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LibreOffice Impress is the presentation software included in the LibreOffice suite.

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Anchoring image in Libreoffice impress

In LibreOffice Writer, you can set images to anchor "as character" (or other options) in order to set the pictures in-line with the text. This doesn't seem to be available in LibreOffice Impress. Is ...
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How prevent objects from snapping back into position in LibreOffice Writer?

How can I disable this super-annoying "feature" causing objects (e.g. a drawn rectangle) to snap back into its original position when doing drag & drop? I simply want to translate a ...
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Full Screen - Libre Office Impress

I'm trying to select the fullscreen function in Libre Office Impress without enabling the slide function. I want to be able to type and edit my work without the title bar or time or turning on the ...
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Extending the workspace in Libreoffice Impress

I have a graphic that's three times the size of the visible page. I want to animate it through the visible part of the slide, but the workspace is only as wide of the graphic. Is there a way to ...
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LibreOffice Impress won't export pdf images properly

I am creating a presentation in LibreOffice that uses some slides created in a different software (LaTeX) which have been exported to PDF (all fonts are embedded). I have the slides from the other ...
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(LibreOffice] Bootstrap variable for opening file in "Slide Sorter" tab

I want to open LibreOffice Impress files such that LO starts with the 'Slide Sorter' tab on top (selected?) rather than the "Normal" tab. I am using linux and would like to do this using the ...
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LibreOffice Impress converts vector images to raster images

I am using LibreOffice Impress 7.1.2.2 on Arch Linux / Gnome and my problem is that Impress converts my vector images to blurry low resolution rastered images when changing and saving an existing ....
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LibreOffice supporting links between slides in a PowerPoint presentation

When a PowerPoint presentation (.pptx file) has internal links between slides, it is possible to get LibreOffice Impress to support these — such that the user displaying the presentation can be taken ...
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Internet Explorer showing PPT

How to make IE11 to show PPT files in browser? I've configured IE to run ActiveX, and installed ActiveX component as suggested here, however still no luck.
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Messy toolbox text in Libre office 5.1.6.2?

I have a problem with LibreOffice interface the texts in the tool boxes seem to be interfering with each other like this: How can I fix this?
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LibreOffice 5 Impress impedes customization of paper size and customization

I am using Libre Office 5 Impress. This is the fresh install from upgrading from Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04. The package info are Version: 5.1.4.2 Build ID: 1:5.1.4-0ubuntu1 CPU Threads: 4; OS ...
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How can I embed a 3D image in a presentation?

I would like to embed a 3D object in a slide presentation, so that I can rotate it during a presentation. I have a .obj file. Is this possible? I generally use PowerPoint, but am open to using ...
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LibreOffice Impress to S5

Is it possible to convert LibreOffice Impress presentation to S5 (Simple Standards-Based Slide Show System)? Is there a pluging for LibreOffice or a command-line tool? Currently LibreOffice can ...
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Slideshow with automatic update

A slideshow that displays lists, taken from a spreadsheet, is to be run the whole day, looping continuously. Whenever the data in that spreadsheet changes, the slideshow should pick these changes up ...
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Is it possible to rehearse timing when using LibreOffice Impress the same way PowerPoint does?

I begin to use LibreOffice. I need to create a presentation file. So, I use LibreOffice Impress. I usually use reherse timing in Microsoft PowerPoint, because the time is accumulated from the ...
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How can I enable auto-replace patterns like :alpha: for "Language = [None]" text in LibreOffice Writer?

This question is written as Q&A after having found an answer. The feature of LibreOffice of inserting unicode characters using sequences such as :alpha: or :_1: could be useful for writing ...
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Stop the default bulleted list on new slides in Impress

In every version of Libre Office Impress I can recall (including the current 7.6), making a new slide always defaults to a layout with a text box initiated with an unordered, bulleted list. Is there ...
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LibreOffice Impress: master slide font size not respected?

I am trying to create a default master slide in LibreOffice Impress, where I want to set color/font size of the title and of the first level list. This works for the title, as well as for the color of ...
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LibreOffice Impress: Distorted image in presentation mode

When using the SlideShow option in LibreOffice Impress, some images that were totally fine on the document appear distorted on the slide show (see example below). The problem doesn't happen when ...
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LibreOffice Impress macro is only half functional when used in presentation as opposed to outside

I made an .odp file that contains two slides. In Slide 1, there is a single circle that when clicked on moves to Slide 2. This circle uses a simple interaction and no macro. In Slide 2, there is a ...
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Libreoffice impress: animate (change color ) a single word, not full sentence?

I would like to have animations in a LibreOffice Impress presentation, where a single word in item A changes once I move to item B. If I want to do it for the full item A, it's rather easy: select the ...
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Interaction with Libreoffice Impress: how to identify relevant slide when using "Go to page or object"?

In Libreoffice Impress, I am using the Interaction command to create button/links between slides. When clicking on Interaction then Go to page or object, this open a dialog with Slide 1 Slide 2, etc ...
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Can I syntax-highlight text for pasting into a word processor?

I have a piece of code (e.g. a C or Java function) which I'm going to put in a presentation. I would like to have this code syntax-highlighted; but LibreOffice Impress (and MS Powerpoint) don't have ...
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How to convert presentation to word processing file (pptx to odt or docx)?

I was asked to convert the Presentation to the Writer/Word document. As I can see it is possible to save the presentation file as rtf file, but it means that some formatting is lost. I've tried to ...
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photoalbum in libreoffice v5

How do you insert many pictures, say one hundred (100) pictures, into a LibreOffice Impress presentation, one picture per slide...all at once, without having to insert each of 100 images one by one ...
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Impress won't save bullets or spacing

I make a nice neat Libre'Office Impress document. I put paragraphs on the page, with a quarter inch spacing after them. While I am working with the document, all is well. I then save the document ...
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How to display a scrolling roll of names?

I have to organize a roll call vote with over 100 people. The next 4 or 5 names must be displayed on a screen, so that voters see their name and prepare to speak up. Ideally, this is a scrolling list ...
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