projector. If the drivers are not installed, the menu
options are not visible. For more information, check with
the data projector manufacturer or its representative.
To show slide shows with a data projector, select the
presentation, press Menu, and select View > Slide
show > Show on external display. To start the slide show,
press Menu, and select View > Slide show > View
show. Note that no special effects or animations are
supported. If the presentation contains notes, they are
only visible on the communicator display.
Tip: If you have not selected a data projector
earlier, the External display dialog opens. Select
a data projector, press Connect, then Done.
To change the data projector, press Menu, and select
View > Slide show > External display settings.... In the
External display dialog, select a device from the list, and
press Connect, then Done.
To stop showing a slide show with a data projector, press
Menu, select View > Slide show, and deselect Show on
external display.
Creating presentations
To create a new presentation, press Menu, and select
File > New presentation. Activate a text field by pressing
the tab key, and start writing. When you are ready, press
OK, and move to the next text field. If you want to use a
template, press Menu, and select File > New
presentation > Use template.... Browse for the folder
where the template is saved.
Tip: To move the text field inside the slide, select
the text field with the tab key, and scroll with the
joystick. To move the text field with smaller steps,
press Ctrl+scroll with the joystick. Similarly, you
can move other objects, such as pictures or
autoshapes.
To insert a new slide into a presentation, select the slide
after which you want to add the slide, and press Insert
slide. Select the layout you want to use in the new slide,
and press Insert.
To insert images or autoshapes into a presentation, press
Menu, and select Insert > Picture... or Autoshape....
Browse for the folder where the image is saved, or select
an autoshape from the list, and press Insert.
Tip: To change the size of an object, press Shift
+scroll left, right, up, or down. To change the size
with smaller steps, press Ctrl+Shift+scroll left,
right, up, or down.
To insert a text box into a presentation, press Menu, and
select Insert > Text box. Enter the text, and press OK.
Tip: The menu contains further text formatting
options: press Menu, and select Format and a
menu option. You can change the font and
number formats, add bullets, and adjust
alignment.
To format an object you have inserted into a slide, select
the object, press Menu, and select Format > Object.... You
can resize the object and rotate it. Note that not all
objects, such as images or tables, can be rotated.
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