Videos/Insert and edit images in Writer Part 1

Foreword and topics in part 1
The video "Insert and edit images in Writer - LibreOffice - part 1" links to this page here, which contains further information.

Image topics covered:
 * Insert
 * Change size
 * Set anchorage
 * Define circulation
 * Compress
 * Turn
 * Labeling

Link to the Video
Link to the Video (in German [DE]):

Bilder einfügen und bearbeiten in Writer - LibreOffice 6.3 - Teil 1

Insert picture




Open Writer and the file "Lorem ipsum V63".

Place the cursor somewhere in the middle of the text.

Now select the "Insert image" symbol.

Alternatively you can use the menu [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 1.png|]] select.

In the dialog [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 2.png|″Insert Image″]] select the image file [[Media:Bild_015_k.JPG|Bild_015k.JPG]] and click.

The image is now displayed in the document.

General information on anchoring and positioning
The important concepts of anchoring and positioning.

Image: Position and size
In the sidebar under Properties, you can select [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 3.png|″Position and Size″ the ″Height″ and ″Width″]] of the image.

To ensure that the proportions are retained, place a check mark at ″Seitenverhältnis beibehalten″.

At ″Width″ enter '5.00 cm.

The image is immediately adjusted in dimensions.

The value for ″Height″ no longer needs to be entered, since you have set the check mark for ″Maintain aspect ratio″.

Left-click and hold the image and first drag it further down towards the center.

Set Wrap for the image
In the context menu, choose for the image [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 4.png|″Parallel circulation″]] off.

Right-click on the image again and select.

In the ″Image″ dialog in the ″Wrap″ tab, enter 0.50 cm for ″Spacing″ and click.

Set anchorage for the image
Left-click on the image and drag it further down towards the center.

Now right-click on the image.

In the context menu that appears, move the cursor to [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 5.png|]].

Another context menu shows the anchoring as [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 5.png|]].

If this is not the default setting, click on it.

Anchoring and effect
Green text from this LO-Online Help Blue text from this OO-Source

To Page
Anchors the selected item to the current page. A graphic anchored "To page" is forever associated with a particular page. It does not move as you add or delete text or other graphics. This method is useful when the graphic does not need to be visually associated with a particular piece of text. It is often used when producing newsletters or other documents that are very layout intensive.

To Paragraph
Anchors the selected item to the current paragraph. The graphic is associated with a paragraph and moves with the paragraph. It may be placed in the margin or another location. This method is useful as an alternative to a table for placing icons beside paragraphs.

To Character
Anchors the selected item to a character. The graphic is associated with a character but is not in the text sequence. It moves with the paragraph but may be placed in the margin or another location. This method is similar to anchoring to a paragraph but cannot be used with drawing objects.

As Character
Anchors the selected item as a character in the current text. If the height of the selected item is greater than the current font size, the height of the line containing the item is increased. To centre an image on an HTML page, insert the image, anchor it "as character", then centre the paragraph. The graphic is placed in the document like any other character and, therefore, affects the height of the text line and the line break. The graphic moves with the paragraph as you add or delete text before the paragraph. This method is useful for keeping screenshots in sequence in a procedure or for adding a small icon in sequence in a sentence.

Presetting the anchorage - as of version 7.1
The anchoring for inserting images can be preset from LibreOffice version 7.1.

Select from the menu.

For [[Media:Dialog Options LibreOfficeWriter Formatting Aids.png|"Image|Anchor"]] you can select: "To Pragraph", "To Character" or "As Character".

Compress the image
Since you have already selected the smaller version of the image Image_015_k when inserting it, no additional compression is required.

Look at it anyway.

Right-click on the image and choose [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 6.png|]].

In the appearing dialog [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 7.png|″Bild komprimieren″]], the values for width, height and resolution are displayed.

In the dialog below the centre the size of the image file is shown in "kB".

Click.

Remember to save your document.

See also:

"Compress Image", in the help pages

Rotate the image


With the image selected, right-click on the image and choose [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 8.png|]].

Or select the ″Rotate″ icon on the ″Image″ toolbar.

The four corners of the image now each have a [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 9.png|orange dot]].

Move the cursor to one of these points.

The cursor shape changes to a three-quarter circle line with end arrows.

Click and hold the point and drag it clockwise or counterclockwise.

When the desired angle for the image is reached, release the mouse button.

Another way to rotate the image is in the sidebar under Properties.

If the image is selected, you can rotate it in the sidebar in the lower area under [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 3.png|]], specify the angle in degrees.

Alternatively, hold the blue dot over the rotary wheel and turn clockwise or counterclockwise.

When the desired angle for the image is reached, release the mouse button.

At 0 degrees, the image is back in the position it was inserted.

Caption the image
Right-click on the image again and select [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 10.png|]].

In the dialog [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 11.png|″Insert caption″]] enter a caption for the image at ″Beschriftung″

There at ″Properties/Category″, you can select a term for the category, e.g. ″Graphic″ or ″Figure″.

In ″Preview″, you can see how the label looks as a whole.

When you are satisfied, click.

The image has now been given an additional frame.

And according to the pre-selection, the inscription is located at the bottom edge.

You can also change or add to the caption later.

The prerequisite is that the frame of the image is not selected.

Simply click in the label text and edit the label.

Crop an image
If you want to crop an image, right-click inside the image and select Crop.

[[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 12.png|The handle points are now blue]].

You can now click and hold the points with the left mouse button and drag them into the image.

If the section is as desired, then simply click somewhere next to the image so that the image is unselected.

The cropped image does not need to be saved.

Only the cropped image is visible, but the entire image remains in the document.

The cropped image can be enlarged again using the Crop function.

Further image editing options
In the context menu, select further image editing options.

If you click with the right mouse button on an image in the document, you have access to the [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 13.png|Menu selection]] for the image even more possibilities of image editing.

Edit with external tool
Click with the right mouse button on the image and select [[Media:202008_LODE_Abbildung 13.png|]].

An image editing program opens that has been defined in the operating system with the file type of the image.

If you do not have a suitable image editing program, you can download a program from the Internet.

Here are a few examples of image processing programs
Paint.NET, IrfanView, Gimp, (descriptions can be found in Wikipedia)

In this way, you can edit the image with an image editing program (tool) for your purposes.

Put image file in the Background
Right-click on the image and choose } from the context menu.

The image is now in the background, which means that when you write your text now, [[Media:73EN Writer ImageInBackground.png|you write it over the image]].

Insert a transparent image as Watermark on all pages in Writer




Open a blank Writer document.

Choose [[Media:202111_Writer - Menu View Sidebar.png|]] from the menu or press.

In the sidebar under "Styles" select [[Media:202111_Writer - Sidebar Page Styles.png|"Page Styles"]].

Right-click on the "Default page style".

Choose [[Media:202111_Writer - Menu Modify.png|]].

In the [[Media:202111_Writer Dialog Page Style Default Page Style Area.png|"Page Style: DefaultPage Style"]] dialog, select the tab.

Select an image or import an image, button.

If you are importing, enter a [[Media:202111_Writer Dialog Image Name.png|name]] for the new image or leave the entry.

In "Options" select for example [[Media:202111_Writer Dialog Page Style Default Page Style Area Streched.png|"Stretched"]].

In the "Transparency" tab choose the transparency: 80%, (e.g.).

Click on.

All pages will now have an [[Media:202111_Writer - Watermark.png|image as a Watermark]].

See also: Changing Page Background

Images and objects - Display


You have inserted an image and see only an empty frame?

Look if in the menu a check mark is set at [[Media:202201WriterEN Dialog Options LibreOfficeWriter View.png|"Display|Images and Objects"]].

Preferences for view and print
Using LibreOffice 7.1 as an example

To see images and diagrams in the view or to print them as well, check the following settings:

Menu [[Media:202102EN Menu View Images and Charts.png|]]

Menu, there at [[Media:202102EN Dialog - Options LibreOffice Writer View.png|]]

Menu, there at [[Media:202102EN Dialog Options LibreOffice Writer Print.png|]]

Menu, in the Dialog "Print", Tab "LibreOffice Writer", there at [[Media:202102EN Dialog - Print Tab LibreOffice Writer.png|]]

Inserting an image into a Writer table


You can also insert an image into the cell of a Writer table.

Place the cursor in the cell of a Writer table.

Click on the "Insert Image..." icon in the "Standard" toolbar.

In the "Insert Image" dialog, select the image you want to insert.

Click the button.

The image will be inserted into the cell.

Right-click on the image and choose "Anchor" and "As Character".

This will automatically adjust the cell to fit the image.

Inserting and editing images in Writer Part 2
Insert and edit images in Writer Part 2

Used working documents
[[Media:Lorem ipsum V63.odt|Lorem ipsum V63.odt]]

[[Media:Lorem ipsum V63 mit Bild_015_k - ohne Beschriftung.odt|Lorem ipsum V63 mit Bild_015_k - ohne Beschriftung.odt]]

[[Media:Lorem ipsum V63 mit Bild_015_k - mit Beschriftung.odt|Lorem ipsum V63 mit Bild_015_k - mit Beschriftung.odt]]

[[Media:LiV63 mit Bild_015_k – ohne Beschriftung mit Rahmen.odt|LiV63 mit Bild_015_k – ohne Beschriftung mit Rahmen.odt]]

[[Media:Bilder in Tabellen-Rahmen - mit Beschriftung.odt|Bilder in Tabellen-Rahmen - mit Beschriftung.odt]]

[[Media:Bilder in Tabellen-Rahmen - ohne Beschriftung.odt|Bilder in Tabellen-Rahmen - ohne Beschriftung.odt]]

[[Media:Collagen - Bilder in Formen.odt|Collagen - Bilder in Formen.odt]]

[[Media:Collagen - Bilder in Formen mit einem GIF.odt|Collagen - Bilder in Formen mit einem GIF.odt]]

Used pictures
Bild_001_k to Bild_034_k.jpg and GIF_001_k.gif

Downloadable document for the video
in German [DE]

[[Media:Bilder einfügen und bearbeiten Teil 1 V63.odt|Bilder einfügen und bearbeiten Teil 1 V63.odt]]

FAQs about images
Writer/FAQ

How can I anchor and position graphic elements (images, objects)?

How do I modify the link of an external picture?

How do I select several pictures?

How to rotate a picture?

Anchoring and positioning graphic elements (pictures, objects)

Calc/FAQ/Layout

How to insert a logo or a graphic into the header?

Draw/FAQ

How do I resize a picture inserted in a drawing?

How do I crop a picture?

How do I change the colors of a JPEG image before using it in a LibreOffice file?

How do I save a drawing in an image format (PNG, BMP , JPG, ...)?

How do I display an image file (PNG, EPS, GIF , JPEG, ... ) in my drawing?

I received a file containing images, but only the image link icons appear, not the images themselves. What's wrong?

Copyright and license status of media
Please be sure to note the license status of media.

The huge variety of media (images, videos and audios) on the Internet can usually be accessed by clicking on them.

However, these media are subject to copyright protection and registered licenses and possibly personality rights.

See also

Warning The takeover of foreign media for the purpose of publication is proven with punishment.

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