Mark,
That can be a challenge, if you don't know how to do it. If you are using
Windows, any flavor, hit PRT SCRN, which will capture the entire visible
desktop to the clipboard. Then open any graphics program, even MS Paint, and
cut out the part you want to use (copy it). Hit FILE>NEW. When the new
page opens, PASTE to the new document. You can then save it to any graphics
format available in your graphics software you are using.
If you're not using Windows, then you can use the software that came with your
digital camera, if you have one, and use their CAPTURE feature, if
available.
If nothing else, you can copy what you want from OpenOffice and paste it into
any graphics program, then save in your desired graphics format. Open the DRAW
toolbar from the VIEW menu, click on toolbars to access. On the DRAW toolbar,
select the ARROW, which will allow you to select a square of what you want to
capture. You select the square by left clicking (in Windows) on the lower
right hand corner point and dragging the mouse to the upper left corner. You
will see an outline of a square around what will be captured. Then, right
click on the area selected and left click on COPY. Once again, open a graphics
program and hit PASTE. If your original selection is not quite what you
wanted, simply repeat. Each left click of the mouse will restart the process.
Though I haven't tried it in every operating system, the OpenOffice portion of
my instructions should work with any operating system where OpenOffice is in
working order. In OpenOffice, you can also open a new DRAWING and paste your
copied material there and save it in one of the available formats. If none of
those formats is what you want or need, then use another graphics program.
HTH
Suzanne L. Perry
--- On Sun, 6/28/09, Mark Knecht <markkne...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Mark Knecht <markkne...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [users] How do I save/export a graph as a graphical object?
To: users@openoffice.org, news...@scarlet-jade.com
Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 12:40 PM
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 3:59 AM, Graham P Davis<news...@scarlet-jade.com> wrote:
> I need to save a graph as a graphical object, say as jpeg or png. I recall
> doing this years ago but can't remember how or find anything in "help" as to
> how to tackle it. I think I did it in OOo, or Star Office, but it might have
> been in Excel. Is it possible in OOo and, if so, how?
>
> --
> Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks., UK. E-mail: newsman not newsboy
You don't specify your operating system so the answer isn't really
targeted very well.
Windows: I have the Home and Student version of Office which includes
an app called OneNote which takes screen clippings. From OneNote I can
save as PNG but I can also keep all the graphics in there also.
If PDF if OK then I use the free BullZip PDF printer.
Linux: I use xsnap.
Mac: Don't touch it. Can't say.
Hope this helps,
Mark
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