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<h1 id="hd_id3154350" dir="auto">Position and Size</h1>
<p id="par_id3153255" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Resizes or moves the selected object.</span></p>
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<p id="par_id921602059453828" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Click on textbox or shape to select, then...</p>
<p id="par_id3153099" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><a name="position2"></a>Choose <span class="menuitem">Format - </span><span id="swlnappltextshared0000040502xml_21" class="switchinline">
<span hidden="true" id="WRITERtextshared0000040502xml_21" class="WRITER"><span class="menuitem">Text Box and Shape - </span></span>
<span hidden="true" id="CALCtextshared0000040502xml_21" class="CALC"><span class="menuitem">Object - </span></span>
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<span class="menuitem">Position and Size - Position and Size</span> tab.
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<p id="par_id361602065556003" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Open context menu for selected object - choose <span class="menuitem">Position and Size</span> - <span class="emph">Position and Size</span> tab.</p>
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<p id="par_id841602337832667" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">Position and Size menu icon</p>
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<div class="notetext"><p id="par_id971602065138382" dir="auto">Press <span class="keycode">F4</span> after selection to open the tab directly.</p></div>
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<h2 id="hd_id3158405" dir="auto">Position</h2>
<p id="par_id3159201" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Specify the location of the selected object on the page.</p>
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<p id="par_id891602774200160" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Coordinate axes start at column A - row 1.</p>
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<div class="notetext"><p id="par_id711602774229336" dir="auto">X-coordinates are negative in a "right-to-left" table.</p></div>
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<div class="notetext"><p id="par_id491602774311111" dir="auto">Coordinates are relative to the origin. Left/top corner of the page content area is the initial default.</p></div>
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<h3 id="hd_id3157896" dir="auto">Position X</h3>
<p id="par_id3155616" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Enter the horizontal coordinate where the selected base point should be placed.</span></p>
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<h3 id="hd_id3151226" dir="auto">Position Y</h3>
<p id="par_id3147373" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Enter the vertical coordinate where the selected base point should be placed.</span></p>
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<h3 id="hd_id3147834" dir="auto">Base point</h3>
<p id="par_id3147008" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">The selected base point will be moved to the specified <span class="emph">Position Y</span> and <span class="emph">Position X</span>.</span></p>
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<div class="notetext"><p id="par_id61602773901231" dir="auto">The base point always returns to the left/top corner on reopening the dialog.</p></div>
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<h2 id="hd_id3155942" dir="auto">Size</h2>
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<p id="par_id31507749753" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Specify the size of the selected object.</p>
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<p id="par_id3150774" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Resize the selected object to the chosen width and height relative to the selected base point.</p>
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<h3 id="hd_id3143267" dir="auto">Width</h3>
<p id="par_id3149811" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Enter a width for the selected object.</span></p>
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<h3 id="hd_id3150443" dir="auto">Height</h3>
<p id="par_id3147209" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Enter a height for the selected object.</span></p>
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<h3 id="hd_id3149796" dir="auto">Keep ratio</h3>
<p id="par_id3155341" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Maintains the width and height ratio when changing the width or height setting in the dialog box.</span></p>
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<h3 id="hd_id3155144" dir="auto">Anchor</h3>
<p id="par_id3153352" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Specify the anchoring options for the selected object or frame. The anchor options are not available when you open the dialog from the Styles window.</p>
<h4 id="hd_id3156269" dir="auto">To page</h4>
<p id="par_id3149169" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Anchors the selection to the current page.</span></p>
<h4 id="hd_id3151028" dir="auto">To paragraph</h4>
<p id="par_id3145777" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Anchors the selection to the current paragraph.</span></p>
<h4 id="hd_id3155913" dir="auto">To character</h4>
<p id="par_id3151377" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Anchors the selection to a character. This is the default for images.</span></p>
<h4 id="hd_id3150115" dir="auto">As character</h4>
<p id="par_id3155863" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Anchors the selection as character. The height of the current line is resized to match the height of the selection.</span></p>
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<h3 id="hd_id731601417097805" dir="auto">To frame</h3>
<p id="par_id181601417265098" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Anchors the selection to the surrounding frame.</span></p>
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<h3 id="hd_id3148686" dir="auto">Base point</h3>
<p id="par_id3154897" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Click a base point in the grid, and then enter the new size dimensions for the selected object in the <span class="emph">Width</span> and <span class="emph">Height</span> boxes.</span></p>
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<div class="notetext"><p id="par_id501602631133297" dir="auto">The selected base point remains fixed in the grid. The object is resized relative to that point.</p></div>
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<h2 id="hd_id3148990" dir="auto">Protect</h2>
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<h3 id="hd_id3153698" dir="auto">Position</h3>
<p id="par_id3149784" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Prevents changes to the position and size of the selected object.</span></p>
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<h3 id="hd_id3153254" dir="auto">Size</h3>
<p id="par_id3152349" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Prevents you from resizing the object.</span></p>
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<h3 id="hd_id3150693" dir="auto">Position</h3>
<p id="par_id3147413" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Specify the location of the selected object on the current page.</p>
<h4 id="hd_id3147488" dir="auto">Horizontal</h4>
<p id="par_id3145121" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Select the horizontal alignment option for the object.</span> The selection specifies the position of the object relative to the region or reference line selected in the <span class="menuitem">to</span> dropdown list. This option is not available if <span class="menuitem">anchor as character</span> is selected.</p>
<h4 id="hd_id3149554" dir="auto">by</h4>
<p id="par_id3145258" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Enter the amount of space to leave between the left edge of the selected object and the reference point that you select in the <span class="emph">To</span> box.</span> This option is only available if you select "From Left" in the <span class="emph">Horizontal</span> box.</p>
<h4 id="hd_id3150545" dir="auto">to</h4>
<p id="par_id3149213" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Select the region or reference line for the selected horizontal alignment option.</span> The following options are available:</p>
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<p id="par_id521629211712372" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="emph">Paragraph area:</span> the object is positioned considering the whole width available for the paragraph, including indent spaces.</p>
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<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemListUnordered" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id761629211713907" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="emph">Paragraph text area:</span> the object is positioned considering the whole width available for text in the paragraph, excluding indent spaces.</p>
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<p id="par_id821629211714199" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="menuitem">Left of paragraph text area</span>: the object is positioned in the region from the left text boundary to the first character on the left edge of the anchored paragraph text. <a name="multicolumn"></a>For multicolumn paragraphs, the region is defined in relation to the column where the anchor is located. When the anchor is not located in the first column, then the region starts at the left column margin.</p>
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<p id="par_id741629211714572" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="menuitem">Right of paragraph text area</span>: the object is positioned in the region from the last character on the right edge of anchored paragraph text to the right text boundary. For multicolumn paragraphs, the region is defined in relation to the column where the anchor is located. When the anchor is not located in the last column then the region ends at the right column margin.</p>
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<p id="par_id171629211714933" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="menuitem">Left of page text area</span>: the object is positioned in the region between the left edge of the page and the left margin plus any left page padding.</p>
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<p id="par_id131629211715280" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="menuitem">Right of page text area</span>: the object is positioned in the region between the right edge of the page and the right margin plus any right page padding.</p>
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<p id="par_id691629211796237" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="emph">Entire page:</span> the object is positioned considering the whole width of the page, from the left to the right page borders.</p>
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<p id="par_id981629211796563" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="emph">Page text area:</span> the object is positioned considering the whole width available for text in the page, from the left to the right page margins.</p>
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<p id="par_id811629211796776" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="emph">Character:</span> the object is positioned considering the horizontal space used by the character.</p>
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<p id="par_id701629220055018" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Be aware that the set of options available depend on the Anchor settings. Therefore, not all options listed above may be shown due to the current Anchor choice.</p>
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<div class="notetext"><p id="par_id741629211922065" dir="auto">You can see the result of the alignments options that you select in the Preview box.</p></div>
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<p id="par_id3146337" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Reverses the current horizontal alignment settings on even pages.</span></p>
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<h4 id="hd_id3145310" dir="auto">Vertical</h4>
<p id="par_id3150161" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Select the vertical alignment option for the object.</span> The selection specifies the position of the object relative to the region or reference line selected in the <span class="menuitem">to</span> dropdown list.</p>
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<h4 id="hd_id3154724" dir="auto">by</h4>
<p id="par_id911652710121127" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Enter the amount of space to leave from the top edge of the object to the region or reference line selected in the <span class="menuitem">to</span> dropdown list. This option is active only when the following combinations of <span class="menuitem">Vertical</span> and <span class="menuitem">Anchor</span> are selected. For these combinations, you can specify the amount of space to leave from:</p>
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<p id="par_id321652926777383" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">Top edge of selected region.<br> Positive values move the object down, negative values up.</p>
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<p id="par_id491652926402414" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto"><span class="menuitem">To page</span>, <span class="menuitem">To paragraph</span>, <span class="menuitem">To character</span> or <span class="menuitem">To frame</span></p>
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<p id="par_id691652964127818" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">Selected reference line.<br> Positive values move the object up, negative values down.</p>
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<p id="par_id41652926572150" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto"><span class="menuitem">To character</span> or <span class="menuitem">As character</span></p>
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<p id="par_id3155075" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Select the region or reference line for the vertical alignment.</span> The object can be positioned in relation to the following regions or reference lines:</p>
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<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemListUnordered" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id551629212019498" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="emph">Margin:</span> Depending on the anchoring type, the object is positioned considering the space between the top margin and the character ("To character" anchoring) or bottom edge of the paragraph ("To paragraph" anchoring) where the anchor is placed.</p>
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<p id="par_id481629212019833" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="emph">Paragraph text area:</span> the object is positioned considering the height of the paragraph where the anchor is placed.</p>
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<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemListUnordered" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id521629212020113" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="emph">Entire page:</span> the object is positioned considering the full page height, from top to bottom page borders.</p>
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<li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemListUnordered" dir="auto">
<p id="par_id691629212020466" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="emph">Page text area:</span> the object is positioned from the bottom edge of the top padding area to the top edge of the bottom padding area.</p>
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<p id="par_id951629212020860" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="menuitem">Character</span>: available only for "To character" or "As character" anchoring, the object is positioned relative to the region between the top border and bottom border of the character immediately before where the anchor is placed. A character formatted with a common border with other characters or objects uses the region for the highest character or object in the common border.</p>
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<p id="par_id450625620317357" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="menuitem">Entire frame</span>: available only for "To frame" anchoring, the outer edges of the frame.</p>
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<p id="par_id341625620317835" class="listitem" dir="auto"><span class="menuitem">Frame text area</span>: available only for "To frame" anchoring, the text area of the frame.</p>
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<p id="par_id701629220055018" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Be aware that the set of options available depend on the Anchor settings. Therefore, not all options listed above may be shown due to the current Anchor choice.</p>
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<p id="par_idN10A92" class="paragraph" dir="auto"><span class="avis">Keeps the selected object within the layout boundaries of the text that the object is anchored to. To place the selected object anywhere in your document, do not select this option.</span></p>
<p id="par_idN10AA6" class="paragraph" dir="auto">By default, the <span class="emph">Keep inside text boundaries</span> option is selected when you open a document that was created in a version of Writer older than OpenOffice.org 2.0. However, this option is not selected when you create a document or when you open a document in Microsoft Word format (*.doc).</p>
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<p id="par_id31512110" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Specifies, if the size of a drawing object should be adjusted to fit the size of entered text.</p>
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