PDF presentations with impressive¶
![Impressive Logo](http://impressive.sourceforge.net/logo.png)
Finally a useful application: Simple and does what it’s supposed to do and nothing more: Impressive
If you went through the other articles (PDFJam, Scribes and markdown) you might end up with the question of how to present your PDF. Personally I wasn’t in the situation that I needed to present a PDF file (I don’t do that very often, unfortunately). Beside deck.js (which you could use), a similar but still different approach offers Impressive
While deck.js puts your presentation in a HTML format and makes it available online if you want, Impressive just takes your PDF file, uses its content and creates a presentable show around it. And beside that it gives you the tools to interact with your slides, like
Zoom in and out.
Highlight certain elements, paragraphs, etc.
Highlight the area around the pointer and resize the area on the fly.
Access the overview screen and jump directly to the page you’re looking for.
![Spotlight feature](http://impressive.sourceforge.net/spotlite.png)
You should also take the time to read the man-Page for the application. There’s more to discover….much more.