![]() Raster graphics (for example, photos) and Metafiles are marked with a symbol, drawing objects with a symbol.Ĭhoose the object or objects (multiple selection using the Control or Shift key is possible). The same method is used to display single objects within slides. To access single pages or slides of the document, click on the expansion symbol (usually a + or a small triangle, depending on your operating system) to the left of the file name in the selection area. Inserting complete pages or objects on a page If the file is a Draw or Impress document, a special import dialog opens. The usual paragraph and character formatting options are available for this text.Ĭhoosing Insert > File brings up the File selection dialog. The text will be contained within a text frame. In addition you can insert text in Rich Text Format (RTF), HTML format or plain text. With this option, you can insert complete pages or single objects from existing Draw or Impress documents into your Draw document. Working with the Gallery is dealt with in Advanced Draw Techniques. Objects can be dragged from the Gallery to the Draw surface quite simply. The behavior can be controlled by the use of the Control or Control+Shift keys together.ĭraw objects and images which are used frequently can be stored in the Gallery. The exact way drag and drop works is determined not by whether the graphic is to be embedded or linked but by the operating system in use and the source of the graphic. In the Edit Links dialog, choose the link to be broken and then click on the Break Link button.ĭrag and drop also functions in many situations. To break a link, choose Edit > Links from the main menu bar. The linked picture will then be embedded in the document. However, some actions do not last beyond the current session (for example, Filter) or are simply not possible on a linked graphic (for example using the Eyedropper to exchange colors). As long as the new picture is given the same name as the old one, links will be re-established and updated when the document containing the link is next opened. The picture can be edited or even replaced by another and the link will still function. Linking keeps the file size of the Draw document small. In contrast, when a raster graphic is embedded in an OOo document, it is converted into PNG format. In particular, the format of a linked graphic remains unchanged. Such changes affect only the view of the graphic in the document and not the graphic itself. Linked graphics are not changed as a result of any actions carried out within. If you store the document and the graphic in the same folder, and transport the folder as a whole to another computer, the graphic will show up in the document as before. This link is relative to the folder where the document is stored, even though it shows up as an absolute link in the Edit Links dialog shown below. It is not actually inserted into the document instead, a link to the graphic is created. If you select the Link option in the Insert picture dialog, the graphic is linked rather than embedded. ![]() This makes it much easier to choose the picture you want and to see whether Draw can import a file of this format. If you select the Preview option in the Insert picture dialog, Draw shows a preview of the picture in the box on the right-hand side. If your file has a nonstandard extension, you must choose the format explicitly when importing it. Draw possesses import filters for many different vector and raster graphics formats a filter for *.svg (scaleable vector graphics) files is available as an extension. To import stored graphics files, choose Insert > Picture > From File on the main menu bar or click on the icon on the Draw toolbar. It has a subset of the same capabilities as specialized raster graphics programs like Adobe Photoshop or The Gimp. However, Draw also contains a number of functions for handling raster graphics (bitmaps) such as photographs and scanned pictures, including import, export, and conversion from one format to another.ĭraw can read all the usual graphics file formats. Earlier chapters of the Draw Guide have dealt only with vector graphics.
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