How-To: Draw Callout Objects - OpenOffice.org Draw
- To draw a Callout Bubble or Box first you must find the "Callout Button."
- You can find it here.
- Just click on this "down arrow" to bring up the "Callout Toolbar."
- Here you can find different Callout bubbles and boxes that you can choose from.
- As an example, we are going to use the "Cloud" Callout.
- Just click on it once.
- Now go to the drawing area. Click and hold the left mouse button on the spot where you want to start drawing your Callout "Cloud."
- While holding the mouse button, move the mouse to start drawing.
- A ghost of the Cloud should appear to guide you. Once you are done just release the mouse button.
- Great! You've made a Callout Cloud!
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Draw Callout Objects
This screencast demonstrates how to draw callout objects using the
toolbar
.
You will learn:
- How to find the "Callout" toolbar
- How to choose different kinds of callout objects.
- How to draw a callout object on the drawing canvas.
Advanced topics
For advanced functionality with similar results see:
- How to draw a block arrow.
- How to draw a circle.
- How to draw an ellipsis.
- How to draw a line.
- How to draw a line with an arrow tip.
- How to draw a rectangle.
- How to draw a smiley face or other symbols.
- How to draw a square
- How to insert a text frame.
- How to force equal height and width while drawing a shape.
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