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Insert and edit images in Writer Part 2

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Foreword in part 2

Insert and edit images in Writer consists of 3 parts. The video "Inserting and editing images in Writer - part 2" links to this page here, which contains further information.

The individual topics

Topics related to inserting and editing images in Writer
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Basics for inserting images How to create a border Insert images centered in the document
Insert images Insert Images into table cells Inserting a small icon or graphic into a sentence
Check the presets Create Collages Insert a full-page image on the first page of a document
Inserting an image into a Writer table Cut an Image into a Shape ---
Examine a document --- ---

You can find more pictures at: Used images

Link to the Video

Link to the Video (in German [DE]): Bilder einfügen und bearbeiten in Writer - Teil 2

Create a simple Border for an Image

Open Writer and the file Lorem ipsum mit Bild_015_k – ohne Beschriftung.odt.

Create Border

Right-click on the image. In the context menu, choose Properties In the "Image" dialog, choose the "Border" tab. For "Line>Style" select "Engraved". For width, select "Custom" and then 6.00 pt. And for "Color", select "Light Magenta 1". Click on the icon "All Four Borders" at "Line Arrangement>Presets". Click on OK. The Image now has a Border. If necessary, save your document under a new Name.

Images in Table cells

Open Writer.

Set Page to landscape format for table

The table should be displayed in landscape format. Therefore, the Writer page is also created in landscape format. Click in the menu Format ▸ Page Style and on the "Page" tab. At Paper Format ▸ Orientation: click on "Landscape" and OK. The Page is now displayed in Landscape format.

Insert table

You now click in the menu Table ▸ Insert Table. The "Insert Table" dialog appears. For "General" enter 3 for "Columns". And for "Rows", leave it at 2. For "Styles", select "Default Table Style". And click the Insert button.

Adjust Size of table

Right-click on the table and the Context menu appears. Choose Size ▸ Row Height from the Context menu. Enter as Height = 8.00 cm and uncheck Fit to size.

Insert images into the Table

Place the cursor in the first cell at the top left. Click the "Insert Image" icon on the "Standard" toolbar . Make your selection in the "Insert Image" dialog (Bild_004_k.JPG). Repeat this with the remaining cells and insert the Images Bild_005_k to Bild_009_k there.

Set Borders for Table

Right-click in the Table. In the Context menu that appears, choose Table Properties. In the "Table Properties" dialog select the tab "Borders". At "Line>Style" select the "Embossed" Style. For Width enter "Custom" and 9.00 pt. And for Colour, select "Light Orange 1". At "Line Arrangements>Presets" click on the icon "Outer Border and All Inner Lines". Click on OK.

Images in the Background

Set the images still in the background, by right-clicking on each image and choosing Wrap ▸ In Background from the Context menu.

Labelling the images

You still have some space under the pictures and can insert a label there.

Save document

If necessary, save your document under a new name.

Collages in Shapes with designed Borders

Open Writer.

Set Page format for collage

See the dialog at Set Page to landscape format for table. Click the Format ▸ Page Style menu. In the "Page Style: Default Page Style" dialog klick the "Page" tab. For Paper Format ▸ Orientation, click "Landscape" and then on OK. The Page is now displayed in Landscape format.

Color for the page background

Click the Format ▸ Page Style menu. Select the "Area" tab and the Color button. Select the Color "Light magenta 4" and click OK.

Insert Image

Click the "Insert image" icon on the "Standard" toolbar. The "Insert Image" dialog opens. Select the Bild_011_k.JPG. With the image selected, enter 8.0 cm for "Width" in the sidebar under properties.

Compress Image

Compresses the selected image to reduce its file size and change the size of the image in the document. Right-click on the image and click Compress in the context menu. In the “Compress Image” dialog, select 300 px for the width, for example. The Calculate New Size button displays the value of the image after compression in kB. Click OK. The image is now compressed.

The original image Bild_011_O.JPG has a resolution of 4000x3000 px and a size of 4569 kB.
The image Bild_011_k.JPG has a size of 61 kB.
And the image Bild_011_kk.JPG has a size of 17 kB.

Warning:
When the “Compress Image” dialog is opened, the values in the Compression and Resolution areas are old, i.e., they correspond to the last entries used.

Save Image

Right-click on the image again and select Save. In the dialog "Image export" expand the name to Bild_011_kk. Click on Save and then OK.

Draw Ellipse and Insert Picture

Now, as an example, draw the shape ellipse and leave it selected. Click on the "Insert image" icon . Select the image Bild_011_kk.JPG. Click on Open. Now the image is displayed in an ellipse.

Fit the size of the image into the shape

Right-click on the Shape with the image and select "Area". In the "Area" tab click the "Image" button and at "Options>Style" choose "Stretched". This will fit the image into the ellipse. Klick on OK. Now the whole image will be displayed in the shape (except the corners).

Insert shadow for the image

Resize the ellipse. Right-click on the ellipse and choose Area. In the "Shadow" tab, place a checkmark at "Use shadow". For "Distanz" enter 0,20 cm (~0.08"]. For Color, select "Dark magenta 1" and click OK.

Add more shapes and images to collage

You can now repeat this with further images and other shapes (Use Used images). Distribute the images on the page as you wish until the collage is perfect for you. Add another frame to the page, using menu Format ▸ Page ▸ Border.

Save Document

If necessary, save your document under a new name.

Example: Cutting an Image into a Shape in Draw

You might find it easier to do it this way: Workaround from @EarnestAl on AskLibreOffice

Writer does not allow grouping of images and shapes. If you use Draw, you can then copy the finished image to Writer.

a)+b) Crop the raster image to square with the important part central
c) Drag the circle over the raster image. (Important: Arrange the raster image to the back if it covers the circle)
d) Select both, right click and select Shapes ▸ Intersect

View pictures on PC - Surprise

If you like to view and demonstrate your self-made pictures with frames on your PC, you can add a little surprise. Use a moving GIF file instead of the picture as a JPG or PNG file. Insert a moving GIF instead of a picture. In the sidebar you can reduce the GIF, for example, enter 5.0 cm for "Width". Right-click on the GIF and choose Properties. In the "Image" dialog, there in the "Border" tab, set any border you want. Right-click on the GIF and select Arrangement ▸ Backward. For the GIF, you should make sure during production that the file size is as small as possible.

Save document

If necessary, save your document under a new name.

Further Informations

Wiki-Page Part 1

Insert and edit images in Writer Part 1
Inserting images in Writer Part 3

Working documents used

Lorem ipsum V63.odt

Lorem ipsum V63 mit Bild_015_k - ohne Beschriftung.odt

Lorem ipsum V63 mit Bild_015_k - mit Beschriftung.odt

LiV63 mit Bild_015_k – ohne Beschriftung mit Rahmen.odt

Bilder in Tabellen-Rahmen - mit Beschriftung.odt

Bilder in Tabellen-Rahmen - ohne Beschriftung.odt

Collagen - Bilder in Formen.odt

Collagen - Bilder in Formen mit einem GIF.odt

Used images

Bild_001_k.jpg to Bild_034_k.jpg and GIF_001_k.gif

Downloadable document to the video

in German [DE]

Bilder einfügen und bearbeiten Teil 2 V63.odt

Related topics

Image Border Size - Going Above 9.00 pt?

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