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Request a Picture

To insert a graphic image from a file, first select the slide where you want the image to go. If the slide contains a picture placeholder (a small icon showing a house), double-click the placeholder to add the picture. If the slide doesn't contain a placeholder, select

Picture from the

Insert menu and then click

From File in the submenu. Impress displays the

Insert Graphics dialog box, which is nothing more than a Windows file-selection dialog where you use to navigate to the file you want to insert.

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Click the

Insert Graphics dialog box's

View button and select

Thumbnails to see a preview of your graphic before you insert it.

Once you select the graphic image you want to place in your presentation, click the

Open button to insert the image. The image appears in your presentation at the location you first selected.

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Move and Resize Using the Mouse

Once Impress brings the graphic image into your presentation, you usually need to make adjustments so the image suits your needs and rests on the slide in the proper position and with the correct size.

Typically, Impress imports a graphic image and centers it at the location you inserted it. No text wraps to either side of the image because, unlike a word processed document, a presentation relies on the exact placement of text and data on your slide. Therefore, you'll usually have to move the image so that it doesn't overwrite any important information on your slide.

To resize the image, drag any of the eight resizing handles inward to reduce the image size or outward to increase the image size.

3.

Flip if Needed

Depending on your image and your data, you may want to flip, or

reverse , the image so it points the other direction, either vertically or horizontally. Right-click over the graphic, select the

Flip menu, and then select

Vertically or

Horizontally to flip the image so it faces differently.

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If you insert multiple graphics, they can overlap each other. By right-clicking an image and selecting

Arrange, Send Backward , or

Bring Forward , you can control which image gets the top spot when layered with other images.

4.

Move and Resize to Exact Specifications

Right-click the image and select

Position and Size to display the

Position and Size dialog box. From this dialog box, you can resize, move, or slant the graphic image using exact measurements. The

Position X and

Position Y values determine where the image appears on the page from the upper-left corner. The

Size values determine how large your image will appear. If you do resize an image, be sure you click to select the

Keep ratio option so that Impress resizes the width in proportion to the height changes you make (or so Impress resizes the height in proportion to any width changes you make) to keep your image clear and in the correct ratio as the original. If you fail to maintain the ratio, your image can become stretched out of proportion. Checking the options in the

Protect area ensures that you don't inadvertently move the image with your mouse later.

5.

Rotate the Image if Needed

Click the

Position and Size dialog box's

Rotation tab to display the

Rotation page. Here, you can rotate the image any angle by specifying a value in the

Angle field. The

pivot point , which remains at the center of your image unless you change the pivot point, determines where the imaginary spindle lies while the image rotates.