On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:27:10 +1000
Rob King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


> Hi
> 
> I haven't expressed myself well.
> 
> I have a file on my desktop named *OpenOfficeClipart*, obtained from
> a CD purchased recently from eBay containing all the OpenOffice
> files. OpenOffice is new to me, I have only ever used MS Office
> before, and I am used to being able to click on a ClipArt icon on the
> toolbar to insert a clipart image. Is this an option with OpenOffice,
> and, if so, how do I install this?
> 
> My wife is an infants teacher. She likes to include images in her 
> worksheets and also to put nice borders around pages. Is this
> possible too?
> 
> Rob King

Rob,

You can insert graphics and edit the toolbars to your heart's content.

Firstly inserting graphics:

Go Insert-> Picture -> From file
This will open a dialog where you can navigate to the file's location.
Once you choose the file you want, there are many options about the
size, borders, wrap etc. To edit these, just right click on the picture.

There is also a gallery function which you can access via the "Tools"
menu.

If you want to add the Insert Picture icon to your toolbar:

click on the down arrow at the end of the main toolbar- you have to
have a document of some sort open (even a blank one will do). The main
toolbar is the first one below the File- Edit etc. menu items.

Select Customise toolbar. Then click the "Toolbar" tab. Underneath this
you can choose several toolbars in a drop-down list. Choose "Standard"

You will get a list of possible things that can be added to the
toolbar. You want "From File" (not very intuitive)- it's about 2/3 down
the list. Put a tick in the box next to it and it will appear on the
toolbar.

Pretty borders. These are limited to variations on a straight line, but
you can choose the colour you want. Go Format-> Page and select the
Borders option. If you want more than that, you will have to find one
in a graphic format, size it to the page and select "Wrap Through" (I
think it is) so that the text goes through the picture.



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