WORKING WITH IMAGES SES requirement. OpenOffice Writer provides When an image is inserted, then you may need to modify it fo meet your ce Write the faclity to resize, rotate and crop an image. You can modify the images using Picture toolbar, Formatting toolbar and Picture dialog box. Let us discuss them one by one. Modifying an Image Using Picture Toolbar When an image is selected, then the Picture toolbar automatically visible by clicking View —» Toolbars -» Picture from the menu bar To dock the Picture toolbar on the Standard toolbar, double click at the topmost part of it. Let us see the components of Picture toolbar. (Fip Horizontally] cox, 8 4 Transparency (Fone Rall Filter: It provides many option to add fiter effect to the image. To apply filter, select the image and click on the desired option from the Filter list. You must apply all the filters one by cone on the image to see their effects on the image. Ifthe result is not satisfactory, you can Press Ctr1+Z or click Edit > Undo to undo the action. Following table shows the graphic filters and their effects appears. You can also make the Picture toolbar image. ‘Smooth __| Softens the contrast of an image. Sharpen | Increases the contrast of an image Remove noise | Removes single pixels from an image. Gives the effect of too much of sunlight on a picture. A dialog box opens up to set Ry larization | the percentage value of parameters Fea | ines fe ef ftme on ange: Atos box eppens eines the sag ize __| Makes the picture appear like a painting by reducing the number of colours used Modifies the image dramatically. ‘Sketch | Hansforms the image as charcoal sketch. O|N| 8| 0|\ |e |e ele Creates the shadow effect. A dialog box appears to adjust the light source. Gives the mosaic effect to the image. A dialog box appears to adjust the height and width in pixel. ade: This option allow jes Mo s to change th tte rayscale, Black/White or Waterman, ips pss mode, sles the mage ard sleet any cd ie we option from the Graphics mode drop-down list A gl cox a bs Ee Watermark. | Fig 3.3 Graphics mode _is used to modify the individual RGB CoP ess, contrast and gamma ofthe Te cl, Green, Blue) components of the image. It also allows to change et iS: rn A Fig 34 Color options eparency: It'S . Heormask cy: It is used to increase or decrease the transparency of an object. This is mostly used for creating = ie Fig 3.5 Transparency opplied fp Horizontally or Vertically: Itis used to flip the image horizontally or vertically. Todo so, select the image and ‘éckon the Flip Horizontally {] or Flip Vertically |© icon. Using the Formatting Toolbar and Picture Dialog Box Other ways to change the appearance of an image include using Formatting toolbar and Picture dialog box. Formatting faba present below the Standard toolbar and Picture dialog bex appears by night cleing on the image and secling Picture option. Below given Formatting toolbar appears when the picture is selected. ‘Gots BH ess 8850° Te Aiea hb ~ * ee iat tttl : Uk th baie eta sO eet eee) of mPleqQuar: A. Apply Style B, Wrap Off CC. Page Wrap D. Wrap Through E. Align Left F. Align Center Horizontally G. Align Right H. Top 1. Center J. Bottom he Baa L. Line Style M. Line Color N. Background Color O. Frame Properties Q. Send to Back R. Change Anchor a =m P. Bring to Fronters to an image an Using Picture dialog box, you can set borders to an “ flip the image, and add shadow Se el Cropping Images Cropping means to cut off some part of the picture Ee is errs SS eee Gone when you do not wish to use the entire picture and are interested only in some part of it. Sax Steps to Crop a Picture « = eo fe I A a | 2. Click on Crop tab on the Picture dialog box. 3. Following are the parameters, which you can adjust to crop a an image sie * Keep scale/Keep image size: When you do not want fay the scale of the image to be changed after cropping, then click on Keep Seale radio button (selected by F default), When Keep image size is selected, cropping = ee =| i enlarges, shrinks or distorts the image to keep the image Fig 3.8 Crop page of Picture dialag box size constant. * Left, Right, Top and Bottom: If you want to crop the image from the let side of the image then enterte value in Left box. Similarly to crop the image from the right side, enter the velus in Right box and soon When Keep seale is selected, the size ofthe image also changes, When Keep image size is selected, the remaining part of the image gets enlarged by positive valusd Groping and shrunk by negative values of cropping, This does not effect the size of the image. ® Width and Height: Entering the value of width and height helps to adjust the width and height ofan imax 4. Click OK after setting the required parameters, Resizing An Image seg es rt Hm =o fl eine | Gime a | | sees fees 8 | | “Samar an Fig 3,7 Picture dialog box Right-click on the image and select Pleture. A Picture | ‘= 3 = om dialog box appears, Fig 38. 1. Click on the image. The areen colour resizin 2, To resize the image proportionally, posit ; : ieegities hae ral 9; Position the mouse pointer at any of the comer resizing handles. To resize the image horizontally, posit : mouse pointer changes tof IY, Postion the mouse pointer at the center of the top or bottom border ™ aOC resize the image vertically, position the mous et le present at the center of the to resize the picture and release the mouse wher ,, Degiomen™ clease the mouse when the desired size is achieved. ‘| Fi Fig 3.9 Original Fig 310 Proportional Fig 31 Horizontal ig 312 Vertical For more precise resizing, you can use the Type or Crop page of the Picture dialog box. ing a Picture al = does not provide any tool o rotate the image. To rotate a picture in Writer, we can rotate the picture using Draw Himress and then copy and paste iin a Writer document. Jodo s0, follow these steps: Open a new Draw ot Impress document Jnsert the picture you want to rotate, Fig 3.13 (i te pet fer ea Ee PSOS ESE Xse-49-0 we0 Ol bar Hal tes 8 6 a wi) Fig 3.13 Picture inserted in Draw file 44, Select the image and select the Rotate {E49 icon from the drawing toolbar. 4, Rotate the image as desired using the rotation handles, Fig 3.14. P@-Gs) 2b 9Bx5e- 49" Oe 05-0; [5- BB tne doe 1 Fig 3.14 Picture rotated Select the image and press Ctrl+C to copy. "Now, paste the image at the desired location in the Writer document,ae Deleting a Picture 4. Click on the picture, if 2. Press Delete. SELF ASSESSMENT A. Mul 1 4. tiple Choice Questions ‘What isthe effect of Smooth greP! (a) Soften the contrast of an image (@) Harden the contrast of an image Which of the following graphic filters m (a) Solatization (b) Aging “option in OpenOffice Wri ‘or Watermark. {a) Color Mode (c) Graphics Mode Which of the following is (a) Cul +1 (b) Cri +V hic fit B. Answer the following. anrene Write a note on modifying an Image us What is the use of adding filter to the image? in OpenOf Office Writer? Image? if in a project he is mi ‘Name various graphic filters present ir How can you Crop an Image in Open ‘What do you mean by cropping an I Sushant has added an image of himsel of the image. In which toolbar can he fir C. Practical Work i 2 OpenOffice Writer also allows to a1 drawing tools such as rectangle, cic ‘Add any image in the document, then practically try check their effects on the image. Resize an image with different necessary, to show the the shortcut key to copy the image? green resizing handles ters in OpenOffice writer? (d) Increases the .e image dramatically? (c) Pop Art sus to change the co! iodifies th ter allows (b) Charcoal Mode (¢) Transparency (c) Cul +C ing Picture Toolbar. ice Writer with their effects. ind the Transparency command? ¢ dimensions: Proportionally, Horizontally and (b) Decreases the co ntrast of an image contrast of an image (d) Posterize oured image to Grayscale, Blac White Mode (d) Ctrl + X aking. Now, he wants to change the transparency (Application Based Question) various graphic filters present in OpenOffice Writer and Vertically. INSERTING AND USING DRAWING OBJECTS reate graphics, such as diagrams, flowchart, using drawing tools. There are many le, arc, ellipse, present in the drawing toolbar. Tre) [Eigse (Fer) (Cats ] Callout | Points] {From File (Bleck arn] yaoctdo-eo eo aasi Line [Rectangle] [Freeform ese Shapes aod | [Floweherts} [Star Fig 4.1 Drawing toolbar Icons present on the Drawing toolbar are: + Selects objects used to select drawing objects Select Line To draw aline Rectangle + To draw a rectangle Ellipse To draw circle or ellipse 2 Fontwork Gallery+ To draw freehand drawing, just like a pencil : mci + To add text boxes and type text into it : To adda rectangular callout with a line : To draw basic shapes like rectangle, pentagon, ¢ : I, cylinder : x ae basic shapes like clouds, smiley face, heart, flower : To draw different styles of erie arrows like Left a : To draw flowchart symbols ary + To draw differe ee = nt types of callouts like cloud callout, round callout : To draw different star shapes and banners like 4-point star, signet : To display and adjust points of a freehand drawing : To add Fontwork (decorative text) in the document : Toadd a picture from file fom File - A ating Drawing Objects ally present at the bottom of the document area above the toolbar Is generé ove pat. In case itis not displayed, click on View — Toolbars -> Drawing from na raving tootbar contains 2 colle: mage in the ‘document. fr create a drawing object fllow these steps 1, Go to Drawing toolbar and select the desired drawing changes t Move the cross-hair pointer to the place in the document where + raw in the document. The object is created. 1 the selected drawing function, press the Esc key or click on the Select (\=] icon i prawing ction of icons that allows the user to draw shapes and tool. The mouse pointer drag and you want the graphic to appear and To cancel in the Drawing toolbar. Changing Properties For Drawing Objects ‘Once the object is created, you can change its properties like fill colour, line type. ro change the properties of a drawing object, follow these steps: 1, Select the object. 2, Onthe Drawing Object property. You can also set the properties of the object before drawing it. ‘bobar and set the properties of the object ‘on the screen. The selected drawing object get Resizing Drawing Objects Drawing objects can also be resized like you resize an image, jesired value for that Properties toolbar, click on the icon for each property and select the d icon in the Drawing draw the object To do so, click on the Select (a) to be drawn using Drawing Object Properties toolbar. Now, ts drawn with the set properties. resize a drawing i.e., by using resizing handles. ToPacassoj.. ise + resized Fig 4.3 Object Fig 42 Resizing handles Resizing and Rotating a Drawing Ob} You can rotate and resize the drawing object using 1. Right click on the drawing object and select Posit! 2. To change the position and size, click on Position and Size section. If the Keep ratio checkbox is selected, then the object wi ject Using Position and Size dialog box Position and Size dialog box. To do so, follow these steps: fon and Size. The Position and Size dialog box appears tab and set the width and height under the Size il be resized proportionally. Fig 4.4 Position and Size dialog box 3. To rotate the object, click on the Rotation tab and set the rotation angle 4. Click OK. Fig 45 Rotating the object euping Drawing Objects Gov objects means combining multiple objects in sp and resize all shapes atone go ects ina group, Grouping allows to quickly eit multiple objects. It lets o the objects while holdi sect al ing the Shift 1.” key. The bounding box expands to include all the selected objects Sp aan om ewe Alcs Minasria otto Fig 4.6 Grouping drawing objects ick on Format menu — Group > Group. ee 2 OR pichtclick > Group > Group Note: You cannot include an embedded or linked graphic in a group with drawing objects positioning Image/Graphics Within The Text rosa mage or a grephic is added to a text document, then the user needs to decide how to posiion the graphics ip respedt to the text and other objects around them. postioning of araphic depends on the following four settings: j)_ Text wrapping: It refers tothe method of alignment of text with respect othe objects around them. fp Allgament: It efers tothe vertical or horizontal placement of an image in elation tothe chosen anchor point. fi) Anchoring: It refers to the reference point for the images, |v) Arrangement It controls how graphics are stacked upon each other or relative to the text. Postoning of graphic (Text Wrapping) to a text document can be performed in number of ways, depending on the se of graphics: || From the Formyaphic (u) From the Context menu that appears when you right cli on te Fig 48 Right click» Wrap A A hic is selectes (ii) From the Object toolbar/Formatting toolbar that appear when the grap! = ie et b> » (Geaphics a Hezzfeao0 a a t Fig 49 Object toolbar page of the Picture dialog box that appears by clicking Format —> Picture option, (iv) For images, from the Wi Fig 4.10 Wrap page in picture dialog box (v) For drawing objects, from the Position and Size page of Position and Size dialog box that appears by selecting the object and then clicking Format —» Object ~» Position and Size. The Position and Size dialog box can also be opened by the context menu that appears on right click and choosing the Position and Size option. Fig 411 Position and Size dialog box Le oon =ase some of the wrapping options: ; With this option, the text a is placed wo placed above and below the image but not around it. [u7meeteiee« Fig 4.12 No Wrap age Wrap: The text flows around the image. It wraps the text closely around the eds of an image. Reece. 80%. Fig 4.13 Page Wrap Optimal Page Wrap: It prevents text from being placed to the side of an image if the spacing between the image andthe margin is less than 2 cm.Wrap Through: The image is above the text. ——— , acir= A ee onwne a ae Dew Bivemen_Bt 8 jou eae ome 4 Fig 4.16 In Background. Steps to wrap text around image 1. Right click on the image and select Wrap. 2. Choose the required Wrap option from the pop-up menu, Fig 4.17. Fig 4.17 Wrap — Page Wrap To fine tune the wrapping options, right-click and select Picture to open Picture dialog box. Miers @= o ee rere Rage a a a ———- crn. oe, (an: g paar a - 8 meagan |» ae = =e _ = ik on Wrap tab and choose the required wrapping option. oles oF Different Text Wrapping Styles re (Wraps text before the object) sare kind-hearted, original, simple, energetic and systematic. You are honest to oi seiys respect in your group, YoU are great admirer of nature's beauty 2 you di your friends and enjoy ft and melodies music. Your friends and contacts will range = ee infvental and eminent people yet you wil fel melancholy and K el at tes. text after the object) in all spheres of his life express himsel, and other people must accept that expression generously and fully. A favorite complaint of the Libran is: {t's not fair that he should treat me like that after all I've done for him!” Of course, ‘he’ may simply be incapable of ‘responding as fully as the Libran might wish, but the Libran might find this difficult —_ to accept > After (Wraps pe Libran must it + Parallel (Wraps text around the object on all sides) 1s are ambitious, always looking ‘out for pror jepupuith the people next door, they either are the people next door, or are jm slendid businessmen and women, and the positive Capricorns will surely make the gradi tto do so. motion or a raise in salary. They do not have to already ahead of them. ‘They Je if she sets # Through (Object is placed in front of text) = Me Scorpions are passionate in alot of fields inf ities, in work, and in play. A peculiar intensity permeates ‘ec uhole personality, giving her an extremely 88 of purpose in life, and a determination to do nothing by ee greener ive ie to the full, and will ovd-Raglge herself, not only in play, but in work, too. Optimal (Automatically wraps text on all four sides of object) Sagitarians are careless in their youth given to driving fast cars with litle regard for safety, over-pleased F ith the sense of excitement, it provides them, the Sagittarian at least learns more from his mistakes than any other signs. Although his delight in ‘personal freedom never leaves him, he will eventually be able to make full use of formidable intelectual potential, studying serious, perhaps philosophical subjects, a aim pli Mee Sek oa eeSteps to wrap text around drawing object ec Wrap option. 1. Right click on the object and ae : ost 20 ae > Choose the required wrapPiNG OPI” | wieay Edit 10 open the Wrap To fine tune the wrapping options: right-click > ee 1 = (i EP ——— a a |\a = a ene “Cm mor =o) a (on | aceme ™ b= waco 9 re ea bm ‘SELF ASSESSMENT ‘A. Multiple Choice Questions i 1. Which ofthe following keys is used to cancel the selected drawing function Sa (a) Caps Lock Key (b) Shift Key (c) Ese Key (a) ey 2. Which ofthe following carit be used to resize the drawing object? (a) Resizing Handles (b) Position and Size dialog box (c) Grouping Drawing Objects (a) Both (a) and (b) 3 refers tothe alignment of text with respect to the objecis around them. (a) Text grouping (b) Text wrapping (c) Object grouping (4) Object wrapping 4, Inwhich ofthe folowing text wrapping sive, is the text placed ‘above and below the image but not around it (a) Optimal Page Wrap (b) No Wrap (c) Page Wrap (d) Wrap Through B, Answer the following. “Write down the steps to create a drawing object. How can you change the properties for drawing objects? Define Text Wrapping. Name various wrapping options. Give steps to wrap text around drawing object. Nitya isa student of class Xth. Her teacl a i i i i Nita ert oa Mt ge pao te bas oO oad aacir oe wien paced ‘around the text or alongwith the text. Name the feature of Writer she can wae fo accomplish this (Application Based Question) C. Practical Work 1, Insert an Image ina document and write text ty different wrapping options on it and observe the chant 2, Perform the flowing steps o resize and rotate a drawing object using Position and Size dialog box: ‘di Step 1: Right click on drawing object and select Position and Size. oe x oe on Position and Size tab and set the width and height under the Size secti step 3: Rotate the object by clicking on the Rotati me ion tab ti Spee ts oh jon tab and set the rotation angle. oeene