Page Layout

With this function you can define the layout of your printed document.

Size

Resolution

In this field you can define the graphic resolution.

Width

Here you can define the width of your image manually.

Height

Here you can define the height of your image manually.

Scale

Here you can adjust the height and the width automatically, when you make manual changes.

90 degrees left

Rotates the picture 90 degrees to the left.

90 degrees right

Rotates the picture 90 degrees to the right.

Free Rotation Angle

Rotates the picture by a specified angle.

Spin box Rotation angle

Displays the specified rotation angle.

Orientation

To the Left

Click here to rotate the picture to the left.

To the Right

Click here to rotate the picture to the right.

Modify Size

Click here to modify the size of an image.

Image size

Here you can define the size of an image.

Width

Use the spin buttons to change the width of an image.

Height

Use the spin buttons to change the height of an image.

Scale

If you click this option, any modifications to height or width will automatically be adjusted proportionally to the unmodified dimensions.

Interpolation

Click this option to acheive an interpolation when you enlarge an image.

Crop

Use this option to crop the selected area.

RGB values

Click RGB Colors to open a dialog where you can modify the colors.

RGB values

Red

Move this slider to increase or decrease the red proportion of the image.

Green

Move this slider to increase or decrease the green proportion of the image.

Blue

Move this slider to increase or decrease the blue proportion of your image.

Brightness & Contrast

Click here to open the dialog to define the brightness and contrast.

Brightness & Contrast

Brightness

Move this slider to increase or decrease the brightness of the image.

Contrast

Move this slider to increase or decrease the contrast of the image.

Gamma Correction

Click here to open the dialog to modify the gamma value of your screen display.

Gamma value

Enter the desired gamma value in the spin box directly or click the spin buttons to change the value.

Grayscales

Use this function to convert an image to grayscales.

Shades

Black & white

Click to display the image in black and white.

4

Click this option to display your image in 4 grayscales.

8

Click this option to display your image in 8 grayscales.

16

Click this option to display your image in 16 grayscales.

32

Click this option to display your image in 32 grayscales.

64

Click this option to display your image in 64 grayscales.

128

Click this option to display your image in 128 grayscales.

256

Click this option to display your image in 256 grayscales.

Threshold value

Specify the color proportion at which you want to convert a color to black.

Invert

Click here to invert the picture. This means that the color of each point will be set to its complementary color. This function can be used, for example, to convert scanned negatives to positives. You can invert a selected area as well as an entire graphic.

Black and White (1-bit)

Click here to display an image in black and white.

16 colors (4-bit)

Use this command to display an image in 16 colors.

16 Grayscale (4-bit)

Displays an image in 16 grayscales.

256 Colors (8-bit)

Displays an image in 256 colors.

256 Grayscale (8-bit)

Displays an image in 256 grayscales.

16 Million Colors (24-bit)

Displays an image in 16 million colors.

Charcoal Drawing

Click here to display your image as a charcoal drawing.

Mosaic

Use this function to group individual pixels together with the same color.

Element resolution

Here you can specify the number of pixels you want to group.

Width

Use the spin buttons to define the width of each mosaic tile.

Height

Use the spin buttons to define the height of each mosaic tile.

Definition

Use the option fields to specify the level of definition.

Low

Select this option for low definition.

Medium

Select this option for medium definition.

High

Select this option for high definiton.

Relief

Use this command to define the relief of an image.

Light position

Click in this field to specify the position of light source.

Posterize

Use this function to specify the number of the poster colors.

Poster colors

Select the extent of the color scale to be applied to the image.

Pop-art

Use this function to convert an image to a pop-art format.

Aging

Opens a dialog where you can define settings for the aging function.

Degree

Use the spin buttons to specify the % of the aging intensity.

Solarization

Opens a dialog where you can define the settings for solarization.

Effects

Specify here the degree and the type of solarization.

Threshold value

Use the spin buttons to specify the percent of brightness at which to start the pixel solarization.

Inversion

Select this field to invert the color of the pixels at the same time of the solarization.

Tile

Opens a dialog where you can specify the settings for the tile effect.

Element resolution

Select here the size of the tiles in pixel.

Width

Specify the width of the tiles (horizontal).

Height

Specify the height of the tiles (vertical).

Definition

Opens a dialog where you can specify the image definition.

Sharpness

Select here the desired definiton of your image.

Low

Select this option for low definiton.

Medium

Select this option for medium definiton.

High

Select this option for high definiton.

Smooth

Use this function to smooth an image.

Remove Noise

This command removes individual pixels (Noise).

Image

Use this icon to open the Image floating toolbar.

Color

Click here to open the floating toolbar Color.

RGB Colors...

-Red

Click here to decrease the red proportion of an image.

+Red

Click here to increase the red proportion of an image.

-Green

Click here to decrease the green proportion of an image.

+Green

Click here to increase the green proportion of an image.

-Blue

Click here to decrease the blue proportion of an image. The default amount by which the proportion is modified is set to 10%. You can adjust this setting under Tools- Options - General.

+Blue

Click here to increase the blue proportion of an image.

-Brightness

Click here to decrease the brightness of an image.

+Brightness

Click here to increase the brightness of an image.

-Contrast

Click here to decrease the contrast of an image.

+Contrast

Click here to increase the contrast of an image.

Grayscale

Click here to convert a color image into grayscales.

Effects

Click this icon to open the Effects floating toolbar.

Aging

Image size

Displays information about the image size in pixels.

Selection size

Displays the size of the selected area in pixels.

Color depth

Displays the color depth of an image.

Memory size

Displays the memory size of an image.

Color selection

Displays the current color selected in the color palette.

Pens

Click here to open the Pens floating toolbar.

Round pen

Use this tool to draw with a round pen.

Square pen

Use this tool to draw with a square pen.

Vertical pen

Use this tool to draw a vertical line.

Horizontal pen

Use this tool to draw a horizontal line.

Diagonal pen (left)

Use this tool to draw a downward-sloping diagonal line.

Diagonal pen (right)

Use this tool to draw an upward-sloping diagonal line.

Line

Click here to draw a straight line. Double-click to define this function as the default tool. Click your mouse where you want the line to begin and drag a line to the desired length. Release the mouse button at the end of the line. The line width and color corresponds to the settings in the Object bar.respectively If you press the right mouse button instead of the left when dragging, the line is drawn in the defined background color.(Depends on platform)

Rectangle

Click here to draw a filled rectangle. The rectangle is filled with the background color, and the border is assigned the foreground color and line width specified in the Object bar. You can also round object edges via the Object bar.

Ellipse

Use this icon to draw a filled ellipse. Ellipses are filled with the background color, and the border is assigned the foreground color and line width specified in the Object bar.

Airbrush

Click here to use the Airbrush tool. With this tool, you can "spray" an image in your document with the selected color.

The spray intensity for this function is defined in the Line Width field. If you use the respectively left(Depends on platform) mouse button, the Foreground color is applied, and if you press the Ctrl keyrespectively right mouse button(Depends on platform) , the Background color is applied.

Zoom

Use this icon to open the Zoom floating toolbar.

Zoom in

Click here to increase the display view.

Zoom out

Click here to decrease the display view.

View 100%

Click here to display the original size of the image.

Page size

Click here to view the entire page.

Optimal

Click hrere to view all objects on the current page in maximum size.

Rectangle Frame

Use this icon to draw an unfilled rectangle. The rectangle will be assigned the line width and corner radius specified in the Object bar.

Ellipse Frame

Use this icon to draw an unfilled ellipse. The ellipse will be assigned the line width and corner radius specified in the Object bar.

Line width

Use the spin buttons to specify the line width in pixels.

Radius

Use the spin buttons to specify the corner radius in pixels.

Airbrush Intensity

Choose the spray intensity for the airbrush function.

Foreground Color

Select a foreground color from the available colors in the list box.

Background Color

Select a color to be used as a replacement background color.

StarImage Help Contents

StarImage is the program for creating and editing images.Below, you will find a description of the StarOffice help topics for images.

Menus

Here you will find a description of all menus and submenus along with the dialogs in an active image document. The commands used, for example, to edit, view, arrange, format, or print a document can only be selected in an open, active document. Active means that the document is in the screen foreground. To use the commands on a certain object, the corresponding object must be selected. The available menu commands are provided depending on the relevant context. For example, if an image in a text document is selected, you will find all the necessary commands used to edit images.

Window

With the commands in the Window menu you can open new document windows or close all at once. You can also find the document list here.

Further commands for windows can be found in the context menu of the status bar.

Append

The Append menu in StarImage is only visible if you select File-Document as eMail... to append the image to a new mail. If you insert a graphic created with StarImage into another StarOffice application, the menu structure adapts to the respective application.

Toolbar

The toolbar is located at the left of the StarOffice window. From here you can access the most important functions.