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0001 <chapter id="guides"> 0002 <chapterinfo> 0003 <authorgroup> 0004 <author> 0005 <firstname>Neil</firstname> 0006 <surname>Lucock</surname> 0007 <affiliation> 0008 <address><email>neil@nlucock.freeserve.co.uk</email></address> 0009 </affiliation> 0010 </author> 0011 <author> 0012 <firstname>Krishna</firstname> 0013 <surname>Tateneni</surname> 0014 <affiliation> 0015 <address><email>tateneni@pluto.njcc.com</email></address> 0016 </affiliation> 0017 </author> 0018 <author> 0019 <firstname>Brad</firstname> 0020 <surname>Hards</surname> 0021 <affiliation> 0022 <address><email>bradh@frogmouth.net</email></address> 0023 </affiliation> 0024 </author> 0025 <author> 0026 <firstname>Danny</firstname> 0027 <surname>Allen</surname> 0028 <affiliation> 0029 <address><email>danny@dannyallen.co.uk</email></address> 0030 </affiliation> 0031 </author> 0032 <author> 0033 <firstname>Anne-Marie</firstname> 0034 <surname>Mahfouf</surname> 0035 <affiliation> 0036 <address><email>annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr</email></address> 0037 </affiliation> 0038 </author> 0039 0040 <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> 0041 </authorgroup> 0042 </chapterinfo> 0043 <title>Detailed Guides</title> 0044 0045 <para>This chapter describes how to perform some common tasks in 0046 &stage;.</para> 0047 0048 <sect1 id="html-wizard"> 0049 <title>Create a &HTML; Slideshow</title> 0050 0051 <para>Turn an existing presentation into standard &HTML; 0052 pages with accompanying navigation aids.</para> 0053 0054 <para>First, either make a new presentation, or open an existing one. Then, 0055 click on <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Export as 0056 HTML...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para> 0057 <para>You will then get a dialog box asking for a few details:</para> 0058 0059 <screenshot> 0060 <screeninfo>Fill in the details for your &HTML; 0061 slideshow</screeninfo> 0062 <mediaobject> 0063 <imageobject> 0064 <imagedata fileref="htmlshow3.png" format="PNG"/> 0065 </imageobject> 0066 <textobject><phrase>Fill in the details for your &HTML; 0067 slideshow</phrase></textobject> 0068 </mediaobject> 0069 </screenshot> 0070 0071 <para>Fill in <guilabel>Title</guilabel> and <guilabel>Author</guilabel> fields. 0072 Select the slides which should be exported. If you want to change a name 0073 used on the &HTML; page for each slide double click on the name and edit it 0074 inline.</para> 0075 0076 <para>In the <guilabel>Output preview</guilabel> 0077 area the downsized slides are displayed and you can check the correct slide order 0078 and browse the presentation with the <guiicon><</guiicon> and <guiicon>></guiicon> buttons. 0079 </para> 0080 0081 <para>Now you can select a stylesheet with the configuration of the &HTML; options.</para> 0082 0083 <para>To actually produce your &HTML; presentation, press the <guibutton>Export</guibutton> 0084 button and select a folder.</para> 0085 0086 <para>What we now have are the newly-produced <filename>html/</filename> 0087 and <filename>pics/</filename> folders, 0088 created where we earlier set the path:</para> 0089 0090 <screenshot> 0091 <screeninfo>The newly created &HTML; slideshow 0092 folders</screeninfo> 0093 <mediaobject> 0094 <imageobject> 0095 <imagedata fileref="htmlshow9.png" format="PNG"/> 0096 </imageobject> 0097 <textobject><phrase>The newly created &HTML; slideshow 0098 folders</phrase></textobject> 0099 </mediaobject> 0100 </screenshot> 0101 0102 <para>There is also an <filename>index.html</filename> file to launch 0103 your web slideshow.</para> 0104 0105 <para>You can see how it works by using your file manager or web 0106 browser to open the <filename>index.html</filename> file. Click where prompted, 0107 and the first slide of your presentation is displayed. It will now behave as a 0108 &stage; slideshow.</para> 0109 0110 <para>Each click on the arrow icons take you to the next or previous slide. 0111 To get back to the start of the slideshow click on the slide icon.</para> 0112 0113 <tip><para>To share your presentation with the world, transfer the 0114 newly-produced files to a network-accessible location (&ie; webspace), 0115 remembering to keep the folder structure intact.</para></tip> 0116 </sect1> 0117 0118 <sect1 id="creating-templates"> 0119 <title>Creating &stage; Templates</title> 0120 0121 <para>It is very easy to create a new template for &stage;.</para> 0122 0123 <para>If you have made a presentation in a style that you would like to use 0124 again, you can save it as a template.</para> 0125 0126 <para>This tutorial will show how we can make a new template and save 0127 it.</para> 0128 0129 <para>Open &stage; and create a new document.</para> 0130 0131 <para>To add a little sparkle to the blank slide, we can change the slide 0132 background - do this by selecting the <guilabel>Document background</guilabel> tool 0133 in the Tools docker.</para> 0134 0135 <para>We want the background to look attractive, so you may choose to use an image as a 0136 background by clicking the <guibutton>Set image</guibutton> button: feel free to 0137 experiment, but keep it beautiful!</para> 0138 0139 <screenshot> 0140 <screeninfo>Choosing a slide background</screeninfo> 0141 <mediaobject> 0142 <imageobject> 0143 <imagedata format="PNG" fileref="template03.png"/> 0144 </imageobject> 0145 <textobject><phrase>Choosing a slide background</phrase></textobject> 0146 </mediaobject> 0147 </screenshot> 0148 0149 <para>The page should now have the background you desire. Create a text box, and 0150 type a heading for your slide:</para> 0151 0152 <screenshot> 0153 <screeninfo>Adding a Heading to the new template</screeninfo> 0154 <mediaobject> 0155 <imageobject> 0156 <imagedata fileref="template04.png" format="PNG"/> 0157 </imageobject> 0158 <textobject><phrase>Adding a Heading to the new template</phrase></textobject> 0159 </mediaobject> 0160 </screenshot> 0161 0162 <para>When you are happy with your template, go to <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu> 0163 <guimenuitem>Save As</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and select <guilabel>Opendocument 0164 Presentation Template</guilabel> filetype in the file dialog.</para> 0165 0166 </sect1> 0167 0168 </chapter>