To access this function...

Context menu in the tabs if there is more than one image: Command Image properties...

Menu: File - Page Setup...

Menu: View - Zoom...
Double-click the field in the status bar

Menu: Modify - Rotate

Icon in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Modify - Rotate - 90 Degrees Left
(F3) key
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Picture in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Modify - Rotate - 90 Degrees Right
(Shift)(F3) key
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Picture in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Modify - Rotate - Free Rotation...
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Picture in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Modify - Modify Size...
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Picture in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Modify - Crop
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Picture in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Colors - RGB Colors...
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Color in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Colors - Brightness / Contrast...
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Color in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Colors - Gamma Correction...

Menu: Colors - Convert to Grayscales...
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Color in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Colors - Invert
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Color in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Colors - Modify Depth

Menu: Colors - Modify Depth - Black and White
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Color in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Colors - Modify Depth - 16 Colors

Menu: Colors - Modify Depth - 16 Grayscale

Menu: Colors - Modify Depth - 256 Colors

Menu: Colors - Modify Depth - 256 Grayscale

Menu: Colors - Modify Depth - 16 Million Colors

Menu: Tools - Configure

Icon in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Effects - Charcoal Sketch
(F9) key
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Effects in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Effects - Mosaic...
(F11) key
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Effects in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Effects - Relief...
(F12) key
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Effects in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Effects - Poster...
(Shift)(F9) key
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Effects in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Effects - Pop Art
(Shift)(F11) key
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Effects in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Effects - Aging...
(Shift)(F12) key
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Effects in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Effects - Solarization...
(Command)(Ctrl)(F11) key
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Effects in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Effects - Tile...
(Command)(Ctrl)(F12) key
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Effects in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Effects - Definition...
(Shift)(Command)(Ctrl)(F9) key
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Effects in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Effects - Smooth
(Shift)(Command)(Ctrl)(F11) key
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Effects in the Main Toolbar:

Menu: Effects - Remove Noise
(Shift)(Command)(Ctrl)(F12) key
Icon in the Floating Toolbar Effects in the Main Toolbar:

Page Layout

Use this function to define the layout of your file's printout. Make sure that you apply the ideal resolution and color depth to your images.

Size

In this area you can set preferences relevant for the size of your file or for its resolution during printing.

Resolution

Use this list box to set the graphic resolution. If you set a higher resolution, you will have a better quality in your printout. The size of your graphic depends on the selected resolution. The size proportion between height and length will be automatically adjusted.

To adjust the height and width manually, you must select the User setting. To avoid distortions, you should activate the Scale feature.

Width

Use this graphic to manually set the graphic's width. This field can be activated if the User setting has been previously selected in the Resolution list box.

Height

Use this list box to manually set the graphic's height. This field can be activated if the User setting has been previously selected in the Resolution list box.

Scale

Use this function to proportionally modify the height and width of your graphic when manually modifying one of these parameters. Deactivate this function if you want your graphic to be stretched or clinched in only one direction.

Page position

You can use this feature to determine the place on the page where your graphic will appear when it is printed out. The current position is marked with a red point. If you would like to edit this position, click the desired point marking. If you have selected the setting Page size as the resolution, the graphic will automatically be arranged with format filling.

Image properties

Use this dialog to set a number of image properties, such as animation.

Position X

Use this area to enter the position in the x direction (horizontal from left to right) at which the current partial begins within the overall image.

Position Y

Use this area to enter the position in the y direction (vertical from top to bottom) at which the current partial begins within the overall image.

Width

Select the width of the current partial image in pixels.

Height

Select the height of the current partial image in pixels.

Timeout

Use this area to select how long the current partial image will be visible in a GIF animation. The duration is indicated in hours, minutes, seconds, hundredths of a second.

Replace

Use this list box to select whether and by what the current image will be replaced if its timeout period has expired and if it is the last image of the animation.

• Do not replace - the current image will remain in place after the timeout period for the animation has expired.

• Replace by background - the current image will be replaced after expiration by the background of the entire image.

• Replace by previous image - the previous image in the animation will replace the current image after the animation expires.

Rotate

Here you will find a submenu with commands for rotating the graphic.

Free rotation angle...

90 degrees left

Rotates the image 90 degrees to the left.

90 degrees right

Rotates the image 90 degrees to the right.

Free Rotation Angle

Use this option for rotating a graphic within a free rotation angle.

Rotation angle selection box

This selection box contains all the angles of a circle in 45° increments. Clicking accepts the value in the rotation field located underneath.

Spin box Rotation angle

This spin box displays the specified rotation angle. This value can be set in the spin box, with the keyboard or with the arrow keys.

Orientation

In this area you can set the orientation of your graphic to the right or to the left. The graphic is rotated in the direction and at the rotation angle specified by you.

To the Left

Click this option to rotate the graphic to the left.

To the Right

Click this option to rotate the graphic to the right.

You can rotate the entire image with the User rotation icon in the sketch bar Image by the angle you selected on the Tools - Options... - Image - Color tab under Rotation.

Modify Size

Use this option to modify your graphic's size. Use the spin buttons for modifying the width and height of your graphic. Keep in mind, however, that if you modify one field, the corresponding values will be proportionally adjusted.

Image size

Use this area to define the size settings for the graphic.

Width

Use the spin buttons to change the graphic's width. The width can be entered in pixel, inches and percentages.

Height

Use the spin buttons to change the graphic's height. The height can be entered in pixel, inches and percentages.

Scale

If you click this option and you modify the height and width of your graphic, the unmodified measure will be automatically adapted to the modified one. This is done, to avoid distorted graphics.

Interpolation

If you click this option, an interpolation will take place when enlarging your image.

Memory information

In this area you can obtain information about how much memory your graphic will use after changing the size. Changing the setting in the image size will update this value.

Memory size

The size of the modified graphic is displayed in this field in kilobytes.

Crop

Use this option to crop the selected area. If you only need part of the image then draw a frame around the required portion of the image by holding down the mouse key. The command Crop deletes the area outside of the selected area.

RGB values

Click the RGB Colors command to open a dialog which enables you to modify the color in your image. The colors that are displayed in your screen are composed using the primary colors red, green and blue. Using the sliders from this dialog you can reduce or increase the color proportion. You can reduce and increase the color proportion for only one section of the image or for the whole of it.

RGB values

You can set the preferences for the primary colors, red green and blue, in this section. Clicking the appropriate arrow button shifts the value in question by 1%; clicking the slide controller shifts the value in question by 10%.

Red

Move this slider to increase or decrease the red proportion of the image. The percentage value appears on the field to the right next to the slider.

Green

Move this slider to increase or decrease the green proportion of the image. The percentage value appears on the field to the right next to the slider.

Blue

Move this slider to increase or decrease the blue proportion of your image. The percentage value appears on the field to the right next to the slider.

Brightness & Contrast

Use this command to open a dialog that enables you to set the brightness and contrast of your image. These settings can be valid for the whole image or for a certain section of it.

Brightness and contrast

In this area you can set preferences for brightness and contrast. Clicking the appropriate arrow button shifts the value in question by 1%; clicking the slide controller shifts the value in question by 10%. It is also possible to enter the value directly through the text box.

Brightness

Move this slider to increase or decrease the brightness of the image. The percentage appears in the field to the right of the slider.

Contrast

Move this slider to increase or decrease the contrast of the image. The percentage value appears on the field to the right next to the slider.

Gamma Correction

This command opens a dialog that enables you to modify the gamma value of your screen display. The gama value is a measurement unit used for contrasting gray tones.

Gamma value

Enter the desired gamma value directly in the spin box or use the arrow keys to change the value.

Convert to Grayscales

Select this command to open a dialog for converting an image to grayscales. You can use this function, for example, for printing your image in grayscales.

A large number of grayscale values are available. You can convert either a selected area or the entire image into the corresponding grayscale.

Count

These options determine the grayscale count.

Black & White

Click this option for displaying the image in black and white.

4

Click this option for displaying your image in 4 grayscales.

8

Click this option for displaying your image in 8 grayscales.

16

Click this option for display your image in 16 grayscales.

32

Click this option for displaying your image in 32 grayscales.

64

Click this option for displaying your image in 64 grayscales.

128

Click this option for displaying your image in 128 grayscales.

256

Click this option for displaying your image in 256 grayscales.

Threshold value

Use this field to determine the black proportion of a color that is to be converted into black. 50% is the most common proportion. You will only be able to select this option if you previously selected the Black & White option.

Invert

Click here to invert the image. This means that the color of each point will be given its complementary color. This function can be used, for example, to convert scanned negatives to positives. You can invert either the whole graphic or just a selected area.

Edit Color Depth

Here you can open a submenu for editing the color depth of your graphic.

Black and White (1-bit)

Select this command for displaying your image in black and white. An image will be created that will be similar to a black & white picture in the newspaper.

The change in color representation always takes effect on the entire image. Therefore, no area should be marked in the graphic. If an area is marked, this command cannot be selected.

16 colors (4-bit)

Use this command to display an image in 16 colors. Altering the way in which colors are displayed affects the whole of the image. You cannot select a specific area of the graphic as this would deactivate this command.

16 Grayscale (4-bit)

Displays an image in 16 grayscales. Altering the color display of a graphic affects the entire image. You cannot select a specific area of the graphic as this would deactivate this command.

256 Colors (8-bit)

Displays an image in 256 colors. Altering the color display in a graphic affects the whole of the image. You cannot select a specific area of the graphic as this would deactivate this command.

256 Grayscale (8-bit)

Displays an image in 256 grayscales. Altering the color display in a graphic affects the whole of the image. You cannot select a specific area of the graphic as this would deactivate this command.

16 Million Colors (24 Bit)

Displays an image in 16 million colors. The modifications on the color display affects the whole picture, therefore, a specific area on the image should not be marked. On the contrary, that is, if an area has been marked, you will not be able to select this option.

Charcoal Sketch

Select this option for displaying your image as a charcoal sketch. The contours of an image will be drawn in black and the original colors will be suppressed. This option can be applied to the whole image or to just a specific part of it.

Mosaic...

Use this function to compress small pixel groups into rectangular surfaces with the same color. The bigger a rectangular, the less details an image will have.

Element resolution

Determine how many pixels are to be grouped into rectangles.

Width

Use these spin buttons for defining the width of each mosaic.

Height

Use these spin buttons for defining the height of each mosaic.

Definition

Use the option fields to specify the level of definition. The greater the definition, the greater the contrast between individual rectangles.

Low

Select this option for a low definition.

Medium

Select this option for a medium definition.

High

Select this option for a high definiton.

Relief

Use this command to open a dialog for defining the relief shaping of an image. Select the imaginary position of a light source in this dialog. The light source defines the shadow type and the appearance of your image, which has been converted into a relief. This function can be applied to the whole image or to specific parts of it.

Light source

Click in this field to specify the position of light source. It is represented by the red point.

Posterize

Use this function to specify the number of the poster colors in the dialog that is called up. This effect is based on the reduction of the number of colors. This means that images which looked like photographs will now appear to have be painted.

Poster colors

Use this field to determine the number of color scales to which the image is to be reduced. After selection click on OK and the image will be reduced to this number of color scales.

Pop-Art

Use this command to convert an image to a pop-art format. By applying color alienation, your image will acquire a complete new character, This function can be applied to the whole image or to only parts of it.

Aging

Opens a dialog where you can define settings for the aging function. The image will appear somewhat darker every time this function is carried out, the colors can be changed into gray and/or brown tones.

Degree

Use the spin buttons to specify the aging intensity as a %. The higher this percentage the older the image will appear.

Solarization

This command opens a dialog for defining the settings for the solarization. Solarization is an effect that happens when foto material receives too much light exposure while being developed. This function alienates the colors by partly inverting the colors.

Effects

Specify the degree and the type of solarization in these fields.

Threshold value

Use the spin buttons to specify the percentage from which a pixel should be solarized.

Invert

Check this box to invert the pixel colors simultaneously with the solarization process.

Tile

This command opens a dialog for defining the tile effects. The image will be fragmented in tiles of the same color. By tiles it is meant something similar to the mosaic effect, which splits an image into rectangular tiles.

Element resolution

Select here the size of the tiles in pixels. The greatest possible setting is 999 image points.

Width

Specify the horizontal width of the tiles here.

Height

Specify the vertical height of the tiles here.

Definition

This command opens a dialog which enables you to specify the image definition (sharpness). This function causes a contrast increase between adjacent image points. As an effect it applies a higher border definition to your image. The image's contours stand out in a clearer way and give the image a sharper appearance.

Sharpness

Select here the desired definiton for your image.

Low

Select this option for a lower definiton.

Medium

Select this option for a normal definiton.

High

Select this option for a higher definiton.

Smooth

This command smoothes an image. By applying this function, the sharp color transitions will be reduced and the contrast differences will be adjusted, that is, the image will have a smoother character. This function can be applied to the whole graphic or to a specific part of it.

Remove Noise

This command removes individual pixels (Noise). In a similar way as for smoothing, hard color changes will be removed. At the same time the contour definition will be maintained. This function can be applied to either the whole of the graphics object or just to a selected part. If this effect is called up several times in a row the image will appear as if it was painted on a canvas.

Image Toolbar

Use this icon to open the Image floating toolbar which enables you to carry out the necessary modifications to your picture.

Color Toolbar

Click this icon to open the floating toolbar that enables you to define the color settings.

Set Colors

Less Red

Click this icon in the floating bar to decrease the red proportion of your image.The default value to modify this color proportion is predefined to 10%. You can individually adjust this value under Tools - Options.

More Red

Click this icon from the floating bar to increase the red proportion of your image. The default value to modify this color proportion is predefined to 10%. You can individually adjust this value under Tools - Options.

Less Green

Click this icon from the floating bar to decrease the green proportion of your image. The default value to modify this color proportion is predefined to 10%. You can individually adjust this value under Tools - Options.

More Green

Click this icon from the floating bar to increase the green proportion of your image. The default value to modify this color proportion is predefined to 10%. You can individually adjust this value under Tools - Options.

Less Blue

Click this icon from the floating bar to reduce the green proportion of your image. The default value to modify this color proportion is predefined to 10%. You can individually adjust this value under Tools - Options.

More Blue

Click this icon from the floating bar to increase the blue proportion of your image. The default value to modify this color proportion is predefined to 10%. You can individually adjust this value under Tools - Options.

Less Brightness

Click this icon from the floating bar to reduce the brightness of your image. The default value to modify this brightness proportion is predefined to 10%. You can individually adjust this value under Tools - Options.

More Brightness

Click this icon from the floating bar to increase the brightness of your image. The default value to modify this brightness proportion is predefined to 10%. You can individually adjust this value under Tools - Options.

Less Contrast

Click this icon from the floating bar to reduce the contrast of your image. The default value to modify this contrast is predefined to 10%. You can individually adjust this value under Tools - Options..

More Contrast

Click this icon from the floating bar to increase the contrast of your image. The default value to modify this contrast is predefined to 10%. You can individually adjust this value under Tools - Options.

Grayscale

Click this icon from the floating bar to convert your image into grayscale. You can convert the whole image into grayscales or just a part of it.

Effects

Click this icon to open the Effects floating bar, which enables you to apply various effects to your image.

Aging

Image size

Displays information about the image. The image size is given in pixels.

Selection size

This field shows the position of the top left corner and the size of the boundary rectangle. The size details are given in pixels.

Color depth

Displays the color depth of an image. The details are given in bits. If, for example, 8 bit is contained in this field it means that the graphic will be displayed in 256 colors.

Memory size

Displays the memory size of an image. This function can be used particularly for graphics with a high color depth. If you wish to copy such a graphic onto a diskette then you can use this value to check if the graphic will actually fit onto the diskette.

Color selection

This field shows you the color currently selected from the color palette. The color that has been selected in the object bar as the foreground color is shown in the foreground and that for the background in the background.

Cursor position

This field displays the current position of the mouse cursor in the image as x and y coordinates, with pixels as the unit of measure.

Image name

This area displays the image you are currently working on as well as the total number of frames the image contains.

Pen

Click this icon to open the Pen floating bar containing drawing tools. Draw something using your left mouse key and you will draw using the foreground color, but if you draw something using the right mouse key you will use the background color.

The following icons appear on the open Floating Bar:

Round pen

Use this tool to draw with a round pen. Set the pixel size, the foreground and background color in the object bar. Use this pen to round the ends of your drawing.

Square pen

Use this tool to draw with a square pen. This pen displays angular ends in your drawing.

Vertical pen

Use this tool to draw a vertical line. You will draw vertical lines using the using the line width 1 Pixel. All other lines will be drawn using the line width selected in the Line Width spin box located in the Object bar. If a big difference exists between both line widths the transition between the lines will take place in a continuos way.

Horizontal pen

Use this tool to draw an horizontal line. You will draw horizontal lines using the using the line width 1 Pixel. All other lines will be drawn using the line width selected in the Line Width spin box located in the Object bar. If a big difference exists between both line widths the transition between the lines will take place in a continuos way.

Diagonal pen (left)

Use this tool to draw a downward diagonal line. You will draw diagonal lines using the using the line width 1 Pixel. All other lines will be drawn using the line width selected in the Line Width spin box located in the Object bar. If a big difference exists between both line widths the transition between the lines will take place in a continuos way.

Diagonal pen (right)

Use this tool to draw an upward diagonal line. You will draw diagonal lines using the using the line width 1 Pixel. All other lines will be drawn using the line width selected in the Line Width spin box located in the Object bar. If a big difference exists between both line widths the transition between the lines will take place in a continuos way.

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.If you press the right mouse button instead of the left when dragging, the line is drawn in the defined background color.

Rectangle

Click here to draw a filled rectangle. The rectangle will be 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 by using the appropriate field in the Object bar. A double click will permanently activate this tool.

Ellipse

Use this icon for drawing a filled ellipse. If you draw an ellipse using your left mouse key, the ellipse will be filled with the background color and the foreground color will be used for the border line. On the other hand, if you draw an ellipse using your right mouse key the colors will be reversed. The border's line width is defined in the Line Width field on the Object bar. By double clicking a specific tool you will permanently activate this tool.

Airbrush

Click here to use the Airbrush tool. The airbrush enables you to "spray" an image with a selected color. By double clicking this icon you will permanently activate this tool.

The spray intensity for this function is defined in the Line Width field. If you use the left mouse button, the Foreground color is applied, and if you press the Ctrl key right mouse button, the Background color is applied.

Zoom Bar

Use this icon to open a floating toolbar containing various icons that help you define the view scale for your screen.

Set your mouse cursor on the Zoom and hold down your mouse key. A small window (floating bar) will appear containing various "sub-icons". Keep holding down the mouse key and go to the desired icon and release the mouse button to activate this zoom icon and to set it as the current tool. The floating bar will close automatically.

You can also long click the Zoom icon to open the floating bar. Click the title bar and drag the mouse while holding down the mouse key to another position. The Zoom bar will follow your mouse movement. When you release the mouse button the floating bar remains open and therefore, visible until you click the close field. A floating bar enables you to use the icons as much as you want since you can quickly and easily access them.

Zoom In

Click this icon to increase the display view in your screen. Click the document to amplify the view or the marked position up to factor 2.

Instead of clicking, you can also drag to create a rectangular selection frame. The content of the frame will then be displayed to fill the format.

The view can be enlarged up to a largest scale. Beyond this the tool can no longer be activated.

Zoom Out

Click this icon to decrease the display view to factor 2.

The view can be reduced to a smallest scale. Beyond this the tool can no longer be activated.

Zoom 100%

Click this icon to set the screen display to actual size. 1 cm. corresponds to 1 cm. in your printout (depending, among other things, on your monitor's size).

Page Size

Click this icon to view the entire page.

Optimal

Click this icon to be able to simultaneously view all the objects in your document in their maximum possible size.

Rectangle Frame Tool

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 Tool

Use this icon to draw an unfilled ellipse. If you draw an ellipse using the left mouse key, the border of the ellipse will have the foreground color. On the other hand, if you draw an ellipse using your right mouse key, the border of the ellipse will have the background color. The line width can be defined in the Line Width field. By double clicking the icon you'll permanently activate this icon.

Line Width

Use the spin buttons to set the line width in pixels. This width should be valid when drawing using the line tools or the airbrush. It is also valid for the border of objects.

Corner Radius

Use the spin buttons to specify the corner radius in pixel. If you set a value here and draw a rectangle, the corners of the rectangle will be rounded (that is, the corners will be a quarter of a circle with the specified radius) instead of angular.

Airbrush Intensity

Use this list box to select the airbrush intensity when drawing using the Airbrush tool. The effect of your airbrushed drawn area will depend on the selected intensity and color.

Foreground Color

Use this list box to select the color to be used for drawing using your left mouse key or for the border of the objects in your document.

Background Color

Use this list box to select the color to be used as a filling of drawn objects or when drawing using the right mouse key.

Foreground transparency

Use this spin button to select the transparency of the foreground color (whether you can see through it or not). Zero percent is nontransparent and 99% is almost entirely transparent.

Background transparency

Use this spin button to select the transparency (the degree to which you can see through) of the background color. Zero percent is nontransparent, while 99% is almost entirely transparent.

Grid

This icon superimposes a grid over the document. The grid can be used to align objects. It is not printed, stored or exported. At high levels of magnification, the grid lines show individual pixels.

Image Shortcut Keys

This section contains a list of shortcut cuts that are specific to working with images.

Shortcut Keys for Images

Contents of the StarOffice Image Help

StarOffice Image is the program for creating and editing images.Below, you will find a description of the individual topics contained in StarOffice Help for images.

Back to the StarDesktop

Menus

This section contains a description of all menus, sub menus and the dialogs that can be called up while working in an image document.

Additional commands are available in the context menus.

File

This menu covers the commands used for working with the document as a whole. For example, you can open, close or print a document.

Open...

AutoPilot

You can insert you saved images into interactive documents, such as business letters, faxes, etc. that have been created with the AutoPilots.

Save As...

Document as E-mail...

Properties...

Page Setup...

Print...

Printer Setup...

Edit

This menu contains amongst others the commands for undoing the last action and for copying and pasting using the clipboard.

View

The View menu combines the commands used to control how the image document window and the document contents are shown on-screen.The menus available here cover such things as which toolbars are to be shown and the size of the document display (zooming).

Zoom...

Beamer

Modify

This menu contains the commands used to edit your graphics as a whole, e.g. flipping or rotating.

Modify Size...

Colors

The commands contained in this menu are used to modify the way the colors are portrayed in your graphics. For example it is possible to invert your graphic or modify the color depth.

RGB Colors...

Brightness / Contrast...

Gamma Correction...

Convert to Grayscales...

Tools

The individual points of this menu enable you to configure the program to your individual needs.For example, you can add or remove menu points and determine the color settings.

Configure...

Window

The Window menu can be used to open new windows or close all of those that have been opened. The document list is also contained here.

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

Effects

This menu provides you with numerous functions for editing your graphics. For example, you can change your image into a charcoal sketch or make a Pop-Art out of it.

Mosaic...

Relief...

Poster...

Aging...

Solarization...

Tile...

Definition...

Context Menus

This section contains the commands that you can call up through the context menus of StarOffice Image.The following commands can be used by right-clicking with the mouse on the tabs at the bottom of the work area of StarOffice Image. Delete Image and Image Properties can only be called up if there is more than one image.

Insert Image...

The dialog that appears is called New Image and is used to fix the measurements and color depth of a new image.

Delete Image...

A query will appear on the screen asking if you are really sure that you want to delete the image currently active.

Image Properties...

A dialog called Image Properties will appear and is used for entering different parameters that are to apply to the image currently active, including an entry for animated effects.

Toolbars

A description of the elements contained in the toolbar when an image document has been activated can be found here.

Status Bar

The status bar displays some general information about the document currently selected. The status bar can be configured in the same way as other toolbars (in the dialog found under Tools - Configure....

Main Toolbar

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

Object Bar

Use the object bar to make the settings for the functions that you need to edit your image.

What's new in this version?

This section describes the StarOffice Image functions (new and modified functions).

What's new in StarOffice 5.2 ?

This section contains a short description of the new functions in StarOffice Image.

Multiframe Ability

In StarOffice Image you can now edit and manage animations or multiframe TIFs. For this purpose, a new tab has been created that enables you to switch the current frame and to edit the frame properties via a context menu. In addition, you can also insert or delete frames.

Using the keyboard in StarOffice Image

The keyboard definition in StarOffice Image has been enhanced by the following functions:

• Key (+): Increase zoom

• Key (-): Decrease zoom

• Cursor keys: Move picture section

Improved Status Bar

The Status bar in StarOffice Image offers you the following additional information:

• The mouse positioning in pixel in relation to the upper corner of the image.

• Character color - left / right mouse key.

• The rectangle size when selecting.

Grid for editing the pixels of graphics

You can set a grid over the image by clicking a button in the Function bar. The grid's width will depend on the selected zoom scale.

Transparent characters

By using two control elements in the Object bar it is now possible to set a continuous transparence for the character tool to be applied for contour and filling.

What's changed in StarOffice 5.2 in comparison with StarOffice 5.1?

In this section you will find a brief explanation on functions in StarOffice Image that have been modified.

Optimized graphics display and enlarged zoom range

Problems were resolved under the Windows 95/98 operating system by graphics output that is independent of the graphics driver. Speed has been increased for the output of large graphics or at high zoom levels. This made it possible to raise the maximum zoom range to 3200% (a factor of 32).

Transparence will be better displayed

Transparent colors will be directly displayed on the window's halftoned background. The display of transparent images could be therefore improved.

Improved Airbrush Tool

The output of the airbrush tool is now realized in an evenly manner. The output appears transparent to enable a softer transition.

StarOffice Image - Overview

This section contains a short overview of the capabilities of StarOffice Image.

All this is provided by StarOffice Image!

StarOffice Image is used in StarOffice to create and edit pixel graphics that are also called "bitmaps". Many bitmaps can also be created by using the drawing toolbar of StarOffice Draw and then exporting the resulting image as a pixel graphic. But tools such as the "spray can" for airbrushing effects are only available in StarOffice Image.

The use of the tools has been made uniform. If you now click on a tool, e.g.. for drawing a rectangle, it will remain activated until you select another tool or choose the selection arrow. Double clicking on a tool to keep it active is now no longer needed.

Creating animated GIF images and editing them

It is now possible to create and edit pictures in StarOffice Image that consist of several image frames. Animated GIF images are the best-known example of this where one image contains several frames. The information about how long each frame is to be visible before the next frame appears is also saved here.

The frames of the animation can be moved around and altered in size as often as you wish. StarOffice Image will automatically calculate and export a complete image that will include all frames. This means that it is very easy to draw a picture of a house in the first frame, for example, and only animate a picture of a window of the house in the following frames. Enter the position of the follow-on frames in relation to the top left corner of the entire picture of the house of the initial frame and the height and width of the window. The parts of the house which would remain identical in every frame do not have to be repeated in every frame.

The properties of the frames can be entered into the context menu which is located in the tabs at the bottom of the work area of StarOffice Image.

Not only does StarOffice Image support animated GIFs but also the corresponding multiframe TIF format which is almost not known in other applications. The TIF format does not contain a time span definition for the appearance of the follow-on frame, you have to manually select the frame to be viewed from a special viewer. Do not mistake the multiframe TIF image with layers: the layers lie vertically one on the other while image frames are placed in time or space next to each other.

Paint and Spray with Transparency

Different grades of transparency can be set for the foreground and background colors, from 0 % for opaque to 99 % for almost invisible. When painting with the left mouse key lines and filled areas will be given the foreground color and the border of filled areas will be given the background color. If you are painting with the right mouse key then the foreground and background colors will be transposed.

The airbrush now paints with transparent pixels (in the foreground or background color depending on which mouse key is used). The pixels at the middle of the airbrushed area hardly have any transparency and more as you proceed to the edges. Even if you move the airbrush quickly the color applied will not be interrupted.

Zooming and Editing Details

In order to make the editing of details much more easy you can zoom up to 3200 %. There are several methods of increasing the size of the view:

• Click on the Zoom field in the status bar with the right mouse key. A submenu will appear from which you can select a new zoom value of up to 200 %.

• Double click with the left mouse key on the field Zoom. A dialog will appear in which you can choose between different zooming options, including a spin field freely definable up to 1600 %.

• The same dialog can be called up over the menu command View - Zoom.

• Press the (+) key to zoom in by steps of 100 % up to a maximum of 3200 %. The (-) key is used to zoom out again.

• Use the Zoom floating bar in toolbar.

The object bar contains the icon Grid which enables you to have a grid displayed. This makes the positioning of objects in your image easier. In the higher resolutions the grid marks individual pixels.

Special effects

The bitmaps can be altered by using some of the many Effects available. The Effects influence either the entire image or a rectangle that has been drawn beforehand with the mouse.

The following Effects are available and most of them have dialogs in which the parameters can be entered.

• Charcoal Sketch

• Mosaic

• Relief

• Poster

• Pop-Art

• Aging

• Solarization

• Tile

• Definition

• Smooth

• Remove Noise

You are also able to modify the colors, the contrast and the brightness levels or change the entire image into grayscale.

Importing and Exporting in different formats

StarOffice Image is able to read and write in many graphics formats. Among others you can process GIF, JPG and PNG which are common to the Internet, and also BMP and TIF. The platform independent formats such as PBM, PGM and PPM as well as XPM and RAS can also be edited.

Altering Graphics

Use StarOffice Image to flip the images, to rotate them by fixed or floating angles and to modify the size.

The Eyedropper is used to replace specified colors in the image as a whole with other colors or transparencies which is especially practical when designing Web graphics.