# Questions and Answers

Kpresenter 1.1.1

Things you might like but &kpresenter; does not yet do (and what to do about it)

Bezier curves. This allows vector drawing with curves that you can adjust. Vector drawings still look good up close. This is being developed for the next major release. Use &kontour; or a similar package, import the artwork as a picture.

Movies or video. You can not run video within &kpresenter;. If you really need to show a movie, make a link to it on your desktop, move &kpresenter; out of the way, click the link to the movie file and use Xmovie (or similar) to view it.

Powerpoint Files. &kpresenter; does attempt to import &Microsoft; Powerpoint files but it does not always work. It depends on the Powerpoint file version and what is in the file. You can always import pictures for the background image and re-type any text. It's not the ideal solution, re-doing the entire presentation. However, just bear in mind that Powerpoint does not even attempt to read &kpresenter; files.

Sounds. Some software allows you to assign noises to events. &kpresenter; does not yet support audio. I suspect that this is deliberate. You should be making the noise; gimmicky presentation tricks do not help you to get your message over. They should be used with caution and unless you are absolutely sure that they are going to work as intended, should be avoided. A work-around is to but a link on your desktop to the sound file.

Spelling. The next version will have the word processing engine from &kword;, so it ought to have much better text handling tools.

Taking notes or minutes. One piece of software allows you to make notes during the meeting and puts them into a word processor. Let's get something sorted out. If you are speaking, someone else should be taking notes. If you really must do this sort of thing, take a note pad and pencil. I think it looks ill-mannered if someone is talking and you are typing. If you need to take notes, have all the titles of your slides (or your major subject areas) in a &kword; document or a text editor. If you need to make a note, just insert whatever you need to remember under the appropriate heading.

Timing. Some software includes a stopwatch function to allow you to rehearse your presentation and see how long it takes. Buy a clock with a second hand, note your start and end times. The clock will also be useful for telling the time.

Zoom. At present, &kpresenter; does not let you zoom in to your drawing. This is to be introduced in the next version.