Issue 81753

Summary:	Add option to save presentations with all links embedded
Product:	Impress	Reporter:	cbrunet <charles.fmj>
Component:	save-export	Assignee:	AOO issues mailing list <issues>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	Trivial
Priority:	P3	CC:	issues, tuharsky
Version:	OOo 2.2
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Latest Confirmation in:	---
Developer Difficulty:	---

Description cbrunet 2007-09-19 20:10:00 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.

Comment 1 christian.guenther 2007-09-20 09:48:05 UTC

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.

Comment 2 christian.guenther 2007-09-20 09:48:11 UTC

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.

Comment 3 cbrunet 2007-09-20 13:57:07 UTC

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)

Comment 4 christian.guenther 2007-09-20 16:04:10 UTC

It's an enhancement

Comment 5 holgerbrandl 2007-09-21 10:15:57 UTC

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.

Comment 6 maguchen 2009-08-13 01:28:02 UTC

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!!!

Comment 7 zoubidoo 2010-08-23 12:44:47 UTC

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.

Comment 8 gmolleda 2010-09-12 08:21:36 UTC

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).

Comment 9 nynexman4464 2010-09-30 16:20:43 UTC

*** Issue 81753 has been confirmed by votes. ***