Move and Resize Photos and Text Boxes in OpenOffice Impress

Animated Clip of the Steps to Move and Resize Graphic Objects

This animated clip shows the steps to move and resize the graphic objects on an OpenOffice Impress slide. This animation was created in a file format called animated.GIF.

Steps for Resizing pictures

1. Click on the picture to select it.
2. Place your mouse over one of the corner resizing handles. All resizing handles appear as green squares. The mouse cursor will change to a two headed arrow.
3. Hold the Shift key while dragging the corner handle to resize the photo. This will retain its proportions. Otherwise you will have a tall, skinny picture or a short, fat picture due to distortion.

1. Place the mouse anywhere over the picture. The mouse cursor will change to a four headed arrow.
2. Drag the picture to the new location on the screen.

• Holding the Shift key while dragging the corner resizing handle will always keep your picture in the correct proportions. Using the top or side handles will cause distortion in your picture.
  
  
• The mouse cursor will always change to a two headed arrow when placed over a resize handle on a graphic. Two headed arrows are always resize arrows. This is standard for all programs.
  
  
• The mouse cursor will always change to a four headed arrow when placed over a picture or other type of graphic object. Four headed arrows are always move arrows. This is standard for all programs.

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