See Chapter 1, Introducing Draw for more information on the Status Bar.Ī straight line is the simplest element or object in Draw to create.ġ) Use one of the following options to start drawing a straight line:Ĭlick insert Line on the Drawing toolbar.Ĭlick the triangle ▼ on the right of Lines and Arrows on the Drawing toolbar and select Insert Line from the drop-down list.Ĭlick Insert Line in the Line section of the Shapes deck on the Sidebar ( Figure 3).Ģ) Place the cursor at the starting point on the drawing, then click and drag the cursor to draw a straight line.ģ) Release the mouse button when the end point is reached and a straight line is created. When a shape is drawn, select an object for editing, or add text to the drawing, the information field in the Status Bar ( Figure 2) changes to reflect the action taken or in progress. See Chapter 1, Introducing Draw for more information. Toolbars can be configured by adding, moving, hiding, or deleting tools. If the toolbar is not visible, activate it by going to View > Toolbars on the Menu bar and select Drawing from the available options.Īs with all the components of LibreOffice, the Drawing toolbar can be unlocked and placed the Draw workspace as a floating toolbar. This toolbar is normally located on the left side of the main Draw window.
The drawing tools are found on the Drawing toolbar ( Figure 1). This is common notation in vector drawing software. For more information on 3D objects, see Chapter 7, Working with 3D Objects.Īll shapes, whether they are lines, rectangles, or more complicated shapes, are called objects.
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The following chapters describe how to work with and edit such objects. This chapter shows how to draw simple 2D objects. LibreOffice Draw can create 2D and 3D objects. For a more detailed list, see the application Help.Ĭontrol +click and/or right-click depending on computer setup
Table 1 below gives some common substitutions for the instructions in this user guide.
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