How to Insert a Picture Into OpenOffice Impress

An OpenOffice Impress presentation is a great aid in communicating your point to an audience. You can use the system to rivet the attention of your audience by adding pictures to your presentation.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Start OpenOffice Impress and open an existing presentation or start a fresh one.
2. Select the slide you wish to add the picture to by clicking it in the "Slides" pane. The slide will display on the main screen after it is selected.
3. Choose the "Insert" menu, point to "Picture" and click on "From File" to bring up the "Insert Picture" dialog box.
4. Browse for your file. Use the "Look in" drop-down menu and the dialog box display to go where the saved picture is located.
5. Click to select the picture that you want to insert into your presentation. The name of the picture will be displayed in the "File name" text box.
6. Click the "Open" button to open the picture and close the "Insert Picture" dialog box.
7. Resize or move the picture with your mouse to the desired location in the slide.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't see the "Slides" pane, choose the "View" menu and click on "Slides Pane" to display the "Slides" pane on the Impress screen.
• You can also bring up the "Insert Picture" dialog box by clicking the "From File" button on the Drawing toolbar.

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