What a great product Open Office is - its Portable Apps version is my office suite of preference at work, even though I should be using Microsoft Office. There's almost nothing in it which isn't as good as or better than Mr Gates' offering and it works faster, takes up less memory, is far more intuitive, etc.
Impress is a good replacement for Powerpoint, although I have found that some of the bullet styles don't import/export very accurately, but that's a quibble. Now, if it would take on the challenge laid down in this web article (old but still true): http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/in_defense_of_p.html What would be a huge leap forward would be an application which would provide the following: 1. for the audience: handouts showing the slide and the notes you want them to see and the slide showing on a screen and 2. for the presenter, the opportunity to see whatever combination of the slide being shown, the handout notes given to the audience and their own speaking notes, without it affecting the display which the audience sees. This would be a big step to making Impress the presentation software of choice, especially in formal settings, where it is very important to get every word right and clearly distinguish between what you can say and what you can put in writing for people to take away. Unfortunately I don't have the programming skills to do this myself. Chris Tyler Accessibility Solutions Team Level 2 Block C Porterbrook House 7 Pear Street Sheffield S11 8JF 01142-597475 (desk) 07917-214441 (mobile) 01142-597535 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************************** This document is strictly confidential and is intended only for use by the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or other action taken in reliance of the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited. Any views expressed by the sender of this message are not necessarily those of the Department for Work and Pensions. If you have received this transmission in error, please use the reply function to tell us and then permanently delete what you have received. Please note: Incoming and outgoing e-mail messages are routinely monitored for compliance with our policy on the use of electronic communications. ********************************************************************** The original of this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet Anti-Virus service supplied by Cable&Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. (CCTM Certificate Number 2006/04/0007.) On leaving the GSi this email was certified virus free. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes.
