How-To: Draw Smiley Face - OpenOffice.org Draw
- Draw has a feature to let you create special symbols like Smiley Faces easily.
- You can find it here at the "Symbol Shapes Button."
- Just click on this "down arrow" to look at the Symbol Shapes toolbar.
- Here you can find several symbols to choose from.
- As an example we are choosing the Smiley Face.
- Just click on it once.
- Now, move to the drawing area and pick the spot where you want to put a corner of your symbol. In this case one corner of the Smiley Face.
- Once you have picked a spot just click and hold the left mouse button.
- While holding the mouse button, move the mouse to start drawing you Smiley Face.
- A ghost of the Smiley Face appears to guide you as you draw.
- Once you are comfortable with the size, just release the mouse button.
- We now have a Smiley Face! To re-adjust its size just click and hold the left mouse button on these adjustment boxes while moving the mouse.
- Just click on a blank space to look at the symbol without the adjustment boxes.
- Great! You now know how to draw symbols!
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Draw a Smiley Face
This screencast demonstrates how to draw symbols such as a smiley face.
You will learn:
- How to find the "Symbol Shape" button.
- How to draw a smiley face using the "Symbol Shape" tool.
Advanced topics
For advanced functionality with similar results see:
- How to draw a block arrow.
- How to draw a circle.
- How to draw a smiley face.
- How to draw a line.
- How to draw a line with an arrow tip.>
- How to draw a rectangle.
- How to draw a square
- How to insert a text frame.
- How to force equal height and width while drawing a shape.
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