Purpose: Practise inserting images in LibreOffice Writer using different methods

If you are new to using LibreOffice Writer, or unfamiliar with how to insert images, watch the video below. The video contains captions in English which you can activate by clicking on the CC button below the video.

Activity

1. Open LibreOffice Writer
2. Copy and paste three or four paragraphs of any text
3. Practise
   • Inserting an image via the Image insert icon in LibreOffice Writer
   • Inserting an image via your file manager
     1. From the file manager, drag an image into your document
     2. From the file manager, copy an image file, then paste it in your document using ‘Control V’ or ‘paste’ from the menu bar.

Purpose: Practise re-sizing, cropping and editing an image using LibreOffice Writer.

If you are new to using LibreOffice Writer, or unfamiliar with how to insert images, watch the video below. The video contains captions in English which you can activate by clicking on the CC button below the video.

Practise how to:

1. Re-size the image, keeping the aspect ratio the same
2. Crop the image
3. Check if a horizontal flip of the image will display better for your intended materials
4. Add a border with a background colour
5. Change the position of the image and corresponding text-wrapping options
6. Apply the ‘Ageing’ filter. ‘Undo’ your change
7. Experiment with the other filters. ‘Undo’ your changes
8. Change the image to greyscale. ‘Undo’ your change