Getting Started with Open Office .org 3 part 24. This Manual Book is for anyone who wants to get up to speed quickly with the latest version . “GETTING STARTED WITH ″ introduces all software programs of the OpenOffice bundle: Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (vector drawings), Math (equation editor) and Base (database). This book was written by volunteers from the community working through and is distributed under the CreativeCommon Attribution Licence | This dashed line is the axis of symmetry. The object will be reflected about this line. Move one or both ends of the line with your mouse to set the axis. Then grab any one of the eight green handles and move it across to the other side of the dashed line. The new position of the figure is shown dashed until the mouse is released. Note If you hold down the Shift key while moving the line the line will rotate in 45-degree increments. Mirror copies Officially this useful command does not yet exist in Draw. It can however be easily emulated. Move the axis of symmetry to the desired location of the mirror axis. Copy the object to the clipboard. Flip the object then click on an empty area of the Draw screen in order to deselect the object. Paste from the clipboard to put a copy of the object in its original location and now you have a mirror copy. Distorting an image There are three tools on the Effects menu that let you drag the corners and edges of an object to distort the image. The Distort tool distorts an object in perspective the Set to Circle slant and Set in Circle perspective tools both create a pseudo three-dimensional effect. See Chapter 4 of the Draw Guide for details. Dynamic gradients You can control transparency gradients in the same manner as color gradients. Both types of gradient can be used together. With a Chapter 7 Getting Started with Draw 231 transparency gradient the direction and degree of an object s fill color changes from opaque to transparent in a regular gradient the fill changes from one color to another but the degree of transparency remains the same . See Chapter 4 of the Draw Guide for details. Duplication Duplication makes copies of an object while applying a set of changes such as color or rotation to the duplicates. The result of a duplication is a new group. To start duplication click on an object or group and choose Edit Duplicate. The dialog shown in Figure 173 appears. The options chosen in Figure 173 applied to a blue rectangle
