Writer Guide

Scanner
If a scanner is connected to your computer, OOo can call the scanning
application and insert the scanned item into the Writer document page
as an image. To start this procedure, place the cursor where the
graphic is to be inserted and select Insert > Picture > Scan > Select
Source.
Although this practice is quick and easy, it is unlikely to result in a
high-quality image of the correct size. You may get better results by
scanning material into a graphics program and cleaning it up there
before inserting the resulting image into Writer.
OpenOffice.org Gallery
The Gallery contains objects (graphics and sounds) that you can insert
into your documents. The Gallery is available in all components of OOo.
For an introduction to the Gallery, see Chapter 11 (Graphics, the
Gallery, and Fontwork) in the Getting Started guide.
To select a graphic from the Gallery and drag it into the document:
1) Click on the Gallery icon (located in the right side of the
Standard toolbar) or choose Tools > Gallery.
2) Select the theme containing the image you want to insert.
3) Click on the image with the left mouse button, then drag and drop
the image into the document. You can also right-click on the
object and select Insert > Copy.
Figure 252 shows an example of an image dragged from the Gallery.
Figure 252. Inserting an image from the Gallery
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