Impress Guide 26.2

Appendix B,
Toolbars

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Publication date and software version

Published August 2026. Based on LibreOffice 26.2 Community.

Introduction

In Impress several toolbars are available for creating a presentation. Each toolbar has a default set of tools and an option to add additional tools to a toolbar.

The icons displayed on the Impress toolbars illustrated in this appendix may differ from what is displayed on a computer screen. Toolbar icons depend on the computer operating system being used and how LibreOffice has been configured. For more information on customizing LibreOffice and toolbars, see the Getting Started Guide.
Some toolbars when selected do not display until an object of the correct type is selected in a presentation. For example, the Image toolbar only displays when an image, or graphic, using an image file format is selected.

Using toolbars

Displaying toolbars

Two methods of opening toolbars in Impress are used, as follows:

  1. Go to View > Toolbars on the Menu bar. A submenu opens with an alphabetical list of toolbars available for creating presentations in Impress.

  2. Click on a toolbar name to display it and make it active. Active toolbars are indicated by highlighting or a check mark next to the toolbar name, depending on computer setup.

When selecting tools on a toolbar, a subtoolbar may open providing more tools to edit an object. For example, clicking on Color in the Image toolbar opens the Color subtoolbar to adjust the color settings of an image.

Closing toolbars

To close a toolbar, use one of the following methods:

Moving toolbars

Docked toolbars

By default, some toolbars are docked into position in the Impress main window. For example, the Standard toolbar is docked at the top of the main window. Docked toolbars can be undocked and moved to a new docked position on the main window, or left as a floating toolbar.

  1. Move the cursor over the small vertical handle at the left end or top of the toolbar (highlighted in Figure 1). The cursor changes shape to the moving cursor used for the computer system and setup.

  2. Click and drag the toolbar to a new location. This can be a new docked position, or a floating toolbar. A hashed border appears around the toolbar indicating the toolbar position as it is dragged.

  3. Release the cursor when the required position is reached.

Figure 1: Toolbar moving handles

Toolbar moving handles

If the toolbar moving handles are not visible at the left end or top of a docked toolbar, then the toolbar is locked into position. A docked toolbar must be unlocked before it can be moved to a new position in the Impress main window. See “Locking and unlocking toolbars” below for more information.

Floating toolbars

  1. To move a floating toolbar, click on its title bar and drag it to a new floating location.

  2. Release the toolbar when it is in the required position.

Floating toolbars does not have to be placed on the Impress main window to function.

Floating Subtoolbars

Some tools on a toolbar have a triangle ▼ to the right of the tool indicating that more tools are available on a subtoolbar, for example Basic Shapes on the Drawing toolbar. Subtoolbars can be turned into floating Subtoolbars and moved into a new position as follows:

  1. Move the cursor over the horizontal handle at the top of the subtoolbar (Figure 2). The cursor changes to the moving cursor used for the computer system and setup.

  2. Click and drag the subtoolbar to a new location to create a floating subtoolbar.

  3. Release the subtoolbar when it is in the required position is reached.

  4. To close the floating subtoolbar use one of the following methods:

Docking toolbars

To dock a floating toolbar, use one of the following methods:

Figure 2: Creating floating toolbars

Creating floating toolbars

Locking and unlocking toolbars

Docked toolbars

When a toolbar has been docked into position on the Impress main window, the toolbar can be locked into position preventing the toolbar from becoming a floating toolbar.

Some toolbars cannot be docked or locked into position. This is indicated by the options Dock Toolbar and/or Lock Toolbar Position being grayed out, making the options unavailable.
Using the Lock Toolbars option affects ALL toolbars and Subtoolbars available in all LibreOffice modules.

Locking and unlocking toolbars and Subtoolbars

To prevent toolbars and Subtoolbars from becoming floating toolbars or Subtoolbars, they can be locked. Also, locked toolbars and Subtoolbars can be unlocked using the same method below. The Lock Toolbars option is a lock/unlock switch.

  1. Save the presentation that is open in Impress, then go to View > Toolbars on the Menu bar and select Lock Toolbars from the submenu.

  2. Select Restart Now in the Restart LibreOffice dialog that opens to activate the Lock Toolbars option.

  3. To unlock toolbars or Subtoolbars to create floating toolbars or Subtoolbars, repeat Steps 1 and 2.

Editing toolbars

When LibreOffice is installed on a computer, a set of toolbars suitable for each LibreOffice component is also installed. Each toolbar has a default set of visible tools. Tools can be added or deleted, and toolbars can be customized.

Adding tools

  1. Right-click in a blank area on a toolbar, or click on the triangle ▼ on the right of the toolbar title bar.

  2. Select Visible Buttons from the context menu to display a list of available tools.

  3. Click on the tool required and the tool appears in the toolbar. The list of available tools closes automatically. If there is a highlight or check mark next to the tool, then that tool is already installed on the toolbar.

When adding tools using Visible Buttons, the tool is added to the toolbar in the same position as the tool appears in the Visible Buttons list. That is, the top tool in the Visible Buttons list appears at the left end or top of the toolbar and the bottom tool appears at the right end or bottom of the toolbar. Tool positions on a toolbar cannot be changed.

Deleting tools

  1. Right-click in a blank area on a toolbar, or click on the triangle ▼ on the right of the toolbar title bar.

  2. Select Visible Buttons from the context menu to display a list of available tools.

  3. Click on the tool no longer required and the tool is removed from the toolbar. The highlight or check mark next to the tool is also removed. The list of available tools closes automatically.

Customizing toolbars

Extra tools and commands that are not available in Visible Buttons can be added to a toolbar using customization. Customization also allows the creation of new toolbars if a specific set of tools are required for a specific task. For information on customizing toolbars, see the Getting Started Guide.

Toolbars

3D-Objects

The 3D-Objects toolbar (Figure 3) provides for creating 3D objects in a slide. Go to View > Toolbars > 3D-Objects on the Menu bar. Alternatively, click on the triangle ▼ next to 3D‑Objects on the Drawing toolbar to open a subtoolbar for access to the same 3D tools.

Figure 3: 3D-Objects toolbar

3D-Objects toolbar

  1. Cube

  2. Sphere

  3. Cylinder

  4. Cone

  5. Pyramid

  6. Torus

  7. Shell

  8. Half Sphere

3D-Settings

The 3D-Settings toolbar (Figure 4) and these tools are only active when an object has been converted to 3D using the tool Toggle Extrusion and the converted object is selected.

Figure 4: 3D-Settings toolbar

3D-Settings toolbar

  1. Toggle Extrusion

  2. Tilt Down

  3. Tilt Up

  4. Tilt Left

  5. Tilt Right

  6. Depth

  7. Direction

  8. Lighting

  9. Surface

  10. 3D Color

For the following tools on the 3D-Settings toolbar click on the triangle ▼ on the right of the icon for access to various options as follows:

Depth

3D extrusion depth — 0cm; 1cm; 2.5cm; 5cm; 10cm; Infinity; Custom. The measurement unit depends on the ruler settings in Tools > Options > LibreOffice Impress > General (macOS LibreOffice > Preferences > LibreOffice Impress > General).

Direction

3D extrusion direction and type — Parallel; Perspective.

Lighting

Lighting direction and lighting level of 3D extrusion — Bright; Normal; Dim.

Surface

Surface type of 3D extrusion — Wire Frame; Matt; Plastic; Metal.

3D Color

Color of 3D extrusion. Select a color from one of the available color palettes.

Align Objects

The Align Objects toolbar (Figure 5) provides tools for aligning several objects in a slide to improve the visual impact of objects on a slide.

Figure 5: Align Objects toolbar

Align Objects toolbar

The tools available on the Align Objects toolbar provide the following options:

Left

Aligns the left edges of selected objects. If only one object is selected in Draw or Impress, the left edge of the object is aligned to the left page margin.

Centered

Horizontally centers selected objects. If only one object is selected in Draw or Impress, the center of the object is aligned to the horizontal center of the page.

Right

Aligns the right edges of selected objects. If only one object is selected in Impress or Draw, the right edge of the object is aligned to the right page margin.

Top

Vertically aligns top edges of the selected objects. If only one object is selected in Draw or Impress, the top edge of the object is aligned to the upper page margin.

Center

Vertically centers selected objects. If only one object is selected in Draw or Impress, the center of the object is aligned to the vertical center of the page.

Bottom

Vertically aligns the bottom edges of selected objects. If only one object is selected in Draw or Impress, the bottom edge of the object is aligned to the lower page margin.

Center on Slide

Aligns slides using the center of a slide as the alignment point.

Comments

The Comments toolbar (Figure 6) provides tools for adding, deletion, and navigation of comments in a presentation. When adding comments to a presentation, it is recommended a user to add their name and initials in Tools > Options > LibreOffice > User Data (macOS LibreOffice > Preferences > LibreOffice > User Data).

Figure 6: Comments toolbar

Comments toolbar

  1. Comment

  2. Previous Comment

  3. Next Comment

  4. Delete Comment

  5. Delete All Comments

Distribute Selection

The Distribute Selection toolbar (Figure 7) is used to distribute three or more objects evenly along the horizontal or vertical axis. Also, the spacing between objects can be evenly distributed.

Figure 7: Distribute Selection toolbar

Distribute Selection toolbar

The tools available on the Distribute Selection toolbar provide the following options:

Distribute Horizontally Left

Distributes the selected objects, so that the left edges of the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Distribute Horizontally Center

Distributes the selected objects, so that the horizontal centers of the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Distribute Horizontally Spacing

Distributes the selected objects horizontally, so that the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Distribute Horizontally Right

Distributes the selected objects, so that the right edges of the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Distribute Vertically Top

Distributes the selected objects, so that the top edges of the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Distribute Vertically Center

Distributes the selected objects, so that the vertical centers of the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Distribute Vertically Spacing

Distributes the selected objects vertically, so that the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Distribute Vertically Bottom

Distributes the selected objects, so that the bottom edges of the objects are evenly spaced from one another.

Drawing

The Drawing toolbar (Figure 8) provides the tools used to create graphic objects on slides in a presentation. By default, this toolbar is docked on the left side of the Workspace.

Figure 8: Drawing toolbar

Drawing toolbar

  1. Select

  2. Zoom & Pan

  3. Zoom

  4. Text Box

  5. Vertical Text

  6. Insert Fontwork

  7. Line Style

  8. Line Color

  9. Fill Color

  10. Line

  11. Rectangle

  12. Ellipse

  13. Line Ends with Arrow

  14. Lines and Arrows

  15. Curves and Polygons

  16. Connectors

  17. Basic Shapes

  18. Symbol Shapes

  19. Arrow Shapes

  20. Flowchart Shapes

  21. Callouts Shapes

  22. Star Shapes

  23. 3D Objects

  24. Position and Size

  25. Rotate

  26. Flip

  27. Align Objects

  28. Arrange

  29. Distribution

  30. Shadow

  31. Crop Image

  32. Filter

  33. Toggle Edit Point Mode

  34. Gluepoints

  35. To Curve

  36. To Polygon

  37. To 3D

  38. T0 3D Rotation Object

  39. Toggle Extrusion

  40. Insert

  41. Controls

Some tool shapes on the Drawing toolbar change indicating the tool has been previously used.

Edit Points

The Edit Points toolbar (Figure 9) provides tools for editing the points of a curve or polygon, or an object that has been converted to a curve or polygon. The toolbar only becomes active when an object is selected. Click on Edit Points on the Drawing or Standard toolbar, or use the keyboard shortcut F8 to open the toolbar.

Figure 9: Edit Points toolbar

Edit Points toolbar

  1. Move Points

  2. Insert Points

  3. Delete Points

  4. Convert to Curve

  5. Close Bezier

  6. Split Curve

  7. Corner Point

  8. Smooth Transition

  9. Symmetric Transition

  10. Eliminate Points

Find

The Find toolbar (Figure 10) opens by default and is docked in the bottom left corner of the Impress main window above the Status bar. This toolbar can be undocked from its default position and made into a floating toolbar.

Figure 10: Find toolbar

Find toolbar

  1. Close Find Bar

  2. Find Values

  3. Find Previous

  4. Find Next

  5. Find All

  6. Match Case

  7. Match Diacritics

  8. Find and Replace

  9. Search Results Message

Fontwork

The Fontwork toolbar (Figure 11) is used to create graphical text objects in a slide and provide the tools for editing a graphical text object. This toolbar only becomes active when a Fontwork graphical text object has been selected on a slide.

Figure 11: Fontwork toolbar

Fontwork toolbar

  1. Insert Fontwork

  2. Fontwork Shape

  3. Fontwork Same Letter Heights

  4. Fontwork Alignment

  5. Fontwork Character Spacing

  6. Toggle Extrusion

Some tools on the Fontwork toolbar have a triangle ▼ to the right of the tool. Click on this triangle to open a pop-up toolbar, or drop-down option list.

Fontwork Shape

Select the required shape for a Fontwork graphical text object from the options available.

Fontwork Alignment

Select the paragraph alignment from the options available.

Fontwork Character Spacing

Select the required character spacing from the options available.

Gluepoints

The Gluepoints toolbar (Figure 12) provides tools to insert a gluepoint or modify the properties of a gluepoint. A gluepoint is where a connector is attached or glued to an object.

Figure 12: Gluepoints toolbar

Gluepoints toolbar

  1. Insert Gluepoint

  2. Exit Direction Left

  3. Exit Direction Top

  4. Exit Direction Right

  5. Exit Direction Bottom

  6. Gluepoint Relative

  7. Gluepoint Horizontal Left

  8. Gluepoint Horizontal Center

  9. Gluepoint Horizontal Right

  10. Gluepoint Vertical Top

  11. Gluepoint Vertical Center

  12. Gluepoint Vertical Bottom

Image

The Image toolbar (Figure 13) provides tools to edit, modify, align, reposition and resize images. The toolbar only becomes active and available when an image is selected in a presentation. The Image toolbar automatically replaces the Line and Filling toolbar when it becomes active.

Figure 13: Image toolbar

Image toolbar

  1. Position and Size

  2. Align Objects

  3. Left

  4. Centered

  5. Right

  6. Top

  7. Middle

  8. Bottom

  9. Center on Slide

  10. Arrange

  11. Bring to Front

  12. Forward One

  13. Backward One

  14. Send to Back

  15. In Front of Object

  16. Behind Object

  17. Reverse

  18. Line Style

  19. Line Thickness

  20. Line Color

  21. Area Style/Filling

  22. Fill Color

  23. Shadow

  24. Filter

  25. Image Mode

  26. Crop

  27. Vertically

  28. Horizontally

  29. Transformations

  30. Transparency

  31. Color

  32. Line

  33. Area

  34. Animation

  35. Interaction

Insert

The Insert toolbar (Figure 14) provides tools to insert different types of objects into a slide.

Figure 14: Insert toolbar

Insert toolbar

  1. New Page

  2. Insert Page from File

  3. Table

  4. Image

  5. Media

  6. Formula Object

  7. Chart

  8. Insert OLE Object

Legacy Circles and Ovals

The Legacy Circles and Ovals toolbar (Figure 15) provides tools to insert different types of circles and ovals into a drawing.

Figure 15: Legacy Circles and Ovals toolbar

Legacy Circles and Ovals toolbar

  1. Ellipse

  2. Circle

  3. Ellipse Pie

  4. Circle Pie

  5. Ellipse Segment

  6. Circle Segment

  7. Ellipse, Unfilled

  8. Circle, Unfilled

  9. Ellipse Pie, Unfilled

  10. Circle Pie, Unfilled

  11. Ellipse Segment, Unfilled

  12. Circle Segment, Unfilled

  13. Arc

  14. Circle Arc

Legacy Rectangles

The Legacy Rectangles toolbar (Figure 16) provides tools to insert different types of rectangles and squares into a slide.

Figure 16: Legacy Rectangles toolbar

Legacy Rectangles toolbar

  1. Rectangle

  2. Square

  3. Rectangle, Rounded

  4. Rounded Square

  5. Rectangle, Unfilled

  6. Square, Unfilled

  7. Rounded Rectangle, Unfilled

  8. Rounded Square, Unfilled

Line and Filling

The Line and Filling toolbar (Figure 17) provides tools and drop-down lists for editing lines, arrows, and object borders. Tool availability depends on the type of object selected for editing.

Figure 17: Line and Filling toolbar

Line and Filling toolbar

  1. Position and Size

  2. Align Objects

  3. Left

  4. Centered

  5. Right

  6. Top

  7. Center

  8. Bottom

  9. Center on Slide

  10. Arrange

  11. Bring to Front

  12. Forward One

  13. Backward One

  14. Send to Back

  15. In Front of Object

  16. Behind Object

  17. Reverse

  18. Line Style

  19. Line Thickness

  20. Line Color

  21. Area Style/Filling

  22. Fill Color

  23. Shadow

  24. Arrow Style

  25. Vertically

  26. Horizontally

  27. Transformations

  28. Line

  29. Area

  30. 3D Effects

  31. Image Map

  32. Animation

  33. Interaction

  34. Styles

  35. Grid

  36. Snap to Grid

  37. Helplines While Moving

Master View

The Master View toolbar (Figure 18) provides tools to create a new master slide, rename a master slide, delete a master slide, and close master view. This toolbar is only active when Impress is in master view.

Figure 18: Master View toolbar

Master View toolbar

  1. New Master

  2. Rename Master

  3. Delete Master

  4. Close Master View

Media Playback

The Media Playback toolbar (Figure 19) provides the tools required to insert, view, play, and listen to audio and video files. The toolbar only becomes active when an audio or video file is selected. Impress supports many different media formats depending on the computer operating system being used.

Figure 19: Media Playback toolbar

Media Playback toolbar

  1. Insert Audio or Video

  2. Play

  3. Pause

  4. Stop

  5. Repeat

  6. Position

  7. Mute

  8. Volume

  9. View

Options

The Options toolbar (Figure 20) provides tools for editing various settings for newly created presentations, for example how objects snap to the grid when being moved or resized.

Figure 20: Options toolbar

Options toolbar

  1. Rotation Mode After Clicking Object

  2. Grid

  3. Display Snap Guides

  4. Helplines While Moving

  5. Snap to Grid

  6. Snap to Snap Guides

  7. Snap to Page Margins

  8. Snap to Object Borders

  9. Snap to Object Points

  10. Allow Quick Editing

  11. Select Text Area Only

  12. Double-click to edit Text

  13. Modify Object with Attributes

  14. Exit All Groups

Outline

The Outline toolbar (Figure 21) provides tools for working with outlines.

Figure 21: Outline toolbar

Outline toolbar

  1. Demote

  2. Promote

  3. Move Down

  4. Move Up

  5. Show Formatting

  6. Black & White View

  7. Show Only First Level

  8. Show All Levels

  9. Hide Subpoints

  10. Show Subpoints

Presentation

The Presentation toolbar (Figure 22) provides tools for working with presentations.

Figure 22: Presentation toolbar

Presentation toolbar

  1. New Slide

  2. Du[plicate Slide

  4. Rename Slide

  5. Delete Slide

  6. Slide Layout

  7. Change Slide Master

  8. Expand Slide

  9. Go to First Slide

  10. Go to Previous Slide

  11. Go to Next Slide

  12. Go to Last Slide

  13. Move Slide to Start

  14. Move Slide Down

  15. Move Slide to End

Redaction

The Redaction toolbar (Figure 23) is used to block portions of a drawing when protecting sensitive information. Redaction helps enterprises and organizations to comply with regulations on confidentiality or privacy. When a redacted drawing is exported, any redacted portions are removed from the drawing and replaced by redaction blocks of pixels. This prevents any attempt in restoring or copying the original contents. A redacted drawing is often exported as PDF for publication or sharing.

Figure 23: Redaction toolbar

Redaction toolbar

  1. Rectangle

  2. Freeform

  3. Redacted Export (White)

  4. Redacted Export (Black)

  5. PDF

Slide View

The Slide View toolbar (Figure 24) opens with the Slide Sorter view and provides tools to rehearse timings of a slide show; hide and show slides, and change the number of slides displayed in Slide Sorter view.

Figure 24: Slide View toolbar

Slide View toolbar

  1. Rehearse Timings

  2. Show Slide

  3. Hide Slide

  4. Slides per Row

Standard

The Standard toolbar (Figure 25) is common to all LibreOffice modules and provides tools for creating and editing documents using LibreOffice. The Standard toolbar differs between different LibreOffice modules allowing different tool sets used in creating the different types of documents.

Figure 25: Standard toolbar

Standard toolbar

  1. Load URL

  2. New

  3. Templates

  4. Open

  5. Open Remote

  6. Save

  7. Save As

  8. Email

  9. Edit Mode

  10. Export Directly as PDF

  11. Print Directly

  12. Print

  13. Cut

  14. Copy

  15. Paste

  16. Clone

  17. Clear

  18. Undo

  19. Redo

  20. Find and Replace

  21. Spelling

  22. Auto Spellcheck

  23. Zoom & Pan

  24. Zoom

  25. Grid

  26. Snap to Grid

  27. Helplines While Moving

  28. Display Views

  29. Views Tab Bar

  30. Format Slide

  31. Master Slide

  32. Start from First Slide

  33. Start from Current Slide

  34. Table

  35. Image

  36. Media

  37. Chart

  38. Text Box

  39. Symbol

  40. Vertical Text

  41. Insert Fontwork

  42. Hyperlink

  43. Draw Functions

  44. Interaction

  45. LibreOffice Help

  46. What’s This?

Standard (Single Mode)

The Standard (Single Mode) toolbar (Figure 27) can be used instead of the Standard toolbar if necessary. The Standard (Single Mode) toolbar is normally used when the user interface is switched to single mode. For more information on selecting and using user interface variants, see Chapter 12, User Interface Variants.

Figure 26: Standard (Single Mode) toolbar

Standard (Single Mode) toolbar

  1. New

  2. Open

  3. Save

  4. Export Directly as PDF

  5. Print

  6. Print Preview in Web Browser

  7. Undo

  8. Redo

  9. Find and Replace

  10. Clone Formatting

  11. Spelling

  12. Entire Page

  13. New Slide

  14. Duplicate Slide

  15. Rename Slide

  16. Delete Slide

  17. Slide Layout

  18. Display Views

  19. Text Box

  20. Vertical Text

  21. Image

  22. Media

  23. Insert Chart

  24. Table

  25. Insert Fontwork

  26. Line

  27. Rectangle

  28. Ellipse

  29. Lines and Arrows

  30. Curves and Polygons

  31. Connectors

  32. Basic Shapes

  33. Symbol Shapes

  34. Block Arrows

  35. Flowchart

  36. Callouts

  37. Stars and Banners

  38. 3D Objects

  39. Position and Size

  40. Rotate

  41. Flip

  42. Align Objects

  43. Arrange

  44. Distribution

  45. Group

  46. Ungroup

  47. Enter Group

  48. Exit Group

  49. Select

  50. Entire Page

  51. Zoom & Pan

  52. Zoom

  53. Start from First Slide

  54. Start from Current Slide

Standard (Viewing Mode)

The Standard (Viewing Mode) toolbar (Figure 27) provides tools to save, edit and distribute a document.

Figure 27: Standard (Viewing Mode) toolbar

Standard (Viewing Mode) toolbar

  1. Save As

  2. Edit Mode

  3. Read Only Mode

  4. Email

  5. Export Directly as PDF

  6. EPUB

  7. Print Directly

  8. Print

  9. Copy

  10. Find and Replace

  11. Zoom

  12. Start from First Slide

Table

The Table toolbar (Figure 28) provides tools and options to edit and format a table placed on a slide. This toolbar only becomes active when a table is selected.

Figure 28: Table toolbar

Table toolbar

  1. Table

  2. Border Style

  3. Border Color

  4. Borders (Shift to overwrite)

  5. Area Style/Filling

  6. Fill Color

  7. Merge Cells

  8. Split Cells

  9. Optimize

  10. Top

  11. Vertically

  12. Bottom

  13. Insert Row Above

  14. Insert Row Below

  15. Insert Column Before

  16. Insert Column After

  17. Delete Row

  18. Delete Column

  19. Delete Table

  20. Select Table

  21. Select Column

  22. Select Row

  23. Table Properties

Text

The Text toolbar (Figure 29) provides tools to insert text boxes and callouts into a slide.

Figure 29: Text toolbar

Text toolbar

  1. Insert Text Box

  2. Fit Text in Text Box Size

  3. Callouts

  4. Vertical Text

  5. Fit Vertical Text to Frame

  6. Vertical Callouts

Text Formatting

The Text Formatting toolbar (Figure 30) provides tools for formatting text and alignment commands. This toolbar becomes active when text in a text box or graphic object has been selected and it automatically replaces the Line and Filling toolbar.

Figure 30: Text Formatting toolbar

Text Formatting toolbar

  1. Font Name

  2. Font Size

  3. Increase

  4. Decrease

  5. Bold

  6. Italic

  7. Underline

  8. Double Underline

  9. Strikethrough

  10. Overline

  11. Superscript

  12. Subscript

  13. Shadow

  14. Outline Font Effects

  15. Clear

  16. lowercase

  17. UPPERCASE

  18. Small capitals

  19. Font Color

  20. Character Highlighting Color

  21. Left

  22. Center

  23. Right

  24. Justified

  25. Top

  26. Center

  27. Bottom

  28. Set Line Spacing

  29. Unordered List

  30. Ordered List

  31. Outline Format

  32. Increase

  33. Decrease

  34. Line Spacing

  35. Character Spacing

  36. Increase

  37. Decrease

  38. Text direction from left to right

  39. Text direction from top to bottom

  40. Left-To-Right

  41. Right-To-Left

  42. Select All

  43. Character

  44. Paragraph

Transformations

The Transformations toolbar (Figure 31) provides tools to modify the shape, orientation, or fill of selected objects.

Figure 31: Transformations toolbar

Transformations toolbar

  1. Rotate

  2. Flip

  3. In 3D Rotation Object

  4. Set in Circle (perspective)

  5. Set to circle (slant)

  6. Distort

  7. Transparency

  8. Gradient

Zoom

The Zoom toolbar (Figure 33) provides tools to reduce or enlarge the screen display of the current presentation.

Figure 32: Zoom toolbar

Zoom toolbar

  1. Zoom In

  2. Zoom Out

  3. 100%

  4. Zoom Previous

  5. Zoom Next

  6. Entire Page

  7. Page Width

  8. Optimal View

  9. Object Zoom

  10. Zoom & Pan

  11. Shift

Subtoolbars

3D-Objects

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of 3D-Objects on the Drawing toolbar to open the 3D-Objects subtoolbar (Figure 34), then select a 3D object to add to a drawing. The 3D-Objects subtoolbar is identical to the 3D-Objects toolbar available at View > Toolbars on the Menu bar.

Figure 33: 3D-Objects subtoolbar

3D-Objects subtoolbar

  1. Cube

  2. Sphere

  3. Cylinder

  4. Cone

  5. Pyramid

  6. Torus

  7. Shell

  8. Half Sphere

Align Objects

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Align Objects on the Drawing toolbar to open the Align Objects subtoolbar (Figure 35), then select an object alignment from the available options.

Figure 34: Align Objects subtoolbar

Align Objects subtoolbar

  1. Left

  2. Centered

  3. Right

  4. Top

  5. Center

  6. Bottom

Basic Shapes

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Basic Shapes on the Drawing toolbar to open the Basic Shapes subtoolbar (Figure 36), then select a basic shape to add to a drawing.

Figure 35: Basic Shapes subtoolbar

Basic Shapes subtoolbar

  1. Rectangle

  2. Rectangle, Rounded

  3. Square

  4. Square, Rounded

  5. Parallelogram

  6. Trapezoid

  7. Ellipse

  8. Circle

  9. Circle Pie

  10. Circle Segment

  11. Arc

  12. Block Arc

  13. Isosceles Triangle

  14. Right Triangle

  15. Diamond

  16. Regular Pentagon

  17. Hexagon

  18. Octagon

  19. Cylinder

  20. Cube

  21. Folded Corner

  22. Cross

  23. Frame

  24. Ring

Block Arrows

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Block Arrows on the Drawing toolbar to open the Block Arrows subtoolbar (Figure 37), then select a block arrow to add to a drawing.

Figure 36: Block Arrows subtoolbar

Block Arrows subtoolbar

  1. Right Arrow

  2. Left Arrow

  3. Down Arrow

  4. Up Arrow

  5. Left and Right Arrow

  6. Up and Down Arrow

  7. Circular Arrow

  8. S-shaped Arrow

  9. Split Arrow

  10. Right or Left Arrow

  11. 4-way Arrow

  12. Corner Right Arrow

  13. Chevron

  14. Pentagon

  15. Striped Right Arrow

  16. Up, right and Down Arrow

  17. Notched Right Arrow

  18. Up and Right Arrow

  19. Right Arrow Callout

  20. Left Arrow Callout

  21. Down Arrow Callout

  22. Up Arrow Callout

  23. Left and Right Arrow Callout

  24. Up and Down Arrow Callout

  25. 4-way Arrow Callout

  26. Up and Right Arrow Callout

Callouts

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Callouts on the Drawing toolbar to open the Callouts sub‑toolbar (Figure 38), then select a callout to add to a drawing.

Figure 37: Callouts subtoolbar

Callouts subtoolbar

  1. Rectangular Callout

  2. Rounded Rectangular Callout

  3. Round Callout

  4. Cloud

  5. Line Callout 1

  6. Line Callout 2

  7. Line Callout 3

Color

The Color subtoolbar (Figure 39) provides tools to edit color properties of a selected object. After selecting an image or graphic to open the Image toolbar, click on Color on the Image toolbar.

Figure 38: Color subtoolbar

Color subtoolbar

The tools available on the Color subtoolbar are as follows:

Red

Specifies the proportion of red RGB color components for the selected graphic object. Values from -100% (no red) to +100% (full red) are possible.

Green

Specifies the proportion of green RGB color components for the selected graphic object. Values from -100% (no green) to +100% (full green) are possible.

Blue

Specifies the proportion of blue RGB color components for the selected graphic. Values from -100% (no blue) to +100% (full blue) are possible.

Brightness

Specifies the brightness for the selected graphic object. Values from -100% (only black) to +100% (only white) are possible.

Contrast

Specifies the contrast for viewing the selected graphic image. Values from -100% (no contrast at all) to +100% (full contrast) are possible.

Gamma

Specifies the gamma value for the view of the selected object, which affects the brightness of the mid‑tone values. Values from 0.10 (minimum Gamma) to 10 (maximum Gamma) are possible.

Connectors

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Connectors on the Drawing toolbar to open the Connectors sub‑toolbar (Figure 40), then select a connector to add to a drawing.

Figure 39: Connectors subtoolbar

Connectors subtoolbar

  1. Connector Ends with Arrow

  2. Straight Connector Ends with Arrow

  3. Curved Connector Ends with Arrow

  4. Line Connector Ends with Arrow

  5. Connector

  6. Straight Connector

  7. Curved Connector

  8. Line Connector

  9. Connector Starts with Arrow

  10. Straight Connector starts with Arrow

  11. Curved Connector Starts with Arrow

  12. Line Connector Starts Arrow

  13. Connector Ends with Circle

  14. Straight Connector Ends with Circle

  15. Curved Connector Ends with Circle

  16. Line Connector Ends with Circle

  17. Connector Starts with Circle

  18. Straight Connector starts with Circle

  19. Curved Connector Starts with Circle

  20. Line Connector Starts with Circle

  21. Connector with Circles

  22. Straight Connector with Circle

  23. Curved Connector with Circle

  24. Line Connector with Circle

Curves and Polygons

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Curves and Polygons on the Drawing toolbar to open the Curves and Polygons subtoolbar (Figure 41), then select a curve or polygon to add to a drawing.

Figure 40: Curves and Polygons subtoolbar

Curves and Polygons subtoolbar

  1. Curve, Filled

  2. Polygon, Filled

  3. Polygon (45°), Filled

  4. Freeform Line, Filled

  5. Curve

  6. Polygon

  7. Polygon (45°)

  8. Freeform Line

Distribute Selection

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Select at least three objects to distribute on the Drawing toolbar to open the Distribute Selection subtoolbar (Figure 42), then select the type of distribution required between the selected objects.

Figure 41: Distribute Selection subtoolbar

Distribute Selection subtoolbar

  1. Distribute Horizontally Left

  2. Distribute Horizontally Center

  3. Distribute Horizontally Spacing

  4. Distribute Horizontally Right

  5. Distribute Vertically Top

  6. Distribute Vertically Center

  7. Distribute Vertically Spacing

  8. Distribute Vertically Bottom

Flowchart

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Flowchart on the Drawing toolbar to open the Flowchart subtoolbar (Figure 43 ), then select a flowchart shape to add to a drawing.

Figure 42: Flowchart subtoolbar

Flowchart subtoolbar

  1. Flowchart: Process

  2. Flowchart: Alternate Process

  3. Flowchart: Decision

  4. Flowchart: Data

  5. Flowchart: Predefined Process

  6. Flowchart: Internal Storage

  7. Flowchart: Document

  8. Flowchart: Multidocument

  9. Flowchart: Terminator

  10. Flowchart: Preparation

  11. Flowchart: Manual Input

  12. Flowchart: Manual Operation

  13. Flowchart: Connector

  14. Flowchart: Off-page Connector

  15. Flowchart: Card

  16. Flowchart: Punched Tape

  17. Flowchart: Summing Junction

  18. Flowchart: Or

  19. Flowchart: Collate

  20. Flowchart: Sort

  21. Flowchart: Extract

  22. Flowchart: Merge

  23. Flowchart: Stored Data

  24. Flowchart: Delay

  25. Flowchart: Sequential Access

  26. Flowchart: Magnetic Disc

  27. Flowchart: Direct Access Storage

  28. Flowchart: Display

Fontwork Shape

Clicking on the triangle ▼ to the right of Fontwork Shape on the Fontwork toolbar opens the Fontwork Shape subtoolbar (Figure 44). Select the required shape to change how a Fontwork text shape appears on a slide.

Figure 43: Fontwork Shape subtoolbar

Fontwork Shape subtoolbar

  1. Plain Text

  2. Wave

  3. Inflate

  4. Stop

  5. Curve Up

  6. Curve Down

  7. Triangle Up

  8. Triangle Down

  9. Fade Right

  10. Fade Left

  11. Fade Up

  12. Fade Down

  13. Slant Up

  14. Slant Down

  15. Fade Up and Right

  16. Fade Up and Left

  17. Chevron Up

  18. Chevron Down

  19. Arch Up (Curve)

  20. Arch Down (Curve)

  21. Arch Left (Curve)

  22. Arch Right (Curve)

  23. Circle (Curve)

  24. Open Circle (Curve)

  25. Arch Up (Pour)

  26. Arch Down (Pour)

  27. Arch Left (Pour)

  28. Arch Right (Pour)

  29. Circle (Pour)

  30. Open Circle (Pour)

Image Filter

Clicking on the triangle ▼ to the right of Filter on the Image toolbar opens the Image Filter sub‑toolbar (Figure 45). Select the required filter to change the image display.

Figure 44: Image Filter subtoolbar

Image Filter subtoolbar

The image filters available on the Image Filter subtoolbar are as follows, from left to right:

Invert

Inverts the color values of a color image, or the brightness values of a greyscale image. Apply the filter again to revert the effect.

Smooth

Softens or blurs the image by applying a low pass filter.

Sharpen

Sharpens the image by applying a high pass filter.

Remove Noise

Removes noise by applying a median filter.

Solarization

Opens a dialogue box for defining solarization. Solarization refers to an effect that looks like what can happen when there is too much light during photo development. The colors become partly inverted.

Aging

All pixels are set to their gray values, and then the green and blue color channels are reduced by the amount specified. The red color channel is not changed.

Posterize

Opens a dialogue box to determine the number of poster colors. This effect is based on the reduction of the number of colors. It makes photos look like paintings.

Pop Art

Converts an image to a pop-art format.

Charcoal Sketch

Displays the image as a charcoal sketch. The contours of the image are drawn in black, and the original colors are suppressed.

Relief

Displays a dialogue box for creating reliefs. Selecting the position of the imaginary light source determines the type of shadow created, and how the graphic image looks in relief.

Mosaic

Joins small groups of pixels into rectangular areas of the same color. The larger the individual rectangles are, the fewer details the graphic image has.

Lines and Arrows

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Lines and Arrows on the Drawing toolbar to open the Lines and Arrows subtoolbar (Figure 46), then select a line or arrow to add to a drawing.

Figure 45: Lines and Arrows subtoolbar

Lines and Arrows subtoolbar

  1. Line Ends with Arrow

  2. Line with Circle/Arrow

  3. Line with Square/Arrow

  4. Line with Arrows

  5. Line Starts with Arrow

  6. Line with Arrow/Circle

  7. Line with Arrow/Square

  8. Insert Line

  9. Dimension Line

  10. Line (45°)

Optimize

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Optimize on the Table toolbar to open the Optimize subtoolbar (Figure 46) to evenly distribute selected rows and columns in a table either horizontally or vertically.

Figure 46: Optimize subtoolbar

Optimize subtoolbar

  1. Minimal Column Width

  2. Minimal Row Height

  3. Optimal Column Width

  4. Optimal Row Height

  5. Distribute Columns Evenly

  6. Distribute Rows Evenly

Position

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Arrange on the Standard toolbar to open the Position subtoolbar (Figure 47), then select the position of a selected object in a drawing. These tools are also available on the Drawing toolbar.

Figure 47: Position subtoolbar

Position subtoolbar

  1. Bring to Front

  2. Bring Forward

  3. Send Backward

  4. Send to Back

  5. In Front of Object

  6. Behind Object

  7. Reverse

Stars and Banners

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Stars and Banners on the Drawing toolbar to open the Stars and Banners subtoolbar (Figure 48), then select a star or arrow to add to a drawing.

Figure 48: Stars and Banners subtoolbar

Stars and Banners subtoolbar

  1. 4-Point Star

  2. 5-Point Star

  3. 6-Point Star

  4. 8-Point Star

  5. 12-Point Star

  6. 24-Point Star

  7. Explosion

  8. Vertical Scroll

  9. Horizontal Scroll

  10. Signet

  11. Doorplate

  12. 6-Point Star, Concave

Symbol Shapes

Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Symbol Shapes on the Drawing toolbar to open the Symbol Shapes subtoolbar (Figure 49), then select a symbol shape to add to a drawing.

Figure 49: Symbol Shapes subtoolbar

Symbol Shapes subtoolbar

  1. Smiley Face

  2. Heart

  3. Sun

  4. Moon

  5. Cloud

  6. Lightning Bolt

  7. Flower

  8. Prohibited

  9. Puzzle

  10. Square Bevel

  11. Octagon Bevel

  12. Diamond Bevel

  13. Double Bracket

  14. Left Bracket

  15. Right Bracket

  16. Double Brace

  17. Left Brace

  18. Right Brace

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