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|| Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Basics of Working with Objects in LibreOffice Draw.
 
|| Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Basics of Working with Objects in LibreOffice Draw.
  
 
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||In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
 
||In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
  
 
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||Cut, copy, paste objects
 
||Cut, copy, paste objects
  
 
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||Re-size objects dynamically using handles
 
||Re-size objects dynamically using handles
  
 
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||Arrange Objects  
 
||Arrange Objects  
  
 
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||Group and ungroup objects
 
||Group and ungroup objects
  
 
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||Edit individual objects in a group
 
||Edit individual objects in a group
  
 
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||Move objects within a group
 
||Move objects within a group
  
 
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||Here we are using Ubuntu Linux version 10.04 and LibreOffice Suite version 3.3.4.
 
||Here we are using Ubuntu Linux version 10.04 and LibreOffice Suite version 3.3.4.
  
 
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|| Let us open the “WaterCycle” file which we had saved on the Desktop.  
 
|| Let us open the “WaterCycle” file which we had saved on the Desktop.  
  
 
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|| Now, let’s copy and paste three more clouds to this picture.
 
|| Now, let’s copy and paste three more clouds to this picture.
  
 
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|| First select the cloud, then right-click to view the  context menu and click “Copy”.
 
|| First select the cloud, then right-click to view the  context menu and click “Copy”.
  
 
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||Then, place the cursor on the page, right-click for the context menu again and click “Paste”.
 
||Then, place the cursor on the page, right-click for the context menu again and click “Paste”.
  
 
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|| But we can see only one cloud!
 
|| But we can see only one cloud!
  
 
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||Where is the cloud that we copied and pasted?
 
||Where is the cloud that we copied and pasted?
  
 
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||The copied cloud has been pasted on the top of the original cloud!
 
||The copied cloud has been pasted on the top of the original cloud!
  
 
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|| Let us select the cloud and move it to the left.
 
|| Let us select the cloud and move it to the left.
  
 
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|| Let us create one more cloud in the same manner.
 
|| Let us create one more cloud in the same manner.
  
 
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|| Select the cloud, right-click for the context menu and click “Copy”.
 
|| Select the cloud, right-click for the context menu and click “Copy”.
  
 
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||Right-click again for the context menu and click “Paste”.  
 
||Right-click again for the context menu and click “Paste”.  
  
 
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|| Now, select the copied cloud and move it to the left.
 
|| Now, select the copied cloud and move it to the left.
  
  
 
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|| We can also use short cut keys to make copies of objects.  
 
|| We can also use short cut keys to make copies of objects.  
  
  
 
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|| CTRL+C to copy an object
 
|| CTRL+C to copy an object
  
 
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|| CTRL+V to paste an object
 
|| CTRL+V to paste an object
  
 
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|| CTRL+X to cut an object
 
|| CTRL+X to cut an object
  
 
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|| Select the cloud and press the CTRL and C keys together.
 
|| Select the cloud and press the CTRL and C keys together.
  
 
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|| The cloud has been copied.  
 
|| The cloud has been copied.  
  
 
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|| To paste, press CTRL and V keys together.
 
|| To paste, press CTRL and V keys together.
  
 
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|| Now select the cloud and move it to the desired location.
 
|| Now select the cloud and move it to the desired location.
  
 
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|| Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.
 
|| Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.
  
 
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|| Add two pages to your draw file.
 
|| Add two pages to your draw file.
  
 
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|| Draw two objects on page one.
 
|| Draw two objects on page one.
  
 
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|| Copy an object from page one to page two.  
 
|| Copy an object from page one to page two.  
  
 
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|| Check where the copied object is placed.
 
|| Check where the copied object is placed.
  
 
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|| Cut an object and paste it. You can use the short-cut keys for this purpose.
 
|| Cut an object and paste it. You can use the short-cut keys for this purpose.
  
 
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|| Check if a copy of the object is made when you cut it.
 
|| Check if a copy of the object is made when you cut it.
  
 
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|| Let us reduce the size of this cloud.
 
|| Let us reduce the size of this cloud.
  
 
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|| So, first select it.  
 
|| So, first select it.  
  
 
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|| Now the handles are visible.
 
|| Now the handles are visible.
  
 
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|| Next, place the cursor on one of the handles till arrowheads is visible.  
 
|| Next, place the cursor on one of the handles till arrowheads is visible.  
 
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|| Now, hold the left mouse button and drag the arrow inward to make the cloud smaller.
 
|| Now, hold the left mouse button and drag the arrow inward to make the cloud smaller.
  
 
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|| To enlarge it, drag the arrow outward.
 
|| To enlarge it, drag the arrow outward.
  
 
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|| To  make this arrow longer, first select it.
 
|| To  make this arrow longer, first select it.
  
 
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|| Now move the cursor over one of the handles.
 
|| Now move the cursor over one of the handles.
  
 
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|| A small transparent arrow with a square beneath appears at the cursor tip.
 
|| A small transparent arrow with a square beneath appears at the cursor tip.
  
 
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|| Now, press the “Shift” key on the keyboard, hold the left mouse button and using the arrow’s handle, drag it down.  
 
|| Now, press the “Shift” key on the keyboard, hold the left mouse button and using the arrow’s handle, drag it down.  
  
 
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|| It is much easier to re-size the object if you press the Shift key also, isn’t it?
 
|| It is much easier to re-size the object if you press the Shift key also, isn’t it?
  
 
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|| Resizing using the handles of an object is called “Dynamic Resizing”.  
 
|| Resizing using the handles of an object is called “Dynamic Resizing”.  
  
 
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|| This means we do not use exact measurements.
 
|| This means we do not use exact measurements.
  
 
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|| We will learn to exactly re-size objects in later tutorials.
 
|| We will learn to exactly re-size objects in later tutorials.
  
 
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|| In a similar manner let’s increase the width of this rectangle.  
 
|| In a similar manner let’s increase the width of this rectangle.  
  
 
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|| Select the rectangle, press the Shift key on the keyboard and drag it upward.
 
|| Select the rectangle, press the Shift key on the keyboard and drag it upward.
  
 
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|| Look at the “Status” bar, at the bottom of the Draw window.
 
|| Look at the “Status” bar, at the bottom of the Draw window.
  
 
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|| Note that when we re-size the rectangle again, the dimensions change.
 
|| Note that when we re-size the rectangle again, the dimensions change.
  
 
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|| The “Status” bar shows the change in position and dimension of the object.
 
|| The “Status” bar shows the change in position and dimension of the object.
  
 
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|| Now let’s arrange the clouds and the sun as shown here.  
 
|| Now let’s arrange the clouds and the sun as shown here.  
  
 
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|| To identify the clouds, let’s number them 1, 2, 3, 4, starting from left to right.  
 
|| To identify the clouds, let’s number them 1, 2, 3, 4, starting from left to right.  
  
 
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|| To insert the numbers, let’s select this cloud, double-click and type 1.
 
|| To insert the numbers, let’s select this cloud, double-click and type 1.
 
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|| Similarly number the other clouds too.
 
|| Similarly number the other clouds too.
  
 
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|| Now, let’s select cloud 4 and place it over the  sun.
 
|| Now, let’s select cloud 4 and place it over the  sun.
 
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|| To send it behind the sun,  right-click on the cloud for the context menu.
 
|| To send it behind the sun,  right-click on the cloud for the context menu.
  
 
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|| Click “Arrange” and select “Send Backward”.  
 
|| Click “Arrange” and select “Send Backward”.  
  
 
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|| Cloud 4 is now behind the sun.
 
|| Cloud 4 is now behind the sun.
  
 
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|| “Send Backward” sends an object one layer behind the present one.
 
|| “Send Backward” sends an object one layer behind the present one.
  
 
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|| Now let’s select cloud 3 and place it above the sun.
 
|| Now let’s select cloud 3 and place it above the sun.
  
 
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|| Right-click for the context menu, click “Arrange” and select “Send to Back”.
 
|| Right-click for the context menu, click “Arrange” and select “Send to Back”.
  
 
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|| Cloud 3 is now behind both the sun and cloud 4.  
 
|| Cloud 3 is now behind both the sun and cloud 4.  
  
 
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|| “Send to Back” sends an object to the last layer.
 
|| “Send to Back” sends an object to the last layer.
  
 
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|| It now becomes simple to arrange the clouds as shown in the slide.
 
|| It now becomes simple to arrange the clouds as shown in the slide.
  
 
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|| Let’s select cloud 4, right-click for context menu, click “Arrange” and select “Bring to Front”.
 
|| Let’s select cloud 4, right-click for context menu, click “Arrange” and select “Bring to Front”.
  
 
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|| “Bring to Front” brings an object to the first layer.
 
|| “Bring to Front” brings an object to the first layer.
  
 
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|| Then select cloud 3, right-click for context menu, click “Arrange” and select “Bring Forward”.
 
|| Then select cloud 3, right-click for context menu, click “Arrange” and select “Bring Forward”.
 
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|| “Bring Forward” brings an object one layer ahead.
 
|| “Bring Forward” brings an object one layer ahead.
  
 
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|| Now, select cloud 2 and place it on cloud 1.
 
|| Now, select cloud 2 and place it on cloud 1.
 
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|| The clouds are arranged as shown in the slide.
 
|| The clouds are arranged as shown in the slide.
  
 
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|| Next let’s delete the numbers from the clouds.
 
|| Next let’s delete the numbers from the clouds.
  
 
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|| To do so, select the cloud and double-click. Then select the number and press the Delete key on the keyboard.
 
|| To do so, select the cloud and double-click. Then select the number and press the Delete key on the keyboard.
  
 
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|| Pause the tutorial here for this assignment.
 
|| Pause the tutorial here for this assignment.
  
 
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||Draw a circle a square and a star and place them as showm below.
 
||Draw a circle a square and a star and place them as showm below.
  
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||Select each object and apply each option from the arrange menu.
 
||Select each object and apply each option from the arrange menu.
  
  
 
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||Check how the placement of  figures change for each option.
 
||Check how the placement of  figures change for each option.
  
  
 
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||Now place the object as shown on this slides and check bring "to front"  and sent "to back" option.
 
||Now place the object as shown on this slides and check bring "to front"  and sent "to back" option.
 
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||Next, Let’s add trees, like the one shown in this slide, to the Water Cycle diagram.
 
||Next, Let’s add trees, like the one shown in this slide, to the Water Cycle diagram.
  
 
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|| We shall draw a tree using a block arrow and a explosion.
 
|| We shall draw a tree using a block arrow and a explosion.
  
 
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|| Let us add a new page to this Draw file by clicking on Insert and then on Slide.
 
|| Let us add a new page to this Draw file by clicking on Insert and then on Slide.
  
 
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|| This will add a new page to our file.
 
|| This will add a new page to our file.
  
 
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|| To draw the trunk of the tree, from the Drawing toolbar select “Block Arrows”.
 
|| To draw the trunk of the tree, from the Drawing toolbar select “Block Arrows”.
 
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|| Click on the small black triangle to see the available shapes and select “Split Arrow”.
 
|| Click on the small black triangle to see the available shapes and select “Split Arrow”.
  
 
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|| Place the cursor on the page, hold the left mouse button and drag downwards and sideways.
 
|| Place the cursor on the page, hold the left mouse button and drag downwards and sideways.
 
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|| You have drawn a tree trunk with two branches!
 
|| You have drawn a tree trunk with two branches!
  
 
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|| Let us add leaves to the branch.
 
|| Let us add leaves to the branch.
  
 
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|| Select Stars from the Drawing toolbar.  
 
|| Select Stars from the Drawing toolbar.  
 
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|| Then, click on the small black triangle and select “Explosion”.
 
|| Then, click on the small black triangle and select “Explosion”.
  
 
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|| Now, move to the draw page, place the cursor on the left branch of the arrow, hold the left mouse button and drag left to draw the shape.
 
|| Now, move to the draw page, place the cursor on the left branch of the arrow, hold the left mouse button and drag left to draw the shape.
 
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|| So, we have added leaves to the tree!
 
|| So, we have added leaves to the tree!
  
 
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|| We shall copy this shape to the right branch of the tree, also.
 
|| We shall copy this shape to the right branch of the tree, also.
  
 
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|| Select the shape.
 
|| Select the shape.
  
 
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|| On the keyboard, press the CTRL+C keys to copy.
 
|| On the keyboard, press the CTRL+C keys to copy.
  
 
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|| Then press CTRL+V key to paste.
 
|| Then press CTRL+V key to paste.
  
  
 
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||Now move the shape to the right branch of the tree.
 
||Now move the shape to the right branch of the tree.
  
 
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|| We have drawn a tree!
 
|| We have drawn a tree!
  
 
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|| Let us select the tree and move it down.
 
|| Let us select the tree and move it down.
 
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|| Only the tree trunk moves down; the leaves don’t!
 
|| Only the tree trunk moves down; the leaves don’t!
  
 
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|| Here the “Tree trunk” and the two “Leaves”  are treated as separate objects.
 
|| Here the “Tree trunk” and the two “Leaves”  are treated as separate objects.
  
 
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|| Let’s move the tree trunk back to where it was.
 
|| Let’s move the tree trunk back to where it was.
  
 
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|| Let learn how to group the "tree trunk" and "two leaves"into a single unit.
 
|| Let learn how to group the "tree trunk" and "two leaves"into a single unit.
 
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||Any change made to a group is applied to all the objects within the group.
 
||Any change made to a group is applied to all the objects within the group.
  
 
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|| First click on the page, so that none of the objects are selected.
 
|| First click on the page, so that none of the objects are selected.
 
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|| Then, from the Drawing toolbar click "Select".
 
|| Then, from the Drawing toolbar click "Select".
  
 
|-
 
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|| Move the cursor to the page and click on the page.
 
|| Move the cursor to the page and click on the page.
 
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|| Now press the left mouse button and drag so that all the objects are selected.
 
|| Now press the left mouse button and drag so that all the objects are selected.
  
 
|-
 
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|| You will see a dotted rectangle.
 
|| You will see a dotted rectangle.
 
|-
 
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|| Ensure all the objects of  the tree are selected within this rectangle.
 
|| Ensure all the objects of  the tree are selected within this rectangle.
 
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|| Alternately, you can select two or more objects by pressing the Shift key and then clicking on each object.
 
|| Alternately, you can select two or more objects by pressing the Shift key and then clicking on each object.
  
 
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|| Right-click for context menu and select “Group”.
 
|| Right-click for context menu and select “Group”.
  
 
|-
 
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||09.32
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|| Now click on any object in the tree.
 
|| Now click on any object in the tree.
 
|-
 
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|| The handles appear as if they are part of a single object.
 
|| The handles appear as if they are part of a single object.
 
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|| These objects are now treated as a single unit.  
 
|| These objects are now treated as a single unit.  
  
 
|-
 
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|| To ungroup them as separate objects, select the tree, right-click and select “Ungroup”.
 
|| To ungroup them as separate objects, select the tree, right-click and select “Ungroup”.
 
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|| The objects are now ungrouped and are treated as three separate objects.
 
|| The objects are now ungrouped and are treated as three separate objects.
  
 
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|| Let’s group them again.
 
|| Let’s group them again.
  
 
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||Press the Shift key and slect the object one after another.
 
||Press the Shift key and slect the object one after another.
  
 
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||Right click and select 'group".
 
||Right click and select 'group".
  
 
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||Let's copy the tree to page one which is our main drawing page.
 
||Let's copy the tree to page one which is our main drawing page.
  
 
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|| So Ctrl and "C'to copy  click on page one and Ctrl and 'V' to "paste".
 
|| So Ctrl and "C'to copy  click on page one and Ctrl and 'V' to "paste".
 
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|| Now, suppose we want to edit a single object within a group. What do we do?   
 
|| Now, suppose we want to edit a single object within a group. What do we do?   
  
 
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|| Let me demonstrate a simple way to do this without having to ungroup and regroup the objects.
 
|| Let me demonstrate a simple way to do this without having to ungroup and regroup the objects.
  
 
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|| Select the group and right-click for the context menu.
 
|| Select the group and right-click for the context menu.
 
|-
 
|-
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|| Select “Enter Group”.
 
|| Select “Enter Group”.
  
 
|-
 
|-
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|| Notice that all the objects outside the group are disabled.   
 
|| Notice that all the objects outside the group are disabled.   
  
 
|-
 
|-
|| 10.39
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|| Only the objects within the group can be edited.
 
|| Only the objects within the group can be edited.
  
 
|-
 
|-
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|| For example let us select the leaves on the right-side of the tree and reduce the size.
 
|| For example let us select the leaves on the right-side of the tree and reduce the size.
  
 
|-
 
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|| Let press Ctrl + 'Z', to undo this and proceed further.
 
|| Let press Ctrl + 'Z', to undo this and proceed further.
  
 
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|| So we have to exit the “Edit” mode of the group.
  
 
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|| To exit the group, place the cursor on the page, right-click and select “Exit group”.
 
|| To exit the group, place the cursor on the page, right-click and select “Exit group”.
  
 
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|| And we have reduced the size of the whole tree!
  
 
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|| Select the tree and ctrl and "C' to copy Ctrl and "V' three times to paste.
  
 
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|| To give the effect of water, we shall add a triangle next to the rectangle and then add a curve.
  
 
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|| To draw a triangle, select “Basic shapes” from the “Drawing” toolbar.  
  
 
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|| Click on the small black triangle and select “Right Triangle”.
  
 
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|| Let us draw it and place it next to the rectangle.
  
 
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|| Now let us draw a curve filled with color to show the movement of water.
  
 
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|| The triangle and the curve together create water, let’s group them as a single object.
 
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|| From the Drawing toolbar, click Select.  
  
 
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|| Now move the cursor to the page, press the left mouse button and drag to cover the triangle and the curve.
 
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|| We have now created the basic outline of the  Water Cycle.
  
 
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|| Here is another assignment for you.
 
|| Here is another assignment for you.
  
 
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|| Create this picture on your own.
 
|| Create this picture on your own.
  
 
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|| This brings us to the end of this tutorial on Draw.
  
 
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|| In this tutorial, you have learnt the basics of working with objects. You have learnt to:
 
|| In this tutorial, you have learnt the basics of working with objects. You have learnt to:
  
 
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|| Cut, copy, paste objects
 
|| Cut, copy, paste objects
  
 
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|| Re-size objects dynamically using handles   
 
    
 
    
 
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|| Arrange objects  
 
|| Arrange objects  
  
 
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|| Group and ungroup objects
  
 
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|| Edit individual objects win a group
  
 
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|| Move objects within a group  
 
|| Move objects within a group  
  
 
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||Watch the video available at the following link
 
||Watch the video available at the following link
  
 
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||It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
 
||It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
  
 
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||If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
 
||If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
  
 
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||The Spoken Tutorial Project Team
 
||The Spoken Tutorial Project Team
  
 
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||Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
 
||Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
  
 
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||Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
 
||Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
  
 
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||For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
 
||For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
  
 
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||Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
 
||Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
  
 
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||It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
 
||It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
  
 
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||More information on this Mission is available atspoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
 
||More information on this Mission is available atspoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro
  
  
 
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||This tutorial has been contributed by Desi Crew Solution Pvt. Ltd.Thanks for joining
 
||This tutorial has been contributed by Desi Crew Solution Pvt. Ltd.Thanks for joining

Revision as of 15:54, 9 July 2014

Time Narration
00:02 Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Basics of Working with Objects in LibreOffice Draw.
00:08 In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
00:11 Cut, copy, paste objects
00:14 Re-size objects dynamically using handles
00:17 Arrange Objects
00:19 Group and ungroup objects
00:21 Edit individual objects in a group
00:24 Move objects within a group
00:28 Here we are using Ubuntu Linux version 10.04 and LibreOffice Suite version 3.3.4.
00:37 Let us open the “WaterCycle” file which we had saved on the Desktop.
00:42 Now, let’s copy and paste three more clouds to this picture.
00:47 First select the cloud, then right-click to view the context menu and click “Copy”.
00:54 Then, place the cursor on the page, right-click for the context menu again and click “Paste”.
01:02 But we can see only one cloud!
01:05 Where is the cloud that we copied and pasted?
01:08 The copied cloud has been pasted on the top of the original cloud!
01:13 Let us select the cloud and move it to the left.
01:17 Let us create one more cloud in the same manner.
01:21 Select the cloud, right-click for the context menu and click “Copy”.
01:26 Right-click again for the context menu and click “Paste”.
01:30 Now, select the copied cloud and move it to the left.


01:37 We can also use short cut keys to make copies of objects.


01:41 CTRL+C to copy an object
01:44 CTRL+V to paste an object
01:47 CTRL+X to cut an object
01:50 Select the cloud and press the CTRL and C keys together.
01:55 The cloud has been copied.
01:57 To paste, press CTRL and V keys together.
02:02 Now select the cloud and move it to the desired location.
02:08 Pause this tutorial and do this assignment.
02:11 Add two pages to your draw file.
02:14 Draw two objects on page one.
02:18 Copy an object from page one to page two.
02:22 Check where the copied object is placed.
02:25 Cut an object and paste it. You can use the short-cut keys for this purpose.
02:31 Check if a copy of the object is made when you cut it.
02:36 Let us reduce the size of this cloud.
02:38 So, first select it.
02:40 Now the handles are visible.
02:43 Next, place the cursor on one of the handles till arrowheads is visible.
02:50 Now, hold the left mouse button and drag the arrow inward to make the cloud smaller.
02:57 To enlarge it, drag the arrow outward.
03:00 To make this arrow longer, first select it.
03:04 Now move the cursor over one of the handles.
03:07 A small transparent arrow with a square beneath appears at the cursor tip.
03:14 Now, press the “Shift” key on the keyboard, hold the left mouse button and using the arrow’s handle, drag it down.
03:25 It is much easier to re-size the object if you press the Shift key also, isn’t it?
03:32 Resizing using the handles of an object is called “Dynamic Resizing”.
03:38 This means we do not use exact measurements.
03:42 We will learn to exactly re-size objects in later tutorials.
03:47 In a similar manner let’s increase the width of this rectangle.
03:52 Select the rectangle, press the Shift key on the keyboard and drag it upward.
03:59 Look at the “Status” bar, at the bottom of the Draw window.
04:03 Note that when we re-size the rectangle again, the dimensions change.
04:09 The “Status” bar shows the change in position and dimension of the object.
04:16 Now let’s arrange the clouds and the sun as shown here.
04:20 To identify the clouds, let’s number them 1, 2, 3, 4, starting from left to right.
04:29 To insert the numbers, let’s select this cloud, double-click and type 1.
04:36 Similarly number the other clouds too.
04:44 Now, let’s select cloud 4 and place it over the sun.
04:49 To send it behind the sun, right-click on the cloud for the context menu.
04:55 Click “Arrange” and select “Send Backward”.
04:58 Cloud 4 is now behind the sun.
05:02 “Send Backward” sends an object one layer behind the present one.
05:07 Now let’s select cloud 3 and place it above the sun.
05:12 Right-click for the context menu, click “Arrange” and select “Send to Back”.
05:18 Cloud 3 is now behind both the sun and cloud 4.
05:23 “Send to Back” sends an object to the last layer.
05:28 It now becomes simple to arrange the clouds as shown in the slide.
05:32 Let’s select cloud 4, right-click for context menu, click “Arrange” and select “Bring to Front”.
05:40 “Bring to Front” brings an object to the first layer.
05:44 Then select cloud 3, right-click for context menu, click “Arrange” and select “Bring Forward”.
05:52 “Bring Forward” brings an object one layer ahead.
05:57 Now, select cloud 2 and place it on cloud 1.
06:01 The clouds are arranged as shown in the slide.
06:07 Next let’s delete the numbers from the clouds.
06:10 To do so, select the cloud and double-click. Then select the number and press the Delete key on the keyboard.
06:23 Pause the tutorial here for this assignment.
06:26 Draw a circle a square and a star and place them as showm below.


06:32 Select each object and apply each option from the arrange menu.


06:38 Check how the placement of figures change for each option.


06:44 Now place the object as shown on this slides and check bring "to front" and sent "to back" option.
06:53 Next, Let’s add trees, like the one shown in this slide, to the Water Cycle diagram.
06:59 We shall draw a tree using a block arrow and a explosion.
07:05 Let us add a new page to this Draw file by clicking on Insert and then on Slide.
07:11 This will add a new page to our file.
07:15 To draw the trunk of the tree, from the Drawing toolbar select “Block Arrows”.
07:21 Click on the small black triangle to see the available shapes and select “Split Arrow”.
07:28 Place the cursor on the page, hold the left mouse button and drag downwards and sideways.
07:35 You have drawn a tree trunk with two branches!
07:39 Let us add leaves to the branch.
07:42 Select Stars from the Drawing toolbar.
07:45 Then, click on the small black triangle and select “Explosion”.
07:51 Now, move to the draw page, place the cursor on the left branch of the arrow, hold the left mouse button and drag left to draw the shape.
08:01 So, we have added leaves to the tree!
08:04 We shall copy this shape to the right branch of the tree, also.
08:09 Select the shape.
08:11 On the keyboard, press the CTRL+C keys to copy.
08:15 Then press CTRL+V key to paste.


08:19 Now move the shape to the right branch of the tree.
08:22 We have drawn a tree!
08:25 Let us select the tree and move it down.
08:28 Only the tree trunk moves down; the leaves don’t!
08:32 Here the “Tree trunk” and the two “Leaves” are treated as separate objects.
08:38 Let’s move the tree trunk back to where it was.
08:41 Let learn how to group the "tree trunk" and "two leaves"into a single unit.
08:47 Any change made to a group is applied to all the objects within the group.
08:53 First click on the page, so that none of the objects are selected.
08:58 Then, from the Drawing toolbar click "Select".
09:02 Move the cursor to the page and click on the page.
09:05 Now press the left mouse button and drag so that all the objects are selected.
09:11 You will see a dotted rectangle.
09:14 Ensure all the objects of the tree are selected within this rectangle.
09:20 Alternately, you can select two or more objects by pressing the Shift key and then clicking on each object.
09:28 Right-click for context menu and select “Group”.
09:32 Now click on any object in the tree.
09:36 The handles appear as if they are part of a single object.
09:40 These objects are now treated as a single unit.
09:45 To ungroup them as separate objects, select the tree, right-click and select “Ungroup”.
09:52 The objects are now ungrouped and are treated as three separate objects.
09:56 Let’s group them again.
09:58 Press the Shift key and slect the object one after another.
10:03 Right click and select 'group".
10:06 Let's copy the tree to page one which is our main drawing page.
10:10 So Ctrl and "C'to copy click on page one and Ctrl and 'V' to "paste".
10:17 Now, suppose we want to edit a single object within a group. What do we do?
10:23 Let me demonstrate a simple way to do this without having to ungroup and regroup the objects.
10:30 Select the group and right-click for the context menu.
10:33 Select “Enter Group”.
10:35 Notice that all the objects outside the group are disabled.
10:39 Only the objects within the group can be edited.
10:43 For example let us select the leaves on the right-side of the tree and reduce the size.
10:51 Let press Ctrl + 'Z', to undo this and proceed further.
10:56 Now, we should reduce the size of the tree so that it fits in the Water Cycle drawing.
11:02 So we have to exit the “Edit” mode of the group.
11:05 To exit the group, place the cursor on the page, right-click and select “Exit group”.
11:13 We are now out of the “Edit” mode for the group.
11:16 Select the tree and move the cursor over the bottom-right handle.
11:21 The cursor turns into a re-sizing arrow.
11:24 Drag the arrow inwards.
11:26 And we have reduced the size of the whole tree!
11:29 Let's add three more trees to this picture.
11:32 Select the tree and ctrl and "C' to copy Ctrl and "V' three times to paste.
11:39 This will create three copies of the trees.


11:41 Now we will move them to the desired location.
11:45 Repeat this step for all the trees.
11:51 Now remember, each tree is made up of three objects.
11:55 Each tree is also a group by itself.
11:58 We have created groups of objects.
12:01 Let us now add the water body to the drawing.
12:04 To give the effect of water, we shall add a triangle next to the rectangle and then add a curve.
12:12 To draw a triangle, select “Basic shapes” from the “Drawing” toolbar.
12:18 Click on the small black triangle and select “Right Triangle”.
12:24 Let us draw it and place it next to the rectangle.
12:28 Now let us draw a curve filled with color to show the movement of water.
12:34 From the “Drawing” toolbar, select “Curve”. Now, click on “Freeform Line, Filled”.
12:42 Then place the cursor on top of the triangle, hold the left mouse button and drag it down.
12:49 Let’s adjust the curve so that it looks like flowing water.
12:56 The triangle and the curve together create water, let’s group them as a single object.
13:03 From the Drawing toolbar, click Select.
13:07 Now move the cursor to the page, press the left mouse button and drag to cover the triangle and the curve.
13:16 Right-click and select Group.
13:18 We have now created the basic outline of the Water Cycle.
13:23 Here is another assignment for you.
13:26 Create this picture on your own.
13:30 This brings us to the end of this tutorial on Draw.
13:33 In this tutorial, you have learnt the basics of working with objects. You have learnt to:
13:39 Cut, copy, paste objects
13:42 Re-size objects dynamically using handles
13:46 Arrange objects
13:48 Group and ungroup objects
13:50 Edit individual objects win a group
13:53 Move objects within a group
13:57 Watch the video available at the following link
14:01 It summarises the Spoken Tutorial project
14:04 If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
14:08 The Spoken Tutorial Project Team
14:11 Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
14:14 Gives certificates for those who pass an online test
14:18 For more details, please write to contact at spoken hyphen tutorial dot org
14:24 Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project
14:28 It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India
14:36 More information on this Mission is available atspoken hyphen tutorial dot org slash NMEICT hyphen Intro


14:47 This tutorial has been contributed by Desi Crew Solution Pvt. Ltd.Thanks for joining

Contributors and Content Editors

Gaurav, Minal, PoojaMoolya, Pratik kamble, Sandhya.np14