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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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A graphic object will be snapped (aligned with an existing reference point) if it is dragged within snap range of that point. Whether the distance is measured from the mouse pointer or from the edge of the object depends on the setting of Contour of each individual object in the View options page.

To snap lines snaps the edge of a dragged object to the nearest snap line when you release the mouse button. You can also use the Snap to Guides icon on the Options toolbar.

To the page margins aligns the contour of the graphic object with the nearest page margin. You can also use the Snap to Page Margins icon on the Options toolbar.

To object frame aligns the contour of the graphic object to the border of the nearest graphic object. You can also use the Snap to Object Border icon on the Options toolbar.

To object points aligns the contour of the graphic object to the points of the nearest graphic object. You can also use the Snap to Object Points icon on the Options toolbar.

Snap range defines the distance within which snapping occurs. Impress snaps to a snap point only if the mouse pointer (or the object contour) is nearer to that point than the distance selected in the Snap range box.