Margot Finke wrote: > Thank you James Knott. My laptop IS a ThinkPad. > > I will take your advice and press F7.
I forgot to mention, you also have to hold the Fn key, then F7. > > Margot Finke > ======================= > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Knott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 3:31 PM > Subject: Re: [users] Transferring PowerPoint to the big screen??? > > >> Margot Finke wrote: >>> I have an older IBM laptop that I transfer my PowerPoint >>> presentations to for school visits. And with some tweaking, it >>> turns into OpenOffice.org2 Empress, on my laptop. >>> >>> I want to know what buttons I have to press, to make what I have on >>> my laptop's screen show up on the school's large screen. In the >>> past, someone just did a few clicks on my laptop and it was UP >>> there. This time I have to do it myself, and I can't find out what >>> buttons to click. >>> >>> There is a wealth of information in the HELP but nothing about what >>> to do to get the laptop screen to show up on that bigger classroom >>> screen. >>> >>> Some help would be appreciated. Thank you. >>> >> >> That would depend on your laptop model. For example, on ThinkPads, it's >> usually the F7 button that changes display modes. This applies to all >> applications, not just OpenOffice. Also, you can often also configure >> multiple displays, so that the laptop display shows one thing and the >> presentation displays another. Again, this is dependent on the laptop >> you're using. >> >> >> Please respond only to the mail list ([email protected]) and not >> directly to me. >> -- >> Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
