Getting Started with Open Office .org 3 part 35. 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 | 1 In the graphics program window select an area of the image to be copied. 2 Move the cursor over the selected area and press Control Cto copy. 3 Switch to the window. 4 Click to place the cursor where the graphic is to be inserted. 5 Press Control Vto paste the image. Inserting images using a scanner If a scanner is connected to your computer OOo can call the scanning application and inserted the scanned item into the OOo document page as an image. To start this procedure place the cursor where the graphic is to be inserted and select Insert Picture Scan Select Source. Although this practice is quick and easy it is unlikely to result in a high-quality image of the correct size. You may get better results by scanned material into a graphics program and cleaning it up there before inserting the resulting image into OOo. Modifying and positioning graphics provides many tools for resizing modifying filtering and positioning graphics wrapping text around graphics and using graphics as backgrounds and watermarks. These tools are described in relevant chapters of the other guides. Some sophisticated adjustments of the graphics are best done in an image manipulation program and the results brought into OOo rather than using OOo s inbuilt tools. Using the Gallery The Gallery contains objects graphics and sounds that you can insert into your documents. The Gallery is available in all components of . To open the Gallery choose Tools Gallery or click the Gallery icon B L. If the Gallery is open these choices close it. Graphics in the Gallery are grouped by themes such as Bullets Rulers and Backgrounds. You can create other groups or themes. Chapter 11 Graphics the Gallery and Fontwork 341 The box on the left of the gallery window lists the available themes. Click on a theme to see its graphics displayed in the Gallery window. Figures 300 and 301 show two views of one of the themes supplied with . You .
