The presentation environment is the graphics environment with the ability to run slide
shows. A presentation is composed of one or more slides. Each slide is
composed of one or more layers. Layering is very important in the presentation
environment.
Also, it is important to know that there are no presentation frames.
Presentations are always a full-screen document. It is a good idea to use multiple
sheets and frames to develop the material in a presentation document.

Example of a presentation slide.
Presentation Terms
Before you get started with presentations, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself
with some of the terms used for presentations.
Layer: The basic unit of each slide. To display items, a
slide must contain at least one layer. The true benefit of layers in presentations
is the ability to have the same layer on more than one slide. This is particularly
useful for creating "master layers" for backgrounds or repeated layouts.
Presentation Palette: The floating palette displayed when
working with a presentation document. The presentation palette is where you layout
the slides and layers in your slide show.
Screen Size: The size of the screen where the presentation is
displayed. It is very important to set the screen size of a presentation before
laying out the slides. Gobe Productive scales presentations to whatever screen size
is used for the presentation. However, if the presentation was laid out in a screen
size smaller or larger then the screen used to display the presentation, the slides may
not appear exactly as designed. For more information about screen sizes, see the Document Size topic in the Basics
section.
Slide: A single screen of material to display. A slide can
contain many layers.
Transition: Transition refers to how each slide shows changes
from one slide to the next in the presentation. You can have the slide show use
transition effects such as wipes and "elevator doors" to liven up the
presentation.
Before you start working with presentations, it is a good idea to read the next topic, Working in the Presentation Environment.
Use the menu, to the left, to select the topic you want to read.

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