LibreOffice-Suite-Draw/C3/Import-and-Export-Images/English
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Spoken Tutorial on LibreOffice Draw Import and Export Images |
Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Import and Export Images in LibreOffice Draw. |
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Learning Objectives To import images into a Draw page To save a Draw file into various file formats |
In this tutorial, you will learn
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We can import and export both vector and bitmap or raster images in Draw. | |
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System Requirements Ubuntu Linux version 10.04 LibreOffice Suite version 3.3.4 |
Here we are using
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Switch to the opend RouteMap file. | Let us open the file RouteMap. |
Go to the desktop and select and open the converted WaterCycle.jpeg file in the desk top.
<<Please do not show the conversion here.>> Just display the converted WaterCycle.jpeg image. |
For the purpose of this tutorial, a JPEG file of the WaterCycle drawing has already been created and saved on the Desktop. |
Let us import this image into our Draw file. | |
Close this image. | Let’s close this image. |
Switch to the Draw file. | First, select the page where you want to import the picture. |
Go to the “Pages Pane”, right-click for the Context menu, click New Page. | Let’s insert a new page and select it. |
From the Main menu >> click on Insert >> click Picture. | To import vector or bitmap images, click on the Insert tab and select Picture. |
Click From File. | Then click “From File”.
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Insert Picture dialog box appears. | The “Insert picture” dialog box appears. |
Select WaterCycle.jpeg. | Let us now select Water Cycle.jpeg. |
Point to Open but don’t click. | If we click on Open, the image will be embedded physically into our Draw file. |
Point to Link check-box and click. | If we check the Link box here, then the image will be linked by the path. |
Check the Link box at the bottom left of the window >> click Open >> | Let us click on Open. |
A Message box appears. | A message appears saying that the image will only be stored as a link. |
Click Keep Link. | Click Keep Link. |
The picture is inserted as a link in the Draw file. | |
Links can also be removed easily. | |
Main menu >> select Edit >> click Link | Go to the Main menu, select Edit and then click Link. |
Edit Links dialog box appears. | The “Edit Links” dialog box appears.
This dialog box lists all the links in the Draw file. |
Select the link of the picture WaterCycle. | Click on the link for the picture WaterCycle. |
Click Break Link.
In the confirmation message >> Click Yes. |
Click “Break Link”.
Draw will display a confirmation message. Click Yes. |
The Link is removed.
Click Close. |
The Link is removed.
Now, click on the Close button. |
Point to the picture. |
But you will notice that the picture is still present in the file.
When you break a link, the picture is automatically embedded in the Draw file. |
Select the picture. Click the delete button from the keyboard. |
Let’s delete this picture now.
Select the picture, and press the Delete button. |
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Assignment |
Here is an assignment for you.
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Next, let’s import the WaterCycle diagram directly into this file as a Draw image. | |
From the Main menu, click insert >> select File. | From the Main menu, click Insert and select File. |
Point to the Insert File dialog box. | The Insert File dialog box opens. |
Select the Draw file WaterCycle.odg | From the list, select the Draw file WaterCycle.odg |
Click Open. | Click Open. |
The Insert slides/objects dialog box appears. | The Insert slides/objects dialog box appears. |
Click on the plus next to the file path.
You will see a list of the slides. |
Click on the plus sign next to the file path.
You will see a list of the slides. |
Select slide one Water Cycle diagram. | Let us select slide one with the WaterCycle diagram. |
You can also insert the page or the object as a link. | |
Show the pointer to the Link option.
Do not check the box. |
To do this, simply click the Link check box. |
Click OK. | Click OK. |
A confirmation dialog box appears. | A confirmation dialog box appears, asking if the objects should be fit to the new format. |
Click Yes. | Click Yes. |
The slide is inserted into the file in a new page. | |
Next we shall learn to export images from Draw. | |
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Exporting Graphics |
Exporting a file in Draw means to
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Exporting Graphics |
For example, the Draw file can be converted
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Minimize the RouteMap draw file. | Let’s minimize the RouteMap file. |
Point to WaterCycle.jpeg on the Desktop | Did you wonder how we converted the Draw WaterCycle diagram to the JPEG format?
Let me demonstrate how it was done. |
Open the file WaterCycle. | Open the file WaterCycle. |
From the Pages panel, select the page with the WaterCycle diagram. | Then, from the Pages panel, select the page with the WaterCycle diagram. |
From the Main menu, click File >> Export | From the Main menu, click File and select Export. |
Export dialog box appears. | The “Export” dialog box appears. |
File Name >> Enter the name “WaterCycleDiagram” | Let us enter the name “WaterCycleDiagram” in Filename field. |
From the Places pane browse and select Desktop. | From the Places panel, browse and select Desktop. |
In the File type field select the option JPEG. | In the File type field, we will select the option JPEG.
But you can save the Draw file in any format you want. |
Check the Selection check box. | Check the Selection check box. |
Click Save. | Click Save. |
The JPEG Options dialog box appears.
Let’s keep the default options that are selected in this dialog box. | |
Click OK. | Click OK. |
Go to the desktop, point to the saved file. | The Draw page with the WaterCycle diagram is saved as a JPEG on the Desktop. <Pause> |
Double click and open it.
Then close it. |
Here only one page from the Draw file is converted to JPEG file. |
If you save in PDF, Flash or HTML formats, then all the pages in the Draw file will be exported. | |
We can also edit raster images in Draw. | |
Switch to Draw WaterCycle file.
From the Main menu >> Point to Format. |
Raster images can be formatted using the Format menu.
You can also use the Picture toolbar to edit these pictures. |
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Summary |
This brings us to the end of the tutorial on LibreOffice Draw.
In this tutorial, you have learnt
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Assignment |
Here is an assignment for you.
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