INSERTING IMAGES
How to Insert and use Image in Digital Document
There are various ways to insert images into a document, including via
Insert Image from Dialog Box
Drag and Drop Method (using Windows Explorer)
Using Copy and Paste Method
Inserting Image by Linking
Insert Image from Dialog Box
To insert an image file into a digital document, follow these steps –
Step 1: Open the document in which you want to insert the image.
Step 2: From the menu bar, select Insert > Image.
Step 3: An Insert Image dialog box appears
Step 4: Navigate to the file that needs to be inserted on the Insert Picture dialogue, select it, and click Open.
Drag and Drop
To drag an image file into a digital document, follow these steps: –
Step 1 : Open a File browser window and locate the image you want to insert.
Step 2 : Open a file browser window (Win + E) and select an image.
Step 3: Drag the image into the Writer document and drop it where you want.
Insert Image from Clipboard (Copy and Paste)
Step 1 : Locate the image you want to insert and press “Ctrl+C” or right click and select
“Copy”Step 2 : Open the document in which you want to insert the image.
Step 3 : Place the cursor where you want the image to be inserted.
Step 4 : Press “Ctrl+V” or right-click and select “Paste” to insert the image from the clipboard.
Insert Image by linking
To insert an image file into a digital document, follow these steps –
Step 1: Open the document in which you want to insert the image by linking.
Step 2: From the menu bar, select Insert > Image.
Step 3: An Insert Image dialog box appears
Step 4: In Insert Image dialog box, check the Link option (checkbox).
Navigate to the file that needs to be inserted on the Insert Picture dialogue, select it, and click Open.
Image will be inserted as a link.
Modifying Image
Using Image Toolbar
The Image toolbar displays when you insert a picture or choose one that is already in the page. View >
Toolbars > Image allows you to set it to always be visible.
Graphics mode
You can change color images to grayscale, black and white or as watermark by selecting the image and then
selecting relevant option from the Graphics mode list.
Image Filters
You can undo all the changes by pressing Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace or by selecting Edit > Undo.
Color
Use this toolbar to modify the individual RGB color components of the image (red, green, blue) as well as the
brightness, contrast, and gamma of the image
Transparency
Modify the percentage value in the Transparency box on the Picture toolbar to make the image more
transparent. This is particularly useful when creating a watermark
Flip vertically or horizontally
To flip an image vertically or horizontally, select the image, and then click the relevant icon.
Using The Formatting Toolbar And Picture Dialog
a. Cropping Images
If you want to crop (cut off) a portion of the image. Right-click the image and choose Picture from the pop-up
menu to begin cropping it.
b. Keep scale / Keep image size
When the option is used (the default), cropping an image does not alter its scale. When the option to Keep
image Size is used, cropping results in either an increase in image size (for positive cropping values Keep
scale), a decrease in image size (for negative cropping values), or an image distortion.
c. Width and Height
As you input values in the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom fields under Scale or Image size, the Width
and Height fields change. To find the precise amount to crop by, use the thumbnail next to these
fields.
d. Resizing an Image
If the inserted image is too big or too small, it might not fit into the paper completely. You can resize
the image in Writer. The corner handles resize both the width and the height of the graphic object
simultaneously, while the other four handles only resize one dimension at a time. To retain the original
proportions of the graphic, Shift+click one of the corner handles, then drag. Be sure to release the mouse
button before releasing the Shift key.
Creating Drawing Objects
Display the Drawing toolbar by selecting View > Toolbars > Drawing to start utilising the drawing
tools.
To use a drawing tool:
1. Click in the document where you want the drawing
2. Select the tool from the Drawing toolbar. The mouse pointer changes to a drawing-functions pointer.
3. click-and-drag to create the drawing object. Release the mouse button.
4. To cancel the selected drawing function, press the Esc key or click on the Select icon (the arrow) on
the Drawing toolbar.
Set or Change Properties For Drawing Objects
Grouping Drawing Objects
To group drawing objects:
1. Select one object, then hold down the Shift key and select the others you want to include in the group. The
bounding box expands to include all the selected objects.
2. With the objects selected, hover the mouse pointer over one of the objects and choose Format > Group >
Group from the menu bar or right-click and choose Group > Group from the pop-up menu.
Positioning Image/Graphics Within The Text
When you add a graphic to a text document, you need to choose how to position it with respect to the text and
other graphics.
Positioning of a graphic is controlled by four settings:
1. Arrangement refers to the placement of a graphic on an imaginary vertical axis. Arrangement controls how
graphics are stacked upon each other or relative to the text.
2. Alignment refers to the vertical or horizontal placement of a graphic in relation to the chosen anchor point.
3. Anchoring refers to the reference point for the graphics. This point could be the page, or frame where the
object is, a paragraph, or even a character. An image always has an anchor point.
4. Text wrapping refers to the relation of graphics to the surrounding text, which may wrap around the graphic
on one or both sides, be overprinted behind or in front of the graphic, or treat the graphic as a separate
paragraph or character.
The settings can be accessed in a number of ways, depending on the nature of the graphics:
1. From the Format menu, where you can find Alignment, Arrange, Wrap, and Anchor (both for images and
drawing objects).
2. From the pop-up menu displayed when you right-click on the graphic.
3. From the Object toolbar
4. For images, from the Type and Wrapping pages of the Picture dialog box. Note that you cannot control the
arrangement using the dialog box. To open the Picture dialog box, click on the image to select it and then
choose Format > Picture or right-click on the graphic and choose Picture on the pop-up menu.
5. For drawing objects, from the Position and Size page of the Position and Size dialog box. To open the
Position and Size dialog box, click on the drawing object to select it and then choose Format > Object >
Position and Size or right-click on the graphic and choose Position and Size on the pop-up menu. Note that
you can only control the alignment and anchoring.
