For example, the last color in the figure above, Test Blue, is a custom color. After you create new fills, they are listed in the Background dialog along with the fills provided with OOo. Set each Rectangle's Border to its corresponding Color.You can make custom additions to each type of background, with the obvious exception of None. Repeat the step to change the Rectangle's Stroke/Border. OpenOffice Draw Multicolored Rounded Rectangle Bar With Border So that the 4 Rounded Rectangles with visible Black Borders will look like this: Reapeating the steps you've already learned to set Fill Color, set the following Color Names: Using your arrow keys, select each Rectangle and again make sure that they are equally spaced. Repeat for the other 3, making sure to set the right dimensions. In the Size Section, set Widith and Height, then click OK. To do this, right click on the 1st Rounded Rectangle and select Position and Size. We will set the Rectangle Dimensions as follows: OpenOffice Draw Multipe Rounded Rectangles Try to space the Rectangles at an equal distance apart so that they look like this: Repeat for each until all Rounded Rectangles are completely visible. Move each one out to the right by holding the mouse and dragging or you can use the arrow keys on your keyboard. Though it may not look like it, there are now 3 more Rounded Rectangles behind your original. OpenOffice Draw Copy Icon OpenOffice Draw Paste Icon Select it and go up to the Standard Toolbar.Ĭlick on the Copy Icon, then click on the Paste Icon 3 times. We'll start by drawing 4 Rounded Rectangles and editing their Dimensions.ĭraw the 1st Rounded Rectangle. OK, now using what we've just learned, we will create a Multicolored Rounded Rectangle Bar. OpenOffice Draw Orange Filled Rounded Rectangle with Orange Border Select it and immediately you will see that the Rounded Rectangle no longer has a Black Border. To change this, go up to the Line and Filling Toolbar, click on the down arrow on the Line Color Box (the down arrow to the right side of the word "Black" in the image) and scroll down the Color menu that appears to find our Custom color "Orange Bar". Notice that the Rectangle still has a Black Stroke around it. OpenOffice Draw Orange Filled Rounded Rectangle Then click on the Modify button to the right.Ĭlick OK to see the color change made to your Rounded Rectangle. Under RGB, set R to 255, G to 102, and B to 0. You will be taken back to the Colors Tab in the Area Window. Type in the name of our first Custom Color, which we will call Orange Bar. OpenOffice Draw Color Name Already Exists Error This will open the Area Window which consists of the Area, Shadow, Transparency, Colors, Gradients, Hatching, and Bitmaps Tabs.Īt the right side of this window, click on the Add button where a pop up window will appear to let you know that you have to choose a New Name for your New Color. To do this, right click over the Rectangle and select Area from the menu that appears. Next we will change the color of the Rounded Rectangle by creating a Custom Color. The Rounded Rectangle will look like this: While the bar is still selected, move the Rounded Rectangle with the arrow keys on your keyboard so that it is Centered. In the Size Section, set the Width to "8.05" in and Height to "0.46" in. This will in turn open the Position and Size Window, with the Position and Size Tab visible. With the Rounded Rectangle still selected, right click over it and select Position and Size from the menu that pops up. OpenOffice Draw Default Colored Rouned Rectangle To do this, go to the Drawing Toolbar located at the bottom of the screen.Ĭlick on the Down Arrow on the right side of the Basic Shapes Icon OpenOffice Draw Basic Shapes IconĬlick on the Rounded Rectangle which is the 2nd Icon on the first row.ĭraw the Rounded Rectangle from one side of the Flyer to the other. The first thing we will be adding to this Flyer is a Rounded Rectangle. On the Page Tab, change the Paper Format to Letter by clicking on the down arrow to the right and selecting Letter from the list, and Orientation to Portrait.
This tutorial gives the illustrated step by step instructions to create a Fall Fest Flyer using the Free Vector Graphics Application - OpenOffice Draw.Īfter opening OpenOffice Draw on your machine, move the mouse over the blank canvas, then right click and select Page > Page Setup from the popup menu.