Using the Standard toolbar to set the layout for a slide show

The Standard toolbar provides quick, one-click access to basic commands. For example, the Standard toolbar helps you select a master slide, insert new slides, modify a slide's design and add text to your slides. By default, the Standard toolbar is displayed above the Drawing window.

In the procedures below you will learn to create a new slide show by using the Master Gallery and other standard tools. Before proceeding with the tutorial, you need to be in the slide show mode.

To choose a master slide

1. On the Standard toolbar, click the Master Gallery button .
2. In the Master Gallery dialog box, choose Color from the Category list box.
3. Click the Chips master on the Selected style palette.
4. Click OK.

To insert a new slide into a slide show

1. On the Standard toolbar, click the New slide button .
2. In the New slide dialog box, click the Text layout on the Layout palette.
3. Type 1 in the Number to add box.

To add text to a slide show

1. Double-click the Title text box, and type your company's name.
2. Double-click the Subtitle text box, and type Company Overview.
3. Select the 2: tab at the bottom of the main window.
4. Double-click the Title text box, and type your company's name.
5. Double-click the Subtitle text box, and type Mission statement.
6. Double-click the Add text text box, and type the company's mission statement.

To save a slide show

1. Click File Save as.
2. Choose the drive and folder where you want to save the file.
3. Type corp_overview in the Filename box.
4. Click Save.

Next you will edit the text in your slide by using another Corel^® Presentations^TM tool: the property bar.

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