Questions tagged [presentation]
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Full screen in gnome desktop similar to i3-wm?
I used tiling window manager and I like two things that is tiling and full screen mode.
By using pop shell in gnome, I got the tiling but I didn't find any resources for full screen such that no panel ...
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Full screen hotkey for evince 42.3
I use Ubuntu 22.04.1 and Evince 42.3 as a Document Viewer.
In Evince, the Shortcuts page says that F5 or Shift-F5 is the key for Presentation Mode, but pressing F5 results in a splash icon appearing: ...
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KDE plasma desktop: pointer cursor required during presentation
I use my Kubuntu 22.04 system for teaching, often (but not always) with okular.
What I would like to have, especially in presentations with okular running in full-screen mode, is a cursor that becomes ...
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WPS Presentation is not able to play audio
I am using 18.04. LibreOffice was not able to play presentation's audio which is made in Windows. I installed WPS Presentation 2016 and 2019 for Linux and unfortunately now I cannot activate sound ...
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In KDE Plasma, how to group presented windows by app, like on macOS MissionControl?
I have a hot-corner action assigned for "Present Windows - Current Desktop" (under System Settings > Screen Edges) and it works well. However, the preview can quickly get too chaotic and ...
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How to change the color of the title page of a template in LibreOffice Impress?
I am using the midnightblue template in LibreIffice Impress.
While I like the slides in this template, I want to change the background color of the elements in the title page. How to do that?
I like ...
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Laser-like mouse pointer/cursor for (desktop-shared) presentation
I'm wondering whether there is a way to turn the mouse pointer into a laser pointer, preferrably a thick red dot with a fading trail, e.g. for a screen-sharing session with slides in LibreImpress or a ...
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How to change default new file template Presentation on WPS Office Linux (Ubuntu 20.04)
I tried to google about how to change the WPS Office Presentation default new file template but did not find any solution.
I did not like the Presentation's new file template because the default font ...
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Presentation viewer software
I am looking for a presentation(.ppt) viewer. I don't want an editor. I have to read a many presentations.
Likewise, I check many software products but all software products give an option to edit ...
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How to view annotated powerpoint presentations in Ubuntu?
I have some .pptx presentation files, which were annotated with a stylus in an online class. These annotations do not show up in LibreOffice Impress 7.0.3.1 in Xubuntu 20.04 (I am using the ...
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gromit / gromit-mpx doesn't work on Ubuntu 20.04
I've installed gromit and gromit-mpx, but nothing happens when I launch them.
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/focal/man1/gromit.1.html
https://www.systutorials.com/docs/linux/man/1-gromit-mpx/
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Ubuntu 20.04 - Freeze your desktop and draw on it
Is it possible to freeze the current screen, and draw or write a note on it on Ubuntu 20.04?
Zoomit is a program that can do this, but it is for Windows only.
... draw on the zoomed image. I wrote ...
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Evince shows small frame in Presentation mode
I recently noticed that Evince started showing the following unusual behavior when in Presentation mode (after F5 is pressed) on my laptop: instead of making the slide occupy most of the screen, it ...
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Bullets disappeared from presentations in LibreOffice, might be a font issue?
I have on my disk quite a lot of old presentations from earlier versions of OpenOffice (.odp format) and even StarOffice (.sxi format). When viewed in OpenOffice on my old computer (OpenOffice 3.2.0, ...
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Plan multiple commands (sequence) and execute them live (presentation)
I saw this many times in live coding presentations but never remembered the used tool.
The presenter prepared a sequence of commands. Then he started this like a "playbook", so that he was able to ...
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Set presentation mode in KUbuntu
I use KDE Plasma as DE, and I can set presentation mode (to prevent sleeping) in settings, I would like to ask you if I can set it in terminal, because I would like to create script for it.
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How do I change the speed of the slideshow in gThumb?
How do I change the speed of the slideshow in gThumb? Is there a properties menu I am missing?
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How do you change text color in LibreOffice Impress?
How do I change slide text color?
I don't see a format text menu ribbon like I am accustomed to seeing in Microsoft Powerpoint, nor do I see a collection of text editing options like in Google ...
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How do you add slide presenter notes in LibreOffice Impress?
How do you add slide presenter notes in LibreOffice Impress?
I need to add a transcript to read for each slide during my presentation. (It should also serve as notes for the student if viewing the ...
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How do I keep Screenshot open to take multiple screenshots?
I wish to take multiple screenshots to put into a presentation, but the Screenshot application closes after each area selection screenshot. How do I take multiple screenshots without the application ...
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Convert from big ppt or pptx files to PDF by LibreOffice last version is so slow
I have very weird performance issue with libreoffice.
I run this command via php shell_exec():
$libreoffice5.3 --headless -convert-to pdf --outdir /xxx/xx
But for big files like 5MB over, it takes so ...
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Is there a key shortcut for "Presentation Mode" on Lubuntu
Currently using Lubuntu 16.04, old HP CQ20 laptop, with the LXDE and the XFCE power manager.
Currently I just right click on the XFCE power manager icon to tick enable but it's clunky to do.
I would ...
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How can I view and edit PowerPoint presentations that don't render correctly?
I have Microsoft PowerPoint projects that I can view correctly on Android, OS X and Windows, but on Linux with LibreOffice Impress, they are not rendered correctly. Instead, the letters and objects ...
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Inserting a math equation to a LibreOffice presentation
In a LibreOffice Impress presentation (Version 5.1.4.2 on Ubuntu 16.04), when I click Insert -> Object -> Formula, I see a visual toolbar that lets me add elements of an equation such as fractions etc....
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Projector Doesn't Show Windows
I'm having an issue with connecting my laptop with the projector via VGA port.
My laptop runs both Windows 7 and Ubuntu.
The projector is working fine with Windows 7, but with Ubuntu only the ...
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Is there any tool to convert pdf to ppt/odp slides in Linux/ Ubuntu offline?
I am looking for a tool that converts PDF into PPT files or supports any tweak to import PDF files into LibreOffice-impress, LibreOffice-Draw imports the PDF but that does not do the job. So far I am ...
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lubuntu presentation cuts right side
i am using lubuntu but when i connect my laptop with projector my screen cuts right side of the presentation. What could be the reason. Can someone help to resolve this.
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Audio doesnt work in Libre office
I want to make a powerpoint in Libreoffice(5.0.5.2) with mp3 files integrated inside. When I add mp3 files in slides, there is no audio output.I can play mp3 files separately with vlc and other ...
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How to create cube slide transition in Libreoffice Impress?
I'm creating a presentation using Libreoffice Impress. How can I make it so that when the presentation goes from one slide to the next, they rotate like a cube?
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Is there any Microsoft Office alternative?
I'm having trouble viewing and editing my documents in Ubuntu that I created using Microsoft Office in windows. Is there any way I can open, view and edit my document in both Windows and Ubuntu ...
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Annotate PDF with stylus
I have a presentation as PDF file, but might want to do simple annotations during the talk and I want to have a presenter console.
On the one hand there is Libre Office Impress that has all tools (pen ...
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Command-line presentation tool for Linux?
In a few days I am going to give a presentation about Linux.
So I want to show Linux in style.
So I want any tool for presentation. I heard about Mdp.
Now I want to make my own.
How can I create this ...
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Impress - View Presentation changes objects layout
I having problems with the 'view presentation mode'. I can see my presentation nicely in the edition mode (1) but when I go to the view presentation mode (F5), some images are changed (background and ...
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Good presentation software with smooth slide transition
I have tested the libre office impress and the openoffice presentation software and they are very good and do pretty much what I want but both of them have an issue with slide transition and animation,...
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LibreOffice Impress: How to align with a reference object?
I know that I can use the align and distribute functionality of libreoffice impress to align objects. However, when I want to align two objects, both of them move if I choose to align their centers. ...
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Libreoffice presentation - Highlight / draw during the talk
I have some slides on which I would like to highlight some aspects live during the talk. My slides will be able to be used as pdf also. (As I'm not using any Libreoffice special abilities.)
Is there ...
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Distro question - Which (current) linux distro works well with older laptops [duplicate]
I'm sorry, but this is going to be somewhat vague for now. I'll update this within 24 hours with more details, or as soon as they are available. Whichever comes first.
I am enrolled in an engineering ...
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Is there any alternative for Zoomit on Ubuntu?
The drawing mode provided by zoomit is wonderful during a presentation. Is there any software on Ubuntu that provides the same functionality?
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Is there any PowerPoint alternative? [duplicate]
Is there any PowerPoint alternative? I'm not looking for just a viewer but also a presentation maker.
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LibreOffice Impress does not preserve hyperlinks on ppt export?
I am having a hard time with exporting Impress' presentation (in .odp format ) to .ppt format. The problem is that Impress won't preserve my hyperlinks.
I have found a bug on launchpad https://bugs....
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Presentations on Lubuntu?
Is there a lightweight package for doing powerpoint presentations on Lubuntu? I have Abiword for wordprocessing and Gnumeric for spreadsheets, but I'm not sure about Powerpoints? I heard there was ...
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Wireless Presenter with Prezi
I have a Targus Wireless Presenter with laser pointer which I intend to use with my Prezi presentations. The presenter works perfectly when presentations are not maximized, but when they are, the ...
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How to make windows compatible PPT on ubuntu 12.04?
I need to create a ppt in Ubuntu but I need the themes of Microsoft PowerPoint or you can say windows compatible presentation. Could you please suggest me a way to do this.
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Is there a pdf reader that displays animations?
I'm creating a presentation and need to include some animations. I placed the animation in the pdf file using Beamer (after storing the animation in a bunch of png files). Now, when I open the file on ...
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Is there a LibreOffice equivalent to microsofts office themes?
I've used MS office for many years now. Especially powerpoint. One of the strengths is that it defines and separates the concepts of template and theme. A theme can be saved and contains fonts, ...
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Is there any command-line image/PDF/PPT (powerpoint) viewer that supports transitions?
I was looking for some viewers that can handle displaying both pictures and PDFs (ideally, PPTs, but I reckon that's asking too much), with transitions (fade in, fade out, etc).
On top of that, I ...
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What application for illustrated story telling?
I am working on a project with kids to make them narrate and illustrate their own tale on a digital format. There will be several illustrated pages and an audio files of themselves narrating the story....
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Convert a presentation to video with narration
I have an OpenOffice presentation.
I want to create a movie (for YouTube), that shows the slides, with my voice explaining about them.
Is this possible in Ubuntu?
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Anything similar to Maya for making animation-movies under Ubuntu?
Are there any programs similar to Maya, for making animation-movies under Ubuntu? I.e. programs where you make keyframes, and the program fill in the inbetweens.
I want to make a short video for ...
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okular and external movie player compete for owning the screen?
I have been using okular as my primary pdf viewer, and for pdf presentation. Usually my pdf presentations contains link to external movie files, which, upon clicks, will be opened in an external ...
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