1*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<helpdocument version="1.0"> 3*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 4*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<!--*********************************************************** 5*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 6*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 7*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 8*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * distributed with this work for additional information 9*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 10*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 11*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 12*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * with the License. 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Drawing objects created in this way are vector graphics, which you can scale freely without any loss of quality.</paragraph> 60*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148491" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="3">To create a rectangle, click the rectangle icon and move your cursor to the place in the document where you want one corner of the rectangle to be. Press the mouse button and hold it down while dragging to the opposite corner of the rectangle. When you release the mouse button, the rectangle is inserted in the document. It is selected, and you can edit its properties through the context menu.</paragraph> 61*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <list type="unordered"> 62*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 63*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149164" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="13"><switchinline select="appl"><caseinline select="DRAW">To draw multiple objects of the same type, double-click the icon. 64*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</caseinline><caseinline select="IMPRESS">To draw multiple objects of the same type, double-click the icon. 65*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</caseinline><defaultinline>Draw multiple objects of the same type. Click the document without moving the mouse to stop drawing objects.</defaultinline></switchinline></paragraph> 66*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 67*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 68*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148473" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="4">If you want to open up draw objects from the center instead of dragging from one corner to the other, hold down the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option 69*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline> key while dragging. <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="UNIX">With some window managers, you may need to hold down also the meta key. 70*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</caseinline></switchinline></paragraph> 71*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 72*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 73*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id9448225" role="listitem" l10n="CHG">Holding down the Shift key while dragging restricts the created object. For example, instead of a rectangle you get a square, instead of an ellipse you get a circle. When you drag a handle of an existing object with Shift held down, the aspect ratio of the object is retained.</paragraph> 74*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 75*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 76*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153626" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="5">To scale the objects, first select them by clicking on them with the selection tool. You then see eight handles around the object. When you drag one of the four corner handles, the opposite corner remains fixed while the other three corners move. When you drag one of the side handles, the opposite side remains fixed.</paragraph> 77*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 78*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 79*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id224616" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">To scale a draw object using the keyboard, first select the object, then press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command 80*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+Tab repeatedly to highlight one of the handles. Then press an arrow key. To scale in smaller steps, hold down the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option 81*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline> key while pressing an arrow key. Press Esc to leave the point edit mode.</paragraph> 82*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 83*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 84*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149669" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="6">To move draw objects, first select them. To select more than one object, press the Shift key while clicking. Select text objects by clicking exactly on their edge. While holding down the mouse button, drag the objects to the new location.</paragraph> 85*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 86*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 87*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id7199316" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">To move a draw object using the keyboard, first select the object, then press an arrow key. To move in smaller steps, hold down the <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Option 88*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</caseinline><defaultinline>Alt</defaultinline></switchinline> key while pressing an arrow key.</paragraph> 89*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 90*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 91*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id7133399316" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">To enter text to be a part of a graphics object, select the object and start typing your text. Click outside the object to end entering text. Double-click text inside an object to edit the text.</paragraph> 92*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 93*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </list> 94*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156422" role="note" l10n="CHG" oldref="8">To revert to normal mode after creating and editing draw objects, click in an area of the document containing no objects. If you see a drawing cursor, first exit this mode by clicking the <emph>Select</emph> icon.</paragraph> 95*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <section id="relatedtopics"> 96*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145785" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="10"><link href="text/shared/02/01140000.xhp" name="Information about the individual icons">Information about the individual icons</link></paragraph> 97*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<switch select="appl"> 98*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<case select="WRITER"><embed href="text/swriter/guide/insert_graphic.xhp#insert_graphic"/> 99*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</case> 100*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</switch> 101*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<switch select="appl"> 102*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<case select="WRITER"><embed href="text/swriter/guide/insert_graphic_dialog.xhp#insert_graphic_dialog"/> 103*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</case> 104*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</switch> 105*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<switch select="appl"> 106*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<case select="WRITER"><embed href="text/swriter/guide/insert_graphic_gallery.xhp#insert_graphic_gallery"/> 107*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</case> 108*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</switch> 109*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<switch select="appl"> 110*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<case select="WRITER"><embed href="text/swriter/guide/insert_graphic_scan.xhp#insert_graphic_scan"/> 111*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</case> 112*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</switch> 113*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<switch select="appl"> 114*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<case select="WRITER"><embed href="text/swriter/guide/insert_graphic_fromdraw.xhp#insert_graphic_fromdraw"/> 115*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</case> 116*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</switch> 117*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<switch select="appl"> 118*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<case select="WRITER"><embed href="text/swriter/guide/insert_graphic_fromchart.xhp#insert_graphic_fromchart"/> 119*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</case> 120*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</switch> 121*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</section> 122*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </body> 123*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</helpdocument>