Presentation
A good slide-show takes more than just a collection of bullet points.
as with its word processor applications, Calligra’s presentation program Stage also takes some getting used to. The different formatting options, such as defining the animation and transitions are relegated to a separate docker, on the right of the screen. Adding shapes is similarly confined to the Add Shapes docker.
Google Slides offers the choice of a number of templates to help you get started. You can add pictures, shapes and charts to the slides, and configure transition effects for each. It’s also possible to choose different colour schemes and themes to create dynamic slides. Also on offer are a large number of add-ons that mean you can add even more content to a slide. For instance, you can insert free HD photos to your slides using the Unslpash addon. The add-ons are split into different categories such as Education, Business Tools and Productivity.
OnlyOffice enables you to choose from among various background designs. You can introduce shapes, charts, text art and pictures, and add transitions to the slides. A unique feature is the built-in photo editor. It can be used to manipulate the brightness, contrast and sharpness of any image inserted into a slide. You can also add a frame to the image, crop, resize, change the orientation and do many other edits. The photo editor is slower, in comparison to dedicated image-editing tools like Gimp. But it gets the job done, and the convenience of editing images from within the tool itself cannot be overstated. You can also insert a YouTube video into a slide by clicking the YouTube tab under Plugins and providing the URL of the video. However, the video doesn’t run when you start the slideshow and all you see is an image of the video, with no button or any option to start playback.
WPS Presentation and LibreOffice offer all the functionality you expect from a presentation tool, such as adding animations, transitions, designs and so on. BothWPS Presentation and Calligra Stage enable you to choose the slide size (either standard screen 4:3 or wide screen 16:9).