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vnASq‖Position and Size

Uoofy‖Specifies the size and the position of the selected image, frame, or OLE object on a page.

To access this command...

ebLJB‖From the menu bar:

DNJWW‖Choose Format - Image - Properties - Position and Size tab.

FCDbd‖Choose Format - Frame and Object - Properties - Position and Size tab.

aqVqW‖Choose View - Styles - Frame Styles - open context menu New/Edit Style - Type tab.

j5nXW‖Choose Insert - Frame - Frame - Position and Size tab.

t8dFS‖From the context menu:

FbtVd‖Choose Properties - Position and Size tab.

qBbLh‖From the tabbed interface:

kvFPC‖On the Image menu of the Image tab, choose Properties - Position and Size tab.

Zw2FE‖On the Object menu of the Object tab, choose Properties - Position and Size tab.

GBzN2‖From the keyboard:

F4, then Position and Size tab.

u2kCU‖From the status bar:

Qde5i‖Click on the Selected Object Size area, Position and Size tab.


rmVDF‖Size

PuzEE‖Width

7WYBE‖Enter the width that you want for the selected object.

rBEBK‖Relative

jCG6y‖Calculates the width of the selected object as a percentage of the width of the page text area.

GH5E8‖Relative width relation

2gktF‖Decides what 100% width means: either text area (excluding margins) or the entire page (including margins).

doouQ‖Height

YcbQG‖Enter the height that you want for the selected object.

svBtW‖Relative

StGCH‖Calculates the height of the selected object as a percentage of the height of the page text area.

Babe5‖Relative height relation

jVdeE‖Decides what 100% height means: either text area (excluding margins) or the entire page (including margins).

gdn4R‖Keep ratio

Y7U6o‖Maintains the height and width ratio when you change the width or the height setting.

NFef9‖Original Size

e5zzB‖Resets the size settings of the selected object to the original values.

note

5URz7‖This option is not available for frames.


iRhAp‖AutoSize

5E8CR‖Automatically adjusts the width or height of a frame to match the contents of the frame. If you want, you can specify a minimum width or minimum height for the frame.

note

L7aEq‖The AutoSize option is only available when you select a frame.


9cgn5‖Protect

katzK‖Specifies protection options for the selected item.

CRyDr‖Contents

D8Afd‖Prevents changes to the contents of the selected item.

HWgwa‖You can still copy the contents of the selected item.

DkUiQ‖Position

CGGDd‖Locks the position of the selected item in the current document.

rxqPv‖Size

LmuA7‖Locks the size of the selected item.

uaTWE‖Anchor

3AoMX‖Specify the anchoring options for the selected object or frame. The anchor options are not available when you open the dialog from the Styles window.

zDwJb‖To page

6cNo3‖Anchors the selection to the current page.

SrRnB‖To paragraph

yrGmQ‖Anchors the selection to the current paragraph.

B77pd‖To character

EeHyA‖Anchors the selection to a character. This is the default for images.

JyE5x‖As character

sjhkb‖Anchors the selection as character. The height of the current line is resized to match the height of the selection.

M3Jgh‖Position

daXLK‖Specify the location of the selected object on the current page.

e7vx4‖Horizontal

YXotJ‖Select the horizontal alignment option for the object. The selection specifies the position of the object relative to the region or reference line selected in the to dropdown list. This option is not available if anchor as character is selected.

P4DGf‖by

4D93V‖Enter the amount of space to leave between the left edge of the selected object and the reference point that you select in the To box. This option is only available if you select "From Left" in the Horizontal box.

uPVEk‖to

YztgA‖Select the region or reference line for the selected horizontal alignment option. The following options are available:

Uswkh‖Be aware that the set of options available depend on the Anchor settings. Therefore, not all options listed above may be shown due to the current Anchor choice.

tip

eBQAz‖You can see the result of the alignments options that you select in the Preview box.


EUGc6‖Mirror on even pages

EB5SP‖Reverses the current horizontal alignment settings on even pages.

tip

wPmQq‖You can also use the Image flip options to adjust the layout of objects on even and odd pages.


Ede32‖Vertical

uBumw‖Select the vertical alignment option for the object. The selection specifies the position of the object relative to the region or reference line selected in the to dropdown list.

tip

eBQAz‖You can see the result of the alignments options that you select in the Preview box.


knMYP‖by

Y6mTm‖Enter the amount of space to leave from the top edge of the object to the region or reference line selected in the to dropdown list. This option is active only when the following combinations of Vertical and Anchor are selected. For these combinations, you can specify the amount of space to leave from:

MKMgj‖Vertical

oifcH‖with Anchor

pAEJw‖From top

qECoA‖Top edge of selected region.
Positive values move the object down, negative values up.

FHLAM‖To page, To paragraph, To character or To frame

KNJTn‖From bottom

BCKHf‖Selected reference line.
Positive values move the object up, negative values down.

6ThGZ‖To character or As character


XCyaK‖to

f7AKV‖Select the region or reference line for the vertical alignment. The object can be positioned in relation to the following regions or reference lines:

Uswkh‖Be aware that the set of options available depend on the Anchor settings. Therefore, not all options listed above may be shown due to the current Anchor choice.

note

uAuov‖If you anchor an object to a frame with a fixed height, only the "Bottom" and "Center" alignment options are available.


bQXrs‖Keep inside text boundaries

PDNRf‖Keeps the selected object within the layout boundaries of the text that the object is anchored to. To place the selected object anywhere in your document, do not select this option.

SZu8o‖By default, the Keep inside text boundaries option is selected when you open a document that was created in a version of Writer older than OpenOffice.org 2.0. However, this option is not selected when you create a document or when you open a document in Microsoft Word format (*.doc).

9tHZh‖Allow frame to split across pages

Lu2Hv‖Allows the frame to continue on a next page when the content of the frame doesn't fit the current page anymore. Content around the frame will be wrapped on the last page.

yNPaU‖By default, the Allow frame to split across pages option is disabled when you create a Text Frame in Writer. However, this option is selected when you open a document in Microsoft Word formats, containing floating tables.

JXBBr‖Preview Field

9XAEb‖Displays a preview of the current selection.

CPpbi‖The green rectangle represents the selected object and the red rectangle represents the alignment reference point. If you anchor the object as a character, the reference rectangle changes to a red line.