Add Clipart to OpenOffice.org

OpenOffice.org is a great, free, office suite. Sadly, it does not come with a great clip-art selection. It can, however, be added free of charge.

Steps

  1. Since OpenOffice.org does not come with clip art, you will have to download some on your own through purchases or Internet searches for "free clip art."
  2. Launch OpenOffice Writer, and under the top menu, go to Tools >> Gallery.
    • You can move the gallery to the left or right like any other toolbar. You can also switch from icon view to detailed list view.
  3. Click to create a "New Theme" in the window that has come up.
  4. Click on the "General" tab, and type in a name for the clip art theme that you want displayed in the gallery.
  5. Click on the "Files" tab and then "Find Files..."
  6. Locate the place on your desktop where all of the clip art has been extracted to. Open up the folder with all of the clip art images.
  7. To add all of the clip art, click "Add All." To only add some images, use ctrl+right click or shift+right click to select certain graphics.
  8. Now press the "OK" button at the bottom of the dialog. Enjoy your clip art with ease! To add clip art to a document, just drag the image into your document.

Tips

    1. If you need to change the theme name or to add files to it later, right-click on the theme and hit "Properties."

Warnings

  • This process may take some time to complete, depending on the amount of RAM on your computer.

Things You'll Need

  • OpenOffice.org
  • Web Browser
  • Any OS

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