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# Inserting Objects From the Gallery

You can insert an object from the Gallery into a text, spreadsheet, drawing or presentation document by dragging and dropping or using the Context Menu. Inserting an object creates a copy of the object so any changes to the object in your document will not affect the object in the Gallery.

## Inserting an object into a document

1. Open the Gallery.

2. Select a theme.

3. Select an object using a single click.

4. Drag the object into the document, or right-click to open the context menu and select Insert.

## Replacing an object in a document

### By dragging and dropping

1. Open the Gallery.

2. Select a theme.

3. Select an object using a single click.

4. Drag the object over the one you want to replace while holding down the Command Ctrl key.

### Using the context menu

1. Open the Gallery

2. Select a theme.

3. Left-click on the object you want to replace.

4. Right-click on the object you want to replace it with and select Insert.

## Inserting an object as a background graphic

1. Open the Gallery.

2. Select a theme.

3. Select an object by a single click.

4. Open the context menu and choose Insert - Background - Page or Insert - Background - Paragraph.

The option to insert an object as a background image is only available in LibreOfficeDev Writer.

Related Topics

Gallery

Adding Graphics to the Gallery

Dragging and Dropping Within a LibreOfficeDev Document

Copying Graphics Between Documents

Copying Spreadsheet Areas to Text Documents

Moving and Copying Text in Documents