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Introduction

Draw is a vector graphics drawing tool, although it can also perform some operations

on raster graphics (pixels). Using Draw, you can quickly create a wide variety of

graphical images.

Vector graphics store and display a picture as simple geometric elements such as

lines, circles, and polygons rather than as a collection of pixels (points on the screen).

This permits simpler storage and supports precise scaling of the picture elements.

Draw is fully integrated into the OpenOffice.org suite, and this simplifies exchanging

graphics with all components of the suite. For example, if you create an image in

Draw, reusing it in a Writer document is as simple as copying and pasting the image.

You can also work with drawings directly from within Writer or Impress, using a

subset of the functions and tools from Draw.

Draw’s functionality is extensive, and even though it was not designed to rival high-

end graphics applications, it possesses significantly more functionality than the

drawing tools that are generally integrated with most office productivity suites.

A few examples of the drawing functions are: layer management, magnetic grid-point

system, dimensions and measurement display, connectors for making organization

charts, 3D functions that enable small three-dimensional drawings to be created

(with texture and lighting effects), drawing and page-style integration, and Bézier

curves.

The Draw Guide is not a course book to be worked through from beginning to end.

Rather, it is a reference work in which you can browse for guidance on particular

topics.

This document describes only the functions associated with Draw. Some concepts,

such as file management or the way the OpenOffice.org environment works, are

mentioned only briefly; they are covered in more detail in the Getting Started guide.

The Draw workplace

The main components of the Draw interface are shown in Figure 1.

The large area in the center of the window is where you make the drawings. You can

surround the drawing area with toolbars and information areas. The number and

position of the visible tools vary with the task in hand and user preferences.

Therefore, your setup may look different. For example, many users put the main

Drawing toolbar on the left-hand side of the workspace—not at the bottom, as shown

here.

You can split drawings in Draw over several pages. Multi-page drawings are used

mainly for presentations. The Pages pane, on the left side of the Draw window in

Figure 1, gives an overview of the pages that you create. If the Pages pane is not

visible on your setup, you can enable it from the View menu (View > Page Pane). To

make changes to the page order, just drag and drop one or more pages.

In Draw 3.3, the maximum size of a drawing page is 300 cm by 300 cm.

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