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selected. Change the transparency to a suitable value (in the example
this is 40%) so that the text can be read. In the example, a shadow
effect is applied to the text (Format > Character then select Shadow
in the Font Effects page).
Figure 264: Transparent image added over the text
You can obtain a better result if you set a graphic’s wrap to In
Background. In this case all the text will be clearly readable, with
characters that have the same intensity as long as the background is
not too dark. Also in this case you may want to adjust the transparency
of the image.
Adding captions to graphics
You can add captions to graphics in three ways: automatically, by using
the Caption dialog box, or manually.
Adding captions automatically
You can set up OOo to add captions automatically whenever you insert
a graphic, a table, or other objects into a document. You can choose
which objects are captioned automatically, what the sequence name is
for each caption (for example, “Table” or “Illustration”), and the
position of the caption.
To set up automatic captions:
1) Click Tools > Options. On the Options dialog box, click on the +
sign next to OpenOffice.org Writer to show a list of options.
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