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diff --git a/doc/kpresenter/tutorial.docbook b/doc/kpresenter/tutorial.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a0aa1be2 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kpresenter/tutorial.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,510 @@ +<!-- <?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.1-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd"> + +To edit or validate this document separately, uncomment this prolog +Be sure to comment it out again when you are done --> + +<chapter id="tutorial"> +<chapterinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author> +<firstname>Neil</firstname> +<surname>Lucock</surname> +<affiliation> +<address><email>neil@nlucock.freeserve.co.uk</email></address> +</affiliation> +</author> +<author> +<firstname>Krishna</firstname> +<surname>Tateneni</surname> +<affiliation> +<address><email>tateneni@pluto.njcc.com</email></address> +</affiliation> +</author> +<author> +<firstname>Anne-Marie</firstname> +<surname>Mahfouf</surname> +<affiliation> +<address><email>annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr</email></address> +</affiliation> +</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> +</chapterinfo> +<title>A Step-By-Step Tutorial</title> + +<para> +In this chapter, &kpresenter; is introduced using a simple tutorial. We +shall walk through the most basic steps that are involved in creating a +presentation, and adding some basic effects. +</para> + +<sect1 id="start-new"> +<title>Start a new document</title> + +<para> +When you start &kpresenter;, the usual &koffice; startup dialog appears. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The <guilabel>&koffice;</guilabel> +startup dialog</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="tut01.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The &koffice; startup dialog</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Select <guilabel>Screen</guilabel> on the left then select the template labeled +<guilabel>Title</guilabel> (highlighted in blue in the screenshot above) by +clicking on it. You can check <guilabel>Always use this template</guilabel> to +make it the default template. +</para> + +<para> +Now click <guibutton>Use This Template</guibutton>. This brings up the slide +editor window, where you can view and edit the slides (and objects contained in +them) in your document. At the moment, we just have one slide, with one +object on it, which is a text box. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The slide editor</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut02.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The slide editor</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Double-click the text box. The cursor changes to a vertical bar to show +that you can now type some text and the background of the edited area +becomes grey. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The text insertion cursor</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut03.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The text insertion cursor</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Go ahead, type some text! +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Adding text</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="tut04.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Adding text</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Click away from the text to de-select the text box when you are done +typing. +</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="insert-page"> +<title>Add a new page</title> + +<para> +Let's now add a new slide to our document. To do so, click the +<guimenu>Insert</guimenu> menu, and then click on +<guimenuitem>Slide...</guimenuitem>. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Inserting a slide from the menu</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="tut05.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Inserting a slide from the menu</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +This brings up the <guilabel>Insert Slide</guilabel> dialog. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The <guilabel>Insert Slide</guilabel> dialog</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="tut06.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The <guilabel>Insert Slide</guilabel> +dialog</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Select <guilabel>Use different template</guilabel> and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to add a +new page after page 1. +</para> + +<para> +The <guilabel>Create Document</guilabel> dialog comes up so that we can decide +what the new slide should look like. This time, select <guilabel>Screen</guilabel> on the left and double click on the +<guilabel>One Column</guilabel> template (highlighted in blue.) +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Choosing a template for the new page</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut07.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Choosing a template for the new +page</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +The new slide now appears in the editing window. To change between pages +of your presentation, you can select slides in the pane to the left +(highlighted in blue for this screenshot). +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The slides list</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut08.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The slides list</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +The newly inserted slide has two text boxes. There is one for a title, +and another to contain a bulleted list of items. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The new slide</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut09.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The new slide</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Double-click and type a title. Then double-click on the second text +box with the bullet. Type some text and end the paragraph by pressing the +<keycap>Enter</keycap> or <keycap>Return</keycap> key. As you type new +paragraphs, bullets automatically appear in front of them. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Adding text to the second slide</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut10.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Adding text to the second slide</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +You can de-select the text box by clicking away from it. +</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="insert-pic"> +<title>Insert a picture</title> + +<para> +Let's go back to the first slide now. Use the list of slides on the left +of your screen. +</para> + +<para> +In this section, we'll liven our presentation up a bit by adding a nice +logo to the title page. To do so, the first step is to click on the +<guimenu>Insert</guimenu> menu item, and then on +<guimenuitem>Picture...</guimenuitem>. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Using the menu to add an image</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut11.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Using the menu to add an image</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +This brings up a file selection dialog. To learn about this or other +standard &kde; dialog boxes in detail, please consult the &kde; +documentation. You can browse by clicking on <guiicon>folder</guiicon> +icons or by using the <guiicon>browser</guiicon> style buttons on the +toolbar (highlighted in red.) Clicking the <guiicon>up arrow</guiicon> +takes you up one folder level. +</para> + +<para> +Find the file named <filename>koffice-logo.png</filename>, which may be +in a different folder than the one shown in the screenshot below. You +can also choose any other graphic file if you like! Select the file, and +click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Choosing a picture to add</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut12.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Choosing a picture to add</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Click with the &LMB; where you want to place the loge in it's original size or +draw a rectangle with the left mouse cursor to specify the position and size for the logo. +There are selection handles (little squares) visible around the border of the graphic. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The newly added image</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut13.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The newly added image</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Place the mouse cursor anywhere in the middle of the logo, and drag it +to the middle of the title page. Then use the selection handles to resize +it correctly. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Dragging and resizing the image</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut14.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Dragging and resizing the image</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +That's it. Now you have a picture on the title page! +</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="insert-object"> +<title>Insert a &koffice; object</title> +<para>Let's insert another &koffice; object under the picture, for example +a chart.</para> + +<para> +Every &koffice; supported document can be embedded in a &kpresenter; slide. +Let's choose a chart from &kchart;. To do so, the first step is to click on the +<guimenu>Insert</guimenu> menu item, and then +on <guisubmenu>Object</guisubmenu>. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The Insert Object menu</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut24.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The Insert Object menu</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +A list of the &koffice; available components appears as submenu. +Select <guilabel>Chart</guilabel> and then outline with your mouse the area you +want to put your chart in on the &kpresenter; slide. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Select the area where to put the chart</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut25.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Select the area where to put the chart</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<!--TODO check if the Open Document dialog should appear when the chart is +created and not a blank chart--> + +<para> +Once you release the mouse button, a blank chart is added on the slide. Whenever +you work in the chart, the toolbars and menubar in &kpresenter; main window are +replaced by those from &kchart;. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>&kchart; menus and toolbars embedded</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut26.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>&kchart; menus and toolbars embedded</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para>While you are in the chart, clicking with the &RMB; will bring the +&kchart; settings menu which allows you to modify the parameters of the chart. +Please see the &kchart; user manual to get more information on how to use +&kchart;.</para> + +<para>Click anywhere with the &LMB; outside the chart to go back to +&kpresenter; slide.</para> + +<para>A single click on the chart will allow you to drag it to change its +location and also to drag the borders to make it bigger as with any other +&kpresenter; object. Double click on the chart to get into &kchart; mode and +modify any of the chart property.</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="addshadow"> +<title>Add a shadow to the title text</title> + +<para> +Let's continue enhancing our title page by adding a shadow +behind the title. <mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> click anywhere on the +title text. This achieves two things: the text box containing the title +is selected, and a menu pops up. +</para> + +<para> +Select the <guimenuitem>Shadow Objects...</guimenuitem> option in the popup menu. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The context menu</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut15.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The context menu</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +The <guilabel>Shadow</guilabel> dialog pops up. The distance between the +shadow and the text is currently 0 so the shadow cannot be seen (this +part of the dialog box is highlighted in red.) +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The <guilabel>Shadow</guilabel> dialog</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut16.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The <guilabel>Shadow</guilabel> +dialog</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Increase the distance value to 3. The effect of changing the distance +can be seen in the preview window. Now click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Adding a shadow to the title</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut17.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Adding a shadow to the title</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Now the title has a shadow! +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The new shadowed title</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut18.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The new shadowed title</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="textcolor"> +<title>Change the color of the title text</title> + +<para> +Let's finish by changing the color of the title text from black to +blue. To do so, select the title text by double-clicking the text box and select the text. +</para> + +<para> +Open the <guilabel>Select Color</guilabel> dialog by clicking on the <guiicon>dark blue A</guiicon> +icon on the right side of the <guilabel>Text</guilabel> toolbar (this icon has +a Color... tooltip) or choose the <guimenu>Text</guimenu> menu and then click on +<guimenuitem>Color...</guimenuitem> and change the color to blue.</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The color palette</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut19.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The color palette</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Click <guilabel>OK</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Select Color</guilabel> dialog. Changing the color of +the selected text to blue changes its appearance. The exact color that +highlighted text turns depends on your system color scheme. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Highlighted text</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut20.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Highlighted text</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Now click away from the text to de-select it. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The finished title</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut21.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The finished title</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Now that there are two slides, why not try a slide show! To start the +slide show, press the <guiicon>play</guiicon> button (the blue double arrow) on +the <guilabel>Slide Show</guilabel> toolbar. The first slide should appear on your screen. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The first slide</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut22.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The first slide</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +To advance from the first slide to the next, just click anywhere on the +screen, or use the <keycap>Page Down</keycap> key. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The second slide</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="tut23.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The second slide</phrase></textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +To exit the slide show, <mousebutton>right</mousebutton> click, and then +select the <guimenuitem>End</guimenuitem> option from the +popup menu. +</para> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> |