Corel Presentations lets you create high-quality slide shows and drawings that can include text, data charts, organization charts, and graphic objects.
You can use Corel Presentations to produce professional-looking project proposals, interactive demonstrations, multimedia presentations, flyers, signs, banners, and more. Slide shows can be presented on large monitors, portable computers, overhead transparencies, 35mm slides, or printed in color or black-and-white. You can also send presentations to other people over the Internet.
In this section, you'll learn about
Corel Corporation
using Corel Presentations documentation
exploring the work area
About Corel Corporation
Founded in 1985, Corel Corporation (www.corel.com) is a leading technology company specializing in content development (both text and graphics), business process management and XML-enabled enterprise solutions. The company's goal is to give consumers and enterprise customers the ability to create, exchange and instantly interact with content that is always relevant, accurate and available. With its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, Corel's common stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol CORL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol COR.
You can access the Corel Web site through Corel Presentations. You can also access information about fonts, macros, technical support, tips and tricks, training and certification, and service bureaus on the Corel Web site.
To access the Corel Web site
Click Help Corel on the Web Corel Web site.
To get information from the Corel Web site
Click To get information about
Help Corel on the Web Fonts online Fonts
Help Corel on the Web Macros online Macros
Help Corel on the Web Technical support Technical support
Help Corel on the Web Tips and tricks Tips and tricks
Help Corel on the Web Training and certification Training and certification
Help Corel on the Web Approved service bureaus Service bureaus
Using Corel Presentations documentation
The documentation conventions in Corel Presentations are easy to follow, and they allow you to use the application efficiently. Corel Presentations also includes online and paper documentation to help you learn the application. The following table lists the different documentation available.
Documentation What it does
Online Help Lets you quickly retrieve all the information you need. Help displays in a separate window on your screen. For quick access, you can keep the Help window displayed on top of the application window.
Context-sensitive Help Displays information relevant to the task you are currently performing. Context-sensitive Help provides help for menu commands, toolbar buttons, dialog boxes, and dialog box controls. You access context-sensitive Help by clicking the What's This? Help button, and clicking the item you want information about.
Corel Presentations Macros Help The Corel Presentations Macros Help gives you detailed information about working with macros. It can be accessed from the Macro commands item in the Help menu.
WordPerfect Office Macro Command Reference Center The Macro Command Center gives you a complete listing of available macro commands, including PerfectScript macro commands. You can access the Macro Command Center from the Macro commands item in the Help menu or from the Start menu.
QuickTips Provide information about icons and buttons on the toolbars and the Toolbox. QuickTips display in a balloon when you point to an icon or a button.
User Guide Contains most of the information from the online Help. Some reference information, such as the glossary, table functions, and details about equations, is included only in online Help.
You can access online Help in four ways. You can use the Contents page to select a topic, use the Index page to search for a topic, or use the Find page to search for specific words and phrases in Help topics. You can also use the Corel Knowledge Base to search for information on the Corel home page.
Context-sensitive Help is accessible wherever you are in Corel Presentations. You can access context-sensitive Help from the menus, dialog boxes, property bars, and all other toolbars in Corel Presentations.
For a complete listing of available macro commands, including PerfectScript macro commands, go to the WordPerfect Office Macro Command Center, which can be accessed through the Macros Help link in the Reference information section of the online Help.
You can print specific Help topics or print entire sections of online Help.
Corel Presentations also provides easy access to information about the program and your system.
Program information consists of the program name, version number, serial number, and user name. This information doesn't change and is useful if you ever need help from Corel Technical Support Services.
System information consists of details about any of the following five categories: system, display, printing, Corel .Exe and .Dll files, and system .Dll files. For example, you can see how much memory you have on the drive to which you want to save a file.
You can also view product and license information, and edit your PIN (personal identification number).
We want your feedback
If you have any comments or suggestions about Corel Presentations documentation, you can email them to presentationsprodmgr@corel.ca, mail them to Corel Presentations Product Manager, Corel Corporation, 1600 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Z 8R7, or fax them to (613) 728-9790. Unfortunately, we won't be able to respond to your messages individually.
To follow documentation conventions
When you see this Do this
Click File New. Click the File menu, and click New in the menu.
Click Format Justification Left. Click the Format menu, click Justification, and click Left in the submenu that displays.
Enable a check box. Click the check box to place a check mark or an "X" inside the box.
Disable an option. Click the option to remove the indicator.
Select text. Click and drag to highlight text.
Click an object. Click anywhere on an object.
Right-click, and click Paste. Click the right mouse button, and click Paste in the submenu that displays.
Press Enter. Press the Enter key.
Ctrl + Shift Press the Control key and the Shift key at the same time.
To access online Help
1 Click Help Help topics.
2 Click one of the following tabs:
Contents-browses through topics by category
Index-lists index entries. Type the first few letters of the subject about which you want information.
Find-searches for a particular word or phrase in the online Help
Corel Knowledge Base-to search for information on the Corel home page on the Internet
Tip
You can keep the Help window on top of the application you're working on by clicking Options in the Help window, and clicking Keep Help on top, On top.
To access context-sensitive Help
To Do the following
Access dialog box Help In the dialog box, click Help.
Access menu and toolbar button Help Point to the menu item or toolbar button for ToolTip information.
Access dialog control Help Right-click a dialog control, and click What's This?.
Tip
You can also access context-sensitive Help in a dialog box by pressing F1.
To print Help
To Do the following
Print a section Select the section you want to print, and click Print.
Print a topic Click Print.
Tip
You can also print a topic by right-clicking the window and clicking Print topic.
To display the PerfectExpert
Click Help PerfectExpert.
To view program and system information
1 Click Help About Corel Presentations.
2 Click System info.
3 Choose a category from the Choose a category list box.
Note
The About Corel Presentations dialog box displays the version number and registration information for the software.
Tip
You can store system information for printing by clicking Save. System information is saved in the file as sysinfo.txt. A message indicates where the file is saved.
To view product and license information
1 Click Help About Corel Presentations.
2 Click one of the following:
Copyright
License
To edit the serial number and PIN
1 Click Help About Corel Presentations.
2 Click Edit serial/PIN.
3 Type a serial number in the Serial number box.
4 Type a Personal Identification Number in the PIN box.
Exploring the work area
The work area in Corel Presentations includes everything you see on your screen when you start the program. The large open area is the drawing window. Depending on the view you choose, the drawing window displays one or more slides. For information about changing the settings for your view, see "Using slide show views."
The menu bar, which is located at the top of the work area, just below the title bar, provides access to most of the Corel Presentations commands. Many of these commands can also be accessed through toolbars and flyouts. Toolbars and flyouts give you quick access to Corel Presentations tools.
Using toolbars
Toolbars provide quick, one-click access to commands. You can choose to display or hide the toolbars.
Accessing flyouts
Flyouts are toolbars that are accessible from a tool on another toolbar.
To display or hide a toolbar
1 Click View Toolbars.
2 Enable the check box beside each toolbar you want to display.
3 Disable the check box beside each toolbar you want to hide.
To display a flyout
Click the black arrow at the bottom-right corner of a tool button.
Tip
You can also display a flyout by clicking the tool and holding the mouse button down until the flyout is displayed.
