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Although a document consists mostly of ordinary text, you may insert other objects into the text. The most common sources of pictures and images are clipart galleries.
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Browse to the directory / folder contains the graphics.
Linux
Click the Preview check box:
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This is generally a good idea as it helps you select an appropriate graphic. Otherwise you may just view long lists of file names which may not be meaningful.
Windows
Thumbails on in the View menu.
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Click the graphic you wish to insert and click Open or simply double click on the graphic.
This will insert the graphic into the document at the current cursor position.
Click on the graphic to select it. Notice the handles around the borders of the graphic.
Right click to display the context menu click Anchor.
Click As Character.
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OpenOffice.org has a built-in set of graphics called the gallery. You may insert images into a document from the gallery.
Position the cursor at the insertion point.
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Select a Theme.
Select an item in the theme.
Right click on the item to display a context menu.
Click Insert then Copy.
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Resize the image.
Click the close icon in the gallery to close 
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You can create textured backgrounds for pages using the gallery.
Position the cursor at the insertion point.
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Select a Backgrounds.
Select a background.
Right click on the item to display a context menu.
Click Insert then Background.
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Click Page if you wish to use the background for the entire page or Paragraph if you wish to use it only for the current paragraph.
Charts can be created in Writer in the same way that they are created in Calc. Instead of the data being found in the rows and columns of a spreadsheet, they will now be found in the rows and columns of a table. The following is a detailed example of the creation of a chart in Writer.
Select the block of cells containing the data. Check whether the first column and first row contain labels as in the following screen.
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Check the appropriate Caption check boxes.
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Click Next.
Select a Chart type.
Select whether the Data series is contained in rows or columns. In this case it is in rows.
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Click Next.
Choose a Variant of the basic chart type.
Check the X axis and Y axis check boxes to display grid lines as desired.
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Click Next.
Enter Titles for the chart as a whole and for the X and Y axes.
Tick the Legend check box if you wish to display a legend with the chart. This will indicate the meaning of the different colours.
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Click Create.
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Just as we select text in order to perform actions on it such as delete or copy, we can do the same thing with graphics.
Click anywhere in the graphic to select it.
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Notice the handles that are displayed around the graphic. These are illustrated in the screen capture.
Once an image has been selected, we are able to perform various actions on it.
Just as we select text in order to perform actions on it such as delete or copy, we can do the same thing with graphics.
Images, whether clipart or charts, can be manipulated in the same way. Once the image has been selected, it can be duplicated and moved in exactly the same way as ordinary text.
Select the image or chart that must be copied.
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, on the Function bar or press Ctrl-C.
Position the cursor at the point where you wish to insert the duplicate. This can be within the current document or you can switch to another open document.
-> or click the Paste icon, 
, on the Function bar or press Ctrl-V.
A duplicate of the original image will be inserted.
This method can be used to copy a chart from a spreadsheet into a document.
Go to the spreadsheet and select the chart you wish to copy into the document.
-> or click the Copy icon, , on the Function bar or press Ctrl-C.
Switch to the document.
Position the cursor at the point where you wish to insert the chart.
-> or click the Paste icon, , on the Function bar or press Ctrl-V.
A duplicate of the original chart will be inserted into the document.
Select the image or chart that must be copied.
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, on the Function bar or press Ctrl-X.
Position the cursor at the point where you wish to move the image. This can be within the current document or you can switch to another open document.
-> or click the Paste icon, , on the Function bar or press Ctrl-V.
The image will be deleted in its original position and inserted at the new position.
When an image is selected, handles are displayed around the borders. By dragging on these, the image can be resized.
The four corner handles can be dragged in any direction. The handles on the left and right borders can only move horizontally while those on the top and bottom borders can only move vertically.
Click on either of the side handles.
Hold down the left mouse button and drag to the left or right.
Release the mouse button when done.
Click on either the top of bottom handle.
Hold down the left mouse button and drag up or down.
Release the mouse button when done.
Click on a corner handle.
Hold down the left mouse button and drag in any direction.
Release the mouse button when done.
The following screen shot illustrates dragging the bottom corner handles. The image is only resized once the mouse button is released.
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Click on the graphic to select it
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Click on the first tab Type
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Type in the 3 in the box next to Width
Type in the 4.5 in the box next to Height
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Notice the checkbox next to Relative. If you click in this box it will force the width and height to be relative to each other, ie the graphic won't distort. |
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Chapter 5. Mail Merge |