Operation Manual

Resizing a drawing object
An object is resized in a similar way to an image. 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.
For more sophisticated control of the size of the object, choose Format > Object > Position and
Size from the menu bar. Use the Position and Size dialog to set the width and height
independently. If the Keep ratio option is selected, then the two dimensions change so that the
proportion is maintained, allowing for a scaled resizing.
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.
Note
You cannot include an embedded or linked graphic in a group with drawing objects.
Using Fontwork
With Fontwork you can create graphical text art objects to make your work more attractive. There
are many different settings for text art objects (line, area, position, size, and more), so you have a
large choice. You will surely find one that fits your document.
Fontwork is available with each component of LibreOffice, but you will notice small differences in
the way that each component displays it.
The Fontwork toolbars
You can use two different toolbars for creating and editing a Fontwork object.
Choose either View > Toolbars > Fontwork or View > Toolbars > Drawing.
Figure 309. The floating Fontwork toolbar
If you click on an existing Fontwork object, the Formatting toolbar changes to display the Fontwork
options as shown in Figure 314. The contents of this toolbar vary depending on the LibreOffice
component with which it is being used.
Creating a Fontwork object
1) On the chosen toolbar, click the Fontwork Gallery icon .
2) In the Fontwork Gallery (Figure 310), select a Fontwork style, then click OK. The Fontwork
object will appear in your document. Notice the colored squares around the edge
(indicating that the object is selected) and the yellow dot; these are discussed in “Moving
and resizing Fontwork objects” on page 319.
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