Re: [libreoffice-users] Replacing graphic images in documents

On 11/29/2011 6:48 AM, James Finnall wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> For years with OpenOffice I was able to use a document as template to 
> print my photos on 8 1/2"x11" photo paper by reloading the document 
> and simply replacing the images.
>
> I think it was UBuntu version 11 that changed me over to LibreOffice.  
> I have found that my documents seem to load and print just fine as 
> they were originally saved.  But I have not been able to locate a 
> method to replace the graphic images in a document, either by the top 
> menu or by right clicking the image.
>
> The only way I have found is to delete the image and then insert the 
> new image from scratch!  This is most difficult for precise image size 
> and placement.   I use a standard aspect on my camera (3:2) and have 
> the image size for all four photos exactly the same.  They are also 
> positioned to allow just a barely visible white line between the 
> photos for cutting.  And the margins are set to be allowed on my 
> printer without the images being cropped off.
>
> To duplicate all these settings on every image is way too time 
> consuming.  I need to be able to simply change the image in the four 
> graphic entities without effecting size, placement or aspect ratio of 
> the original image.
>
> Anybody have any suggestions that I might try to replace the images of 
> a document?
>
> Thank you,
> James
Have you tried to insert a frame, and then put your photo into it?
Joe Conner, Poulsbo, WA USA

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