Setting up interaction with a shape or image

OpenOffice.org 2.x Impress Guide

Chapter 5: Creating Graphic Objects

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• The Drawing toolbar
• Creating lines and shapes
• Working with 3D shapes
• Grouping shapes together
• Arranging shapes
• Flipping shapes
• Aligning shapes
• Alignment using the grid and snap guides
• Converting an object to a different type
• Setting up interaction with a shape or image
• Animating images
• Using Fontwork

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You can associate with a shape or an image some action to be performed when the user clicks on it. To create an interaction:

1. Select the graphic object for which an interaction will be created.
2. When the green handles show, select from the Drawing toolbar the Interaction button or right-click on the object and select Interaction from the pop-up menu.
3. The dialog shown below is displayed. Select the interaction type and the parameters (if applicable). Click OK to close the dialog.

Dialog to set the interaction with a graphic object.

To remove an interaction from a graphic object follow the steps above, taking care to select No action as the interaction type at step 3.

The possible actions and their parameters are described in Table 1.

Table 1: Interactions and their parameters

Interaction type	Parameters
Go to Previous slide	No parameters.
Go to Next slide	No parameters.
Go to First slide	No parameters.
Go to Last slide	No parameters.
Go to Page or Object	Specify the target from the list in the Target box. You can search for a specific target in the Document box at the bottom of the screen.
Go to Document	Select the document in the Document box. Use the Browse button to open a file picker dialog. If the document to be opened is in Open Document Presentation format, the target list will be populated allowing the selection of the specific target in the document.
Play sound	Select the file containing the sound to be played. Use the Browse button to open a file picker dialog.
Run program	Select the program to execute. Use the Browse button to locate it.
Run Macro	Select a macro that will run during the presentation. Use the Browse button to open the macro browser dialog.
Exit presentation	When the mouse is clicked over the graphic object, the presentation will terminate.