About Open Office Impress
Though Microsoft PowerPoint dominates presentation software with its many easy-to-use features, it can prove expensive especially for locations requiring many copies. A free alternative is Open Office Impress, which can import and export slides to PowerPoint formats.
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Definition
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Open Office Impress is part of the Open Office Suite and allows you to create multimedia presentations with 2D and 3D clip art, animation, drawing tools and special effects.
Download
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You can download the entire Suite for free from OpenOffice.org. It works in all operating systems except for Linux 32/64-bit Debian and Mac.
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Features
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You can create your slides from scratch or start with several included templates. You can then insert and format text and graphics, add charts, define lists and tables, and include video and sound.
Views
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Among several options, you can view your presentation as an outline, drawing, slides, notes and handouts to communicate more effectively with your audience.
Formats
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You can save your presentations in the OpenDocument format, a universal, XML-based format that can be accessed by any OpenDocument compliant software. The software can also save to PowerPoint, and export to Flash and PDF, among other formats.
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