the document created in workshop- . . • Delete the table content. • Perform all table formatting options for this table.
• Add two more rows and columns and also delete the rows and columns. • Save and close the document. • The selected picture is inserted into the document. Figure .
shows the Insert Picture dialog box. Formatting Pictures Using Picture toolbar of Writer one can modify the format of the inserted picture. A click inside the picture displays the picture toolbar as shown in Figure . which helps to format the picture by cropping the picture, adding borders, setting the height and width, changing the background color and performing various other formatting.
Figure . Picture Toolbar • To increase and decrease the size of the picture, click and drag at the four corners. • Clicking on Crop tool displays the cropping handles, Click and drag a handle to crop an image. Click the Crop command to deselect the crop tool.
• Clicking on Default drop down arrow displays options like Black and white, Grey scale or Water mark (background) while default option displays the picture as original. • Clicking on Flip horizontally icon flips the picture horizontally. • Clicking on Flip vertically icon flips the picture vertically. • Clicking on Transparency icon helps to adjust the clarity of the picture in %.
. . Inserting Special Character And Equations Many symbols which are used in a mathematical equation like alpha (∞), beta (β), pi (π) etc., are not available on the standard keyboard. However,representing these characters are very much essential in mathematical equations.
To insert such characters, the procedure given below is followed: Figure7. Insert Symbol Dialog box • Place the insertion pointer in your document where you want the character to appear • Click on the Insert → Special Character • The Special Character dialog box appears as shown in Figure . from which the desired symbol can be selected by clicking on the character. • Click the OK button to insert the special character.
Open Office Writer helps to insert mathematical equations using the various symbols. These