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|| The drawing is now placed correctly within the '''margins'''. | || The drawing is now placed correctly within the '''margins'''. | ||
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|| We can also access the '''Page setup dialog box''' in another way. | || We can also access the '''Page setup dialog box''' in another way. | ||
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'''General '''and '''LibreOffice Draw.''' | '''General '''and '''LibreOffice Draw.''' | ||
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||The '''settings''' under '''General''' tab are similar to the '''LibreOffice Writer settings'''. | ||The '''settings''' under '''General''' tab are similar to the '''LibreOffice Writer settings'''. | ||
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|| Here is an assignment for you. | || Here is an assignment for you. | ||
− | * | + | * Open '''MyPractice.odg''' file. |
− | * | + | * Select the invitation slide that you have created. |
− | * | + | * Note the slide number in the '''Pages pane'''. |
− | * | + | * Print this slide by selecting '''Pages''' option under '''Range and Copies'''. |
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The script for this tutorial was written by Nikita Misal from IIT Bombay. | The script for this tutorial was written by Nikita Misal from IIT Bombay. | ||
− | And this is Madhuri Ganapathi along with the Spoken Tutorial team signing off. Thank you for watching. | + | And this is Madhuri Ganapathi along with the Spoken Tutorial team signing off. |
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Latest revision as of 00:41, 31 March 2021
Visual Cue | Narration |
Slide: Title Slide | Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Common Edit and Print Functions in LibreOffice Draw. |
Slide: Learning Objectives | In this tutorial, we will learn to:
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Slide: System Requirements | This tutorial is recorded using,
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Switch to Water-Cycle.odg | Let’s open our Water hyphen Cycle dot odg file which we created earlier in this series. |
Slide: Code Files |
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Slide: Important Note |
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Point towards Page Margins | Now, we will set Page Margins for this drawing. |
Slide: Page Margins | Why are Page Margins necessary?
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Cursor on the page. | Let us set the Page Margins and then print the WaterCycle diagram. |
Only Narration | Let’s say the paper size that we want to use to print this diagram, is a customised size. |
Point towards page margins on the top and left side | It has a Width and Height of 20 by 20 centimeters.
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From the Main menu >> select Page>> click Properties | To set these measurements, from the Main menu select Page and click on Properties. |
Point towards the Page Setup dialog box | The Page Setup dialog box appears. |
Point towards the Page tab | Click on the Page tab if not already selected. |
Enter Width = 20, Height =20,
Bottom = 1.5 |
Under Paper Format, in the Width and Height fields, type the value “20cm” each.
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Point to the preview of the page displayed on the right side. | To the right, we can see a preview of the Draw page.
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Click OK. | Click on the OK button. |
Point to the Draw page. | How does the page look now? |
Point to the margins and the spill-over.
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The drawing appears to spill out of the page.
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Point to the page margins. | We need to ensure that the diagram is always within the margins before printing. |
Only Narration | It is a good practice to set the correct page margins before we begin our drawing. |
Only Narration | If we missed to do so in the beginning, we can set the correct margins now before printing. |
From the Main menu, select Format and click Page. | From the Main menu, select Page and click on Properties. |
Point to the Page Setup dialog box. | The Page Setup dialog box appears. |
Click the Format drop-down list and select A4.
Select Orientation >> Landscape
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In the Page tab, under Paper Format, click on the Format drop down list and select A4.
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Click OK. | Then click on the OK button. |
Point towards the margins | The drawing is now placed correctly within the margins. |
Right-click to view the context menu >> click on Properties | We can also access the Page setup dialog box in another way.
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Click Cancel. | Let’s click Cancel and exit the dialog box. |
Press Ctrl + S | Press Ctrl + S to save the file. |
Cursor on the page. | Now, let us insert page numbers, date, time and the author’s name. |
Select the page with the WaterCycle diagram. | So, select the page with the WaterCycle diagram first. |
Go to the Main menu >>
click Insert >> click Field |
Go to the Main menu, select Insert and click on Field. |
Point towards list of Fields | A list of Fields is displayed. |
Move the cursor up and down the list to show the various options. | Fields contain values that are automatically generated by Draw. |
Only Narration | We simply have to insert a Field and the value generated by Draw. |
Click on Page number. | Let us click on Page number. |
Come to the Draw page and point to the box | A text box with the number 1 is inserted on the Draw page. |
Adjust the size of the text box so that it is small and only the number one is visible. | Let’s adjust the size of this text box and make it a little smaller. |
Drag the box and place it at the bottom right corner of the page. | Now, drag the box and place it at the bottom right corner of the page. |
Select page two. | Let’s check if the next number has been inserted on page two of this Draw file. |
Point that the number is not inserted there. | No, it does not show the page number! |
Select page one. | In Draw, the page number is inserted only in the page where we insert the field. |
Cursor on the page.
Return to page 1 |
Now let’s learn how to change the page number format.
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Return to page 1 >> Go to Main Menu >>
select Page>> click Properties |
Now, right-click on the page .
And in the Context menu click on Properties. |
Page Setup dialog box appears. | The Page Setup dialog box appears. |
Under Layout settings click drop down against Page numbers | In the Page tab, under Layout settings, click on the drop down against Page numbers. |
Select option a,b,c.
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From the drop-down list select a,b,c.
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Show the change in page numbers | The page numbering has changed from 1, 2, 3 to a, b, c.
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Press Ctrl + S | Press Ctrl + S to save the file |
Only Narration | Next, let’s learn how to insert date and time fields. |
Go to the Main menu >>
click Insert >> select Field |
To do so, again go to the Main menu bar, select Insert and click on Field. |
Move the cursor to point the Date (fixed) and Date (variable) | In the list of options we can see Date (fixed) and Date (variable). |
Then move the cursor over Time (fixed) and Time (variable) options. | We can also see Time (fixed) and Time (variable). |
Point to Date (fixed) and Time (fixed) options. | The Date (fixed) and Time (fixed) options insert the current date and time.
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Point to Date (variable) and Time (variable) options. | Date (variable) and Time (variable) automatically get updated as and when we update the file. |
Click on Time (variable). | Let’s insert the Time (variable) here. |
Drag the box >>
place it above the page number at the bottom right corner of the page. |
Now, drag the box and place it above the page number at the bottom right corner of the page. |
Point to the time text box. | The time inserted will be updated to the current time whenever we open this Draw file. |
Only Narration | Let us now enter the author’s name who has created this file.
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Go to the Main menu >>
click Tools >> click Options >> |
On page one, go to the Main menu, select Tools and click on Options. |
The Options dialog box appears | The Options dialog box appears. |
Point on LibreOffice
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In the Options dialog box, on the left side locate LibreOffice.
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Point to the right side of the dialog box where the data fields are displayed. | On the right side of the dialog box, we can type any other user data information. |
Point to the fields Company, Street, and Title/Position. | We can type any detail here as per our requirement. |
In the First/Last Name/Initials, enter the text “Teacher”, “A”
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In the First and Last Name fields, let’s type the text Teacher and A, respectively.
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Click OK. | Click on the OK button. |
Go to Main menu >> select Insert
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Now, from the Main menu, click on Insert.
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Point to the Name Teacher A | The text Teacher A is inserted in a text box. |
Move and place this just above the Time field at the bottom right corner of the Draw page. | Let’s drag this box.
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Only Narration | Now, what if we want to remove the fields we inserted in the Draw page? |
Press Delete button on the keyboard | Simply select the text box and press the Delete key. |
Select the field Author Name and delete it. | Let’s delete the field Author Name. |
Only Narration | And what if we want to undo this action? |
Text on screen: Press CTRL and Z keys together | We can undo any action by pressing CTRL and Z keys together. |
Point to show that the field is visible. | The action that was last executed, that is the deletion of the Author field, is undone.
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Point to main menu | We can undo or redo actions from the Main menu too. |
Click on the Redo icon on the Standard toolbar | Click on the Redo icon on the Standard toolbar. |
Point to show that the field is no longer visible. | The Author’s name is no longer visible! |
Undo the other actions until the field insertions are also undone. | Let’s press the CTRL+Z keys and undo all the field insertions we made. |
Slide: Shortcut Keys | We can also use shortcut keys from the keyboard for the undo and redo commands.
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Press Ctrl + S | Press Ctrl + S to save the file. |
Select the page with the WaterCycle diagram. | Let’s now name page one as “WaterCycleSlide”. |
Go to the Pages pane >> Rename Page | Select the slide in the Pages pane, right-click and select Rename Page. |
The Rename slide dialog box appears. | The Rename Slide dialog box appears. |
In the Name field, type the name “WaterCycleSlide” >> Click OK. | In the Name field, type the name WaterCycleSlide and click on the OK button. |
Move the cursor just over the page
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Now, let’s place the cursor over this page.
Can you see the name “WaterCycleSlide” displayed here? |
Only Narration | It is a good practice to assign a name that is relevant to the page. |
Press Ctrl + S | Press Ctrl + S to save the file |
Only Narration | Next, let’s learn to set the printing options and print the WaterCycle diagram. |
In the Main menu >> click Print
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In the Main menu, click File then select Print.
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Point towards Print icon on Standard toolbar | We can also access the Print dialog box by clicking on the Print icon on the Standard Toolbar. |
Point to the right hand side of the Print dialog box >>
Point towards General and LibreOffice Draw Options |
The right side of the “Print” dialog box shows 2 tabs:
General and LibreOffice Draw. |
Point to the options in the General tab. | The settings under General tab are similar to the LibreOffice Writer settings. |
Move the cursor to the left side >> point to the print preview area. | On the left side, we can see the print preview area. |
Point to LibreOffice Draw tab. | Let’s look at the options specific to LibreOffice Draw. |
Click the LibreOffice Draw tab. | Click on the LibreOffice Draw tab. |
Check the boxes Page name, Date and Time. | Under Contents, let’s check the boxes ‘Page name’ and ‘Date and Time’.
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Select Original colors
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Under Color, let us select Original colors.
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Just point to the Print button.
Do not click it. |
Click on the OK button to print the WaterCycle drawing from your computer. |
Only Narration | If you have configured your printer correctly, then your drawing should begin printing now. |
Press Ctrl + S to save the file | Let us save all the changes made and close the file. |
Only Narration | This brings us to the end of this tutorial.
Let us summarise. |
Slide: Summary | In this tutorial, we have learnt to:
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Slide: Assignment | Here is an assignment for you.
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Slide: About Spoken Tutorial Project |
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Slide: Spoken tutorial workshops |
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Slide: Forums | Please post your timed queries in this forum. |
Slide: Acknowledgement | Spoken Tutorial project is funded by Ministry of Education (MoE), Govt. of India |
Slide: Thank you | This tutorial was originally contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in 2011
And this is Madhuri Ganapathi along with the Spoken Tutorial team signing off. Thank you for watching. |