Settings Section

Apache OpenOffice 4.1 Impress Guide

Chapter 11: Setting Up and Customizing Impress

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• Choosing Options That Affect All of AOO
  • User Data Options
  • Print Options
  • Color Options
  • Appearance Options
• Choosing Options for Impress
  • General Options
    • Text Objects Section
    • New Document Section
    • Settings Section
    • Start Presentation Section
    • Compatibility Section
  • View Options
  • Grid Options
    • Grid Section
    • Resolution Section
    • Snap Section
    • Snap Position Section
  • Print Options
• Customizing the User Interface
  • Customizing the Menu Font
  • Customizing Menu Content
    • Creating a New Menu
    • Modifying Existing Menus
    • Adding a Command to a Menu
    • Modifying Menu Entries
  • Customizing Toolbars
    • Creating a New Toolbar
    • Adding a Command to a Toolbar
    • Choosing Icons for Toolbar Commands
  • Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Saving Changes to a File
    • Loading a Saved Keyboard Configuration
    • Resetting the Shortcut Keys
    • Running Macros from Key Combinations
• Adding Functionality with Extensions
  • Installing Extensions

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Settings Section

Use background cache sets Impress to use the cache for displaying objects on the master page. This setting speeds up the display. Uncheck this box if you want Impress to draw the background every time you display a slide.

Copy when moving automatically creates a copy when you move, rotate, or resize an object while holding down the  Ctrl  key (⌘ key for Mac). The original object will remain in its current position and size.

Objects always movable lets you move an object with the Rotate tool enabled. If this box is not checked, the Rotate tool can only be used to rotate an object.

Unit of measurement determines the unit of measurement for presentations.

Tab stops defines the spacing between tab stops.