Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 81753
Add option to save presentations with all links embedded
Last modified: 2015-03-31 12:06:51 UTC
There should be a way to save a Presentation with all images and other objects embedded into the odp document, instead of being links. That way, it would be easier to distribute presentations. There should also be a option to reduce big images to screen (or desired) resolution. I too often saw people building presentations with hundreds of pictures that are 2MB each, and it can take mush time to work each images.
I think you are looking for the links dialog. - In Impress select 'Edit / Links' - select all links with ctrl+a - click on the button Break Link now all linked objects are embedded.
Thank you for the trick. I will be useful. But I think the issue should be kept open for two reasons: 1- The fact I didn't find it by myself prove the is room for improvements in the interface. Particularly the fact that 'Break Link' doesn't tell me that the object will still be into the document, but embedded. 2- The second part of my suggestion is still valid (to have the option to automatically reduce images resolution)
It's an enhancement
Concerning the links: I also think that this needs to be enhanced. The current procedure is too hidden for most users (and also for an extension-developing power-user like me). It would be much more better to have checkbox in the save-as-dialog labeled as "Embed all linked objects" which does the trick if being checked.
This really should be a more obvious or default setting. I nearly sent out a presentation with just links!!! It would have been a disaster for my project. I would agree with the previous post to make it an obvious option under the Save As menu even as obvious as a dialog box to warn!!!
I experienced this problem too. It was an unpleasant surprise when a presentation at a conference failed because I had assumed the media would be embedded.
This issue is like that the 16937 issue: http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=16937 Audio and video files is logical embedded, if its size is short (add option for limit size to embedded), but a audio or video with 20 MB is better a link (I think).
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