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Inserting an image from the clipboard

Using the clipboard, you can copy images into an OOo document from another OOo

document and from other programs. To do this:

1) Open both the source document and the target document.

2) In the source document, select the image to be copied.

3) Move the mouse pointer over the selected image and press Control+C to copy

the image to the clipboard.

4) Switch to the target document.

5) Click to place the cursor where the graphic is to be inserted.

6) Press Control+V to insert the image.

Caution

If the application from which the graphic was copied is closed before the

graphic is pasted into the target, the image stored on the clipboard could

be lost.

Inserting an image using a scanner

If a scanner is connected to your computer, OOo can call the scanning application

and inserted the scanned item into the OOo document as an image. To start this

procedure, click where you want the graphic to be inserted and select Insert >

Picture > Scan > Select Source.

Although this practice is quick and easy, it is unlikely to result in a high-quality image

of the correct size. You may get better results by scanned material into a graphics

program and cleaning it up there before inserting the resulting image into OOo.

Inserting an image from the Gallery

The Gallery provides a convenient way to group reusable objects such as graphics

and sounds that you can insert into your documents. The Gallery is available in all

components of OOo. It does not come with many graphics, but you can add your own

pictures or find extensions containing more graphics. The Gallery is explained in

more detail in Chapter 11 (Graphics, the Gallery, and Fontwork) in the Getting

Started guide. For more about extensions, see Chapter 17 (Customizing Writer) in

this book.

This section explains the basics of inserting a Gallery image into a Writer document:

1) To open the Gallery, click on the Gallery icon (located in the right side of

the Standard toolbar) or choose Tools > Gallery from the menu bar.

2) Navigate through the Gallery to find the desired picture.

3) To insert the picture, click and drag it from the Gallery into the Writer

document. You can also right-click on the picture and choose Insert > Copy.

Figure 261 shows an example of an image dragged from the Gallery.

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