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UNIT 1 WAYS TO INSERT AN IMAGE

Drag and Drop
SESSION 2
•
• Insert Picture Dialog
• Inserting An Image From The Clipboard
INSERT & USE IMAGES • Inserting An Image Using A Scanner
• Inserting An Image From The Gallery

Drag and Drop Insert Picture Dialog

1. Open your files from your computer 1. Click in the Open Office document where
and select the image you want to you want the image to appear.
insert. 2. Choose Insert > Picture > From File from
the menu bar.
2. Drag the image by pressing left click
of the mouse into the Writer
document and drop by releasing the
click where you want it to appear.

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Insert Picture Dialog Inserting An Image From The

3. On the Insert Picture dialog , navigate to Clipboard
the file to be inserted, select it, and click 1. Open both the source document and the target
Open. document.
4. Selected image will be inserted in the 2. In the source document, select the image to be
copied.
word document at desired location with
3. Move the mouse pointer over the selected
green handles.
image and press keyboard keys Control + C or
Edit Menu > Copy or Mouse right click > Copy
or select icons from standard toolbar
to copy the image to the clipboard.

Inserting An Image From The Inserting An Image Using A

Clipboard Scanner
If a scanner is connected to your
4. Move to the target document. computer, then To start this procedure,
5.Click to place the cursor where the click where you want the graphic to be
graphic/image is to be inserted. inserted and select Insert > Picture > Scan
6. Press keyboard keys Control + V or Edit Menu > Select Source.
> Paste or Mouse right click > Paste or select
icons from standard toolbar to paste
the image to the clipboard.

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Inserting An Image From The Modifying An Image

Gallery  Using The Picture Toolbar
1. To open the Gallery, click on the Gallery icon
 Using The Formatting Toolbar And Picture
(located in the right side of the Standard
Dialog
toolbar) or choose Tools > Gallery from the
menu bar or select Gallery option from side  Cropping Images
toolbar.  Resizing an Image
2. Navigate through the Gallery to find the  Rotating a Picture
desired picture.  Creating Drawing Objects
3. To insert the picture, click and drag it from the  Resizing a Drawing Object
Gallery into the Writer document. You can also  Grouping Drawing Objects
right-click on the picture and choose
 Positioning Image/Graphics Within The Text
Insert>Copy.

Using The Picture Toolbar Filters & its effects

 Picture Toolbar will appear only when an
image is selected

From file Filters Graphics mode Transparency Flip horizontally or vertically

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Using The Formatting Toolbar & Using The Formatting Toolbar &
Picture Dialog Picture Dialog
User can change some aspects of picture like
border & shadow appearance using the tools as
given : -
1. Mouse right – click on the image > Picture
2. Side toolbar > Properties > More options >
Border
3. Options available on the Formatting toolbar

Cropping Images Cropping Images

When you are only interested in a section of
the image for the purpose of your
document, you may wish to crop (cut off)
parts of it.
To start cropping the image, Right click on
image > Picture from the pop-up menu. In
the Picture dialog box, select the Crop
option from the given tabs. OR Side toolbar
> Properties > More options > Crop

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Resizing an Image Rotating a Picture

Writer does not provide a tool for rotating a picture; however,
To fit image perfectly into the there is a simple workaround : STEPS : -
document user can use Writer to 1. Open a new Draw or Impress document (File > New > Drawing
resize the image as given : - or File > New > Presentation).
1. Click the picture to show the green 2. Select the image, then in the Drawing toolbar (shown by default
resizing handles. at the bottom of the window in Impress and Draw), select the
2. Position the pointer over one of the Rotate icon from the Effects tear - off toolbar.
green resizing handles. The pointer 3. Rotate the image as desired. Use the red handles at the corners
changes shape giving a graphical of the picture and move the mouse in the direction you wish to
representation of the direction of the rotate. By default the picture rotates around its center (indicated
resizing. by a black crosshair), but you can change the pivot point by
3. Click and drag to resize the picture. moving the black crosshair to the desired rotation center.
4. Release the mouse button when 4. To restrict the rotation angle to multiples of 15 degrees keep
satisfied with the new size. the Shift key pressed while rotating the image.
Note : - The corner handles resize both the
width and the height of the graphic object 5. Select the rotated picture by pressing Ctrl+A, then copy the
simultaneously, while the other four handles image to the clipboard with Ctrl+C where the image is to be
only resize one dimension at a time. inserted and pressing Ctrl+V.

Creating Drawing Objects Set or Change Properties For

View > Toolbars > Drawing
Drawing Objects
Click on the picture to activate this toolbar & Click on each icon
for each property and select the value you want for that property.

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Grouping Drawing Objects Positioning Image/Graphics Within

To group drawing objects : The Text
1. Select one object, then hold down the Shift key 1. Arrangement refers to the placement of a graphic on an
and select the others you want to include in imaginary vertical axis. Arrangement controls how graphics
are stacked upon each other or relative to the text.
the group. The bounding box expands to 2. Alignment refers to the vertical or horizontal placement of
include all the selected objects. a graphic in relation to the chosen anchor point.
2. With the objects selected, hover the mouse 3. Anchoring refers to the reference point for the graphics.
This point could be the page, or frame where the object is,
pointer over one of the objects and choose a paragraph, or even a character. An image always has an
Format > Group > Group from the menu bar or anchor point.
right-click and choose Group > Group from the 4. Text wrapping refers to the relation of graphics to the
surrounding text, which may wrap around the graphic on
pop-up menu. one or both sides, be overprinted behind or in front of the
You cannot include an embedded or linked graphic, or treat the graphic as a separate paragraph or
character.
graphic in a group with drawing objects.

Positioning Image/Graphics Within

The Text
1. From the Format menu > Alignment, Arrange, Wrap, and
Anchor (both for images and drawing objects).
2. Right – click on the graphic > From the pop-up menu
3. Click on the graphic > Object toolbar will be shown
4. For images > Choose Format > Picture or Right click on
the image > Picture > Picture dialog box > Type and Wrap
tab
Note : - You cannot control the arrangement using the
dialog box.
5. For drawing objects > To open the Position and Size dialog
box, click on the drawing object to select it and then
choose Format > Object > Position and Size or right-click
on the graphic and choose Position and Size on the pop-
up menu. Note : - You can only control the alignment and
anchoring

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TEMPLATES
UNIT 1 • Creating A Template From A Document
• Creating A Template Using A Wizard
SESSION 3 • Setting A Default Template
Setting a custom template as the default

CREATE AND USE Resetting the default template

• Using The Template
TEMPLATE • Changing To A Different Template
• Updating a Document

Creating A Template From A WHAT ELSE ????????

Document Any settings that can be added to or modified in a
document can be saved in a template. For example,
1. Open a new or existing document of the type
below are some of the settings that can be included in
you want to make into a template.
a Writer document and then saved as a template for
2. Add the content and styles that you want. later use :
3. From the main menu, choose File > Templates 1. Printer settings : which printer, single sided / double
> Save. sided, and paper size, and so on.
2. Styles to be used : including character, page, frame,
numbering and paragraph styles.
3. Format and settings : regarding indexes, tables,
bibliographies, table of contents.

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Creating a template using a wizard Creating a template using a wizard

STEP 1 STEP 2

Creating a template using a wizard Creating a template using a wizard

STEP 3 STEP 4

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Creating a template using a wizard Creating a template using a wizard

STEP 5 STEP 6

Setting a custom template as the Setting a custom template as the

default default
STEPS : -
Custom Template is the one created by user. User 3. Click the Commands button and choose Set As Default
can set any template to be the default i.e text Template from the drop-down menu.
document to be open with template,
STEPS : -
1. From the main menu, choose File > Templates
> Organize > The Template Management
dialog box will opens.
2. In the box on the left, select the folder
containing the template that you want to set The next time that you create a document by choosing
as the default, then select the template. File > New, the document will be created from this
template.

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Resetting the default template Using The Template / Changing To A

STEPS : - Different Template
1. In the Template Management dialog, click any To use a particular template, choose File > New >
folder in the box on the left. Templates and Documents. You'll see the
templates window and your templates; if you
don't, select the Templates icon at the left.

2. Click the Commands button and choose Reset

Default Template from the drop-down menu.

Updating a Document
STEPS : -
1. Open your template the one has been created.
2. Edit it with new changes of your choice.
3. To update a document simply go to File >
Save As.
4. All changes made to the document will be
saved.

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