Name- Prateek

Class – X
Subject- Information Technology (IT)
Subject code- 402
School – Good Samaritan School, Madanpur khadar
Date of Submission- 10 September, 2025
 INSERTING IMAGE IN A DOCUMENT
Image in a writer can be
• Diagrams created using draw module
• Photos, pictures, drawings and scanned images
• Artwork created using clip-art, font work
• Charts created using calc module
Writer provides many tools to work with any kind of image stored with
any type of file extensions, an image file stored on computer can be
embedded to a document using any one of the following ways
• Using insert image dialog
• Drag & drop method
• Copy & paste

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 Insert image option Drag & drop option
To insert an image using insert image
option use following steps: To insert image using drag & drop
1. Click in document where the method use following steps
image is to be added 1. Open document in which image is
2. Go to insert-image on menu bar to to be inserted
open insert image dialog box. 2. Open the file browser window to
alternatively click on insert image locate and select image file to be
icon on toolbar inserted
3. Navigate to the file to be inserted 3. Drag the image to document &
and select it drop it at desired place.
4. Thumbnail of selected image is 4. A faint vertical line marks the
displayed In preview pane if the position where image will be
preview pane is not visible on dropped
screen, then click on “shown the
preview pane”
5. Click on open button
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 Copy & paste method
Images in document can be inserted using clipboard
by copy paste method. Follow the given steps to copy
an image
1. Open the document in which image is to be
inserted
2. Open the document from where image is to be
copied
3. Copy the image to be inserted image will get
copied to clipboard
4. Shift to target document
5. Place the cursor where the image is to be inserted
6. Paste the image

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 Insert an image using
Inset an image by linking
scanner
1. If an image is to be added multiple times in a
1. Open the document in which scanned
document then the image should be linked.
items to be inserted
2. Linking image save its reference in document rather 2. Go to the insert-media-scan-select source
than the image itself. on the menu bar
3. Linking image allows to reduce the size of document 3. Select the scan source from the list of
also if image is to be modified then it can be done available devices
only once in image file and the effects will get 4. Click in the target document where the
reflected in all locations image is to be inserted

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TOOL NAME Used to add special effects to graphics. Filter tool has 10 sub-tools. Out of these,
only eleven tools. Filters are always applied to entire graphic object. Following
filter tools are available in Writer.
Invert –
used to reverse the colour values of a coloured image. If image is greyscale, then
brightness value is reversed.
Smooth –
used to reduce contrast between neighbouring pixels, which results in lack of
sharpness, making image appear smoother.
Sharpen –
used to sharpen image by adjusting contrast between neighbouring pixels.
Remove Noise –
used to smoothen image by reducing drastic contrast between neighbouring
pixels.
Posterize –
used to change look like painting by reducing the number of colours in the
graphic image.
Pop Art –
used to change the colours of an image, making it appear from comic look.

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 Tool name Purpose

Flip image Next two tools are used to flip an image. First one flips an image vertically and
next one flips it horizontally by 90°

Rotate Next three tools are used for rotating an image. First one rotates an image to left by
90°, next rotates to right by 90°, and last one is used to freely rotate an image.
To use freely rotate tool:
Select the image.
Click on Rotate tool on Image toolbar, the shape of selection handle changes to
circle of pink colour.
Move mouse over one of the pink handles at corner of the image. Mouse turns to
round two headed arrow.
Now left click, and move mouse up or down to rotate image.
Release left click, once image is rotated
Transparency Used to adjust the degree of transparency of the image. Transparency can be set from
0% (opaque) to 100% (fully transparent). It is used to create watermark or placing an
image as background.

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Cropping Images
When you are only interested in a section of the image for the purpose of your document, you may wish to
crop (cut out) parts of it. Writer provides three ways for cropping images. The Crop option from context menu,
Crop tool on the image toolbar, and the Crop Page of the Image dialog. The Crop tool and Crop Image option
provides a quick and easy way to crop an image; but for more control use the Image dialog.

Using the Crop tool

To use the crop tool, right-click on the image and select Crop from the context menu or choose the Crop
Image option from toolbar. Cropping handles appear at the corners and mid-points of the image. Drag a handle
to cut out part of the image. Click outside the image to turn off cropping mode.

Using the Crop Page of the Image Dialog

To use the Image dialog, right-click on the image and select Properties from the context menu, then select the
Crop Page of the Image dialog.
The units of measurement shown on the Crop page are those set in Tools → Options → LibreOffice Writer
→ General.

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Resizing an Image
To fit an image in the document, its size needs alteration. Quick and easy way of resizing an image is using sizing
handles. Follow given steps:
1.Click on image (select the image) to display sizing handles.
2.Position mouse over one of the sizing handles. Shape of cursor changes.
3.Click and drag mouse pointer to resize.
4.Release mouse button, when satisfactory size is reached

Delete an Image
5.Click on the image to select it.
6.Press Delete key.

Resizing Drawing Object

A drawing object can be resized just like an image. To resize a drawing object, follow given steps:
7.Select the drawing object.
8.Click one of the eight selection handles around it.
9.Drag to the new size.
10.Release the mouse button.

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Setting / Changing Properties of Grouping Drawing Object
drawing object As drawing objects might be created using many basic
To set the properties of the drawing object shapes to make sure that these objects maintain the
before it is drawn, follow given steps: same size and proportion, Clicking on one member of
1.Click on Drawing toolbar. group will select the whole group.
2.On Drawing Object Properties toolbar, • Any editing operation performed on one member of
click the tool for each property and set it as group will be applied to whole group.
required. Follow given steps to group drawing objects:
To change the properties of an existing 1.Select one object (preferably a corner one). Bounding
Drawing object: box will appear.
3.Select object. 2.Hold Shift key and select other objects to be included
4.Follow steps 1 & 2 of above method, i.e., in the group. Bounding box will keep on expanding to
include selected objects.
3.Hover the cursor over any one object in the group.
4.Click on Format > Group > Group on the Menu bar.
Alternatively, click on Group icon on Drawing toolbar.

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POSITIONING IMAGE / DRAWINGS IN THE TEXT
When an image is added in the document, it is required to position it. To create a document with text and other
objects of the illustrations Writer provides four settings to control positioning of images / images in the
document:
•Anchoring
•Arrangement
•Alignment
•Text wrapping

To access these settings, use any one of the following methods:

• On Format tab of Menu bar, use Align Text, Anchor, Wrap and Arrange for images and drawing objects).
• For Images - Type tab and Wrap tab of image dialog box.
• For Drawing objects - Position and Size tab of Position and Size dialog box. Position and size dialog box can
be accessed using Context menu

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 Creating Drawing Objects
A drawing object is created in the document, it can be modified
to suit the requirement(s) using Drawing Object Properties
Toolbar. Properties for a drawing object can be set before it's
drawn.

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Tool Number Tool Name Tool Number Tool Name
1 Anchor 17 Line Thickness
2 to 7 Wrap
None
Before
After
Through 18 Line colour
8 Align Objects 19 filling
9 Bring to Front 20 Fill color
10 Forward One 21 rotate
11 Back One 22 Toggle points
12 Send to Back 23 group
To foreground
13 24 Enter group

14 To background 25 Exit group

15 Arrow style 26 ungroup
16 Line style 27 Insert caption

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 DRAWING OBJECTS
Writer provides various Drawing tools. These tools are drawing objects using simple predefined shapes such as
rectangle, circle, etc., and also complex drawings. It is recommended to first draw module from the simple
drawing from Draw module can easily be included in Writer document.
• Drawing toolbar is generally not visible on screen. To display it on screen, use any one of the following ways:
• Click on View → Toolbars → Drawing on Menu bar.
• Click on Show Draw Functions icon on the Standard toolbar.

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Tool Number Tool Name Tool Number Tool Name
1 Select 13 Right Triangle
2 Insert Line 14 Basic Shapes
3 Lines and Arrows 15 Symbol Shapes
4 Curves and Polygons 16 Block Arrows
5 Curve 17 Stars and Banners
6 Polygon 18 Callout Shapes
7 Rectangle 19 Flowchart
8 Rectangle, Rounded 20 Callouts
9 Square 21 Insert Text Box
10 Ellipse 22 Insert Fontwork Text
11 Circle 23 Toggle Point Edit Mode
12 Isosceles Triangle 24 Toggle Extrusion

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THANK YOU

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