OpenOffice.org Impress

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OpenOffice.org Impress

OpenOffice.org Impress 2.2
Developer:	Sun Microsystems
Latest release:	2.2 / Marc 28 2007
OS:	Cross-platform
Use:	Presentation
License:	LGPL
Website:	www.openoffice.org

OpenOffice.org Impress, a part of the OpenOffice.org office suite and developed by Sun Microsystems, is a presentation program similar to Microsoft PowerPoint.^[1]^[2] In addition to being able to create PDF files from presentations, it is also able to export presentations to Macromedia Flash (SWF) files allowing them to be played on any computer with the Flash player installed. It is able to view, edit and save files in several file formats, including the .ppt format, which is used by Microsoft PowerPoint. ^[3]

The program suffers from a lack of ready-made presentation designs, although third-party templates are readily available on the Internet.^[2]

OpenOffice.org Impress users can install the Open Clip Art Library, which adds a large gallery of images for general presentation and drawing projects. Linux distributions Debian, Gentoo and Ubuntu have provided the ready-to-use openclipart package for download and install from their online software repositories.

1 See also
2 References
3 External links
- 3.1 Templates and resources
- 3.2 Articles

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Free software Portal

Open Clip Art Library

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First Steps in Impress, updated for OpenOffice.org 2.0
Differences In Use Between Impress and Powerpoint (PDF document)
TuxMagazine issue 10 (free PDF download after registration)
- OpenOffice.org 2.0 Impress: the Confusing Duckling Becomes a User-Friendly Swan by Solveig L. Haugland