Operation Manual

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) Choose the tool from the Drawing toolbar (Figure 307). 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 that 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 (Figure 308) or the
choices and dialogs reached by right-clicking on the drawing object.
Set or change properties for drawing objects
To set the properties for a drawing object before you draw it:
1) On the Drawing toolbar (Figure 307), click the Select tool.
2) On the Drawing Object Properties toolbar (Figure 308), 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 dialogs.
1
Styles and Formatting
4
Line Style
7
Area
10
Effects
2
Line
5
Line Width
8
Area Style / Filling
11
Alignment
3
Arrow Style
6
Line Color
9
Shadow
12
Arrange
Figure 308. Drawing Object Properties toolbar
The default you set applies to the current document and session. It is not retained when you close
the document or close Writer, and it does not apply to any other document you open. The defaults
apply to all the drawing objects except text objects.
To change the properties for an existing drawing object:
1) Select the object.
2) Continue as described above.
You can also specify the position and size, rotation, and slant and corner radius properties of the
drawing object:
1) Right-click on the drawing object and then choose Position and Size from the context
menu. The Position and Size dialog is displayed.
2) Choose any properties, as required.
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