I believe Harald was trying to give a more complete answer than the simple option you were looking for.
Yes, forget the bitmap images in the Gallery Flowchart set, where the name of the flowchart symbols have the name embedded in them and are intended to be used in a different situation than you wish to use. From Writer's main menu select "Insert -> Shape -> Symbol Shapes", then choose either "Left Brace" or "Right Brace" as required. Once the shape is drawn and inserted you can freely position and size it to your requirements. On 25/04/2022 00:28, John Kaufmann wrote: > Thanks, Harald. That article is about using frames (including linked > frames) to layout a DTP project; it does not address the Gallery, or > even the inclusion of graphics generally. FWIW, I'm familiar with > frames (and even use them in this document), but don't see how they > relate to the question of included graphics, from the Gallery or elsewhere. > > Most of the Gallery contents seem to be traditional clip-art (graphical > symbols), including those collected in the "Flow chart" category. How do > those flowchart symbols differ from others? [The Gallery has three other > categories - "BPMN", "Diagrams", "Shapes" - that also contain > descriptive text with graphics; my original question would also apply in > those cases.] Is your point that I should forget the Gallery and make > my own graphics (from Draw or elsewhere)? (If so, what is the purpose of > the Gallery?) > > Kind regards, > John > > > On 2022-04-24 09:30, lo.harald.ber...@t-online.de wrote: >> IMHO, the flowchart symbols are not suitable for your purposes. >> For graphical symbols that should contain text, text boxes, drawing >> symbols or frames are suitable. >> Please have a look if this article helps you: >> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Videos/Layout_in_Writer >> >> Harald >> >> Am 24.04.2022 um 14:52 schrieb John Kaufmann: >>> In years of using OO/LO (now @ 7.1.4.2), I have never been interested >>> in the Gallery of multimedia objects. Now I have an application for >>> it, and can't see how to execute a simple inclusion of a graphic >>> without its attached descriptive text. >>> >>> Specifically: in Writer I have a 4-page booklet/pamphlet in which the >>> two facing inner pages have related content: The left side (page 2) >>> has a list of summarized thoughts (each a few lines), two of which >>> are expanded on the right side (page 3). To help the reader make the >>> connection, it seems helpful in both cases to point from the >>> condensed version to its expansion. The Gallery has a set of "Flow >>> chart" graphics, including braces and brackets designed to serve the >>> function of grouping a few lines and pointing to a conclusion. >>> Unfortunately, all come with the description "Callout" which is >>> inserted along with the graphic -- kind of like clip-art that >>> includes a message "This is clip-art" (as part of the clip-art >>> display). This can't be right, can it? - yet I have searched in vain >>> (including the Help and Guides) for how to turn off that descriptive >>> text. What am I missing? >>> >>> John >>> >> >> > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
