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<p class="Head1"><a name="iplayer"/><help:key-word value="player; functionality of" tag="kw66212_1" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="presentation; player for a" tag="kw66212_4" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:to-be-embedded Eid="iplayer" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:link Id="66212">OpenOffice.org player for presentations</help:link></help:to-be-embedded></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:to-be-embedded Eid="iplay" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">The OpenOffice.org Player serves to introduce a presentation, without OpenOffice.org having to be installed.</help:to-be-embedded> OpenOffice.org Players is installed relatively quickly and in a space-saving manner. Presentations may also be transmitted in a packaged file format to keep the file size small. By request the file can be divided in such a way that the parts fit into diskettes.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">OpenOffice.org Player is installed with its own Setup Program. The Setup Program also installs the character sets belonging to OpenOffice.org.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">As soon as you start Player, the <span class="T1">OpenOffice.org Player</span> appears:</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Enter the name of the presentation in the <span class="T1">File</span> text field or select the file by clicking once on <span class="T1">Search</span>.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">You can start Player from the command line and thus transmit certain parameters. <help:link Id="66212" Eid="parameter" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">You can find a list at the end of this section</help:link>.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph">The default setting for <span class="T1">File type</span> is <span class="T1">All formats</span> - meaning all OpenOffice.org Presentation formats (*.sxd, *.sxi, *.sxp). These formats will be listed in separate groups starting with the <span class="T1">OpenOffice.org Impress (*.sxi)</span> format, followed by <span class="T1">OpenOffice.org Draw (*.sxd)</span> and then <span class="T1">OpenOffice.org Impress (packed) (*.sxp)</span>.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">To play your presentation, click on <span class="T1">Play</span>. The selected file is loaded and started.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">To close the Player, click on <span class="T1">End</span>.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">OpenOffice.org Player does not change files. All settings that you accept in OpenOffice.org Player influence only the playing of the presentation.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph">You expand the dialog using <span class="T1">Options</span>. You find default settings here for running the presentation.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">If the presentation is to be run as originally planned, activate the <span class="T1">As defined in document</span> radio button.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">The <span class="T1">Manual</span> button should be activated if you want to control the slide transition yourself, e.g. the presentation underscores what is being said during a lecture.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><span class="T1">Semiautomatic</span> should be chosen if the objects are to be run automatically and the slide transition manually.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">The <span class="T1">Automatic</span> option can be used if the presentation is to run without user interaction. Even if the presentation was created with different settings, the slide transition will be performed automatically.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">When you are running your presentation automatically, you can use the <span class="T1">Duration</span> settings to define how long each individual slide is to remain on display.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Mark the <span class="T1">Continuous</span> field. The presentation is repeated until you press the Esc key or end it using the <span class="T1">End</span> command in the context menu.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">To insert a pause between repeats during an endless running using a pause page, set an appropriate time span in the <span class="T1">Pause</span> spin button.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">You can also let your viewers know the name of the software used to create the presentation. Activate the <span class="T1">Endless</span> and <span class="T1">Show logo</span> check boxes and the OpenOffice.org logo will appear on the interval page.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Almost all of the check boxes on the <span class="T1">Options</span> dialog have a special feature. By clicking on an empty field, e.g.<span class="T1"> Mouse pointer visible</span>, the check will be shown in black. This setting replaces any similar ones saved with the document and the presentation is run with this setting. If the check box is clicked again, the check will become gray. A gray check means that the document settings will be used in OpenOffice.org Player.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph">If you wish to leave the presentation always running in full screen mode, select the <span class="T1">Full Screen Presentation</span> field.</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><span class="T1">If animation is to be presented, select Allow Animation.</span></p>
<p class="Paragraph">To be able to linger for various lengths of time on a slide, it is useful to control the slide change manually. Select <span class="T1">Slide Change by Clicking on the Background</span>. A mouse click on the presentation background is enough to change the slide. This function is not available in <span class="T1">Automatic</span> mode.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Activate the <span class="T1">Presentation in foreground</span> box to ensure that the presentation is always visible on the screen.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">The Player automatically notices the default settings.</p>
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<p class="Paragraph">You can further influence the running presentation by using the <span class="T1">context menu</span>. You will find commands for scrolling forwards and backwards (<span class="T1">Previous Slide, Next Slide, Go to...</span>) and mouse pointer settings. The <span class="T1">Range</span> command is used to restart the presentation at a particular slide.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Use the command <span class="T1">Presentation - Custom Slide Show</span> in OpenOffice.org Impress to define which specific slides are to be shown. Give this part presentation its own name. This information is saved when the document is saved. If you load a document such as this into the OpenOffice.org Player, the <span class="T1">Range - Custom Slide Show</span> command is active in the context menu. The submenu contained here lists the names of all custom slide shows. Click the one you want to run.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">If the mouse pointer is to remain visible while the presentation is running, check the <span class="T1">Mouse pointer visible</span> box. The visible mouse pointer can also be displayed as a pen. The <span class="T1">Mouse pointer as pen</span> <span class="T1">(Pen</span> only is shown in the context menu) option is provided for this purpose. These commands can be called anytime by opening the context menu of the running presentation. Change the color of the Pen mouse pointer by selecting <span class="T1">Pen Color</span> from the menu.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">By defining a password you prevent an unwanted termination of a running presentation and, therefore, an intentional or unintentional modification of the defined options. In this way, you keep control over the events since the presentation continues even if you are absent for a short period of time. The <span class="T1">Lock...</span> command from the context menu opens the dialog for defining the password. Entries made after the password has been defined will be ignored. Only after the correct password has been entered will you be able to modify the options and interrupt the presentation.</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Press <span class="T1">ESC</span> or select the <span class="T1">Exit</span> item from the context menu.</p>
<p class="Head2"><help:key-word value="OpenOffice.org Player; example of" tag="kw66212_3" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="presentation; Player example for a" tag="kw66212_2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>an example of work with the OpenOffice.org Player</p>
<p class="Paragraph">Assume you are representing your company at a trade fair. You have created a stylish presentation for this purpose, containing concise, eye-catching information. <span class="T1">OpenOffice.org Player</span> is installed on one of the PCs in your booth. After starting the Player you may proceed as follows:</p>
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<p class="P2">Click <span class="T1">Drive</span> and select the one containing your presentation.</p>
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<p class="P2">The drive structure is shown under Directory and you will see all available directories.</p>
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<p class="P2">Open the directory containing the required presentation.</p>
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<p class="P2">All of the OpenOffice.org presentations contained in the folder are shown in the box under the <span class="T1">File</span> text box. Select your file by clicking it once.</p>
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<p class="P2">Click <span class="T1">Options...</span> to define settings for running the presentation.</p>
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<p class="P2">First choose <span class="T1">Automatic</span> slide transition with a <span class="T1">Duration</span> of 50 seconds and then the <span class="T1">Endless</span> mode with a pause of 20 seconds between runs.</p>
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<p class="P2">In the <span class="T1">Options</span> section, choose <span class="T1">Full-screen, Animations allowed</span> and <span class="T1">Presentation in foreground </span>.</p>
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<p class="P2">To save your settings and close the dialog, click <span class="T1">OK</span>. Now press <span class="T1">Run</span> and the presentation starts.</p>
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<p class="P2">After a few slides have been shown you will notice that the duration is too long. You can shorten this by using the <span class="T1">Next Slide</span> command on the <span class="T1">context menu</span>.</p>
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<p class="P2">You don't need to keep an eye on your presentation the whole time. Define a password by selecting the <span class="T1">Lock...</span> command from the context menu and control the presentation in this way. The presentation can now only be interrupted if the password is entered.</p>
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<p class="Head2"><a name="parameter"/>List of parameters</p>
<p class="Paragraph">When starting the Player, you can transmit the following parameters from the command line:</p>
