Brian Barker wrote: > At 11:59 28/06/2009 +0100, Graham P Davis wrote: >>I need to save a graph as a graphical object, say as jpeg or png. I >>recall doing this years ago but can't remember how or find anything >>in "help" as to how to tackle it. I think I did it in OOo, or Star >>Office, but it might have been in Excel. Is it possible in OOo and, if so, how? > > You mean a graph as in Calc? Try this as a workaround: > o Select the graph (so that you see the eight green handles). > o Copy the graph. > o Create a new text (Writer) document. > o Paste the graph into the text document - but using Edit | Paste > Special... (or Ctrl+Shift+V) instead of ordinary Paste. > o In the Paste Special dialogue, select "GDI metafile". > o Right-click the graph and go to Save Graphics... . > o Select your required format from the drop-down list against "Save as type". > > You can also do this via a drawing (Draw) document, but the context > menu item there is Save as Picture... instead. > > I trust this helps. >
Thanks Brian but I think I've got problems with this version of OOo (3.1.0.98.1 on OpenSUSE 11.2 M2) and will have to log on to my 11.1 partition and try again. I was unable to use "paste special" as it didn't exist and "paste" changed the range of the x-axis (from 1880-2020 to 0-2000), though at least it pasted something this time as when I tried it before all I got was a blank rectangle. -- Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks., UK. E-mail: newsman not newsboy "I wear the cheese. It does not wear me." --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
