Impress Guide

Chapter 4
Adding and Formatting
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Using LibreOffice on macOS
Some keystrokes and menu items are different on macOS from those used in Windows andLinux. The table below gives some common substitutions for the instructions in this document.
For a detailed list, see the application Help.
Windows or LinuxmacOS equivalent

EffectTools > Options
menu selection

LibreOffice > Preferences

Access setup options

Right-click

Control+click or right-click
depending on computer setup

Open a context menu

Ctrl (Control)⌘ (Command)

Used with other keys

F11

⌘+T

Open the Styles deck in the Sidebar

Documentation for LibreOffice is available at http://documentation.libreoffice.org/en/Contents
Copyright............................................................................................................................2
Contributors.............................................................................................................................. 2
Feedback.................................................................................................................................. 2
Publication date and software version.......................................................................................2
Using LibreOffice on macOS.....................................................................................................2

Introduction........................................................................................................................4
Inserting images................................................................................................................4
Image files................................................................................................................................. 4
Inserting image files.............................................................................................................4
Linking image files................................................................................................................5
Inserting scanned images......................................................................................................... 5
Inserting Gallery images........................................................................................................... 6

Managing Gallery themes.................................................................................................6
Creating new themes................................................................................................................ 7
Adding theme images............................................................................................................... 7
Deleting theme images............................................................................................................. 8
Updating themes....................................................................................................................... 8

Formatting images............................................................................................................9
Moving images.......................................................................................................................... 9
Resizing images........................................................................................................................ 9
Rotating, slanting or skewing images........................................................................................9
Using Image Filters................................................................................................................. 10
Image Filter toolbar............................................................................................................10
Image filters........................................................................................................................ 11
Changing image mode............................................................................................................ 12
Color Adjustment..................................................................................................................... 12
Replacing colors...................................................................................................................... 12
Replacing colors.................................................................................................................13
Replacing transparent areas..............................................................................................14
Tolerance parameter..........................................................................................................14
Image transparency................................................................................................................ 14
Adjusting shadow settings.......................................................................................................14
Cropping images..................................................................................................................... 15
Mouse cropping..................................................................................................................15
Dialog cropping..................................................................................................................16
Deleting images...................................................................................................................... 17

Creating image maps......................................................................................................17

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Introduction
Images are often used in presentations as they can convey a large amount of information more
quickly than the written word. You can also give a more professional look to your presentation byadding a company logo, for example. Also, you may want to use Impress to create a presentationconsisting only of images, such as a slideshow of holiday snapshots to share with friends.

Inserting images
This section describes several ways to insert an image from an external source into thepresentation. Once the image has been inserted, it can be formatted extensively.

Image files
Inserting image files
Inserting an image from a file is quick and easy and can be formatted after the image has beenplaced on the slide.
1) Insert a new slide or select a slide in your presentation. See Chapter 1, Introducing
Impress for more information.
2) If necessary, select a layout for the slide. See Chapter 1, Introducing Impress for more
information.
3) Go to Insert > Image on the Menu bar and the Insert Image file browser window opens(Figure 1).
4) Navigate to the directory containing the required image and select the file. The file nameis displayed in the File name text box. LibreOffice recognizes a large number of image
formats.
5) If necessary, select Preview and a thumbnail of the selected file is displayed in thepreview pane on the right of the file browser.

Figure 1: Insert Image file browser
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6) Click on Open to place the image in the center of the selected slide. The file browser
window closes and the image is displayed in the center of the slide with selection handles
around the image border.
7) Format the image to you requirements. See “Formatting images” on page 9 for more
information.

Linking image files
The Insert Image file browser (Figure 1) has a Link option. This allows you to insert the image asa link to a file rather than embedding the image file into your presentation. However, it ispreferable to embed images so that a presentation can be copied and used on other computers.
Sometimes, it makes sense to link an image file rather than embed it and the reasons for linking
could be follows:•

When an image file is large and linking rather than embedding will dramatically reduce
the file size of the presentation.

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When the same image file is used in many presentations. For example, when using thesame background image for all the presentations created.

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When the linked file will be available when loading the presentation. For example, if thepresentation is a slide show of holiday photographs.

Inserting scanned images
Inserting an image from a scanner is normally a simple process if one or more of the following
points are valid:•

Scanner software driver has been installed on the computer.

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Scanner is supported by the SANE system if the computer operating system is Linux orother UNIX operating system.

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Scanner is TWAIN compatible and the computer is operating Windows or macOS.

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Scanner is configured on a computer with LibreOffice software installed.

The following scanning procedure is only an example to demonstrate how to insert an image
from a scanner. The actual procedure you use depends on computer operating system, the typeof scanner being used, and the scanner driver software installed.
1) Prepare the image for the scanner and make sure that the scanner is switched on.
2) Go to Insert > Media > Scan > Select Source on the Menu bar to open a scannerdialog. If you have previously used your scanner, then go to Insert > Media > Scan >Request on the Menu bar to open a scanner dialog.
3) If you have more than one scanner connected to a computer, select the scanner from theSelect Source or Device Used drop-down list.
4) If available, click Create Preview or Preview to create a preview scan of the image andplace it in the preview area.
5) If necessary crop the scanned image to what you require and make any necessary
scanning adjustments.
6) Click Scan and the image is scanned. Impress then places the scanned image in thecenter of the selected slide.
7) Format the image to you requirements. See “Formatting images” on page 9 for more
information.

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Figure 2: Gallery deck on Sidebar

Inserting Gallery images
The Gallery deck on the Sidebar contains a collection of images that you can use in apresentation. You can also add your own images to the Gallery, making it an essential tool for
creating presentations quickly and with a consistent look. The Gallery is available in all
LibreOffice components. For more information on the Gallery, see the Getting Started Guide.
1) Open the Gallery deck in the Sidebar (Figure 2) using one of the following methods:– Go to Insert > Media > Gallery on the Menu bar.
– Click on Gallery in the Sidebar.
2) Select a theme from the available themes and the images for that theme are displayed.
3) Scroll through the available images and select the one you want to use.
4) Click on the image and drag it onto the slide. Release the mouse button and the image isinserted into your slide.
5) Format the image to you requirements. See “Formatting images” on page 9 for more
information.

Managing Gallery themes
Images in the Gallery are grouped by themes, such as Arrows, Bullets, Diagrams and so on, andthese themes are listed in the box at the top of the Gallery deck on the Sidebar (Figure 2). Clickon a theme to see its images displayed in the Gallery deck.
The default themes in the Gallery are read-only. No images or graphics can be added to ordeleted from these themes. The default themes are easily recognizable by right-clicking on atheme name and the only available option in the pop-up menu is Properties.
Any themes that you create are the only themes that are customizable allowing you add or delete
your own images. You can also create new theme categories where you can add or delete yourimages.

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Figure 3: Properties of New Theme dialog - General page

Creating new themes
1)

Open the Gallery deck in the Sidebar (Figure 2 on page 6) using one of the following
methods:– Go to Insert > Media > Gallery on the Menu bar.
– Click on Gallery in the Sidebar.
2) Click New Theme above the list of themes and the Properties of New Theme dialog
opens (Figure 3).
3) Click on the General tab and type a name for the new theme in the text box.
4) Click OK to save your new theme and close the dialog. The new theme is displayed in thelist of themes in the Gallery.

Adding theme images
You can only add images to themes that you have created.
1) Right-click on a theme name that you created in the list of themes and select Properties
from the context menu to open the Properties of New Theme dialog.
2) Click on the Files tab (Figure 4).
3) Click on Find Files to open the Select Path dialog.
4) Browse to the folder that contains the images you want to use.
5) Click Select to select the files contained in the folder and the Select Path dialog closes.
The list of files contained in the folder now appear in the Properties of New Theme dialog(Figure 4).
6) Select Preview and any image selected appears in the preview box.
7) Select the files you want to use in your new theme and click Add. The added files will
disappear from the file list and the images will appear in the Gallery.
8) If you want to add all the files in the list, then click Add All. All the files will disappear fromthe list and the images will appear in the Gallery.
9) Click OK when finished and the Properties of New Theme dialog closes.

Note
The name of the Properties of New Theme dialog will change to show the name ofyour new theme when selected in the Gallery, as shown in Figures 3 and 4.

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Figure 4: Properties of New Theme dialog - Files page

Deleting theme images
You can only delete images from themes that you have created.
1) Open the Gallery deck and select a theme that you created.
2) Right-click on the image you want to delete in the Gallery.
3) Select Delete from the context menu.
4) Click Yes in the confirmation message to delete the image.

Note
Images are linked files and are deleted from the Gallery only. The original image files
are not deleted.

Updating themes
All images in the Gallery are linked files. It is recommended that you update a theme you createdto make sure that all the files are still available.
1) Open the Gallery deck in the Sidebar (Figure 2 on page 6) using one of the following
methods:– Go to Insert > Media > Gallery on the Menu bar.
– Click on Gallery in the Sidebar.
2) Right-click on a theme you created that contains at least one image file.
3) Select Update from the context menu.

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Formatting images
Moving images
For more information on moving images, see Chapter 6, Formatting Graphic Objects.
1) Click on an image to select it and display the selection handles.
2) Move the cursor over the image until it changes shape. The cursor shape depends on thecomputer operating system, for example a four headed arrow or a hand.
3) Click and drag the picture to the desired position.
4) Release the mouse button.

Resizing images
For more information on resizing images, see Chapter 6, Formatting Graphic Objects.
1) Click on an image to select it and display the selection handles.
2) Position the cursor over one of the selection handles. The cursor changes shape giving agraphical representation of the direction of the resizing.
3) Click and drag the selection handle to resize the image.
4) Release the mouse button.

Note
The corner selection handles resize both the width and the height of the graphic
object simultaneously. The top and bottom selection handles resize the image height.
The left and right selection handles resize the image width.

Note
To retain the original proportions of the graphic as you drag a selection handle,
Shift+Click on a selection handle and then drag. Make sure to release the mousebutton before releasing the Shift key.

Tip
Re-sizing a bit-mapped (raster) image affects the image resolution causing somedegree of blurring. It is recommended to use a specialized graphics program tocorrectly scale the picture to the desired size before inserting it into yourpresentation. LibreOffice recommends Gimp (http://www.gimp.org/).

Rotating, slanting or skewing images
For more information on rotating, slanting or skewing an image, see Chapter 6, Formatting
Graphic Objects.
1) Click on an image to select it and display the selection handles.
2) Click Rotate on the Drawing toolbar (Figure 5) and the selection handles change shapeand color (Figure 6). The color and shape change depends on the computer operating
system and how your computer has been setup.
Alternatively, click again on the selected image and the selection handles change shapeand color.

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Figure 5: Drawing toolbar

Figure 6: Rotating images
3) The central selection handle is the normal rotation point for the selected image. If
required, click and drag this rotation point to another position (even outside of the image)to change how the selected image is rotated.
4) Click and drag a selection handle in the direction in which you want to rotate, slant or
skew the image as follows:– Corner selection handles rotate the image.
– Left and right selection handles slant the image.
– Top and bottom selection handles skew the image.
5) When satisfied with the rotation, release the mouse button.

Note
To restrict the rotation angles to multiples of 15 degrees, Shift+Click on a selection
handle and then drag to rotate, slant or skew. Make sure to release the mousebutton before releasing the Shift key.

Using Image Filters
Image Filter toolbar
When an image is selected, the Image Filter toolbar (Figure 7) becomes available to format animage using filters. The Image Filter toolbar is opened as follows:
1) Select an image on a slide.
2) Go to View > Toolbars > Image on the Menu bar to open the Image toolbar (Figure 8).
The Image toolbar only opens when an image is selected.
3) Click on Filter to open the Image Filter toolbar (Figure 7). The Image Filter toolbar only
opens when an image is selected.
4) Select the required filter and it is applied immediately to the image. See “Image filters” onpage 11 for more information on filters.
Alternatively, go to Format > Image > Filter on the Menu bar and select a filter from thecontext menu. This applies the filter to the image at the filter default settings.
5) Click outside the image to deselect it, then save your presentation to save your changes.

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Figure 7: Image Filter toolbar

Figure 8: Image toolbar

Image filters
The effect of each image filter has on an image is described below. The best way to judge if afilter works for your picture is to try it. See the Draw Guide for more information on image filtersand examples of the filter effects.
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Invert – inverts or reverses the color values of a color image (similar to a color negative),or the brightness values of a grayscale image. Apply the filter again to revert to theoriginal graphic.

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Smooth – softens or blurs the image by applying a low pass filter reducing the contrast
between neighboring pixels and produces a slight lack of sharpness. Selecting this filter
opens the Smooth dialog where you can set and use the smooth radius parameter when
you click OK.

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Sharpen – sharpens the image by applying a high pass filter, increasing the contrast
between neighboring pixels emphasizing the difference in brightness. This will accentuate
the outlines and the effect will be strengthened if you apply the filter several times.

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Remove Noise – removes noise by applying a median filter comparing every pixel with
its neighbor. It then replaces any pixel with extreme values that deviate in color by a large
amount from the mean value with a pixel that has a mean color value. The amount ofpicture information does not increase, but because there are fewer contrast changes
resulting in an image that looks smoother.

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Solarization – solarization is a phenomenon in photography where an image recorded
on a negative or on a photographic print is wholly or partially reversed in tone. Dark
areas appear light or light areas appear dark. Solarization was originally a photochemical
effect used during photographic film development and is now used in the digital world ofcomputing to create a change or reversal of color. Selecting this image filter opens the
Solarization dialog, where you can define the Threshold value for solarization. Entering athreshold value above 70% reverses the color values. Selecting the Invert option causes
all the colors to be inverted.

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Aging – aging creates a look that resembles photographs developed in the early days ofphotography. All pixels are set to their gray values and then the green and blue color
channels are reduced by the amount specified in Aging degree in the Aging dialog. Red
color channel is not changed. Selecting this image filter opens the Aging dialog, where
you can define the Aging degree and create an old look for your graphic.

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Posterize – posterizing reduces the number of colors in an image making it look flatter.
When used on a photograph, posterizing can make the photograph look like a painting.
Selecting this image filter opens the Posterize dialog, where you can define the numberof poster colors to produce the effect you want.

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Pop Art – select this image filter to change the colors of an image to a pop-art format.

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Charcoal Sketch – selecting this image filter displays an image as a charcoal sketch.
The contours of the image are drawn in black and the original colors are suppressed.

Formatting images | 11•Relief – this image filter calculates the edges of an image in relief as if the image isilluminated by a light source. Selecting this image filter opens the Emboss dialog where
you can select the position of the Light source producing shadows that differ in direction
and magnitude.

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Mosaic – this image filter joins groups of pixels and converts them into a rectangular tilein a single color creating an image that appears to be a mosaic. The larger the individual
rectangles created, the fewer details the mosaic graphic has. Selecting this image filter
opens the Mosaic dialog, where you can set the number of pixels used to create theWidth and Height of each tile created. Selecting Enhanced edges will enhance the edgesof each tile to create a sharper definition.

Changing image modeUse the Image Mode drop down list on the Image toolbar (Figure 8 on page 11) to change theimage mode of a selected image. The options for image mode are as follows:•

Default – the view of the image is not changed.

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Grayscale – the image is shown in grayscale. A color image can become monochrome ingrayscale. You can also use the color sliders to apply a uniform color to the monochrome
graphic object.

•Black and White – the image is shown in black and white. All brightness values below
50% will appear black, all brightness values over 50% will appear white.

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Watermark – the image is raised in brightness and reduced in contrast so that it can beused in the background as a watermark.

Color Adjustment
After selecting an image, open the Color toolbar (Figure 9) using one of the following methods:•

Click on the Color icon in the Image toolbar.

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Go to Format > Image > Color on the Menu bar.

Use the Color toolbar to adjustment the individual colors within the whole of the image (red,green, blue) as well as the brightness, contrast, and gamma of the image. Increasing the gamma
value of an image makes it more suitable to be used as a background or watermark as it willinterfere less with a dark text.

Replacing colors
The Color Replacer dialog (Figure 10) only allows you to replace or change a color in embedded
images for another color or set a color as transparent. The embedded image must be a bitmap(for example BMP, GIF, JPG, or PNG) or a metafile (for example WMF).
Up to four colors can be replaced at once. Color Replacer works on the entire image and you
cannot select an area of the image for editing.

Figure 9: Color toolbar

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Figure 10: Color Replacer dialog
The colors available in the Replace with… drop down lists are all contained palettes that are partof the installation of LibreOffice. If you have created any custom colors, then these colors will beavailable in the custom palette. For more information on creating custom colors, see the Draw
Guide.

Note
The Color Replacer can only be used on embedded images. If you try to use theColor Replacer on a linked image, you will get the following error message “Thisimage is linked to a document. Do you want to unlink the image in order to edit it?”Replacing colors
Replace colors in an embedded image as follows:
1) Select an embedded image to start using the Color Replacer.
2) Go to Tools > Color Replacer on the Menu bar to open the Color Replacer dialog(Figure 10).
3) Click on Pipette at the top of the Color Replacer dialog to activate the color selectionmode.
4) Move the cursor over the color you want to replace in the selected image and click on thecolor to be replaced. A check box is now marked and the selected color appears in
Source color.
5) If necessary, select another three colors in the selected image. Only a maximum of fourcolors can be selected.
6) Enter the amount of tolerance required for replacing the color in the Tolerance box. The
default selection is 10% tolerance.
7) Select a color from palettes available in the Replace with… drop-down list for each color
selected. Transparent is the default selection.
8) After selecting up to four colors for replacement, click Replace to replace the colors in theselected image.
9) There is no preview of the effect. If the result is not what you required, select Edit > Undo
in the Menu bar and repeat the color replacement.

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NoteUsing Color Replacer replaces all occurrences of the Source color that you haveselected in the image.

Note
The default selection of Transparent in Replace with… removes the selected color
from the image and creates transparent areas in the image.

Replacing transparent areas
It is also possible to replace transparent areas in an embedded image with a color.
1) Select an embedded image to start using the Color Replacer.
2) Go to Tools > Color Replacer on the Menu bar to open the Color Replacer dialog(Figure 10).
3) Select Transparency in the Color Replacer dialog.
4) Select a color from palettes available in the drop-down list next to Transparency.
5) Click Replace to replace the transparent areas with the selected color.
6) There is no preview of the effect. If the result is not what you required, select Edit > Undo
in the Menu bar and repeat the transparency replacement.

Tolerance parameter
The Tolerance parameter is used to set how much of the source color in an embedded image isreplaced by another color.
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Replacing colors that are similar to the color you are replacing, enter a low value for thetolerance parameter.

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Replacing a wider range of colors, enter a higher value for the tolerance parameter.

Image transparency
Specifies the transparency in an image where the percentage value of 0% is a fully opaque
image up to 100% where a fully transparent image is possible. As with the gamma value of animage, increasing the transparency makes the image blend more smoothly into the backgroundmaking the overlay text easier to read.
Click on Transparency on the Image toolbar and change the percentage value in the text box
adjusting the image transparency.

Adjusting shadow settings
Select an image, then click on Shadow on the Image toolbar to apply a shadow to the image.
The shadow applied uses the settings from the Shadow page of the Area dialog (Figure 11).
If a shadow is already applied to the image, clicking on Shadow will remove the shadow from theimage.
To adjust the shadow settings applied to an image is as follows.
1) Go to Format > Object and Shape > Area on the Menu bar to open the Area dialog.
2) Click on Shadow (Figure 11) to open the Shadow page.

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Figure 11: Area dialog - Shadow page3) Select the position from one of nine positions where you want to cast the shadow fromthe image.
4) Select the Color of the shadow from the available color palettes in the drop down list.
5) Enter the Distance that you want the shadow to be offset from the image.
6) Enter a Transparency percentage from 0% (opaque) to 100% (transparent) to specify the
shadow transparency.
The preview box in the dialog shows how the shadow will look when applied to the selected
image.

Cropping images
In Impress you can crop an image using a mouse or a dialog. Mouse cropping is easier, butdialog cropping provides more precise control.

Mouse cropping
1) Select an image.
2) Use one of the following methods to put the image into cropping mode and crop marks
appear around the image (Figure 12):– Click Crop Image on the Image toolbar (Figure 8 on page 11).
– Go to Format > Image > Crop on the Menu bar.
– Right click on the image and select Crop from the context menu.
3) Place the cursor over any of the crop marks and the cursor changes shape. Click anddrag the crop mark to crop the image.
– Corner crop marks change width and height of an image.
– Left and right crop marks change the width of an image.
– Top and bottom crop marks change the height of an image.
4) Click outside the image to deactivate cropping mode.

Figure 12: Image cropping with mouse

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Note
Press and hold the Shift key, then click and drag a crop mark to proportionally reduce
width and height of the image at the same time. Release the mouse button before
releasing the Shift key.

Dialog cropping
1) Select an image.
2) Go to Format > Image > Crop Dialog… on the Menu bar to open the Crop dialog(Figure 13).
3) Crop the image using the options given in the Crop dialog. A preview of the selected
image and cropping results appear in the dialog.
4) To revert back to the original size of the image, click Original Size.
5) Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.
The Crop dialog has the following options:•

Crop – adjusts the crop size and type of cropping for an image.
– Keep scale – maintains the original scale of the image when cropped. The size of theimage changes to the cropped size (Figure 14).
– Keep image size – maintains the original size of the image when cropped. The scaleof the image changes (Figure 15). To reduce the scale of the graphic, select thisoption and enter negative values in the cropping boxes. To increase the scale of thegraphic, enter positive values in the cropping boxes.
– Left – if Keep scale is selected, enter a positive amount to trim the left edge of theimage, or a negative amount to add white space to the left of the image. If Keep
image size is selected, enter a positive amount to increase the horizontal scale of theimage, or a negative amount to decrease the horizontal scale of the image.

Figure 13: Crop dialog

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Figure 14: Keep scale
cropping example

Figure 15: Keep image size cropping example– Right – if Keep scale is selected, enter a positive amount to trim the right edge of theimage, or a negative amount to add white space to the right of the image. If Keep
image size is selected, enter a positive amount to increase the horizontal scale of theimage, or a negative amount to decrease the horizontal scale of the image.
– Top – if Keep scale is selected, enter a positive amount to trim the top of the image, ora negative amount to add white space above the image. If Keep image size isselected, enter a positive amount to increase the vertical scale of the image, or anegative amount to decrease the vertical scale of the image.
– Bottom – if Keep scale is selected, enter a positive amount to trim the bottom of theimage, or a negative amount to add white space below the image. If Keep image size
is selected, enter a positive amount to increase the vertical scale of the image, or anegative amount to decrease the vertical scale of the image.
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Scale – changes the scale of the selected image.
– Width – enter the width for the selected image as a percentage.
– Height – enter the height of the selected image as a percentage.

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Image Size – changes the size of the selected image.
– Width – enter a width for the selected image.
– Height – enter a height for the selected image.

•Original Size – returns the selected image to its original size.

Deleting images
1) Click on an image to display the selection handles.
2) Press the Delete key.

Creating image maps
An image map defines areas of the image (called hotspots) associated with a URL (a web
address or a file on the computer). Hotspots are the graphic equivalent of text hyperlinks. In
Impress, clicking on a hotspot opens the linked page in the appropriate program (for example,
default browser for HTML pages; LibreOffice Writer for ODT files; PDF viewer for PDF files).
You can create hotspots of various shapes, such as rectangles, ellipses, and polygons, andinclude several hotspots in the same image. When you click on a hotspot, the URL opens in abrowser window or frame that you have specified. You can also specify the text that appears
when the cursor hovers over a hotspot.

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Figure 16: Image Map dialog
Use the ImageMap dialog (Figure 16) to create or edit a hotspot:
1) Select an image on a slide.
2) Go to Tools > ImageMap on the Menu bar and the ImageMap dialog opens. The mainpart of the dialog shows the selected image where hotspots will be defined.
3) Use the tools at the top of the dialog and the fields to define hotspots and their links.
4) Click on Apply to apply the settings.
5) When finished, click on Save to save the image map to a file. This opens a file browser
window where you can navigate to the folder where you want to save the image map.
6) Click on Close to close the ImageMap dialog.
The tools available in the ImageMap dialog are as follows:•

Apply – click this icon to apply any changes made.

•Open – opens a file browser window where you can navigate to the folder where animage map has been saved.

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Save – opens a file browser window where you can navigate to the folder where youwant to save an image map.

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Close – closes the Image Map dialog. A confirmation window opens asking for
confirmation of what happens to any changes that have been made.

•Select – used to select a hotspot that has been created on an image.

•

Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon and FreeForm Polygon – drawing tools for hotspot
shapes. These tools work in exactly the same way as the corresponding tools in the
Drawing toolbar (Figure 5 on page 10). For more information see Chapter 5, Managing
Graphic Objects.

•

Edit Points, Move Points, Insert Points, Delete Points – advanced editing tools tomanipulate the shape of a polygon hotspot. Select Edit Points first to activate the otherpoints tools.

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•Undo – undoes any action taken.

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Redo – redos any action that has been undone.

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Active – toggles the status of the hotspot activating a selected hotspot or deactivating it if
active.

•Macro – associates a macro with the hotspot instead of a hyperlink.

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Properties – sets the hyperlink properties and adds the Name attribute to the hyperlink.

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Address – enter the URL address that points to a hyperlink. You can also point to an
anchor in a document (for example a specific slide number). Using an anchor in adocument, write the address in this format:
file:///<path>/document_name#anchor_name.

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Text – enter the text that will be displayed when the cursor is moved over the hotspot.

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Frame – where the target of the hyperlink will open.
––––_blank – opens in a new browser window.
_self – default selection and opens in the current window.
_top – file opens in the topmost frame in the hierarchy.
_parent – file opens in the parent frame of the current frame. If there is no parent
frame, the current frame is used.

Tip
The value _self for the target frame will work on the vast majority of the occasions. It
is not recommended to use the other values, if available, unless absolutely
necessary.

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