Applications

 

Getting Started with Draw

• Start OpenOffice Draw
• Start OpenOffice Draw using the command line
• Create a new drawing
• Create a new drawing using the toolbar
• Create a new vector graphic
• Save a drawing
• Save a drawing using the toolbar
• Save As…
  • Save a drawing as an OpenOffice.org 1.0 drawing (sxd)
  • Save a drawing as an OpenDocument drawing (odg)
  • Save a drawing as a StarDraw 5.0 drawing (sda)
  • Save a drawing as a template (otg)
  • Export drawing as a PDF file
  • Export drawing as a PDF file using the toolbar
• Opening graphic files
  • Open a saved drawing
  • Open a saved drawing using the toolbar
  • Open a drawing directly from its file
  • Open an OpenOffice.org 1.0 drawing (.sxd file)
  • Open a StarDraw 5.0 drawing (.sda file)
  • Open a fax tiff image file (.tif)
  • Open a gif image file
  • Open a jpeg image file
  • Open a png image file
• Print
• Close a drawing
• Close a drawing using the close button

Watch a screencast about "Find using wildcards in regular expressions"

Working with Vector Graphics

• Drawing simple shapes and lines
  • Drawing a rectangle
  • Drawing a square
  • Drawing a circle
  • Drawing an ellipse
  • Drawing a line
  • Drawing a line with an end-arrow
  • Inserting text frames
• Drawing complex shapes
  • Drawing a block arrow shape
  • Drawing a callout bubble
  • Drawing a smiley face or other symbols
• Drawing flowcharts and connecting elements
  • Drawing a flowchart element
  • Drawing an object connector
• Aligning and arranging objects
  • Select a single object
  • Select multiple objects using the keyboard
  • Select multiple objects using the mouse
  • Deselect objects
  • Align one object to the bottom of the page
  • Align one object to the left of the page
  • Align one object to the right of the page
  • Align one object to the top of the page
  • Align one object to the horizontal center of the page using the context menu
  • Align one object to the vertical center of the page using the context menu
  • Align objects to the bottom
  • Align objects to the bottom using the context menu
  • Align objects to the bottom using the toolbar
  • Align objects to the left
  • Align objects to the left using the context menu
  • Align objects to the left using the toolbar
  • Align objects to the right
  • Align objects to the right using the context menu
  • Align objects to the right using the toolbar
  • Align objects to the top
  • Align objects to the top using the context menu
  • Align objects to the top using the toolbar
  • Align objects to the horizontal center
  • Align objects to the horizontal center using the context menu
  • Align objects to the vertical center
  • Align objects to the vertical center using the context menu
  • Align objects to the vertical center using the toolbar
  • Arrange selected objects behind another object using the context menu
  • Arrange selected objects in front of another object using the context menu
  • Bring selected objects forward using the context menu
  • Bring selected objects directly to the front using the context menu
  • Send selected objects backward using the context menu
  • Send selected objects directly to the back using the context menu
• Changing object properties
  • Changing the border style of an object
  • Changing the border width of an object
  • Change an object's color
• Using styles
  • Open the styles and formatting window
  • Open the styles and formatting window using the toolbar
  • Close the styles and formatting window
  • Use the fill format mode to assign a style
  • Filter the different styles in the styles and formatting window
  • Modify a style's font and font size
  • Modify a style's font color
  • Modify a style's line spacing
  • Modify a style's paragraph spacing
  • Modify a style's paragraph indentations
  • Modify the line options for a graphic style
  • Overview of graphic style options
  • Create a new style using selected text
  • Create a new style using the drag and drop method
  • Link styles using the style organizer
  • Set the next style using the style organizer
  • Update the formatting of a style and apply it

Customizing Draw

• Guide Lines
  • View guide lines
  • Hide guide lines
  • Move guide lines on top
  • Move guide lines to the background
  • Enable the snap to guide lines feature
  • Disable the snap to guide lines feature
• Customize your work space
  • View the page pane
  • Hide the page pane
  • Hide the page pane using the close button
  • View the rulers
  • Hide the rulers
  • View the status bar
  • Hide the status bar
  • Using Toolbars
    • Detach toolbar window
    • Dock toolbar window on any border
    • Dock toolbar window at recent position
    • Resize toolbar window
    • Access the excess buttons in the toolbar
    • Hide a toolbar button
    • Hide a toolbar button using the customize dialog window
    • View hidden toolbar buttons
    • View hidden toolbar buttons using the customize dialog window
    • Change a button's position in the toolbar
    • View toolbar buttons as icons only
    • View toolbar buttons as text only
    • View toolbar buttons as text and icons
    • Reset toolbar buttons to default values
    • Access the extra buttons in the toolbar (with bug report)
    • Save toolbar changes to a document or template (with bug report)
• Zooming in and out
  • Zoom in to a selected area using the toolbar
  • Zoom out using the toolbar
  • Zoom to view the entire page
  • Zoom to view the entire page using the toolbar
  • Zoom to the optimal viewing size of the page
  • Zoom to the optimal viewing size of the page using the toolbar
  • Zoom to fit the page width
  • Zoom to fit the page width using the toolbar
  • Zoom to selected objects using the toolbar
  • Zoom in or out using a custom variable size
• Drawing Views
  • View drawing in black and white
  • View drawing in color
  • View drawing in grayscale
• Other Options
  • Enable the first character capitalization auto correct feature
  • Disable the first character capitalization auto correct feature
  • Enable the auto correction feature for two initial capital characters
  • Disable the auto correction feature for two initial capital characters
  • Set memory options to improve application performance and responsiveness
  • Enable and choose a Java Runtime Environment for OpenOffice.org
  • Disable Java Runtime Environment for OpenOffice.org
  • Edit the author field value

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