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LibreOffice Impress – Full Practical Training Guide

TRAINING SCENARIO (REAL-WORLD)

Scenario Title:

Faculty Orientation Program Presentation

Situation:

You are an Academic Administrative Officer in a university.

The Dean has asked you to prepare a presentation for a New Academic Staff Orientation Program.

The presentation will be delivered by the Dean, so it must:

  • Use a professional template
  • Have smooth slide transitions
  • Include simple animations (not distracting)
  • Contain speaker notes for the presenter
  • Be clear, clean, and easy to understand

📌 EXPECTED FINAL OUTPUT

A 10-slide professional presentation including:

  • Official template
  • Animated bullet points
  • Slide transitions
  • Speaker notes for each slide

FULL STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

STEP 1: Open LibreOffice Impress

  1. Click Start Menu
  2. Open LibreOffice
  3. Click Impress

  1. Select Blank Presentation
  2. Click Create

STEP 2: Apply a Template (IMPORTANT)

Use Built-in Template

  1. Go to File → New → Templates
  2. Select Presentations

  3. Choose a simple professional template (e.g. Blue Curve)

  4. Click Open

✔ This applies consistent design to all slides

STEP 3: Create Title Slide (Slide 1)

Title:

New Academic Staff Orientation

insert "Text Box"

Slide > Layout > Title and Content

Subtitle:

Faculty of Science
University of XYZ
2026

✔ Keep centered ✔ Large readable font

STEP 4: Agenda Slide (Slide 2)

Add New Slide

Slide > New Slide

add Title and Content

Slide > Layout > Title and Content 

Program Agenda

Bullet Points:

  • Welcome and introduction
  • Faculty structure
  • Academic responsibilities
  • Support services
  • Questions & discussion

STEP 5: Add Speaker Notes (Slide 2)

Steps:

  1. Click View → Notes Pane

  1. In the notes area, type:
Briefly explain the purpose of the orientation and introduce the main topics.

✔ Speaker notes are only visible to the presenter

  1. back to Normal Slide Click View → Normal

STEP 6: Faculty Overview Slide (Slide 3)

Add New Slide

Slide > New Slide

add Title and Content

Slide > Layout > Title and Content

Content:

  • Departments in the faculty
  • Number of academic staff
  • Student population
  • Research focus areas

✅ STEP 7: Add Animations (Slide 3)

Animate Bullet Points (Content Only)

  1. Click inside the content area (bullet text box) (Do NOT select the slide background or title)

  2. Select the bullet list text

  3. Go to View → Animation

(The Animation panel will open on the right side)

  1. Click Add ➕

  1. In the animation settings, choose:

  2. Animation: Appear

  3. Start: On click

  4. Duration: Medium

  5. Click OK

  6. In the Animation panel, ensure:

  7. ☑ Animate as series

  8. ☑ By paragraph level

✔ Bullet points will now appear one by one when clicking during the presentation

STEP 8: Academic Responsibilities Slide (Slide 4)

Add New Slide

Slide > New Slide

Title

"Academic Responsibilities Slide"

Content:

  • Teaching responsibilities
  • Research activities
  • Student supervision
  • Administrative duties

STEP 9: Add Animation to Title (Optional)

  1. Select slide title
  2. View → Animation

  3. Choose:

  4. Animation: Fade In

  5. Start: With previous

✔ Keep animations minimal and professional

STEP 10: Support Services Slide (Slide 5)

Content:

  • IT Services
  • Library services
  • LMS (Moodle)
  • Research office

STEP 11: Add Speaker Notes (Slide 5)

Explain how new staff can access IT, library, and research support.

STEP 12: Important Policies Slide (Slide 6)

Content:

  • Attendance policy
  • Examination regulations
  • Leave procedures
  • Code of conduct

STEP 13: Add Slide Transitions (IMPORTANT)

Apply Transition to Slides:

  1. Select a slide

  2. Go to View → Slide Transition

  3. Choose:

  • Transition: Fade smoothly
  • Duration: Medium
  • Advance slide: On mouse click
  • Click Apply to All Slides

✔ Smooth, non-distracting transition

STEP 14: Academic Calendar Slide (Slide 7)

Content:

  • Semester start date
  • Examination period
  • Vacation periods

🟢 STEP 15: Add Speaker Notes (Slide 7)

Highlight key academic deadlines and emphasize punctuality.

🟢 STEP 16: Contact Information Slide (Slide 8)

Content:

  • Dean’s Office
  • Faculty Office
  • IT Helpdesk
  • Email & phone numbers

🟢 STEP 17: Questions Slide (Slide 9)

Text:

Questions & Discussion

✔ Large font ✔ Center aligned

🟢 STEP 18: Thank You Slide (Slide 10)

Text:

Thank You

Optional:

We wish you success at the Faculty of Science

🟢 STEP 19: Slide Show Preview

  1. Slide Show → Start from First Slide

  1. Test:

  2. Animations

  3. Transitions
  4. Speaker notes (Presenter View)

STEP 20: Save & Export

Save:

Orientation_Program_Presentation_2026.odp

Export as PDF:

File → Export As → Export as PDF