Creating Graphic Objects - Presentation

Creating Graphic Objects

You can create your own graphics using the drawing tools available in Impress. Impress contains a number of advanced drawing functions. To create more advanced graphic objects, you can use OpenOffice.org to draw and import the graphic object created into an Impress slide.

The Drawing toolbar

The Drawing toolbar contains tools that are used to create graphic objects. If this toolbar is not showing, select View  ->Toolbars Drawing from the main menu bar.

·           Select: selects objects. You can select multiple objects by dragging the mouse .

·           Line: draws a straight line.

·           Arrow: draws a straight line ending with an arrowhead. The arrowhead will be placed where you release the mouse button.

·           Rectangle: draws a rectangle. Press the Shift button to draw a square.

·           Ellipse: draws an ellipse. Press the Shift button to draw a circle.

·           Text: creates a text box with the text aligned horizontally.

·           Vertical text: creates a text box with the text aligned vertically.

·           Curve: draws a curve.

·           Connectors: draws a connector line between two figures. Click the black triangle for additional connectors.