slides. A minimum of four slides is required to create abrochure.
6) In Range and Copies, select Print on both sides (duplex long edge) or Print on bothsides (duplex short edge) option. Normally, long edge binding is used for portrait printing
and short edge binding is used for landscape printing.
7) In Range and Copies, select the Number of copies required to match the required
number of brochures.
8) In Range and Copies, select the Collate option. This option is only active when printing
multiple copies of the same document.
9) In Layout, select Brochure.
10) Click OK to close to the Print dialog and print the required number of pages for thebrochures.
11) If necessary, bind the brochures to match either long edge or short edge binding.

Emailing
LibreOffice provides two methods of emailing an Impress slide show as an attachment in ODP
format or PDF format directly from the Impress module. For more information on emailing
LibreOffice documents, see the Getting Started Guide.

Note
There must be a default email program available for the LibreOffice emailing facility
to work correctly.

ODP format
1) Make sure the presentation file is open in Impress.
2) Go to File > Send > Email Document on the Menu bar and the default email program
opens with the presentation file already attached to the email.
3) Enter the name of the recipient, subject line, and message then send the email.

PDF format
1) Make sure the presentation file is open in Impress.

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Figure 10: PDF Options dialog
2) Go to Format > Send > Email as PDF on the Menu bar and the PDF Options dialog(Figure 10) opens.
3) If necessary, select the required PDF options to create a PDF version of the slide show.
Normally, the default options already selected are sufficient to create a PDF file that theemail recipient will be able to open.
4) Click on Send to close the PDF Options dialog and the default email program opens with
the PDF file already attached to the email.
5) Enter the name of the recipient, subject line, and message then send the email.

Exporting
Impress can export presentations in the PDF format as well as other file formats. The PDF format
is a standard file format for file viewing and is ideal for sending the file to someone who can only
view a slide show file using a PDF viewer.
For more information on exporting LibreOffice documents, see the Getting Started Guide.

Quick PDF export
1) Make sure the presentation file is open in Impress.
2) Use one of the following methods to export the file as a PDF file and open a file browser
window.
– Click on Export Directly as PDF on the Standard toolbar.
– Go to File > Export As > Export Directly as PDF on the Menu bar.
3) In the file browser window, navigate to the folder where the PDF file is to be saved.
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5) Click on Save to save the slide show file as a PDF file and close the file browser window.

PDF export
For more control over the content and quality of a PDF file, it is recommended to use the PDF
Options dialog. For more information on the options available when exporting a slide show as a
PDF file, see the Getting Started Guide.
1) Make sure the slide show file is open in Impress.
2) Go to File > Export as PDF on the Menu bar to open the PDF Options dialog.
3) Using the various pages in the PDF Options dialog, select the options required for the
PDF file. For more information, see the Getting Started Guide.
4) Click on Export to open a file browser window.
5) In the file browser window, navigate to the folder where the PDF file is to be saved.
6) In the Name text box, enter a filename for the PDF file or use the filename that isdisplayed in this text box. The file format is fixed as PDF and cannot be changed.
7) Click on Export to save and export the file to the selected location.

Web pages (HTML) export
Presentations can be exported as a series of web pages (HTML format) that can be viewed inany browser.

Note
Exporting presentations as web pages (HTML) does not retain any animation effects
or slide transitions.
1) Make sure the presentation file is open in Impress.

Figure 11: HTML Export dialog – Assign Design page

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Figure 12: HTML Export dialog - Publication Type page2) Create a folder to contain the HTML pages that are generated and select the folder as thedestination for the HTML pages.
3) Go to File > Export on the menu bar to open a file browser window and navigate towhere the HTML version of the presentation is going to be saved.
4) Enter a name for the HTML file in the Name text box at the top of the file browser window.
5) At the bottom of the file browser window, select HTML Document (Impress) (.html; .htm)
format from the drop-down list.
6) Click on Save and the HTML Export dialog opens at the Assign Design page
(Figure 11).
7) Select a design for all of the HTML pages, either from an existing design or by creating a
new design. If there is no previously saved design available, the Existing Design option is
not available.
8) Click on Next to select the publication type to use for creating the web pages, as shownin Figure 12. The available options change depending on publication type selected.
– Standard HTML format – one page for each slide with navigation links to move fromslide to slide.
– Standard HTML with frames – one page with a navigation bar on the left-hand sideand uses slide title as navigation links. Click on links to display pages in right-handside.
– Single-document HTML – creates one HTML document from the slide show.
– Automatic – one page for each slide with each page set with the refresh meta tag so
a browser automatically cycles from one page to the next.
– WebCast – generates an ASP or Perl application to display the slides. Currently,
LibreOffice has no direct support for PHP.
9) Click on Next> to select the format for saving images (PNG, GIF or JPG) and the monitor
resolution used from the options available in Monitor Resolution, as shown in Figure 13.
When selecting a monitor resolution, consider what type of display users may have. For
example, if high resolution is selected, then users with a medium-resolution display has toscroll sideways to see the entire slide.
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Figure 13: HTML Export dialog - Save Images As page

Figure 14: HTML Export dialog - Title page10) Click on Next> and enter the details for a title page (Figure 14), such as name of theauthor, e-mail address and home page, along with any additional information that maybe
required. This page does not display if the Create title page option was not selected whenselecting Publication Type.
11) Click on Next> to select the style of navigation buttons to use when moving from one
page to another from the options available in Select Button Style (Figure 15). If buttons
are not being used, make sure Text only is selected.
12) Click on Next> to select the color scheme for the web pages from the options available in
Select Color Scheme (Figure 16). Available schemes include the existing scheme for thepresentation, one based upon browser colors, and a user-defined scheme. A new
scheme can be saved so that it appears on the first page of the HTML export wizard.
13) Click on Create to generate the HTML files. If this is a new design, a dialog opens to savethe design for future use.

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Figure 15: HTML Export dialog - Select Button Style page

Figure 16: HTML Export dialog - Select Color Scheme page

Export in other formats
1) Make sure the presentation file is open in Impress.
2) Go to File > Export on the menu bar to open a file browser window and navigate towhere the HTML version of the slide show is going to be saved.
3) Enter a name for the exported file in the Name text box at the top of the file browser
window.
4) At the bottom of the file browser window, select the required format from the drop-down
list.
5) Click on Save to export the file to the selected location. Depending on the format
selected, an options dialog may open allowing further options to be selected for the fileformat selected.
6) Click on OK to save the exported file and close the options dialog. For more information
on exporting files, see the Getting Started Guide.

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