problem

[Lesley Armstrong <la...@ca.inter.net>]

Why, when I try to paste an image into Impress, it switches to Draw and 
I lose the tool bar Normal/Outline/Notes?
I have been trying everything all morning.

Thank you.  I need this presentation for tomorrow 8 a.m.!

Lesley Armstrong

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Re: problem

[Julian Thomas <jt...@jt-mj.net>]

> On Jul 21, 2015, at 10:55, Lesley Armstrong <la...@ca.inter.net> wrote:
> 
> Why, when I try to paste an image into Impress, it switches to Draw and I lose the tool bar Normal/Outline/Notes?
> I have been trying everything all morning.
> 
> Thank you.  I need this presentation for tomorrow 8 a.m.!

My recipe for success in putting an image into Impress:

1. Have the image on the desktop or somewhere on the computer

2. It's easier if you only need the title bar for text, or don't even need that.

3. Use a layout that's title bar only, or if you have another window with 'click to add text' select the edges of that window and delete it. Then click in the empty white space below the title bar.

4. On the OO menubar, select Insert - Picture - From file and navigate to the file and select it.

5. It will get pasted somewhere and somehow. You can drag it and resize using the handles, but I've had bad luck resizing that way when the proportions are not maintained.  Safer is:

Right click in the image, Position and Size.  You get a window with options.  You will be using size.  Make sure 'maintain ratio' or whatever is checked. Pick an anchor point; the resizing will leave that where it is and move the other 3 corners.

Select a width or height and do it.  If it's a disaster, use CtrlZ or Cmd Z [depending on your os] to undo and try again, or you can resize again.  If you want to tweak the image position, you have more control using Alt-arrow keys than you have with the mouse/pointing device.

If you want to add a second image, this works.  MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRST IMAGE is no longer selected [i.e. no frame with handles] by clicking somewhere else in the white space.

HTH 

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Re: problem

[Regina Henschel <rb...@t-online.de>]

Hi Lesley,

Lesley Armstrong schrieb:
> Why, when I try to paste an image into Impress, it switches to Draw and
> I lose the tool bar Normal/Outline/Notes?
> I have been trying everything all morning.
>
> Thank you.  I need this presentation for tomorrow 8 a.m.!
>

To investigate "Why", we would need much more information, see below.

For now: You can try it with drag&drop. Make sure nothing is selected on 
the target slide. Save the image from the source, so that you can access 
it with the file explorer. Drag the image and drop it to a margin of the 
slide, which is not covered by a presentation object or any other 
object. Then move it to the desired place.

Missing informations are:
Which version of AOO do you use?
Which operating system do you use?
Which kind of image is it?
How large is the image?
 From where do you have copied the image?
How do you "copy"?
How do you try to paste? Be very exact in which menu items and which key 
strokes do you use.
Does it happen only with this presentation or with a total new one too?
Do you use .odp format or .ppt format?
Does it happen with every kind of image or only with a special one?
Can you provide presentation and image?

Kind regards
Regina



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