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changes. You can also prevent the picture from being printed by deselecting

the corresponding option.

• Borders: use this page to create borders around the picture. The Borders

dialog box is the same as the one used for defining table or paragraph borders.

You can also add a shadow to the image if so desired.

• Background: use this page to change the background color of the picture.

This setting produces the desired results only for images with a transparent

color.

• Hyperlink: use this page to associate a hyperlink to the picture. you can also

create an image map so that only certain areas of the picture respond to a

mouse click by opening the associated URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) in

the default browser. More information on image maps can be found in the

Impress Guide.

• Picture: use this page to flip the picture as well as to display the original

location of the file in case the image is linked rather than embedded.

• Macro: allows you to associate a macro to the picture. You can choose among

the predefined macros or write your own.

Deleting a picture

To delete a picture:

1) Click on the picture, to show the green resizing handles.

2) Press Delete.

Using Writer’s drawing tools

You can use Writer’s drawing tools to create graphics, such as simple diagrams using

rectangles, circles, lines, text, and other predefined shapes. You can also group

several drawing objects to make sure they maintain their relative position and

proportion.

You can place the drawing objects directly on a page in your document, or you can

insert them into a frame.

You can also use the drawing tools to annotate photographs, screen captures, or

other illustrations produced by other programs, but this is not recommended

because:

• You cannot include images in a group with drawing objects, so they may get

out of alignment in your document.

• If you convert a Writer document to another format, such as HTML, the

drawing objects and the graphics will not remain associated; they are saved

separately.

In general, if you need to create complex drawings, it is recommended to use

OpenOffice.org Draw, which includes many more features such as layers, styles, and

so on.

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