ument Adding Graphics in a D0° th Hes uch ain e de some 2 may need to inclu sxtual documents to suppor, av When you create a text document using Writer, vow re added in the £2 fhe content, catch the attang shapes, and other drawing objects in it. Graphics srote visual impact £0 will learn how to inser oF i Sescription provided inthe text, and to get an immedi in this chapter YOU aT } of the readers, and for better understating ofthe content. p ‘modify imageS in the text document. 7 | Bl inserting images some of them are as follows: ) ot ‘In Writer, the ses in a text document. So! ae vith | é ter, there are several ways to insert image using drag and drop methog whi \#™ Inserting an image froma file 4 Inserting an image he clipboard insé WA Inserting scarmedimage ——_(S°> " inserting an image from va Inserting an image rom the Galery ins Inserting an ima, Fil Cis Seis eady avaliable on the computer. You can G It is easy to insert an image in a text document that is alr oad them from the internet, scan, ‘obj | images on your computer from a variety of sources, such as downlo = { Create using graphic applications, or capture with a digital camera, 7 i To insert an image from your computer follow these steps: 7 Hel + Postion the cursor where you want to insert an image “ + Clck on the insert menu and then select the Picture > * j From File option, } ‘+ The Insert picture dialog box appears. + Locate the picture you wish to insert and select it ‘+ Click on the Open button to add it to your document. Sa pane Inthe older versions of OpenOffice Write, at the {s also available. You can select it to view a thum youhavethecorrectfile. computer. Writer has a feature to directly call the document as an image. Information Technology [HS‘tion | tang save 1 or sa St "Wiips | information Technology sainserta scanned image in the document, follow these step: position the cursor where you want to insert the scanned image. click on the Insert menu and then select Picture. ‘a submenu appears. Select Scan > Select Source. ‘The Select Source dialog box opens. Select the scanning source {a scanner that you want to use to scan an image) from the list available under Sources -ter choosing the device, select Insert> Picture > Scan > Request. 4+ This will scan an image and open it in the imaging software that allows you to adjust settings for the image quality, size, and other Fig. 22: Choosing Select ae ‘Source Option 4 Make the required changes and click on OK. ry image that is the proper size. Before while this process is quick and easy, it may not result in a high-quality he image inserting the content into OpenOffice, you can scan it using a graphics software and improve t quality. Inserting an Image from the Gallery (Reinbuilt Gallery of OpenOffice is available for all its components. It offers an easy Way to group reusable objects such as graphics and sounds that can be inserted into a document. Bullets, Diagrams, Symbols, and so on). It does not ‘The Gallery contains ready-to-use objects (Arrows, ures or find extensions to more have many graphics, but it provides the options to add your own pict graphics. By default, the Gallery is docked above the Writer workspace. om Gallery into your documents by following these steps: You can insert an image fr + Select the Tools menu and click on the Gallery option. Or Click on the Gallery icon (located at the right side of the Standard toolbar). + The Gallery opens at the top of the document window. + Navigate through it to find the desired image or object and select it + Drag and drop the selected object in the document. OF — Right-click on the picture and choose Insert > Copy. + To close the Gallery, select th icon again. .¢ Tools > Gallery to uncheck the Gallery option, or click on the Gallerynthe New Toad new image to the Gallery ek on the RO box opens Clek onthe Ganerl tab and PESTA then eek onthe Add utton, Select the desea Et Images willbe added tothe designated folder 1 workspace. When sm the top of the Wo! a vides I from Ms a result, the Workspagy 1 tha ie dower eli To cexpand the Gallery, place the pointer over the Nk NT ag the pointer changes to parallel lines with arrows extend the Gary witout dura the wee ion of he Gal featre it spot $2 Rod down the Crt ay and doble-ik on Me ET Tay to dd Double-click in the same place while holdin over the workspace). docked, ok in To view the full Writer workspace when the Gallery is docked, the Gallery from the workspace. the middle of the thin bar separating Inserting an Image using Drag and Drop Method , Drag and drop refers to selecting an image from a particular location and dragging and dropping it into the document where required. To do so, follow the given steps: i fant to insert the image. + Open the document and move the cursor to the location where you want to insert es + Now, locate the image on your computer using the Windows Explorer window (in Windows 7) or using the File Explorer window (in Windows 10). + Select the image and drag it into your document. The image will be inserted into the document. ‘The drag and drop method saves a copy of the image file in the Writer document by embedding it. While raging the image, hold down the Ctrl+Shift keys to link the file instead of embedding it, Inserting an Image from the Clipboard Sometimes, you may want to insert an image in your document from any other Previously created document or from other programs. n order to do this, follow the given steps: + Open the document in which the image already exists (source document 'nformation Technology 1 WisBall Moaitying Images sometimes, you need to modify the Inserted | tthe size of image, remove unwanted area or entire image, pn. To make such modification in images, Welter provides the Ps see the usage of both in modifying the images. images in the document. For example, you may want to rotate an image, add artistic effects, and icture dialog box and Picture toolbar. Let Using the Picture Toolbar ‘oon as you clickon the picture that is already Fp Bs sin the document, or insert a new one, ‘veture toolbar appears. You can also open —_ the i Eel i) the Picture toolbar from the View > Toolbars > —: Gannon) (Tamers) picture. the control buttons from the Picture toolbar Fig. 24: Picture Toolbar can also be added to the Standard toolbar. Horizontal) bh Sle ewan) is components of the Picture toolbar are shown in Figure 2.4. These allow you to apply special ‘The variot -uss them one-by-one. effects or perform any modifications on a picture. Let us disc From File this option opens the Insert picture dialog box that allows you to add a new picture in the document. Filters You can open the Filter toolbar by clicking on the Filter icon [Si]. To separate this toolbar from the Picture toolbar, click on the three horizontal lines present at the bottom and drag it anywhere on the document window. The Filter toolbar provides various effects that you Fig. 2.5: Selecting the Fiter Option can apply to your picture. Table 2.1 summarises the various effects present in the Filter toolbar: ‘Table 2.1: Graphic Filters and th the colour values of a coloured image or the brightness Invert | This effect inverts t! values of a grayscale image. ‘Smooth _| It softens the contrast of an image. it increases the contrast of an image. Sharpen Remove _ | It removes single pixels from an image. noise [BB] _| Sotarzation | mimics the effects of too ‘much light in a picture. A further dialog box opens to adjust the parameters. 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Remember that, if any ve the You can apply any one effect from the availabe filters and observe @ sio or pressing Cttez 2 ply any one effect it > Uni lecting Edit cl effect does not suit your requirement, you can undo it by selecting To Alt+Backspace key combinations. * motte pervoccnace’ | options, such as Default, Grayscale, Black/White, and Wal : combination to restore coed * the defeuitvalues. | By clicking on the Color button of the Picture toolbar, the Color toolbar opens, You can use this toolbar to modify the individual RGB (red, green, and blue) colour components of the image. Also, you can set the brightness, contrast, and gamma of the image. Each piel in an image has brightness evel, { called luminance. tis 2 } | value between 0 and Transparency You can use the Transparency button on the Picture toolbar and increase ot decrease the transparency of an image. This option is useful while creating a i | Gamma corecton | watermark or when wrapping the image in the background. function is used to correct the luminance of an image, Flip Vertically or Horizontally You can flip an image either vertically or horizon tally by clicking on the respective buttons present on the Picture toolbar. Using the Formatting Toolbar and Picture Dialog Box You can customise the appearance Toretain the original ofan mage using the Formatting tober For example, you can give the image Meee proportions ofthe raphic, hiftelick one 1 of the corner handles, i then drag. Be sure to release the mouse button before releasing Information Technology | Kies‘cropping Images (Gopoinarnearsto delete the unwanted areas im ot ocels ‘of a photograph or imagein order to improve itsappearanct fre 2 id eh Fig. 26: Selecting Grop Tab onthe Picture Dalog Box Jo crop an image, follow the given steps: ‘+ ight-lick on the image and select the Picture option from the context ment 4+ The Picture dialog box appears. 4. Select the Crop tab. You will see various options as shown in Figure 2.6 ++ Provide the values for the various options and click on OK. + The image will be cropped as per the selected options. Tm nea cmap Fig. 29: Image after Cropping Fig. 2.7: : Image before Cropping Fig 28: Changing Top and Bottom Values The different options that appear in the CroP tab of the Picture dialog box are discussed below Keep scale/ Keep image size is the default option. Usi nt, the Keep | image size oF the negative cropping values, be distorted. ing this option does not change the scale of the picture: + The Keep scale option i ption is used. If you provide a positive cropping + Tokeep the image size constal value, the image enlarges: For the image shrinks. If you keep the image size constant, the image ™@Y Wis | Information Technology ee ae aE tleft, Right, Top, Fe Re 4 Bottom ton, and Bottom BORE. For exam, | | rc a OPN ge by etme tne vs ne ee ps as em from the r0pandosp.\| 0 valle oF 1.45 em ne jottom box co n the Top box and 0.50 em in the B from the ° 3 ‘the bottom of the, icture (Figure 2.9), respectively. Width and Helene ster Seale oF INGE she hy : went that the aus nthe wh ana et et ane der the values in these fl wae 128" values inthe ee he open atta fs. COM While making m niga 'odifications in the image. jing to the MaSRINE means to increase or decease the sie ofan image according requi Fement ofthe user. Follow the given steps to resize an image + Glick the ‘image that you want to resize, The reen resizing handles appear 35 soon as you click on the image * Tak the Pointer to any of the handles. You can observe the shape of the Pointer changes to.a double headed arrow, Fig. 2.10: Resizing wang Commer Handles DY96 the arrow to increase or decrease the size of the image. jouto Observe that the green handles glen a the center of the edge will help ¥ oth thet the height or the width ata time. On the other hand, the corner handles allow you to resize both the width and height of the image, simultaneously, To reduce the image Proportionally, press the | Shift key while dragging the mouse. For more accurate resizing, us ether the Crop page or the Type age of the Picture dialog box. Settings on the Crop Page Scale Width and Height: Specify the scalin 80 the picture in percentages. The size of the image changes accordingly. Fora scaled resizing, both values should be identical 2 shrinks accordingly Original size button: When clicked, restores the mage tots original size Settings on the Type Page Inthe Type page ofthe Picture cialog box, select the Relative option to toggle between percentage and actual dimension, Fora scaled resizing, select the Keep rato option. Similar te the Crop page, clicking on the Orginal Size button restores the size of the image.esize s the nges $ oF jcture potating 2 ce Writer does not openoffc provide a tool for rota ct orate an 98e ting a picture; however, you can follow the given steps ma new Draw or Impress docu + Open oe mat to rime document (File > New > Drawing or File > New > Presentation). Insert ‘the image y‘ to rotate by using any of the methods described in the previous sections. 4+ Select the Image and select the Rotate icon from the Effects tear-off toolbar given on the Drawing toolbar. The Drawing toolbar is displayed at the bottom of the window in both impress and Draw, Dy default. 4+ Rotate the image by using the red handles at the corners of the picture and move the mouse in the direction you wish to rotate, Observe that, the peture rotates around its center inicatd by a black rssh, known as the Bo point), by default. However, the pivot point can be changed by moving the black crosshair to the desired rotation center. + Select the rotated picture by pressing Ctrl+A, then copy the image to the clipboard with Ctrl+C. serted and press CtrHV. + Now, go back to the Writer document where the image is to b + The rotated image will be inserted in the Writer document. Bll Creating Drawing Objects You can also create graphics in Writer, such as simple diagrams or flowcharts, etc., using rectangles, circles, and other objects. Various tools to create graphics are present in the Drawing toolbar. To view lines, 1's > Drawing. Figure 2.12 shows the various the Drawing toolbar in your document, click View > Toolbat components of the Drawing toolbar. Fig, 2.12: The Drawing Toolbar 1. Select 5, Freeform Line 9. Symbol Shapes 33. Stars 2. Line 6. Text 10. Block arrows 14, Points, 3. Rectangle 7. Callouts 11, Floweharts 15. Fontwork Gallery 4. Ellipse 8. Basic Shapes 12, Callouts 16. From File 17. Extrusion On/Off 1 from the Drawing toolbar, follow the given steps nt where you want to draw an object. from the Drawing toolbar. The mouse pointer Touse any too! + Open Writer documer + Select the required shape, for e? changes to a cross hair symbol + Now, hold the mouse button and drat xxample, a rectangle, 1g to draw the required drawing object. Release the mouse button. Kips | information Technology} * you want to can, °FOW) on the Dray colo At" drawing an object, you can ow modify its properties, such 2 fil clo ac sig the Drawing Onjece, Properties toolbar. You can also ral an ettings from the corresponding ikon the desiedostiontiomtece ert Select the required setting: dialog boxes, ey or click on the Select icon (the el the selected drawing function, press the ESC ioe ie, ur, line type and weigh, Jick on the drawing objeg, Set or Change Proper You can set the pro afer drawing theo + Click the Select les for Drawing Objects ake the modifications erties of a drawing object before you draw it. You can also ™ bject. Follow the given steps: too! on the Drawing toolbar. | + From the Drawin, rty and select each propel an '¢ Object Properties toolbar, click on the icon for . propriate value, Fi. 213: The Drawing Object Properties Toolbar 1. Line 5. Line Color 9. ToForeground 13. Alignment 2. Arrow style 6. Area 10. To Background 14, Change Anchor 3. Line Style 7. Area Style / Filing 11, Bring to Front 15. Ungroup 4. Line width 8. Rotate 12, SendtoBack 16, Group For more control, or to define new at display detailed dialog boxes, You can also specify the position and size, rotation, and slant and corer radiu: radius propey object. To do so, follow the given steps: Perties of the drawing tion and Size from the op , and Size dialog box appears. Pop-up menu. The Position + Make the required changes inthe options given there, + The changes will be applied to the drawing object.art resizing a Drawing Object wy can resize a drawing object in i canaries roel e sani ndecie way you do for an image. Select the object, click on one of rag It to increase or decrease the size of the image. For a scalet To control the size of the drawing object, follow the given steps: + Select Format > Object > Position and Size from the menu bar. 4+ The Position and Size dialog box appears + Select the values for the various options to resize the drawing object as per your requirement. Grouping Drawing Objects Gis often convenient to group the casted a jeets together so that they can be treated as a single object. Grouping the drawing objects gives you more control over a set of objects. You can apply the formatting features to all of the objects at once] To group the drawing objects, follow the given steps: +. Draw four or five drawing objects + Click on the Select 3 tool on the Drawing . toolbar. ; + Drag it over the objects to select them. Once, all the objects are selected, click on the Group button ej on the Drawing Object Properties toolbar. Or i 2 Right-click and select Group from the context Fig. 2.14: Selecting Maltiple Objects menu + Allthe selected objects will be grouped. HBIll Positioning image/Graphics within the Text You need to set the position of an image with respect to the text and ‘other images while inserting it in tent document, The placement of graphics is an important aspect in a Writer document, As Writer is a word processor application rather than a desktop publishing program, so, there are some limitations to the flexibility in positioning images. Positioning of a graphic is controlled by four settings: + 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. + (alignment refers to the vertical or horizontal placement of a graphic in relation to the chosen anchor Y point.) refers to the reference point for th 1e graphics. This point could be the page, or frame where x, An image always has an anchor point. surrounding text, which may wrap around the in front of the graphic, or treat the graphic as + Anchori the object is, a paragraph, or even a characte sto the relation of graphics to the be overprinted behind or + Text wrapping refer: graphic on one or both sides, a separate paragraph or character. Kips | Information Technologyies: of the grap the natur (both fo ing 0” nd Anchor Fra , depend wrap, 2! rest an be accessed in a number Se tanment, Arranée’ + From the Format menu, where you can fin¢ {and drawing objects) the 6rP 2 From the pop-up menu displayed when you right cek © + From the Object toolbar jalog BOX + For images, to Wrapping pages ofthe PICHTECIICE ne picture dialog "ss, from the Type and Wrat dialog bO® right-click on the graphic a ure hie he Note that you cannot control the arrangement using i Slick on the image to select it and then choose For 7 choose Picture option from the context menu. ofthe postion and size dialOg Box. page For drawing objects, from the Position and Size jing object to select it and then chy 72.08en the Position and size dialog box, click on the drawing OPIGS' OD tan and Size raphe an treat 2 Obect > Postion and size or right-click on the eraphic and TTT ‘the context menu, Note that you can only contrl the alignment Geen nago-e aon Fig. 215: The Object Graphics Control Toolbar Apply Style 6. Center Horiz. 11. Borders 16. Bring to Front Wrap off 7. Align Right 12. Line Style Page Wrap 8 Top 13, Line Color (of border) Wrap Through 9, Center 14, Background Color 19. Link Frames Align Left 10. Bottom 15, Frame Properties 20. Unlink Frames 17. Send to Back 18. Change Anchor Gi ASSESSMENT TIME A. Select the correct option. 41. Which ofthese i a correct way to open the inser picture dialog box? _A\ Insert > Picture > From File “c. View> Image 2. It contains ready-to-use objects in Writer, a. Object Pane (Gallery ; © Drawing Pane 3. Itholds different tools that help you 6 make moditication in images, 4. Drawing Toolbar s& Picture Toolbar b. Standard Toolbar, Drawing Too, olbar &. Image Toolbar 1 Information Technology | Kipses x, {These handles are used to resize an image diagonally comer Handles. Side Handles. Bothaandb 4d. None of these 5, Byusing the “ -~ dialog box, you can make changes in image properties Picture b. Paragraph c. Image d. Properties 5. Write T for True and F for False. 4, Youcannot insert an Image in your document from any other previously created document. 2, The Drawing Object Properties toolbar opens when you select a drawing object. 3, objects are grouped so that they can be treated asa single object. 44 Image alignment commands are available on the Images toolbar. 5, By using Text Wrapping options, you can wrap the graphics with the surrounding text. ¢. Answer the following questions. LC ust the cferent was of inserting an image in Writer. 2) Ly” what do you mean by cropping an image? (2c, «11 L2why do you group images? 16 « bDefine alignment of images. | What is Gallery) o) IWITY / ONE TWH 1 Design a poster on ‘Global Warmin ges and drawing objects in the poster. > - A ———__— a ( For Better Concept Clarity + Include appropriate ima + Make use of different filters to enhance your images. + Adjust the images and shapes suitably using crop, rotate, and resize options. + Group all the objects and apply the suitable formatting features. \Write five paragraphs on the ‘Role of Al in the Education Sector’ + Include an appropriate image with every paragraph. + Wrap it within the text by using different Wrap commands. +> Adjust the images using appropriate alignment and anchoring features, ei ier te Pets eee