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The example of Figure 265 has been built following the steps below,

which you can use to practice:

1) Create some text (a very quick way to do that is to use the dummy

text AutoText. That is, type DT and then press the

key).

2) Insert an image of your choice and anchor it to the first

paragraph. Adjust the alignment as desired then change the wrap

type to Page Wrap.

3) Right-click on the picture to select the option Wrap > Contour,

then right-click again and select Wrap > Edit Contour from the

pop-up menu.

4) Use the technique discussed in “Editing the contour” on page 285

to create a custom contour and click Apply. If needed, adjust the

spacing between the edge of the image and the text.

5) Insert an AutoShape of your choice (a rotated triangle in the

example) and proceed as in step 2 above.

Figure 265: Image and drawing object with contour

wrapping

6) Enable the contour wrap by selecting Format > Wrap >

Contour from the main menu. As discussed previously, OOo

automatically generates the contour. You may need to adjust the

distance between the drawing object and the text.

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