Operation Manual

Property Meaning
Size – Width When Relative is selected 100% means that the bitmap original width will be
resized to occupy the whole fill area width, 50% means that the width of the
bitmap will be half that of the fill area.
Size – Height When Relative is selected 100% means that the bitmap original height will be
resized to occupy the whole fill area height, 50% means that the height of the
bitmap will be half that of the fill area.
Position – Anchor
Map
Select from the map the place within the area to which the bitmap should be
anchored.
Position – Tile When this option is selected, the bitmap will be tiled to fill the area. The size
of the bitmap used for the tiling is determined by the Size settings.
Position – X offset When Tile is enabled, enter in this box the offset for the width of the bitmap in
percentage values. 50% offset means that Draw will place the middle part of
the bitmap at the anchor point and start tiling from there.
Position – Y offset This will have a similar effect to the X offset, but will work on the height of the
bitmap.
Position – Autofit Stretches the bitmap to fill the whole area. Selecting this option disables all
the size settings.
Offset – Row If Tile is enabled, offsets the rows of tiled bitmaps by the percentage entered
in the box so that two subsequent rows are not aligned.
Offset – Column If Tile is enabled, offsets the columns of tiled bitmaps by the percentage
entered in the box so that two subsequent columns of bitmaps are not aligned.
Creating and importing bitmaps
You can add (import) new bitmap fills or create your own pattern on an 8x8 grid using the Bitmaps
tab of the Area dialog (Figure 99).
Creating bitmap fills
1) Select the object you wish to edit.
2) Go to Format > Area on the main menu bar, or click on the Area icon on the Line and
Filling toolbar, or right-click on the object and select Area to open the Area dialog.
3) Click on the Bitmap tab to open the Bitmap page.
4) Select Blank as the bitmap type to activate the Pattern Editor.
5) Select the Foreground and Background colors.
6) Start creating the pattern by clicking with the left mouse button the squares (pixels) that you
want in the foreground color. Use the right mouse button to apply the background color.
Check the preview window to see if the desired effect is achieved.
7) Click Add to save the pattern and type a name for the new gradient in the dialog that
opens, then click OK.
8) Click OK to close the dialog.
Note
You can only modify bitmaps that you have created in LibreOffice. The bitmaps
supplied with LibreOffice or imported bitmaps cannot be changed or modified using
LibreOffice.
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