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Apache OpenOffice 4.1 Draw Guide

Chapter 8: Tips and Tricks

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• Positioning Objects with Zoom
  • Zoom adjustments using the status bar
  • The Zoom Toolbar
• Positioning Objects with Snap Functions
  • Snap to Grid
    • Showing the Grid
    • Changing the Color of the Grid Points
    • Configuring the Grid
  • Snap to Snap Objects (Snap Lines and Snap Points)
    • Inserting a Snap Line with the Mouse
    • Inserting Snap Points and Snap Lines Using Coordinates
    • Editing Snap Points and Snap Lines
  • Snap to Page Margin
  • Snap to Object Frame
  • Snap to Object Points
  • Help to Position Objects with Guiding Lines
• Drawing to Scale
• Splitting Drawings on Multiple Layers
  • An Example Drawing: House Plan and Furniture
  • Changing the Layer of a Drawing Object
• Creating a Multi-page Document
  • Using the Pages Area
  • Using Page Backgrounds
    • Creating a Page Background
    • Assigning and Managing Page Backgrounds
• Color Palette: Adding or Changing Single Colors
• Changing Colors Using the Color Dialog
• Creating Cool Effects
  • Duplication
  • Cross-fading
    • Which Object Goes in Front?

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