IMAGES
IMAGES
Modifying Image
Using Image Toolbar
The Image toolbar displays when you insert a picture or choose one that is already in the page. View >
Toolbars > Image allows you to set it to always be visible.
Graphics mode
You can change color images to grayscale, black and white or as watermark by selecting the image and then
selecting relevant option from the Graphics mode list.
Image Filters
You can undo all the changes by pressing Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace or by selecting Edit > Undo.
Color
Use this toolbar to modify the individual RGB color components of the image (red, green, blue) as well as the
brightness, contrast, and gamma of the image
Transparency
Modify the percentage value in the Transparency box on the Picture toolbar to make the image more
transparent. This is particularly useful when creating a watermark
Flip vertically or horizontally
To flip an image vertically or horizontally, select the image, and then click the relevant icon.
Using The Formatting Toolbar And Picture Dialog
a. Cropping Images
If you want to crop (cut off) a portion of the image. Right-click the image and choose Picture from the pop-up
menu to begin cropping it.
b. Keep scale / Keep image size
When the option is used (the default), cropping an image does not alter its scale. When the option to Keep
image Size is used, cropping results in either an increase in image size (for positive cropping values Keep
scale), a decrease in image size (for negative cropping values), or an image distortion.
d. Resizing an Image
If the inserted image is too big or too small, it might not fit into the paper completely. You can resize
the image in Writer. The corner handles resize both the width and the height of the graphic object
simultaneously, while the other four handles only resize one dimension at a time. To retain the original
proportions of the graphic, Shift+click one of the corner handles, then drag. Be sure to release the mouse
button before releasing the Shift key.
The settings can be accessed in a number of ways, depending on the nature of the graphics:
1. From the Format menu, where you can find Alignment, Arrange, Wrap, and Anchor (both for images and
drawing objects).
2. From the pop-up menu displayed when you right-click on the graphic.
3. From the Object toolbar
4. For images, from the Type and Wrapping pages of the Picture dialog box. Note that you cannot control the
arrangement using the dialog box. To open the Picture dialog box, click on the image to select it and then
choose Format > Picture or right-click on the graphic and choose Picture on the pop-up menu.
5. For drawing objects, from the Position and Size page of the Position and Size dialog box. To open the
Position and Size dialog box, click on the drawing object to select it and then choose Format > Object >
Position and Size or right-click on the graphic and choose Position and Size on the pop-up menu. Note that
you can only control the alignment and anchoring.