OpenOffice.org 2 Draw View a tutorial on this topic

Platform: PC

Description

OpenOffice.org™ 2 Draw is a free, open-source software solution. From a quick sketch to a complex plan, Draw gives you the tools to communicate with graphics and diagrams. Use Styles and Formatting to put all your graphics styles at your finger tips. Manipulate objects, rotate in two or three dimensions; the 3D controller puts spheres, rings, cubes, etc. at your disposal. Learn about these and other features in this great tutorial series.
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Key # Length
1. preview Creating a new drawing with rectangular objects 23538 2:42
2. preview Drawing circular objects and deleting objects 23539 2:07
3. locked Changing the fill and outline 23540 2:42
4. locked Drawing lines and arrows and labeling objects 23541 2:33
5. locked Adding text and callouts 23542 2:26
6. locked Using the Drawing Shapes toolbars 23543 3:27
7. locked Inserting clip art and enlarging the workspace 23544 1:45
8. locked Adding images to the gallery 23545 2:55
9. locked Using help and tips 23546 3:25
Key # Length
1. locked Moving and resizing objects 23547 1:41
2. locked Aligning and distributing objects 23548 2:40
3. locked Using grids 23549 2:10
4. locked Using snap lines and points 23550 3:19
5. locked Copying and pasting objects 23551 1:37
6. locked Using Duplicate to create artistic effects 23552 1:54
7. locked Changing the stacking order of objects 23553 2:37
8. locked Reversing stacking order and selecting overlapping objects 23554 1:45
9. locked Grouping objects 23555 2:29
10. locked Rotating and flipping objects 23556 1:55
11. locked Using the zoom features 23557 2:02
Key # Length
1. locked Creating text art with Fontwork 23558 2:11
2. locked Drawing filled and unfilled curves 23559 2:25
3. locked Drawing polygons and freeform lines 23560 2:22
4. locked Editing curves, polygons and freeform lines pt. 1 23561 3:16
5. locked Editing curves, polygons and freeform lines pt. 2 23562 3:11
6. locked Using connectors 23563 2:57
7. locked Creating connector text and new glue points 23564 3:34
8. locked Drawing 3D objects 23565 1:49
9. locked Using 3D effects pt. 1 23566 2:37
10. locked Using 3D effects pt. 2 23567 2:50
11. locked Creating scale diagrams and dimension lines pt. 1 23568 3:25
12. locked Creating scale diagrams and dimension lines pt. 2 23569 4:40
13. locked Inserting images from a file and applying filters 23570 2:28
14. locked Changing an image's appearance 23571 3:09
15. locked Cropping an image and adding a border 23572 2:03
Key # Length
1. locked Using save, save as and open 23573 2:02
2. locked Exporting to other file formats (PDF, JPEG etc.) 23574 2:49
3. locked Printing your document 23575 2:53
Key # Length
1. locked Using the color bar 23576 2:24
2. locked Using styles 23577 3:38
3. locked Formatting fill, shadow and transparency 23578 3:02
4. locked Using your own fill colors 23579 3:39
5. locked Using your own fill gradients 23580 3:00
6. locked Using your own fill hatching 23581 1:50
7. locked Using your own fill bitmaps and patterns 23582 2:28
8. locked Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps pt. 1 23583 2:17
9. locked Understanding vector graphics and bitmaps pt. 2 23584 1:27
10. locked Converting to metafiles and polygons 23585 3:46
11. locked Converting to contours 23586 1:37
12. locked Converting to 3D objects and 3D rotation objects 23587 2:36
13. locked Making shapes and fontwork three-dimensional 23588 2:29
14. locked Using the Mode tools 23589 3:25
15. locked Converting text to curves 23590 2:06
Key # Length
1. locked Cropping a photograph 23591 2:22
2. locked Adjusting the size 23592 1:57
3. locked Improving the photo 23593 2:19
4. locked Exporting in a compressed image format 23594 2:08
Key # Length
1. locked Using the Eyedropper tool to replace colors 23595 4:04
2. locked Creating your own Color palette 23596 3:55
3. locked Creating a list of gradients, hatchings and bitmaps 23597 1:57
4. locked Using layers pt. 1 23598 2:50
5. locked Using layers pt. 2 23599 3:02
6. locked Using layers pt. 3 23600 1:50
7. locked Adding the Circles and Ovals toolbar 23601 3:05
8. locked Using your own toolbar 23602 2:36
9. locked Merge, subtract, intersect and combine shapes 23603 3:26
10. locked Using cross-fading to morph one object to another 23604 1:53
Tutorial series by Ross Isenegger
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