<chapter id="guides">
<chapterinfo>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Neil</firstname>
<surname>Lucock</surname>
<affiliation>
<address><email>neil@nlucock.freeserve.co.uk</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Krishna</firstname>
<surname>Tateneni</surname>
<affiliation>
<address><email>tateneni@pluto.njcc.com</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Brad</firstname>
<surname>Hards</surname>
<affiliation>
<address><email>bradh@frogmouth.net</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Danny</firstname>
<surname>Allen</surname>
<affiliation>
<address><email>danny@dannyallen.co.uk</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Anne-Marie</firstname>
<surname>Mahfouf</surname>
<affiliation>
<address><email>annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>

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</authorgroup>
</chapterinfo>
<title>Detailed Guides</title>

<para>This chapter describes how to perform some common tasks in
&stage;.</para>

<sect1 id="html-wizard">
<title>Create a &HTML; Slideshow</title>

<para>Turn an existing presentation into standard &HTML;
pages with accompanying navigation aids.</para>

<para>First, either make a new presentation, or open an existing one. Then,
click on <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Export as 
  HTML...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para>
<para>You will then get a dialog box asking for a few details:</para>

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Fill in the details for your &HTML;
slideshow</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="htmlshow3.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject><phrase>Fill in the details for your &HTML;
slideshow</phrase></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>Fill in <guilabel>Title</guilabel> and <guilabel>Author</guilabel> fields. 
Select the slides which should be exported. If you want to change a name 
used on the &HTML; page for each slide double click on the name and edit it 
inline.</para>

<para>In the <guilabel>Output preview</guilabel> 
area the downsized slides are displayed and you can check the correct slide order 
and browse the presentation with the <guiicon>&lt;</guiicon> and <guiicon>&gt;</guiicon> buttons.
</para>

<para>Now you can select a stylesheet with the configuration of the &HTML; options.</para>

<para>To actually produce your &HTML; presentation, press the <guibutton>Export</guibutton> 
button and select a folder.</para>

<para>What we now have are the newly-produced <filename>html/</filename>
and <filename>pics/</filename> folders,
created where we earlier set the path:</para>

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>The newly created &HTML; slideshow
folders</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="htmlshow9.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject><phrase>The newly created &HTML; slideshow
folders</phrase></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>There is also an <filename>index.html</filename> file to launch
your web slideshow.</para>

<para>You can see how it works by using your file manager or web
browser to open the <filename>index.html</filename> file. Click where prompted,
and the first slide of your presentation is displayed. It will now behave as a
&stage; slideshow.</para>

<para>Each click on the arrow icons take you to the next or previous slide. 
To get back to the start of the slideshow click on the slide icon.</para>

<tip><para>To share your presentation with the world, transfer the
newly-produced files to a network-accessible location (&ie; webspace),
remembering to keep the folder structure intact.</para></tip>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="creating-templates">
<title>Creating &stage; Templates</title>

<para>It is very easy to create a new template for &stage;.</para>

<para>If you have made a presentation in a style that you would like to use
again, you can save it as a template.</para>

<para>This tutorial will show how we can make a new template and save
it.</para>

<para>Open &stage; and create a new document.</para>

<para>To add a little sparkle to the blank slide, we can change the slide
background - do this by selecting the <guilabel>Document background</guilabel> tool
in the Tools docker.</para>

<para>We want the background to look attractive, so you may choose to use an image as a
background by clicking the <guibutton>Set image</guibutton> button: feel free to
experiment, but keep it beautiful!</para>

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Choosing a slide background</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata format="PNG" fileref="template03.png"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject><phrase>Choosing a slide background</phrase></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>The page should now have the background you desire. Create a text box, and
type a heading for your slide:</para>

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>Adding a Heading to the new template</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="template04.png" format="PNG"/>
</imageobject>
<textobject><phrase>Adding a Heading to the new template</phrase></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>When you are happy with your template, go to <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Save As</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and select <guilabel>Opendocument 
Presentation Template</guilabel> filetype in the file dialog.</para>

</sect1>

</chapter>