Impress Guide 7.3

Chapter 12,
User Interface Variants

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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 equivalentEffectTools > 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

Documentation for LibreOffice is available at https://documentation.libreoffice.org/en/Contents
Copyright............................................................................................................................2Contributors.............................................................................................................................. 2Feedback.................................................................................................................................. 2
Publication date and software version.......................................................................................2
Using LibreOffice on macOS.....................................................................................................2Introduction........................................................................................................................4
Selecting a user interface.................................................................................................4
Standard Toolbar UI..........................................................................................................5
Tabbed UI............................................................................................................................5
Fixed tabs................................................................................................................................. 7File tab................................................................................................................................. 7Home tab.............................................................................................................................. 8
Insert tab.............................................................................................................................. 9
Layout tab............................................................................................................................ 9
Slide Show tab.................................................................................................................... 11
Review tab.......................................................................................................................... 11
View tab.............................................................................................................................. 11
Extension tab..................................................................................................................... 12
Tools tab............................................................................................................................. 12Additional tabs........................................................................................................................ 13
Draw tab............................................................................................................................. 13
Image tab........................................................................................................................... 14
Object tab........................................................................................................................... 15
Table tab............................................................................................................................. 15Media tab........................................................................................................................... 16

Single Toolbar & Sidebar UI...........................................................................................16
Tabbed Compact UI.........................................................................................................16Groupedbar Compact UI.................................................................................................16
Contextual Single UI........................................................................................................17

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Introduction
By default, commands and tools used in LibreOffice Impress are grouped in a user interface
consisting of cascading menus and toolbars. The functions and use of these cascading menusand toolbars are described in previous chapters of this user guide.
This chapter describes the user interface variants that are available for LibreOffice Impress. Auser then has the option to select the user interface that suits their requirements and methods ofcreating presentations in LibreOffice Impress.

NoteWhen changing the user interface, the variant can be applied only to LibreOffice
Impress, or applied to all the modules in LibreOffice.

Selecting a user interface
To select a user interface variant or switch between the user interface variants:
1) Go to View > User Interface on the Menu bar to open the Select Your Preferred UserInterface dialog (Figure 1).
2) In UI variants, select one of the variants. An example of the selected variant is shown inthe Preview box, along with a short description.
3) Click on Apply to Impress to apply the variant selection to LibreOffice Impress only, orclick on Apply to All to apply the user interface variant to all the LibreOffice modules. The
LibreOffice window changes to match the selected variant.
4) Click Close to close the dialog.

Figure 1: Select Your Preferred User Interface Variant dialog

NoteIf the option Enable experimental features has been selected in the Tools >Options > Advanced dialog, several more variants appear in UI variants. Being
experimental, these variants are not described in this user guide.

4| Chapter 12, User Interface VariantsFigure 2: Standard Toolbar user interface in LibreOffice Impress

Note
In all the user interface variants, the Sidebar can be hidden or shown by clicking on
the Hide/Show button on the left of the Sidebar,

Standard Toolbar UIThe Standard Toolbar user interface is the default view when LibreOffice is installed and theWorkspace opened for the first time. Figure 2 shows an example of the default Workspace viewin LibreOffice Impress consisting of the following:•Menu bar at the top of the Workspace.

•Standard toolbar positioned below the Menu bar.

•Drawing toolbar positioned vertically on the left of the Workspace.

•Sidebar on the right of the Workspace.

For more information on the Impress Workspace, see Chapter 1, Introducing Impress.

Tabbed UIThe Tabbed user interface provides a familiar interface for users coming from proprietary officesuites, for example, Microsoft Office. Every tab within this user interface consists of a set of tools
grouped by context. The context changes automatically depending on the LibreOffice moduleand the object selected.
It includes a Menu bar, a Tab bar, and tool icons grouped in context that would be normally usedin LibreOffice Impress. If the tool icons on a tab page do not fit into the width of the Impress
window, a double chevron >> appears at the right end of the row. Click the double chevron >> todisplay more commands.

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Figure 3: Quick menu options

Figure 4: Icon bar

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On Windows and Linux operating systems, the Menu bar can be hidden or displayed by clicking
on Menubar at the left end of the Tab bar.
On the right of the Tab bar, a Quick menu (≡) (Figure 3) is available giving access to somecommonly used commands and links. Some of the Quick menu items have submenus, indicatedby a small triangle ► on the right. The Quick menu is the same for all tabs.
On the left of the Tab bar, an Icon bar (Figure 4) is available giving access to some commonlyused tools – Menubar; Open (Ctrl+O); Save (Ctrl+S);Undo (Ctrl+Z); Redo (Ctrl+Y); Start fromFirst Slide (F5).
The Tabbed user interface can be customized using the Notebookbar page of the Customize
dialog (Figure 5) to show or hide the individual tools on the various tabs. For more information oncustomization of LibreOffice, see the Getting Started Guide and the Writer Guide.

NoteWhen using the Tabbed user interface, the Impress toolbars are no longer visible. Ifnecessary, it is possible to open toolbars by going to View > Toolbars on the Menu
bar or Quick menu > Toolbars.

Fixed tabs
The fixed tabs in the Tabbed user interface for Impress are described on the following pages.
The following figures show the left and right ends of the tabs separately so they are large enoughto more easily see the commands.

File tab
The File tab (Figure 6) is a fixed tab providing commands to create new documents; open, save,print, and close documents; manage templates; export to PDF and EPUB; display document
properties; add a digital signature; and sign an existing PDF.
The File tab has two menus (Figures 7 and 8): File and Help. The File tab menu contains thesame commands as the tools available on the tab. The Help tab menu provides links to a varietyof resources.

Figure 6: Tabbed user interface - File tab

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Figure 7: File tab - File menu

Figure 8: File tab - Helpmenu

Home tab
The Home tab (Figure 9) is a fixed tab providing commands to cut, copy, paste, and format text;
insert common items (for example images, tables, charts); apply, update, and edit drawing styles;
and so on. The Home menu (Figure 10) at the right end of the Home tab bar provides additional
tools that are not on the tab.

Figure 9: Tabbed user interface - Home tab

Figure 10: Home tab Home menu

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Insert tab
The Insert tab (Figure 11) is a fixed tab providing tools to insert many commonly used items. TheInsert menu (Figure 12) at the right end of the Insert tab bar provides some of the same tools.

Figure 11: Tabbed user interface - Insert tab

Figure 12: Insert tab Insert menu

Layout tabThe Layout tab (Figure 13) is a fixed tab providing tools to create a slide layout. The Layoutmenu (Figure 14) at the right end of the Layout tab bar provides some of the same tools.

Figure 13: Tabbed user interface - Layout tab

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Figure 14: Layout tab –Layout menu

Figure 15: Tabbed user interface - Slide Show tab

Figure 16: Slide Show tab Slide Show menu

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Slide Show tab
The Slide Show tab (Figure 15) is a fixed tab providing tools for creating a slide show. The SlideShow menu (Figure 16) at the right end of the Slide Show tab bar provides some of the sametools.

Review tab
The Review tab (Figure 17) is a fixed tab providing tools for reviewing a slide show. The Reviewmenu (Figure 18) provides additional text editing tools. Some of these tools appear only if Asianor Complex Text Layout are selected in Tools > Options > Language Settings > Languages.

Figure 17: Tabbed user interface - Review tab

Figure 18: Review tab - Reviewmenu

View tab
The View tab (Figure 19) is a fixed tab providing tools to control the display of slides on a screen.
The View menu (Figure 20) provides additional tools relating to the display of slides on a screen.

Figure 19: Tabbed user interface - View tab

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Figure 20: View tab - Viewmenu

Extension tab
The Extension tab (Figure 21) is a fixed tab containing only the tool to access the Extension
Manager allowing the installation of extensions that are compatible for use in LibreOffice.

Figure 21: Tabbed user interface Extension tabTools tabThe Tools tab (Figure 22) is a fixed tab providing several tools for macros; color replacer; media
player; and so on. The Tools menu (Figure 23) provides some of the same tools, plus extra tools
for organizing, for example, macros and dialogs; image map; data sources; and so on.

12| Chapter 12, User Interface VariantsFigure 22: Tabbed user interface - Tools tabFigure 23: Tools tab - ToolsmenuAdditional tabs
Additional tabs appear between the View and Extension tabs when an object in Impress isselected. The illustrations show the left and right ends of the tabs separately so they are large
enough to more easily see the commands.

Draw tab
The Draw tab (Figure 24) becomes available when a drawing object is selected in a slide. It
provides tools for editing, transforming, grouping, aligning, and distributing draw objects. The
Draw tab menu (Figure 25) provides some of the tools required for editing, transforming andconverting drawing objects.

Figure 24: Tabbed user interface - Draw tab

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Figure 25: Draw tab - Drawmenu

Image tab
The Image tab (Figure 26) becomes available when an image is selected in a slide, for example
a photograph. It provides tools for working with images, such as cropping, borders, area styles,colors, and so on. The Image tab menu (Figure 27) provides links to dialogs for working withimages.

Figure 26: Tabbed user interface - Image tab

Figure 27: Image tab Image menu

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The Object tab (Figure 28) becomes available when an object, such as a chart, is selected. Itprovides tools to position, resize, choose colors, and so on for the selected object. The Object
tab menu (Figure 29) provides extra tools matching the type of object selected.

Figure 28: Tabbed user interface - Object tab

Figure 29: Object
tab - Object menu

Table tab
The Table tab (Figure 30) becomes available when a table is selected in a slide. It provides tools
to format a table to the presentation requirements. The Table tab menu (Figure 31) includes
extra tools for editing a table.

Figure 30: Tabbed user interface - Table tab

Figure 31: Table tab - Table menu

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Media tab
The Media tab (Figure 32) only becomes available when a media object is selected in a slide. It
provides tools for positioning and running an audio or video file. The Media tab menu (Figure 33)
includes extra tools for editing a media object.

Figure 32: Tabbed user interface - Media tab

Figure 33: Media tab- Media menu

Single Toolbar & Sidebar UIWhen selected, the Single Toolbar and Sidebar user interfaces only show the Menu bar with notoolbars. However, toolbars can be added to either of these user interfaces by going to View >Toolbars on the Menu bar and selecting the required toolbar from the options available. For
more information on toolbars, see Appendix B, Toolbars in this guide and the Getting StartedGuide.

Tabbed Compact UIThe Tabbed Compact user interface has the same tabs as the Tabbed user interface, but thetools on each tab are arranged as a single row of tools. Some of these tools have drop-downmenus with extra options. Figure 34 shows an example of the File tab in the Tabbed Compact
user interface.
The tab menu on the right of the Tabbed Compact user interface provides the same options as
the tab menus in the Tabbed user interface, see “Tabbed UI” on page 5 for more information.

Figure 34: Example of Tabbed Compact user interface showing File tabGroupedbar Compact UIThe Groupedbar Compact user interface is divided into groups that contain commands
organized as sets of tools and menus. The tools and menus that are available change to suit thetype of object selected. Clicking on the double chevron >> displays more tools for editing anobject. Figure 35 shows an example of Groupedbar Compact user interface when a basic
shape object is selected.
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The Groupedbar Compact menu (Figure 36) on the right-hand end of this interface provides
extra tools for working with LibreOffice Impress, including convenient ways to change the userinterface and access toolbars.

Figure 35: Example of Groupedbar Compact user interface with an object selected

Figure 36: Menu forGroupedbar Compact UIContextual Single UIThe Contextual Single user interface displays a single toolbar to suit the type of object that has
been selected. Clicking on the double chevron >> displays more tools for editing an object.
Figure 37 shows an example of a Contextual Single user interface when a basic shape object isselected.

Figure 37: Example of Contextual Single user interface with a basic shape selected

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