Once I installed this extension, it took me about six seconds to create a presentation based on a directory of graphics, one slide for each graphic.
http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/node/419
Download the extension, don't unzip it, then choose Tools > Extension Manager as always to add it.
Then choose Tools > Addons > Create Photo Album.(If that doesn't show up, restart OpenOffice.)
Point to the directory where your graphics are. That's it. You get a presentation.
Only thing is, the randomly chosen slide transitions are a little annoying, so click the Slide Transitions item, select No Transition (or something you like), then click Apply to All Slides. And you can use that pane also to change the amount of time on each slide, or to switch it to manually going from one slide to another.
Dear Solveig
I want to thank you for sharing and teaching useful things about openoffice.
I wanted to request you to show us how to make a simple invoice which can have following features:
1. Ability to select the product from drop down menu.
2. Ability to store the invoice details.
3. Some sort of report which shows which products are selling higher than others.
4. Ability to input clients name and rest of the information like address and other related fields are auto populated.
I know this a lot to ask and will take your valuable time to show us this.
Thank you
Jay.
PS: Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year 2010.
Posted by: Jay Popat | December 22, 2009 at 02:01 PM
Dear Solveig
I forgot to mention that "You have a beautiful smile" :-)
Regards
Jay.
Posted by: Jay Popat | December 22, 2009 at 02:09 PM
Hello,
This is really great!You have dome my work easier and convenient too.Thanks for sharing this great information.
Posted by: Dave | December 23, 2009 at 05:24 AM
Dear Solveig
Thanks for keeping the tips coming. I was anxious to try this plugin as I make slide shows of photos fairly often, but currently have to borrow someone else's PC who has powerpoint to get this feature. I downloaded and tried this plugin but was disappointed that the photos are inserted as LINKS. This means I can't just put the single file on a usb stick and take it with me. Is there a way to easily create a photo slide show with the photos IN the odp file?
Thanks,
Charles
Posted by: Charles | December 27, 2009 at 08:58 PM
This sounds interesting. Will you please post more details? Thanks!
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Solveig, this really help me a lot. more articles about this topic will be appreciated!
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Excellent Solveig, great tip, you're gonna save so much time in the future!
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