DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION (ADVANCED)

Session 2: INSERT AND USE IMAGE

INSERT IMAGE:
1. Inserting An Image File :

When the image is in a file stored on the computer, you can insert it into Libreoffice document using either of the
following methods :

A. Drag and Drop

1) Open a file browser window and locate the file to be inserted.

2) Drag the file into the LibreOffice document and drop it on the selected page.
B. Insert Picture Dialog

1) Open a LibreOffice document and click on the page where the image, or graphic, is to be
inserted.
2) Go to Insert > Image on the Menu bar to open the Insert Image dialog
3) Navigate to where the file is located and select it.
4) Click on Open and the image, or graphic, is embedded into the document and Insert Image dialog
closes.
C. Copy and paste

1) Open both the source and target documents.

2) In the source document, select the image to be copied and copy the image to the clipboard.
3) In the target document, click at the position where the image is to be placed.
4) Paste the image from the clipboard into the document.

D. Embedding

Embedding linked image, or graphic, files breaks the link to the file and becomes part of the document.
Linked images, or graphics can be embedded as follows:

1) Open a document in LibreOffice and go to Edit > External Links on the Menu bar to open the
Edit Links dialog (Figure 2).

2) Select the files that are going to be embedded.

3) Click on Break Link, then click Yes to confirm embedding the files.
MODIFY IMAGE :

When you insert a new image, you may need to modify it to suit the document. We can modify image by using
Picture toolbar, resizing, cropping etc

1. Using The Picture Toolbar :

When an image is inserted, or an image is selected in the document, the Image toolbar opens automatically. If
the Image toolbar does not open, go to View > Toolbars on the Menu bar and select Image from the submenu.

2. Cropping

If only a part of an image, or graphic, is to be used in a document, it can be cropped. LibreOffice provides two
ways to crop an image, or graphic:

● Crop tool — available as a tool on toolbars, or in a context menu after right‑clicking on an image,
or graphic. The Crop tool provides a quick and easy way to crop an image, or graphic.

● Crop page in the Writer Image dialog — accessed by right‑clicking on the image, or graphic, and
selecting Properties in the context menu. The Crop page provides more control when cropping.
3. Resizing Image :

To fit an image, or graphic, into a LibreOffice document, it may have to be resized. The quickest way
to resize an image, or graphic, is to use the selection handles as shown by the following example.

1) Click on an image, or graphic, to display the selection handles.

2) Position the cursor over one of the selection handles and the cursor changes shape, giving a
graphical representation of the resizing direction.
3) Click on a selection handle and drag to resize the image, or graphic.
4) To maintain the original height and width proportions of an image while dragging using a
selection handle, hold down the Shift key before dragging a selection handle.
Rotating a Picture : After inserting an image, or graphic, into a LibreOffice
document, it can be rotated to achieve the correct document format.

1) Click on an image, or graphic, to display the selection handles.

2) Click again (NOT double‑click) on the selected image, or graphic, switching on
rotation mode, or go to Format > Rotate on the Menu bar.
3) Move the cursor over one of the corner handles and the cursor changes shape
indicating the movement direction.
4) Click on a corner selection handle and move in the direction required to rotate the
object. Only the corner selection handles are active for rotation.
5) When satisfied with the rotation, release the cursor.
Flipping

After inserting an image, or graphic, into a LibreOffice document, it can be flipped either vertically, or
horizontally.

● Right-click on the selected image, or graphic, and select Flip > Vertically or
Horizontally from the context menu.
● Click on Vertically, or Horizontally on the Line and Filling toolbar.
● Click on Flip Vertically, or Flip Horizontally on the Image toolbar.
● Go to Format > Flip > Vertically, or Horizontally on the Menu bar.
● Go to Format > Rotate or Flip > Flip Vertically, or Flip Horizontally on the Menu
bar
● Click on Flip Vertically, or Flip Horizontally in the Position and Size panel on the
Properties deck of the Sidebar.
Alignment and positioning
When an image, or graphic, is added to a document, the alignment and positioning
has to be selected in respect to text and other objects on a document page.
Arrangement
Is the positioning of an image, or graphic, on an imaginary vertical axis.
Arrangement controls how images, or graphics are stacked upon each other, or
relative to the text.
Alignment
is the vertical, or horizontal positioning of an image, or graphic, in relation to the
selected anchor point.
Anchoring
Is a reference point for that an image, or graphic, is fixed in a document. This
reference, or anchor point can be a page, frame, cell, paragraph, or character.
An image, or graphic, always has an anchor point.
Text wrapping
In a document refers to the relation of images and graphics to the surrounding
text. Options for text wrapping allow the text to wrap around an image, or
graphic, as follows:
■ One or both sides of the image, or graphic.
■ Above or below of the image, or graphic.
■ Allow text overprint of the image, or graphic.
■ Allow of the image, or graphic, to cover the text.
■ Treat the image, or graphic, as a separate paragraph, or character.
Inserting Gallery images and graphics

The Gallery deck on the Sidebar contains a collection of images and graphics that can be used in
a document. Images and graphics can also be added to the Gallery, making it an essential tool for
inserting images and graphics into a document quickly.

1) Open the Gallery deck in the Sidebar using one of the following methods:
■ Go to Insert > Media > Gallery on the Menu bar.
■ Click on Gallery in the Sidebar.
2) Select a theme from the available themes and the images and graphics
for that theme are displayed.
3) Click and hold on the image or graphic and drag it onto the slide.
Release the hold and the image or graphic is inserted centrally onto the
page.
IMAGE FILTERS
Keep scale / Keep image size
When Keep scale is selected (default), cropping the image does not
change the scale(proportion) of the picture.

When Keep image size is selected, cropping produces enlargement (for

positive cropping values), shrinking (for negative cropping values), or
distortion of the image so that the image size remains constant.

N.B- "Keep Scale" maintains the original aspect ratio of the image while
resizing it, while "Keep Image Size" keeps the output image at the same
dimensions as the original
 HOME ASSIGNMENT

Q1. Explain any four Graphic filters.

Q2. Explain Image Cropping

Q3. List any three methods of inserting images in a text document.

Q4. What do you understand by the terms:

a. Text Wrapping

b. Anchoring
 THANKING YOU
ODM EDUCATIONAL GROUP