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If I don't want to use PowerPoint, is OpenOffice Impress my best choice for a slide presentation?

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What are your criteria? Why don't you want to use PowerPoint? – Sasha Chedygov Nov 19 '10 at 20:37
You are right, I would like something free or opensource. I will not use it many times – RioTera Nov 19 '10 at 20:39
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I've used Impress, and as an open-source presentation package, it is "good enough". But of course this is a loaded question, because it doesn't seem like you've even tried to use it yet. – Randolph West Nov 19 '10 at 20:41
Then yes, OpenOffice Impress is likely your best solution. – Everett Nov 19 '10 at 20:42
What platform? Windows, I'm assuming? – Sasha Chedygov Nov 19 '10 at 20:52
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OpenOffice Impress is the most powerful free alternative to MS Powerpoint, but you may want to look at the online alternatives as well:

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Prezi seems to be great, they have a free version and the presentation can be downloaded – RioTera Nov 19 '10 at 21:32
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Yes, OpenOffice Impress is Good Enough

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The specific program from OpenOffice would be Impress 3.0 The link will talk about it. It isn't OpenOffice's website, but it explains it pretty well.

-Hope this helps!

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how about using LaTeX with Beamer for presentations? just google LaTeX Beamer

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you can try impressive

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The LibreOffice project is a fork of OpenOffice. Some would argue that LibreOffice will, or should, replace OpenOffice. (LibreOffice is now the default on Ubuntu, for example.) In any case, the file formats are compatible, and the behavior is identical or nearly so.

If you don't need anything fancy, like animated side transitions, you might consider using a PDF file viewed in full-screen mode.

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