Impress Guide 7.2

Chapter 12User Interface Variants

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Documentation for LibreOffice is available at https://documentation.libreoffice.org/en/Contents
Copyright............................................................................................................................2
Contributors.............................................................................................................................. 2
Feedback.................................................................................................................................. 2
Publication date and software version.......................................................................................2
Using LibreOffice on macOS.....................................................................................................2

Introduction........................................................................................................................4
Selecting user interface....................................................................................................4
Standard Toolbar user interface......................................................................................5
Tabbed user interface.......................................................................................................5
Fixed tabs................................................................................................................................. 6File tab................................................................................................................................. 6
Home tab.............................................................................................................................. 7
Insert tab.............................................................................................................................. 8
Layout tab.......................................................................................................................... 10
Slide Show tab................................................................................................................... 10
Review tab.......................................................................................................................... 11
View tab............................................................................................................................. 12
Extension tab..................................................................................................................... 13
Tools tab............................................................................................................................. 13
Additional tabs........................................................................................................................ 14
Draw tab............................................................................................................................. 14
Image tab........................................................................................................................... 16
Object tab........................................................................................................................... 17
Table tab............................................................................................................................. 18
Media tab........................................................................................................................... 18

Single Toolbar & Sidebar user interfaces.....................................................................19
Tabbed Compact user interface.....................................................................................19Groupedbar Compact user interface.............................................................................20
Contextual Single user interface...................................................................................20

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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 menus
and toolbars are described in previous chapters of this user guide.
This chapter describes the user interface variants that are available for LibreOffice Impress. A
user then has the option to select the user interface that suits their requirements and methods ofcreating presentations in LibreOffice Impress.

Selecting 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 User
Interface dialog (Figure 1).
2) In UI variants, select one of the variants. An example of the selected variant is shown in
the Preview box, along with a short description.
3) Click on Apply to Impress to apply the variant selection to LibreOffice Impress only, or
click 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.

Note
If 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.

Figure 1: Select Your Preferred User Interface Variant dialog

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

Standard Toolbar user interface
The 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 user interface
The 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.
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 >> to display morecommands.
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.
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Figure 3: Quick menu options

Figure 4: Icon bar
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 as follows:
1) Click on Quick menu and select Customize from the submenu to open the Customize
dialog.
2) Click on Notebookbar to open the Notebookbar page in the Customize dialog.
3) Select or deselect the various tools in Assigned Commands.
4) Click OK to save the changes and close the Customize dialog.
For more information on the customization of LibreOffice, see the Getting Started Guide and theWriter Guide.

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

Fixed tabs
File tab
The File tab (Figure 5) is a fixed tab providing a default set of tools, for example, to create new
documents; open, save, print, and close documents; manage templates and so on. The File tab
has a File menu (Figure 6) and a Help menu (Figure 7) providing links to a variety of resources
and containing the same tools as the tools available on the tab.
File tab tools from left to right1) New
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2)

Open Templates Manager (Shift+Ctrl+N)3) Save as Template4) Open (Ctrl+O)
5) Recent Documents6) Open Remote File
7) Save (Ctrl+S)
8) Save As9) Save Remote File10) Export

11) Export Directly as PDF12) Attach to Email
13) Print (Ctrl+P)
14) Print Directly
15) Toggle Print Preview (Shift+Ctrl+O)16) Properties
17) Digital Signatures
18) Sign Existing PDF

Figure 5: Tabbed user interface - File tab

Figure 7: File tab - Help
menu

Figure 6: File tab - File menu

Home tab
The Home tab (Figure 8) is a fixed tab providing a default set of tools, for example, to cut, copy,
paste, and format text; insert common items; and so on. The Home menu (Figure 9) at the rightend of the Home tab bar provides additional tools that are not on the tab.
Home tab tools from left to right1) Paste (Ctrl+V)
2) Cut (Ctrl+X)
3) Copy (Ctrl+C)4) New Page (Ctrl+M)

5)
6)
7)

Duplicate Page
Delete Page
Slide Layout

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8)Clone Formatting (double click for
multi-selection)9) Clear Direct Formatting (Shift+Ctrl+M)
10) Font Name
11) Bold (Ctrl+B)
12) Italic (Ctrl+I)
13) Underline (Ctrl+U)14) Strikethrough15) Toggle Shadow16) Font Size
17) Set Character Spacing18) Character Highlighting Color
19) Increase Font Size (Ctrl+])20) Decrease Font Size (Ctrl+[)21) Font Color
22) Align Top23) Align Left (Ctrl+L)24) Center Vertically25) Align Center (Ctrl+E)
26) Align Bottom27) Align Right (Ctrl+R)28) Toggle Unordered List
29) Justified (Ctrl+J)30) Toggle Ordered List
31) Set Line Spacing32) Increase Indent
33) Increase Paragraph Spacing34) Decrease Indent35) Decrease Paragraph Spacing36) Left-To-Right37) Right-To-Left38) Insert Text Box (F2)39) Insert Vertical Text
40) Insert Line41) Rectangle42) Curves and Polygons
43) Basic Shapes44) Connectors45) Flowchart46) Line Color
47) Fill Color
48) Start from First Slide (F5)49) Start from Current Slide (Shift+F5)50) Find and Replace (Ctrl+H)51) Start from First Slide (F5)

Figure 8: Tabbed user interface - Home tab

Figure 9: Home tab - Home
menu

Insert tab
The Insert tab (Figure 10) is a fixed tab providing a default set of tools to insert many commonlyused items. The Insert menu (Figure 11) at the right end of the Insert tab bar provides some ofthe same tools.
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Insert tab tools from left to right1) New Page (Ctrl+M)
2) Duplicate Page
3) Insert Page from File
4) Table5) Insert Chart
6) OLE Object
7) Insert Image
8) Open Clip Art and Media Gallery9) Photo Album
10) Insert Audio or Video11) Insert Hyperlink (Ctrl+K)
12) Insert Fontwork Text
13) Insert Snap Guide
14) Field
15) Insert Text Box (F2)16) Insert Vertical Text
17) Insert Line18) Rectangle
19) Polygon20) Ellipse21) Curve22) Callouts
23) Lines and Arrows24) Curves and Polygons
25) Basic Shapes
26) Stars and Banners
27) Symbol Shapes28) Callouts
29) Block Arrows30) Flowchart31) Connectors32) 3D Objects33) Insert Special Characters34) Insert Formula Object (Ctrl+Alt+=)35) Insert Emoji36) Insert Image37) Insert Text Box (F2)38) New Page (Ctrl+M)

Figure 10: Tabbed user interface - Insert tab

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Figure 11: Insert tab Insert menu

Layout tab
The Layout tab (Figure 12) is a fixed tab providing a default set of tools to create a slide layout.
The Layout menu (Figure 13) at the right end of the Layout tab bar provides some of the same
tools.
Layout tab tools from left to right1) Page Properties
2) Header and Footer
3) Set Background Image
4) Save Background Image
5) New Page (Ctrl+M)
6) Duplicate Page
7) Delete Page
8) Rename Page
9) Hide Slide
10) Show Slide

Figure 12: Tabbed user interface - Layout tab

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11) Page Up (Shift+Ctrl+Up)
12) Page Down (Shift+Ctrl+Down)
13) Change Slide Master14) Master Background15) Master Objects16) Rotate17) Align Objects18) Arrange
19) Slide Layout

Figure 13: Layout tab –Layout menu

Slide Show tab
The Slide Show tab (Figure 14) is a fixed tab providing a default set of tools for creating a slide
show. The Slide Show menu (Figure 15) at the right end of the Slide Show tab bar provides
some of the same tools.
Slide Show tab tools from left to right1) Start from First Slide (F5)2) Start from Current Slide (Shift+F5)
3) Rehearse Timings4) Custom Slide Show
5) Slide Show Settings6) Slide Transition

7) Animation
8) Minimize Presentation
9) Color10) Grayscale11) Start from First Slide (F5)

Figure 14: Tabbed user interface - Slide Show tab

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Figure 15: Slide Show tab Slide Show menu

Review tab
The Review tab (Figure 16) is a fixed tab providing a default set of tools for reviewing a slide
show. The Review menu (Figure 17) provides additional text editing tools. Some of these tools
appear only if Asian or Complex Text Layout are selected in Tools > Options > Language
Settings > Languages.
Review tab tools from left to right1) Spelling (F7)2) Thesaurus (Ctrl+F7)3) Toggle Automatic Spell Checking (Shift+F7)
4) Hyphenation
5) Comment (Ctrl+Alt+C)6) Next Comment (Ctrl+Alt+Page Down)
7) Previous Comment (Ctrl+Alt+Page Up)

Figure 16: Tabbed user interface - Review tab

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12) Toggle Edit Mode (Shift+Ctrl+M)
13) Comment (Ctrl+Alt+C)

Figure 17: Review tab - Review
menu

View tab
The View tab (Figure 18) is a fixed tab providing a default set of tools to control the display ofslides on a screen. The View menu (Figure 19) provides additional tools relating to the display ofslides on a screen.
Top row, left to right1) Normal
2) Slide Sorter
3) Notes4) Outline
5) Master Slide
6) Master Notes
7) Master Handout
8) Zoom & Pan (Ctrl to Zoom Out, Shift to Pan)9) Zoom Previous10) Entire Page
11) Zoom Next
12) Page Width13) Sidebar (Ctrl+F5)14) Rulers (Shift+Ctrl+F5)15) Display Grid
16) Menubar17) Toggle View Bars Visibility

Figure 18: Tabbed user interface - View tab

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Figure 19: View tab - View
menu

Extension tab
The Extension tab (Figure 20) 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 20: Tabbed user interface Extension tab

Tools tab
The Tools tab (Figure 21) is a fixed tab providing a default set of tools for working with, forexample, macros; color replacer; media player; and so on. The Tools menu (Figure 22) provides
some of the same tools, plus extra tools for organizing, for example, macros and dialogs; image
map; data sources; and so on.

14| Chapter 12, User Interface VariantsTools tab tools from left to right1) Run Macro
2) Basic (Alt+F11)
3) Edit Macros4) Minimize Presentation
5) Color Replacer
6) Media Player7) Design Mode
8) Toggle Form Control Wizards
9) Group Box
10) Label11) Option Button
12) Text Box
13) List Box
14) Check Box
15) Combo Box16) Numerical Field17) Formatted Field

18) Currency Field
19) Date Field
20) Pattern Field
21) Time Field
22) Push Button23) File Selection24) Image Button25) Navigation Bar26) Image Control27) Table Control28) Form Properties
29) Form Navigator30) Activation Order
31) Open in Design Mode
32) Control Properties
33) Automatic Control Focus
34) Options (Alt+F12)

Figure 21: Tabbed user interface - Tools tab

Figure 22: Tools tab - Tools
menu

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Additional tabs
Additional tabs appear between the View and Extension tabs when an object in Impress isselected.

Draw tab
The Draw tab (Figure 23) 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 24) provides some of the tools required for editing, transforming andconverting drawing objects.
Draw tab tools from left to right1) Interaction
2) Transformations
RotateSet to Circle (Slant)
Flip
Distort
In 3D Rotation Object
Interactive transparency tool
Set in Circle (perspective)3) Rotate4) Flip Vertically5) Flip Horizontally6) Distort
7) Set to circle (slant)8) Line Style
9) Area10) Area Style/Filling11) Line Color
12) Arrow Style
13) Shadow
14) To Curve
15) Left16) Top17) Centered18) Center
19) Right
20) Bottom21) Bring to Front (Shift+Ctrl++)22) Send to Back (Shift+Ctrl+-)23) Bring Forward (Ctrl++)24) Send Backward (Ctrl+-)25) Points (F8)26) Convert to Curve

Figure 23: Tabbed user interface - Draw tab

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27) Symmetric Transition
28) Close Bézier
29) Eliminate Points30) Move Points31) Split Curve
32) Insert Points33) Corner Point
34) Delete Points35) Smooth Transition
36) Show Glue Points Functions37) Combine (Shift+Ctrl+K)38) Merge39) Split (Shift+Ctrl+Alt+K)40) Subtract
41) Select at least three objects to distribute42) Intersect43) Group (Shift+Ctrl+G)44) Enter Group (F3)45) Exit Group (Ctrl+F3)46) Toggle Extrusion
47) Depth48) Direction49) 3D Color
50) Surface51) Insert Fontwork Text
52) Fontwork Shape
53) Fontwork Alignment54) Fontwork Same Letter Heights
55) Fontwork Character Spacing56) Area57) Line
58) Position and Size (F4)Figure 24: Draw tab - Draw
menu

Image tab
The Image tab (Figure 25) 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 26) provides links to dialogs for working withimages.
Image tab tools from left to right1) Interaction2) Compress
3) Rotate
4) Crop Image
5) Flip Vertically6) Flip Horizontally7) Replace8) Save9) Line10) Area
11) Line Style
12) Area Style/Filling13) Line Width
14) Line Color
15) Arrow Style
16) Shadow17) To Curve
18) Left19) Top20) Centered21) Center
22) Right
23) Bottom24) Bring to Front (Shift+Ctrl++)25) Send to Back (Shift+Ctrl+-)
26) Bring Forward (Ctrl++)27) Send Backward (Ctrl+-)28) Filter29) Brightness30) Contrast
31) Transparency32) Gamma
33) Image Mode
34) Color35) Area36) Line
37) Position and Size (F4)

Figure 25: Tabbed user interface - Image tab
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Figure 26: Image tab Image menu

Object tab
The Object tab (Figure 27) becomes available when an object, such as a chart, is selected. It
provides tools to position, resize, choose colors, and so on for the selected object. The Object
tab menu (Figure 28) provides extra tools matching the type of object selected.
Object tab tools from left to right1) Interaction
2) Transformations
3) Rotate Flip Vertically4) Flip Horizontally5) Distort
6) Set to circle (slant)
7) Line8) Area9) Line Style
10) Area Style/Filling11) Line Width
12) Line Color
13) Arrow Style
14) Shadow

Figure 27: Tabbed user interface - Object tab

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15) To Curve
16) Left17) Top18) Centered
19) Center
20) Right21) Bottom
22) Bring to Front (Shift+Ctrl++)23) Send to Back (Shift+Ctrl+-)24) Bring Forward (Ctrl++)25) Send Backward (Ctrl+-)26) Area27) Line
28) Position and Size (F4)Figure 28: Object
tab - Object menu

Table tab
The Table tab (Figure 29) 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 30) includes
extra tools for editing a table.
Table tab tools from left to right1) Interaction2) Insert Column Before
3) Insert Row Above
4) Insert Column After
5) Insert Row Below
6) Delete Column
7) Delete Row
8) Insert Line
9) Area10) Borders (Shift to overwrite)
11) Border Style
12) Area Style/Filling13) Border Color
14) Fill Color
15) Merge Cells

16) Split Cells
17) Select Table18) Select Column19) Select Row20) Optimize21) Align Top22) Align Left (Ctrl+L)23) Center Vertically24) Align Center (Ctrl+E)25) Align Bottom
26) Align Right (Ctrl+R)27) Right-toLeft
28) Justified (Ctrl+J)29) Table Design30) Table Properties

Figure 29: Tabbed user interface - Table tab

Figure 30: Table tab - Table menu

Media tab
The Media tab (Figure 31) 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 32)
includes extra tools for editing a media object.
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Media tab tools from left to right1) Name2) Media Player
3) Rotate4) Left
5) Top6) Centered
7) Center8) Right
9) Bottom
10) Bring to Front (Shift+Ctrl++)11) Send to Back (Shift+Ctrl+-)12) Bring Forward (Ctrl++)13) Send Backward (Ctrl+-)
14) Play
15) Pause
16) Stop17) Repeat18) Media Player19) Area20) Line
21) Position and Size (F4)

Figure 31: Tabbed user interface - Media tab

Figure 32: Media tab- Media menu

Single Toolbar & Sidebar user interfaces
When 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 Started
Guide.

Tabbed Compact user interface
The 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 33 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 user interface” on page 5 for more
information.

20| Chapter 12, User Interface VariantsFigure 33: Example of Tabbed Compact user interface showing File tabGroupedbar Compact user interface
The 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 an
object. Figure 34 shows an example of Groupedbar Compact user interface when a basic
shape object is selected.
The Groupedbar Compact menu (Figure 35) 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 34: Example of Groupedbar Compact user interface with an object selected

Figure 35: Menu forGroupedbar Compact UIContextual Single user interface
The 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 36 shows an example of a Contextual Single user interface when a basic shape object isselected.

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Figure 36: Example of Contextual Single user interface with a basic shape selected

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