I6_05 | Sliding Function Hacks Part 3

LibreOffice Impress LESSON 6 – Animations & More: How to Rock Your Presentation I6_05 | Sliding Function Hacks Part 3

Iceberg Hack

I don’t want to withhold a third and last cool trick with the sliding function from you.

In the video on the left you can see an example with an iceberg. Alternatives would be a ladder, thermometer or landscapes.
This trick is especially useful if you want to visualize information or visualize processes.

Procedure

Insert the image on your first slide. Move the image to the bottom so that the waterline is the same as the end of the slide. Drag the image to the right size.

Note:
You can’t move larger images freely in Impress. Use the “Crop Image” function with the icon on the right to cut off the lower part of the iceberg so that you can position the upper part as described.

Create a second slide. Copy and paste the iceberg from the first slide.
Use the “Crop Image” function again to get the right section of the iceberg. Use the arrow keys to position the iceberg at the correct height.
Repeat the steps for slide 3 and the bottom of the iceberg.

Insert different backgrounds for each slide (Rectangle – Remove Line – Select Color – Set in Background). A gradient looks particularly good on this theme.

With the ellipsis function, you can add a circle at the respective points. Copy the circle and paste it onto the rest of the slides. Now you can move it using the arrow keys. This keeps the circle in line. Add a matching line as shown in the image on the left.

Now add the “Print” animation via “Slide Transitions” – “Bottom to Top” for the second and third slides.

Alternative design options

In this lesson, you learned the technique using the iceberg example. However, the design is also applicable to other scenarios and styles. However, it is important that the image is of high quality enough that it can be split over two or three slides.