Writer Guide

Graphics in Writer
When you create a text document using OpenOffice.org (OOo) Writer,
you may need to include some graphic illustrations. Graphics are
added to textual documents for a wide variety of reasons: from
supporting the description provided in the text—such as that used in
this Guide—to providing an immediate visual impact of the contents,
such as what is often found in a newspaper.
Graphics in Writer are of three basic types:
• Image files, including photos, drawings, scanned images, and
others
• Diagrams created using OOo’s drawing tools
• Charts created using OOo’s Chart facility
This chapter covers the first two types of graphic illustrations.
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 (also called ‘pictures’ in this guide) can be taken from a variety
of sources. They may be downloaded from the Internet, scanned, or
created with a graphics program; or they may be photos taken with a
digital camera.
Inserting an image from a file
In the case where the image is already available in a file stored on the
computer, it can be immediately inserted in the Writer document. OOo
can import various vector (line drawing) and raster (bitmap) file
formats. The most common are GIF, JPEG or JPG, PNG, and BMP. See
“Graphic file types supported” on page 295 for a full list of supported
graphic file types.
To insert an image from a file, proceed as follows:
1) Determine the destination for the image. Place the cursor at or
near the appropriate location in the document.
Note
Do not worry too much about the exact placement of the image
at this stage as this can be easily changed later as described in
section “Positioning graphics within the text” on page 279.
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