Getting Started Guide

To insert an object as a link:
1) Choose Tools > Gallery and select a theme.
2) Select an object with a single click, then while pressing the Shift and Control
keys, drag and drop the object into the document.
Inserting an image as a background
To insert an image as the background to a page or paragraph:
1) Choose Tools > Gallery and select a theme.
2) Select an object with a single click, right-click on the object, and choose Insert
> Background > Page or > Paragraph.
Modifying and positioning graphics
OpenOffice.org provides many tools for resizing, modifying, filtering, and positioning
graphics; wrapping text around graphics; and using graphics as backgrounds and
watermarks. These tools are described in relevant chapters of the other guides. Some
sophisticated adjustments of the graphics are best done in an image manipulation
program and the results brought into OOo, rather than using OOo’s inbuilt tools.
Managing the OpenOffice.org Gallery
Graphics in the Gallery are grouped by themes, such as Bullets, Rulers, and
Backgrounds. You can create other groups or themes and add your own pictures or
find extensions containing more graphics.
The box on the left of the gallery window lists the available themes. Click on a theme
to see its contents displayed in the Gallery window.
You can display the Gallery in Icon View (Figure 285) or Detailed View, and you can
hide or show the Gallery by clicking on the Hide button (similar to the Hide button
for the Navigator and the Styles and Formatting window when they are docked).
Figure 285: Icon view of one theme in the Gallery
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