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||In this tutorial, we will learn about: | ||In this tutorial, we will learn about: | ||
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* '''LibreOffice Draw Workspace''' and | * '''LibreOffice Draw Workspace''' and | ||
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||We will also learn how to: | ||We will also learn how to: | ||
| − | * '''Create, save, close''' and '''open''' a '''Draw | + | * '''Create, save, close''' and '''open''' a '''Draw''' file |
* Enable toolbars | * Enable toolbars | ||
| − | * Set up the '''Draw page'''and | + | * Set up the '''Draw page''' and |
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| − | ||For more information on 'Synaptic Package Manager', please refer to the '''Ubuntu Linux''' | + | ||For more information on '''Synaptic Package Manager''', please refer to the '''Ubuntu Linux Tutorials''' on this website |
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| − | || | + | ||and download '''LibreOffice Suite''' by following the instructions on this website. |
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| − | ||Detailed instructions are available in the first tutorial of 'LibreOffice suit'. | + | ||Detailed instructions are available in the first tutorial of '''LibreOffice suit'''. |
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| − | ||Remember, when installing, use the 'Complete' option to install 'Draw'. | + | ||Remember, when installing, use the '''Complete''' option to install '''Draw'''. |
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| − | ||'LibreOffice Draw' is a vector-based graphics software. | + | ||'''LibreOffice Draw''' is a vector-based '''graphics software'''. |
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| − | ||A bitmap uses '''pixel'''s or a series of very small dots of colors in a grid or a square. | + | ||A bitmap uses '''pixel'''s or a series of very small dots of colors in a '''grid''' or a square. |
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Revision as of 17:14, 14 January 2016
| Time | Narration |
| 00:01 | Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Introduction to LibreOffice Draw. |
| 00:06 | In this tutorial, we will learn about:
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| 00:13 | * the context menu. |
| 00:15 | We will also learn how to:
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| 00:25 | * Insert basic shapes. |
| 00:28 | If you do not have LibreOffice Suite installed, Draw can be installed by using Synaptic Package Manager. |
| 00:35 | For more information on Synaptic Package Manager, please refer to the Ubuntu Linux Tutorials on this website |
| 00:43 | and download LibreOffice Suite by following the instructions on this website. |
| 00:48 | Detailed instructions are available in the first tutorial of LibreOffice suit. |
| 00:54 | Remember, when installing, use the Complete option to install Draw. |
| 00:59 | LibreOffice Draw is a vector-based graphics software. |
| 01:03 | It allows you to create a wide range of vector graphics. |
| 01:08 | There are two major types of graphics – vector-based graphics and bitmaps. |
| 01:13 | Vector graphics are created and edited using LibreOffice Draw. |
| 01:18 | The other is bitmap or the raster image. |
| 01:21 | Popular bitmap formats are 'BMP', 'JPG', 'JPEG' and 'PNG'. |
| 01:30 | Let us understand the difference between the two types by comparing the image formats. |
| 01:35 | The picture on the left is a vector graphic. |
| 01:38 | The one on the right is a bitmap. |
| 01:41 | Notice, what happens when the pictures are enlarged. |
| 01:45 | The vector graphic is clear; the bitmap image becomes blurred. |
| 01:51 | Vector-based graphics software stores images using lines and curves as mathematical formulae. |
| 01:58 | Therefore, when the images are resized, the picture quality is unaffected. |
| 02:04 | A bitmap uses pixels or a series of very small dots of colors in a grid or a square. |
| 02:11 | Can you see the small squares as we enlarge the picture? |
| 02:15 | These are the grids. |
| 02:17 | The small dots make up the color in each grid. |
| 02:20 | You may have noticed one other difference - bitmaps are rectangular in shape. |
| 02:26 | Vector graphics, however, can be in any shape. |
| 02:30 | Now that we know about vector graphics, let us learn how to create them using Draw. |
| 02:36 | Here, we are using:
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| 02:46 | To open a new Draw file, click on the Applications option at the top left corner of the screen. |
| 02:54 | And then click on Office and then on LibreOffice. |
| 02:59 | A dialog-box opens up with various LibreOffice components. |
| 03:03 | Click on Drawing. |
| 03:05 | This will open an empty Draw file. |
| 03:09 | Let’s name our 'Draw' file and save it. |
| 03:12 | Click on File in the Main menu and choose the “Save as” option. |
| 03:18 | The “Save as” dialog-box is displayed. |
| 03:21 | Let us type the name “WaterCycle” in the field File Name. |
| 03:26 | It's a good practice to assign a name that is relevant to the drawing. |
| 03:31 | The default file type for Draw files is the dot odg format ('.odg'). |
| 03:37 | Using the Browse folders field, let us save this file on the Desktop. |
| 03:42 | Click on Save. |
| 03:44 | The file is saved as “WaterCycle”. |
| 03:47 | The Draw file with the file name and the extension is displayed in the Title bar. |
| 03:53 | We will learn how to create a picture of the water cycle as shown in this slide. |
| 03:59 | We shall complete this picture in stages. |
| 04:02 | Each basic level tutorial will demonstrate how you can create different elements of this picture. |
| 04:09 | At the end of the basic level of Draw tutorials, you will also be able to create a similar diagram by yourself. |
| 04:17 | First, let us familiarize ourselves with the Draw workspace or the Draw window. |
| 04:23 | The Main menu lists all the options that we can use in Draw.
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| 04:27 | The Pages panel on the left, displays all the pages in the 'Draw' file. |
| 04:32 | The space where we create graphics is called a Page. |
| 04:37 | There are three layers in each page. |
| 04:39 | They are the Layout, Controls and Dimensions Lines. |
| 04:44 | The Layout layer is displayed, by default. |
| 04:47 | This is where we create most of our graphics. |
| 04:51 | We will work only with the Layout Layer. |
| 04:54 | Let us now explore the various toolbars available in 'LibreOffice Draw'. |
| 04:59 | To view the toolbars available in Draw, go to the Main menu and click on View and then on Toolbars.
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| 05:07 | You will see a list of all the available tools. |
| 05:11 | There is a check mark to the left of certain toolbars. |
| 05:15 | This means the toolbar is enabled and is visible in the Draw window. |
| 05:20 | The option Standard has a check. |
| 05:23 | You can see the Standard toolbar on the window. |
| 05:27 | Let us now uncheck the Standard toolbar by clicking on it. |
| 05:32 | You see the 'Standard' toolbar is no longer visible. |
| 05:36 | Let’s make it visible again. |
| 05:39 | Similarly, you can enable and disable the other toolbars too. |
| 05:44 | Before we draw the basic shapes for the water cycle diagram, let us set the page to Landscape view. |
| 05:51 | To do this, right-click on the page and choose the Page option. |
| 05:56 | Various sub-options are displayed. |
| 05:59 | Click Page Setup option. |
| 06:02 | The 'Page Setup' dialog-box is displayed. |
| 06:06 | Under Page Format, we can see the Format field. |
| 06:10 | Here, we will choose A4 as this is the most common paper size used for printing. |
| 06:17 | When you select the format, the Width and Height fields are automatically filled with the default values. |
| 06:25 | Under the Orientation option, let us select Landscape. |
| 06:29 | To the right of the Paper format fields, you will see a tiny preview of the Draw page. |
| 06:36 | Click on OK. |
| 06:38 | Let us begin by drawing the sun. |
| 06:41 | On the drawing toolbar, click on the small black triangle next to Basic Shapes. |
| 06:47 | Click on Circle. |
| 06:49 | Now bring the cursor to the page >> Hold the left mouse button and drag. |
| 06:56 | A circle is drawn on the page. |
| 06:59 | Now, let us draw a cloud next to the sun. |
| 07:03 | To do this, go to the drawing toolbar and select the “Symbol Shapes”. |
| 07:08 | Click on the small black triangle next to 'Symbol Shapes' and select the Cloud. |
| 07:14 | On the draw page, place the cursor next to the sun. |
| 07:18 | Hold the left mouse button and drag. |
| 07:21 | You have drawn a cloud! |
| 07:23 | Next, let us draw a mountain. |
| 07:25 | We shall select Basic shapes again and click on Isosceles triangle. |
| 07:30 | We shall insert a triangle in the Draw page, as we did before. |
| 07:35 | Now, we have inserted three shapes. |
| 07:38 | Remember to save your file every time you make a change. |
| 07:42 | Press the Ctrl+S keys together, to do this. |
| 07:48 | You can also set a time interval to save the changes automatically. |
| 07:53 | To do this: Go to the Main menu and select Tools. |
| 07:57 | Under Tools, click on Options. |
| 08:00 | The “Options” dialog-box appears. |
| 08:03 | Click on the plus sign next to Load/Save. Next, click on General >> From the check boxes on the right >> |
| 08:11 | Check the box ”Save AutoRrecovery information every“ and type “2”. |
| 08:17 | This means that the file will automatically be saved once every two minutes. |
| 08:22 | Click OK. |
| 08:24 | Let us now close this file by clicking on File >> Close. |
| 08:29 | To open an existing Draw file- click on the File menu in the menu bar, at the top, and then click on the Open option. |
| 08:38 | A dialog-box appears on the screen. |
| 08:41 | Here, find the folder where you saved your document. |
| 08:46 | Select the file you want to open and click Open. |
| 08:51 | Here is an assignment for you. |
| 08:53 | Create a new draw file and save it as “MyWaterCycle”. |
| 08:57 | Set the page orientation to Portrait. |
| 09:00 | Insert a cloud, a star and a circle. |
| 09:04 | Now change the 'page orientation' to Landscape. |
| 09:07 | See how the placements of the figures change. |
| 09:11 | This brings us to the end of this tutorial on Introduction to LibreOffice Draw. |
| 09:16 | In this tutorial, we learnt about: |
| 09:19 | * LbreOffice Draw, |
| 09:21 | * The LibreOffice Draw Workspace and |
| 09:23 | * The context menu. |
| 09:25 | We also learnt to: |
| 09:27 | * Create, save, close and open a Draw file |
| 09:31 | * Enable toolbars |
| 09:33 | * Set up the Draw page and |
| 09:35 | * Insert basic shapes. |
| 09:38 | Watch the video available at the following link. |
| 09:42 | It summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project. |
| 09:45 | If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it. |
| 09:49 | The Spoken Tutorial Project team: |
| 09:52 | * Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials. |
| 09:55 | * Gives certificates for those who pass an online test. |
| 09:59 | For more details, please write to:
contact@spoken-tutorial.org |
| 10:05 | Spoken Tutorial project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project. |
| 10:09 | It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India. |
| 10:17 | More information on this mission is available at: |
| 10:28 | This tutorial has been contributed by DesiCrew Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
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