Gobe Productive User's Guide - Using the PresentationPalette

- Working in the presentation environment
- Understanding Layers
- Using the presentation palette
- Transitions
- Running a slide show

# Using the Presentation Palette

Add a New Slide | Rename a Slide | Delete a Slide | Add Layers to a Presentation
Add (Associate) or Remove Layers from a Slide | Delete a Layer from the Presentation | Reorder Slides or Layers | Duplicate a Slide or Layer

This topic describes how to use the features of the layer palette. Use the image below for reference while reading this topic.

## To Add a New Slide

1. From the Presentation palette, select New Slide from the Edit menu. The New Slide dialog box is displayed.
2. Enter a Name for the new slide.
3. Select where you would like the new slide placed in the slide list. At Selection places the new slide after the currently selected slide in the Presentation palette. At End of Presentation places the new slide at the end of the slide presentation.
4. Check the Create New Layer box if you want to create a new layer and associate the layer to the new slide. The layer is given a default name which can be changed later.
5. Check Share Background if you want the new slide to use the same background layer as the previous slide in the palette. Uncheck this option to have no background layer associated to the new slide.
6. Click OK when finished. The new slide is created and placed in the Presentation palette appropriately.

## To Rename a Slide

1. In the Presentation palette, select the slide you wish to rename.
2. Select Rename Slide from the Edit menu.
3. Enter the new name for the slide and click OK.

## To Delete a Slide

1. In the Presentation palette, select the slide you wish to delete.
2. Select Delete Slide from the Edit menu.
3. The slide is deleted. However, layers that were associated to the slide are not deleted. They remain available from the layer list.

## To Add Layers to a Presentation

1. In the Presentation palette, select New Layer from the Edit menu.
2. Enter a name for the layer and click OK. The layer is added to the presentation. You still must associate the layer to slides to use the layer.

## To Add (Associate) or Remove Layers from a Slide

1. In the presentation palette, select the slide you wish to add a layer to.
2. Click the layer selection tool for the selected slide.
3. From the drop-down menu, select the layer you wish to add (associate) to the slide. If the layer is already checked, selecting it again removes the layer from the slide (disassociate it).
   Layers with check-marks are associated to the slide, while those without check marks are not associated to the slide.

- The drop-down menu for the layer selection tool displays all layers in the presentation document, including layers that are not associated to any slides.

## To Delete a Layer

1. In the Presentation palette, select the layer you want to delete.
2. Select Delete Layer from the Edit menu.
3. The layer is deleted from the entire presentation. Any items on the deleted layer are lost (but can be undone).

## To Reorder Slides or Layers

1. In the Presentation palette, click and hold on the layer or slide you want to reorder.
2. Move the slide or layer to the new location. A black bar is displayed in the layer or slide list to show where the layer or slide is placed.

## To Duplicate a Slide or Layer

1. In the Presentation palette, select the slide or layer you want to duplicate.
2. Select Duplicate Slide or Duplicate Layer (depending on what you selected). The layer or slide is duplicated (including name).

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