How Do You Draw Basic Shapes Using Open Office Draw?
• Become familiar with the Drawing tool bar. The Drawing toolbar is normally located at the bottom of the window. If you do not see it, activate it from the View > Toolbars menu. As in all OpenOffice.org components, you can place the toolbar on the Draw window wherever you wish. Learn about the custom shapes in Draw 2. • Basic shapes include: • Lines • Arrows • Rectangles and squares • Ellipses and circles • Curves and polygons • Connectors • Lines and arrows • Note: If you draw a basic shape or select one for editing, the Info field in the status bar changes to reflect the action taken: Line created, Text frame xxyy selected, and so on. • Start with the simplest element – a straight line. • Click on the Line icon on the Drawing toolbar and place the mouse pointer at the point where you want to start the line (see Figure 3). Drag the mouse while keeping the mouse button pressed. Release the mouse button at the point where you want to end the line. • A blue or green selection handle app
