Inserting An Image File Insert Picture Dialog: 2. Insert and Use Images

2.
INSERT AND USE IMAGES

Inserting an image file
 Insert Picture dialog

1. Click in the document where you want the image to appear.
2. Choose Insert > Picture > From File from the menu bar.
3. On the Insert Picture dialog (see Figure 5), navigate to the file to be inserted,
select it, and click Open.
At the bottom of the dialog are two options, Preview and Link. Select
Preview to view a thumbnail of the selected image on the right, so you can
verify that you have the correct file. See below for the use of Link.
 Inserting an image using a scanner
To start this procedure, click where you want the graphic to be inserted and
select Insert > Picture > Scan > Select Source.
 Inserting an image from the Gallery
The Gallery provides a convenient way to group reusable objects such as
graphics and sounds that you can insert into your documents.
1. To open the Gallery, click on the Gallery icon (located in the right side of
the Standard toolbar) or choose Tools > Gallery from the menu bar.
2. Navigate through the Gallery to find the desired picture.
3. To insert the picture, click and drag it from the Gallery into the Writer
document. You can also right-click on the picture and choose Insert>Copy
Modifying an image
 Using the Picture toolbar
When you insert an image or select one already present in the document, the
Picture toolbar appears. You can set it to always be present (View > Toolbars >
Picture). Picture control buttons from the Picture toolbar can also be added to
the Standard Toolbar.
a. Graphics mode
You can change color images to grayscale by selecting the image and then
selecting Grayscale from the Graphics mode list.
b. Flip vertically or horizontally
To flip an image vertically or horizontally, select the image, and then click the
relevant icon.
c. Filters
Table 1 provides a short description of the available filters, however the best
way to understand them is to see them in action. Feel free to experiment with
the different filters and filters settings, remembering that you can undo all the
changes by pressing Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace or by selecting Edit > Undo.
d. Color
Use this toolbar to modify the individual RGB color components of the image
(red, green, blue) as well as the brightness, contrast, and gamma of the image. If
the result is not satisfactory, you can press Control+Z to restore the default
values.
Table 1: Graphic filters and their effects
Name Effect
Inverts the color values of a color image or the

Invert
brightness values of a grayscale image.
Smooth Softens the contrast of an image.
Sharpen Increases the contrast of an image.
Remove noise Removes single pixels from an image.
Mimics the effects of too much light in a picture. A

Solarization
further dialog box opens to adjust the parameters.
Simulates the effects of time on a picture. Can be

Aging applied several times. A further dialog box opens to
adjust the aging level.
Makes a picture appear like a painting by reducing the

Posterize
number of colors used.
Pop Art Modifies the picture dramatically.
Charcoal Displays the image as a charcoal sketch.
Relief A dialog box is displayed to adjust the light source that

Name Effect
will create the shadow and, hence, the relief effect.
Mosaic Joins groups of pixels into a single area of one color.
 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 it and select Picture from the pop-up menu. In the Picture
dialog box, select the Crop page
In the Crop page, you can control the following parameters:
 Keep scale / Keep image size
When Keep scale is selected (default), cropping the image does not
change the scale of the picture.
When Keep image size is selected, cropping produces enlargement (for
positive cropping values), shrinking (for negative cropping values), or
distortion of the image so that the image size remains constant.
 Left, Right, Top, and Bottom
The image is cropped by the amount entered in these boxes. For example,
a value of 3cm in the Left box cuts 3 cm from the left side of the picture.
 When Keep scale is selected, the size of the image also changes, so in this
example the width will be reduced by 3 cm.
 When Keep image size is selected, the remaining part of the image is
enlarged (when you enter positive values for cropping) or shrunk (when you
enter negative values for cropping) so that the width and height of the image
remains unchanged.
 Width and Height
The Width and Height fields under either Scale or Image size change as
you enter values in the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom fields. Use the
thumbnail next to these fields to determine the correct amount by which
to crop.
 Resizing an image
The inserted image might not fit perfectly into the document if it is too big or too
small. In these cases, you can use Writer to resize the image.
1. Click the picture, if necessary, to show the green resizing handles.
2. Position the pointer over one of the green resizing handles. The pointer
changes shape giving a graphical representation of the direction of the
resizing.
3. Click and drag to resize the picture.
4. Release the mouse button when satisfied with the new size.
Creating drawing objects

To begin using the drawing tools, display the Drawing toolbar by clicking
View > Toolbars > Drawing.
1 Select 5 Freeform Line 9 Symbol Shapes 13 Stars

2 Line 6 Text 10 Block arrows 14 Points
3 Rectangle 7 Callouts 11 Flowcharts 15 Font work
Gallery
4 Ellipse 8 Basic Shapes 12 Callouts 16 From File
17 Extrusion On/Off
To use a drawing tool:
1. Click in the document where you want the drawing to be anchored. You can
change the anchor later, if necessary.
2. Select the tool from the Drawing toolbar. The mouse pointer changes to a
drawing-functions pointer.
3. Move the cross-hair pointer to the place in the document where you want the
graphic to appear and then click-and-drag to create the drawing object.
Release the mouse button. The selected drawing function remains active, so
you can draw another object of the same type.
4. To cancel the selected drawing function, press the Esc key or click on the
Select icon (the arrow) on the Drawing toolbar.
5. You can now change the properties (fill color, line type and weight,
anchoring, and others) of the drawing object using either the Drawing Object
Properties toolbar or the choices and dialog boxes reached by right-clicking
on the drawing object.
Set or change properties for drawing object
To set the properties for a drawing object before you draw it:
1. On the Drawing toolbar (Figure 9), click the Select tool.

2. On the Drawing Object Properties toolbar (Figure 10), click on the icon for
each property and select the value you want for that property.
3. For more control, or to define new attributes, you can click on the Area or
Line icons on the toolbar to display detailed dialog boxes.
Resizing a drawing object

The same considerations for resizing an image apply also to resizing an
object. Select the object, click on one of the eight handles around it and drag
it to its new position. For a scaled resizing, select one of the corner handles
and keep the Shift key pressed while dragging the handle to its new position.
Grouping drawing objects
To group drawing objects:
1. Select one object, then hold down the Shift key and select the others you
want to include in the group. The bounding box expands to include all the
selected objects.
2. With the objects selected, hover the mouse pointer over one of the objects
and choose Format > Group > Group from the menu bar or right-click and
choose Group > Group from the pop-up menu.
Positioning image/graphics within the text

Positioning of a graphic is controlled by four settings:
1. Arrangement refers to the placement of a graphic on an imaginary vertical
axis. Arrangement controls how graphics are stacked upon each other or
relative to the text.
2. Alignment refers to the vertical or horizontal placement of a graphic in
relation to the chosen anchor point.
3. Anchoring refers to the reference point for the graphics. This point could be
the page, or frame where the object is, a paragraph, or even a character. An
image always has an anchor point.
4. Text wrapping refers to the relation of graphics to the surrounding text,
which may wrap around the graphic on one or both sides, be overprinted
behind or in front of the graphic, or treat the graphic as a separate paragraph
or character.

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2.

INSERT AND USE IMAGES

 Insert Picture dialog

 Inserting an image using a scanner

Inverts the color values of a color image or the

Smooth Softens the contrast of an image.

Sharpen Increases the contrast of an image.

Remove noise Removes single pixels from an image.

Mimics the effects of too much light in a picture. A

Simulates the effects of time on a picture. Can be

Makes a picture appear like a painting by reducing the

Pop Art Modifies the picture dramatically.

Charcoal Displays the image as a charcoal sketch.

Relief A dialog box is displayed to adjust the light source that

will create the shadow and, hence, the relief effect.

Mosaic Joins groups of pixels into a single area of one color.

Creating drawing objects

1 Select 5 Freeform Line 9 Symbol Shapes 13 Stars

Set or change properties for drawing object

1. On the Drawing toolbar (Figure 9), click the Select tool.

Resizing a drawing object

Positioning image/graphics within the text

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