Outputting presentations

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Outputting presentations

This chapter provides all the information you need on how to print, export, send and pack documents with Presentations. The chapter contains the following sections:

Printing a presentation

To print the current document, use the command File | Print.

Exporting a presentation as a PDF file

You can also export a document to a PDF file by using the command File | Export as dropdown_arrow | PDF.
PDF files can be viewed on virtually any computer, provided that a suitable PDF viewer is installed there. All formatting and objects of the document are retained exactly as in the original file. However, slide transitions and animations are not displayed.

Sending a presentation by e-mail (not included in SoftMaker FreeOffice)

Documents can also be sent by e-mail. The command File | Send is responsible for this process.

Exporting a presentation as HTML files (not included in SoftMaker FreeOffice)

If you choose the command File | Export as dropdown_arrow | HTML, you can export the slides of a presentation to a series of HTML files that can be viewed with any web browser (without slide transitions and animations).

Exporting a presentation as picture files

If you choose the command File | Export as dropdown_arrow | Pictures, the slides of a presentation can be exported as picture files. One picture file is created for each slide.

Exporting a presentation as a movie file (available on Windows only, not included in SoftMaker FreeOffice)

The command File | Export as dropdown_arrow | Movie exports a presentation (more precisely: its slide show) as a movie file.

Portable slide show (not included in SoftMaker FreeOffice)

In addition, you can package Presentations as a file package with all associated files so that it can also be played on other computers which do not have SoftMaker Office installed. A free Presentations viewer is included in the file package. You create such a file package with the command File | Export as dropdown_arrow | Portable slide show.

See the following pages for more detailed information on these functions.