Ch 2.

Working with Images in Writer

A picture or digital image is a representation of image in finite set of digital
values 0 or 1, known as pixels. These are stored in various types of graphics
files with the file extension, such as GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, BMP, etc.
Inserting an Image in a Document
The image file stored on the computer, can be inserted into a document using
different ways:
1. Inserting Image Using Insert Image Option:
Step 1. In a Writer document, Place the cursor where you want to insert
an image.
Step 2. Click on Insert > Image from menu bar.
Step 3. An ‘Insert Image’ dialog box appears. Select the image file and
click on Open button to insert an image in the document.
2. Inserting Image using Drag and Drop option:
Step 1. Open Writer document.
Step 2. Open a file browser window (Win + E) and select the image file to
be inserted.
Step 3. Drag the image into the document.
Step 4. Drop it, where you want it to appear in the document.
3. Inserting image using Copy and Paste method (From a source
document to a target document):
Step 1. Open both source and target documents.
Step 2. In the source document, select the image.
Step 3. Copy the Image by pressing Ctrl + C.
Step 4. Switch to the target document, place the cursor at the desired
location.
Step 5. Paste the image by pressing Ctrl + V.

Inserting an image using any of the above methods, saves a copy of image file
in the document ,i.e, the image gets embedded in the document.
4. Inserting Image from Gallery
Step 1 : Open the document in which you want to insert the image.
Step 2 : From the top menu, select “View” > “Gallery” (or press F6).
 Step 3 : In the Gallery window that appears, browse through the
categories to find the image you want to insert.
Step 4 : Click on the image to select it.
Step 5 : Click and drag the selected image into the document where you
want it to appear.
5. Inserting Image from Scanner
If the computer has a scanner attached, Open Office may access the
scanning software and enter the scanned item as an image into the Open
Office document.
To insert image: Click the area where the image to be placed, then
choose Insert > Picture > Scan > Select Source to begin the process.
6. Inserting an image by linking:
If multiple copies of the same image are to be inserted in the document,
it is beneficial to save the link of image instead of inserting the image.
Inserting a link, stores its reference instead of the image itself, thereby
reduces the size of the document. As the actual image is saved as a
separate file.
To link an image: In ‘Insert Image’ dialog box, check the ‘Insert a Link’
checkbox or drag and drop the image while holding the Ctrl + Shift keys.

Object linking and embedding (OLE) - It is a method of exchanging

information between applications.
Difference between linking and embedding:
Linking and embedding are different ways to insert content into a file or
document:
Linking: It inserts a reference to an object or file in another
location. Linking reduces the file size because it only contains a reference
to the object. If the original object is moved, deleted, or renamed, the
linked object may not be accessible.
Embedding: It inserts a copy of an object directly into a file. Embedding
increases the file size because it includes a copy of the object. The
embedded object remains accessible even if the original object is moved,
deleted, or renamed.

Modifying Image in Writer.

When we insert a new image, we may need to modify it to suit the document.
We can modify image by using Picture toolbar (Image toolbar in Libre Office
Writer) , resizing, cropping etc.

Using The Picture / Image Toolbar:

When we insert an image or select one already present in the document, the
Picture toolbar automatically appears. Or we can set it by clicking View >
Toolbars > Picture. (View > Toolbars > Image in LibreOffice Writer)
Following options are there in this toolbar:
a. Graphics mode: There are three Image modes which we can apply in Writer.
a)Black and White b) GrayScale c) Watermark
We can change colour images to grayscale by selecting the image and then
selecting Grayscale from the Graphics mode list.
b. Flip vertically or horizontally: To flip an image vertically or horizontally,
select the image, and then click the relevant icon.
c. Transparency - Transparency is used to make the image transparent.
d. Color - We can adjust the color combination of the image including
adjustment of brightness, contrast and gamma.
e. Filters: There are 11 different types of image filters available which
can be used to Filter the Image (Improve the quality of Image) These are:
. Invert - This Filter is used when the image is in gray scale and you want
to improve brightness like inverted.
. Smooth - Decrease the contrast of the image.
. Sharpen - Increases the contrast of Image.
. Remove Noise - Removes single pixels from the image.
. Solarisation - Solarisation is used to reverse the tone. Dark appears
light and light appears dark.
. Aging - Simulates the effect of time on a picture.
. Posterise - Makes a picture appear like painting by reducing colors in
the image.
. Charcoal Sketch - Changes image as charcoal sketch.
. Relief - Adjusts light source to create shadow.
. Mosaic - Joins a group of pixels into a single area of one color.

Using Picture Dialog Box: To activate Picture Dialog box, right click on the
picture and select ‘Picture’ option from the popup menu.
Tabs of Picture dialog box:
Type, Options, Wrap, Hyperlink, Picture, Crop, Borders, Background, Macro

Cropping Images:
When we want to remove unwanted parts of an image, we may crop (cut off)
parts of it.
To start cropping the image, right click on it and select Picture from the pop-up
menu. In the Picture dialog box, select the Crop tab.
In the Crop page, we can control the following parameters:
a. Keep scale: When Keep scale is selected (default), cropping the image does
not change the scale of the picture it maintains the aspect ratio of the original
image after cropping.
b. Keep image size When Keep image size is selected, cropping results in
enlargement, shrinking, or distortion of the image so that the image size
remains constant.
Resizing Image:
Steps to resize the image in Writer are -
1. Click the picture, to show the green resizing handles.
2. Position the pointer over one of the green resizing handles.
3. Click and drag to resize the picture.
Rotating a Picture:
Writer does not provide a tool for rotating a picture; however, there is a simple
workaround:
1. Open a new Draw or Impress document.
2. Insert the image you want to rotate.
3. Select the image and select the Rotate icon from the Drawing toolbar.
4. Rotate the image as desired.
5. Select and copy the rotated image and paste it in Writer document.

Creating Drawing Objects:

We can draw the object like shapes or flowchart using Drawing Toolbar.
Drawing Toolbar can be activated by clicking View > Toolbars > Drawing.
Steps to use a drawing tool are:
1. Click in the document where we want to insert the object.
2. Select the tool from the Drawing toolbar.
3. Click and drag to create the drawing object.
After inserting the object, we can change the properties (fill color, line type and
weight, anchoring, and others) of the drawing object using the Drawing Object
Properties toolbar.

Grouping Drawing Objects:

Steps to group drawing objects are:
1. Select one object, then hold down the Shift key and select the others you
want to include in the group.
2. Choose Format > Group > Group from the menu bar or right-click and
choose Group > Group from the pop-up menu.

Positioning Image/Graphics Within the Text:

When we add a graphic to a text document, we need to choose how to position
it with respect to the text and other graphics.
Positioning of a graphic is controlled by four settings:
1 Arrangement: refers to the placement of a graphic on an imaginary vertical
axis. In Overlapping objects, arrangement determines the position of the
current drawing with respect to other drawings or text. There are 6 different
types of arrangements.
a) Bring to Front: Place image on top of all objects / images.
b) Forward One: Bring image one level up, when there are overlapping
images.
c) Back One: Sends image one level down in overlapping images.
d) Send to Back: Place image at the bottom of all objects.
e) To Foreground: Moves the drawing object in front of the text.
f) To Background: Moves the drawing object behind the text.
Note - First four settings can be applied on an image or drawing, but the last
two are available for drawings only.
2. Alignment: refers to the vertical or horizontal placement of a graphic in
relation to the chosen anchor point.
3. Anchoring: refers to the reference point for the graphics. Anchoring allows
an image to retain its position to a page, paragraph, character, or a frame. An
image always has an anchor point.
4. Text wrapping: refers to the placement of image in relation to the
surrounding text, which may wrap around the graphic on one or both sides.