LibreOffice-Suite-Draw-6.3/C2/Inserting-Text-in-Objects/English

Visual Cue	Narration
Title Slide	Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Inserting Text in Objects in LibreOffice Draw.
Slide: Learning Objectives	In this tutorial, we will learn to: Insert text in objects Format the text Work with text boxes Set indents Space and align the text Add text to Lines and Arrows and Insert text within Callouts.
Slide: Insert Text	Text can be added in two ways: It can be directly inserted into an object, including on lines and arrows. It can be inserted into a text box as an independent Draw object.
Slide: System Requirements	This tutorial is recorded using Ubuntu Linux OS version 18.04 and LibreOffice Suite version 6.3.5
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	The files used in this tutorial have been provided to you in the Code files link on this tutorial page. Please download and extract the files. Make a copy and then use them for practising.
Text on screen “Press Ctrl + S to save the file”	As we work on this file, remember to press Ctrl + S to save the file frequently.
Point to the two White clouds next to the sun.	We shall add the text “Cloud Formation” to the two white clouds next to the sun.
Select the white cloud group next to the sun Double-click on it	Select the white cloud group. Double-click on it in order to enter the group.
Select the Insert Text box tool from the Standard Toolbar Press F2	On the Standard toolbar, click on the icon named ‘Insert Text box’. Or you can press the F2 key on the keyboard.
Move the cursor to the draw page Click and drag the left mouse button Release the mouse button	Now, move the cursor to the top white cloud on the Draw page. Click the left mouse button and drag as shown. Release the mouse button to see the text-box.
Point to the cursor.	Can you see the cursor has transformed into a small vertical blinking line? This is the text cursor.
Type Cloud Formation	Let us type the text “Cloud Formation”.
Click anywhere on the page.	Now click anywhere on the page.
Select the other cloud >> type the text Cloud Formation	Let us type the same text for the other white cloud, too.
Double-click anywhere on the page to exit.	To exit the group, double-click anywhere on the page.
Select the sun >> double-click >> type the words Sun in capitals.	Let us now name the sun in the same way.
Cursor near the text.	Typing text inside objects cannot get simpler than this!
Press Ctrl + S to save the file	Press Ctrl + S to save the file.
Select the gray cloud group Double-click	Now, let us select the gray cloud group. As before, double-click on it to enter the group.
Select one cloud >> Type the text Rain Cloud Select the other cloud and enter Rain Cloud	Type “Rain Cloud” in each cloud.
Point to the text in the gray clouds.	As the text in the gray clouds is black in color, it is not visible clearly. So let us change the color of the text to white.
Click on Properties icon. Click on Font color icon.	To do so, first select the text and then click on the Properties icon in the Sidebar. Click on the drop-down beside the Font color icon and then select white colour.
Change the text color for the second cloud.	In the same manner, let’s change the text color of the second cloud.
Double-click anywhere on the page to exit.	Double-click anywhere on the page to exit the group.
Click on the X icon in the Properties pane	Close the Properties pane
Select the triangle >> double-click on it>> type Mountain	Likewise, type the word “Mountain inside the triangle that depicts the mountain.
Press Ctrl + S to save the file.	Save the file.
Slide: You can format text for:	We can format the text for: Character, that is change font styles and give special effects to fonts. Paragraph, that is align the text, set indents or spacing and set tab positions. We can access these dialog boxes either from the Context menu or from the Main menu.
Go to the Main menu >> click Format >> point to Character.	In the Main Menu go to Format, then select Character to open the Character dialog box. Let us close this dialog box.
Now point to Paragraph.	Go to the Format menu again, Then select Paragraph, to open the Paragraph dialog box. Close the Paragraph dialog box.
Cursor on the page.	Let’s continue with our drawing.
Point to the rectangle >> Draw an imaginary line as per narration	In the rectangle, let’s draw a thick black line to show groundwater accumulation.
Draw a horizontal line to divide the rectangle into two equal halves. Go to the Drawing toolbar >> select Line. Move the cursor to the Draw page, press the left-mouse button and drag from left to right.	Let us draw a horizontal line that will divide the rectangle into two equal halves. From the Drawing toolbar, select Insert Line. Move the cursor to the page, press the left-mouse button and drag from left to right. The rectangle is now divided into two parts!
Point to the line. Select the line >> right-click to view the context menu Click Line >> The Line dialog box appears	Now, let’s make the line thicker. Select the line and right-click for the Context menu. Click on the Line option to open the Line dialog box.
Point to the Line tab. In the Style field, click the drop-down box Select 2 Dots 3 Dashes	By default the Line tab is open. Under properties, in the Style field, click the drop-down box. Select 2 Dots 3 Dashes.
Click on Color drop-down >> select black. In the Width field, enter the value 0.70 cm >> click Ok.	In the Color drop-down change the color to black. In the Width field, enter the value point 0.70 cm and click OK.
Point to the line	The line is now thicker.
Press Ctrl + S to save the file	Press Ctrl + S to save the file.
Cursor inside the rectangle.	Next, let’s insert the text “Groundwater table” inside the rectangle.
In the Standard Toolbar >> Select the Insert textbox Text tool Move to the draw page.	Select the Insert text box tool on the Standard toolbar. Move to the Draw page.
Click on the rectangle The text box appears >> Type the text “Groundwater table” in it.	Hold the left mouse button and drag as shown Inside the bottom half of the rectangle. A text box appears. Here, type “Groundwater table”.
Place the cursor inside the text box Click on the double arrow icon on the standard toolbar. From the list, Select the Align Center icon	To align the text to the centre of the text-box, place the cursor inside the text box. Click on the double arrow icon on the standard toolbar. A list of text formatting tools is seen. Select the Align Center icon from the tools.
Add “Rain water flows from land into rivers and sea” in the triangle.	Following the same steps, let us add text inside the triangle also. “Rain water flows from land into rivers and sea”.
Point to the 3 arrows and then to the mountain, trees and water objects.	Now let’s arrange all the arrows in the diagram. These indicate evaporation of water from land, vegetation and water bodies to the clouds.
Adjust the first arrow from land to the white clouds.	Select the left-most arrow. Drag and adjust the arrow from land to clouds .
Adjust the second arrow from vegetation to the white clouds	Let’s select the middle arrow now. Drag and place the arrow from trees towards clouds.
Point to the third arrow from water to the white clouds.	Drag the third arrow towards the clouds to show evaporation from water bodies.
Press Ctrl + S to save the file.	Press Ctrl + S to save the file.
Draw a curve arrow	Next, let’s use the Curve option to draw a line that shows water running down the mountains.
From the Drawing toolbar >> click Curve >> select Freeform Line	From the Drawing toolbar click on the drop down besides Curve icon and select Freeform Line.
Place the cursor next to the Mountain. Press the left mouse button and drag to draw a line Point to the curved line.	On the Draw page, place the cursor next to the mountain. Press the left mouse button and drag down. This is how a curved line is drawn.
Point to the arrows.	Now let’s add descriptions to each of these arrows.
Select the first arrow to the right and type Evaporation from rivers and seas Click the cursor anywhere on the page. Point to the text on the line.	Select the first arrow to the right and type “Evaporation from rivers and seas”. Click anywhere on the page. The text appears on the line.
Point to the text.	Notice that the text is placed exactly on the line and hence it is not readable.
Click on the line. The text is placed horizontally.	To move the text above the line, click on the line. We see that the text is placed horizontally.
Place the cursor at the end of the text and press the Enter key Click on the page.	Place the cursor at the end of the text and press the Enter key on the keyboard. Click anywhere on the page. The text gets aligned!
Cursor on the line.	Text typed on lines and arrows can be formatted using options from the Standard Toolbar.
Cursor on the Draw page.	Let’s format the font size using the Standard Toolbar.
Click on View menu in the Main Menu bar Go to the Toolbars option and select Text Formatting Point to font size, style, font color on the Standard Toolbar	Click on View menu in the Main menu bar. Go to the Toolbars option and select Text Formatting. This enables the text formatting options like Font Name, Font Size, Style, Font Color on the Standard Toolbar.
Select the text >> Font Size in the Standard Toolbar >> type size 12. Point the font size has changed.	Let’s select the text, written besides the arrow. Then go to Font Size in the Standard Toolbar and change size to 14. The size of the font has changed!
Point to the truncated text.	Observe that the text is truncated here. We will bring the text to front to see it clearly.
Select the arrow. From the Arrange menu, select Bring to Front option. Point to the text.	Select the arrow. From the Arrange menu, select Bring to Front option. Now the text is clearly seen.
Type “Evaporation from soil”. “Evaporation from vegetation”. “Run off water from the mountains”.	Now, let’s type text for all the other arrows one by one, as shown. “Evaporation from soil”. “Evaporation from vegetation”. “Run off water from the mountains”.
Point to the text on two arrows.	Observe that the text on the arrows is in the reverse direction. This is because we have drawn the arrows from top to bottom.
Point to the arrows. Select the arrows >> Press Delete key on the keyboard.	Let us delete the arrows. Select the arrows and press the Delete key on the keyboard.
Go to the Drawing toolbar. Click on Lines and Arrows drop down and select Line Ends with Arrow.	Now to add the arrows go to the Drawing Toolbar. Click on Lines and Arrows drop down and select Line Ends with Arrow. Place the cursor on the Draw page and drag to drag to draw an arrow. Similarly drag the second arrow.
Type the text on the arrows.	Now type the text on the arrows as before.
Point to Standard Toolbar Change size to 14.	Then reduce the font size to 14 from the Standard toolbar for all the arrows.
Press Ctrl + S keys to save	Press Ctrl + S keys to save the file.
Only narration	Next, let’s show rain falling from the gray clouds.
Point to the gray clouds. Drawing toolbar >> select Line Ends with Arrow.	We will draw dotted arrows which point downward to show rain from the clouds. From the Drawing toolbar, click on the drop-down next to Lines and Arrows. Then select Line Ends with Arrow.
Place the cursor on the first gray cloud to the left Press the left mouse button and drag down.	Now place the cursor on the first gray cloud to the left. Press the left mouse button and drag it down.
Right-click for the context menu >> click Line The Line dialog box appears	Right-click for the Context menu and click on Line. The Line dialog box appears.
Click on the Style drop-down list >> select 2 Dots 1 Dash Click OK button.	Under Line properties, click on the Style drop-down list and select 2 Dots 1 Dash. Then click on OK button. A dotted arrow is seen.
Copy and paste one more arrow for this gray cloud.	Let’s copy and paste one more arrow for this cloud.
Copy two arrows to the other gray cloud.	Let’s now copy and paste two such arrows for the other cloud.
Add the text Rain to the right-most arrow.	Then let’s add the text “Rain” to the dotted arrows.
Press Ctrl + S keys to save	Press Ctrl + S to save the file.
In the Standard toolbar >> Insert Text box >> draw a text box Type the text Evaporation to form the clouds inside it.	Next, we’ll type an appropriate text in the text box just above the water object. From the Standard toolbar, select the Insert Text box tool and draw a text box as shown. Type “Evaporation to form the clouds” inside it.
In the Standard toolbar >> Insert Text box >> draw a text box Type the text Condensation to form rain inside it.	Once again, from the Standard toolbar, select the Insert Text box tool. Draw a text box next to the gray clouds. Type “Condensation to form rain” inside it.
Move the text box by first clicking on the border of the text box Drag and drop it near the gray cloud.	Move the text box by first clicking on the border of the text box. Now drag and drop it in the desired location.
Enter the text WaterCycle Diagram Make it bold.	Following the previous steps, let’s give the title “Water Cycle Diagram” using a text box. And format the text to be Bold.
Only narration	We have successfully completed drawing the WaterCycle diagram!
Press Ctrl + S keys to save	Press Ctrl + S keys to save the file.
Slide: Callouts	Now, let’s briefly learn about Callouts. Callouts are, Special text boxes that call our attention to or point to an object or location in the Draw page. Most comic books, for example, have text placed inside Callouts.
Right click on the page. Select Page >> New Page	For this part of the demo, let’s add a new page to our Draw file first. So, right-click on the page for the Context menu. Go to Page option and click on New Page. A new page is inserted.
Go to the Drawing toolbar Click the dropdown next to the callout icon Click Rectangular Callout.	To draw a Callout, go to the Drawing toolbar. Click the drop-down next to the Callout icon. Various Callouts are displayed. Let us click on Rectangular Callout.
Move the cursor to the page; hold the left-mouse button and drag. Point to the Callout on the page.	Move the cursor to the page, hold the left-mouse button and drag. That’s how we draw a Callout!
Type This is an example inside the callout.	We can enter text inside the Callout just as we did for the other objects. Double-click and type the text “This is an example” inside the Callout.
Only Narration Press Ctrl + S to save the file	Likewise, we can insert any text or callout in our drawing, as per our requirements. Save all the changes and close the file.
Only narration	This brings us to the end of this tutorial. Let us summarize.
Slide: Summary	In this tutorial, we have learnt to: Insert text in objects Format the text Work with text boxes Set indents Space and align the text Add text to Lines and Arrows and Insert text within Callouts.
Slide: Assignment	Try out this assignment by yourself. Open MyPractice.odg file Add a new page Create a notebook label and an invitation as shown in this slide.
Slide: Assignment	Here's another assignment for you In MyPractice.odg file, add another new page and draw a square. Insert the following text “A square has four equal sides and four equal angles. Each angle in a square is ninety degrees. The square is a quadrilateral.”* Format this text using the options in the Text dialog box. Apply the font, size, style and alignment options to the text.
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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 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.

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