Rather than viewing within the Dropbox I would suggest downloading the file for viewing on your laptop or desktop.
On Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 12:09 PM Matthias Seidel <matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> wrote: > Hi Howard, > > Am 12.07.2018 um 20:18 schrieb Howard Blum: > > I also use the "public folder" in Dropbox for easily sharing files with > > others. I also use Drive, but prefer Dropbox for file sharing. > > I often use Dropbox for file sharing, too. > Apparently the Dropbox webclient can also display OpenOffice > presentations, but I can't get it to use the full screen in my browser. > > And if I want to start a presentation stored in Dropbox on my smartphone > it asks for an app to open it with: > Google Presentation ;-) > > Don't get me wrong, I don't do presentations on my phone, but if you > have a TV with Chromecast connected, you can easily show it on a big > screen. Nowadays even some beamer have Chromecast built in. > > Regards, > Matthias > > > > > On Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 11:15 AM Matthias Seidel < > matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi Janis, > >> > >> Am 12.07.2018 um 17:11 schrieb jcre...@sasktel.net: > >>> Hello > >>> > >>> This is my first try at making a slide presentation in Open Office > >> Impress. > >>> 1. I would like to send a link out in an e-mail for my slide > >> presentation - where do I find the link to use for this? > >> > >> If you want to send out a link you must have the presentation at some > >> place that is accessible for the addressee. > >> > >> I would use Google Drive, upload the presentation, make it accessible > >> and send the link: > >> > >> > https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1a4llxGm-wX1-D3x4PDjey10l-xxgdHSb_tQkQmIpbHk/edit?usp=sharing > >> > >> You should be able to open this link in a browser on your PC or with > >> your smartphone (Google apps must be installed) and start the > presentation. > >> > >> If that is what you are looking for, I can give you further details. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Matthias > >> > >>> 2. Are the slides sized automatically to fit on a mobile phone or can > >> that be done? > >>> 3. Also, can I use background pictures in my slides and will > >> they present properly and look nice on a mobile phone? > >>> Thank you very much > >>> > >>> Janis R./Canada > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > >