Operation Manual

Introduction
You can add graphic and image files, including photos, drawings, scanned images, and others, to
LibreOffice documents. LibreOffice can import various vector (line drawing) and raster (bitmap) file
formats. The most commonly used graphic formats are GIF, JPG, PNG, and BMP. See Appendix B
for a full list of the graphic formats LibreOffice can import.
Graphics in LibreOffice are of three basic types:
• Image files, such as photos, drawings, and scanned images
• Diagrams created using LibreOffice’s drawing tools
• Charts created using LibreOffice’s Chart component
This chapter covers images and diagrams.
More detailed descriptions on working with drawing tools can be found in the Draw Guide and
Impress Guide. Instructions on how to create charts are given in the Calc Guide.
Adding images to a document
Images can be added to a document in several ways: by inserting an image file, directly from a
graphics program or a scanner, or by copying and pasting from a source being viewed on your
computer.
Inserting an image file
When the image is in a file stored on the computer, you can insert it into an LibreOffice document
using either of the following methods.
Drag and drop
1) Open a file browser window and locate the image you want to insert.
2) Drag the image into the LibreOffice document and drop it where you want it to appear. A
faint vertical line marks where the image will be dropped.
This method embeds (saves a copy of) the image file in the document. To link the file instead of
embedding it, hold down the Ctrl+Shift keys while dragging the image.
Insert Image dialog
1) Click in the LibreOffice document where you want the image to appear.
2) Choose Insert > Image from the menu bar.
3) On the Insert Image dialog, navigate to the file to be inserted, and select it.
4) At the bottom of the dialog (Figure 301) are two options, Preview and Link. Select Preview
to view a thumbnail of the selected image in the preview pane on the right, so that you can
verify that you have the correct file. See page 313 for the use of Link.
5) Click Open.
Note
If you choose the Link option, a message box appears when you click Open. It asks if
you want to embed the graphic instead. Choose Keep Link if you want the link, or
Embed Graphic if you do not. To prevent this message from appearing again, deselect
the option Ask when linking a graphic at the bottom of the message.
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