Converting an object to a different type

OpenOffice.org 3 Impress Guide

Chapter 5: Creating Graphic Objects

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• The Drawing toolbar
• Creating lines and shapes
• Working with 3D shapes
• Grouping shapes together
• Arranging shapes
• Flipping shapes
• Aligning shapes
• Alignment using the grid and snap guides
• Converting an object to a different type
• Setting up interaction with a shape or image
• Animating images
• Using Fontwork

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You can convert an object into a different type. Right-click on the object and select the Convert to display a menu containing the following options:

• To Curve: converts the selected object to a Bézier curve.
• To Polygon: converts the selected object to a polygon. After the conversion choose Edit Points to edit the shape.
• To Contour: converts the selected object to a polygon, or a group of polygons. If the conversion creates a group of polygons (for example, when you convert a text object), then press F3 to enter the group before you can select an individual polygon.
• Convert to 3D: converts the selected object to a three-dimensional (3D) object.
• Convert to 3D Rotation Object: creates a three-dimensional shape by rotating the selected object around its vertical axis.
• To Bitmap: converts the selected object to a bitmap.
• To metafile: converts the selected object to Windows Metafile Format (WMF), containing both bitmap and vector graphic data.

The convert options in the context menu.