Operation Manual

Inserting an image as a background
To insert an image as the background to a page or paragraph:
1) Choose Tools > Gallery and select a theme.
2) Select an object with a single click, right-click on the object, and choose Insert >
Background > Page or > Paragraph.
Modifying and positioning graphics
LibreOffice provides many tools for cropping, 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 LibreOffice,
rather than using LibreOffice’s built-in tools.
Managing the LibreOffice Gallery
Graphics in the Gallery are grouped by themes, such as Arrows, Diagrams, and People. You can
create other groups or themes and add your own pictures or find extensions containing more
graphics. Click on a theme to see its contents displayed in the Gallery window.
You can display the Gallery in Icon View (Figure 303) or Detailed View (Figure 304), and you can
hide or show the Gallery by clicking on the Sidebar’s Hide button.
Figure 304: Gallery in Detailed View
Note
In some installations, only the My themes theme is customizable, although new themes
can be added as explained in “Adding a new theme to the Gallery” on page 318. The
locked themes are easily recognizable by right-clicking on them; the only available
option in the context menu is Properties.
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