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PDF Import

Enables you to make minor modifications to the text of existing PDF

files when the original source files do not exist or you are unable to

open the source files. (Whenever possible, modify the source and

regenerate the PDF to obtain the best results.)

When the extension is installed, PDF is listed as a choice in the File

Type drop-down list in the File > Open dialog. PDF documents open in

Draw. Depending on the complexity of the layout, changes may be easy

or difficult to make, and the saved result may or may not preserve the

original layout. Font substitution may occur.

Each line of text appears in a separate text box. If part of the text is in

a different font or font variation (for example, bold or italic), that part

of the line is in a separate text box. Thus a single line of text may

contain several separate text boxes. If you edit the text in one box, the

result may overlap the text in the following box or leave a conspicuous

gap between the two portions of text. If this occurs, you need to

manually adjust the spacing between the boxes.

Graphics with transparent backgrounds are imported with black

backgrounds, and these black backgrounds remain when the edited

PDF is saved again. Graphics and frames anchored “to paragraph” may

move away from their positions during import; any incorrect

positioning remains when the PDF is saved again.

From Sun Microsystems. Open source.

Presenter Console

Provides extra control over slide shows (presentations); for example,

the presenter has ability to see the upcoming slide, the slide notes, and

a presentation timer—while the audience sees only the current slide.

The Presenter Console displays the elements in three easily

changeable views:

• The first view displays the current slide, including the effects, and

the upcoming slide.

• The second view shows the speaker's notes in large, clear, and

scalable type, plus the current and upcoming slide.

• The third view is a slide sorter view with the slide thumbnails.

From Sun Microsystems. Open source.

Note

The Presenter Console works only on an operating system that

supports multiple displays.

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