1*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 3*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 4*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<!--*********************************************************** 5*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 6*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 7*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 8*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * distributed with this work for additional information 9*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 10*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 11*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 12*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * with the License. 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You can also insert tables, charts, formulas and other items created in $[officename] programs into your drawings.</paragraph> 42*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </section> 43*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3147435" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="11">Vector Graphics</paragraph> 44*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153142" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="12">$[officename] Draw creates vector graphics using lines and curves defined by mathematical vectors. Vectors describe lines, ellipses, and polygons according to their geometry.</paragraph> 45*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3154320" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="14">Creating 3D Objects</paragraph> 46*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145251" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="15">You can create simple 3D objects such as cubes, spheres, and cylinders in $[officename] Draw and even modify the light source of the objects.</paragraph> 47*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3154491" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="20">Grids and Guides</paragraph> 48*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149379" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="6">Grids and guides provide a visual cue to help you align objects in your drawing. You can also choose to snap an object to a grid line, guide or to the edge of another object.</paragraph> 49*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3155601" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="16">Connecting Objects to Show Relationships</paragraph> 50*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149124" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="17">You can connect objects in $[officename] Draw with special lines called "connectors" to show the relationship between objects. Connectors attach to glue points on drawing objects and remain attached when the connected objects are moved. Connectors are useful for creating organization charts and technical diagrams.</paragraph> 51*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3155764" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="21">Displaying Dimensions</paragraph> 52*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155333" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="22">Technical diagrams often show the dimensions of objects in the drawing. In $[officename] Draw, you can use dimension lines to calculate and display linear dimensions.</paragraph> 53*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3154705" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="18">Gallery</paragraph> 54*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154022" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="7">The Gallery contains images, animations, sounds and other items that you can insert and use in your drawings as well as other $[officename] programs.</paragraph> 55*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3149207" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="19">Graphic File Formats</paragraph> 56*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155112" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="5">$[officename] Draw can export to many common graphic file formats, such as BMP, GIF, JPG, and PNG.</paragraph> 57*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </body> 58*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</helpdocument> 59