OpenOffice Draw Tutorials: Florist Flyer

This tutorial will show you the steps to create this simple Flyer using OpenOffice Draw.
Steps
01: Document Setup
02: Format / Orientation
03: Construct Background
04: Rectangle Fill
05: Custom Color 1
06: Custom Color 2
07: Custom Color 3
08: Custom Color 4
09: Line and Filling
10: Line Style
11: Rounded Rectangle
12: Add Text
13: Format Text
14: The Paragraph Window
15: Line Spacing
16: Format Remaining Text
17: Royalty Free Images
18: Insert Images
19: Resize Images
20: Drop Shadow Settings
21: Duplicate Image
22: Arrange Images
23: Group Images
24: Save File
To View a larger image, follow the link
Amaya’s Flower Garden Flyer

If there is anything that is unclear to you, or you spot any mistakes,
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Step 01: Document Setup
To begin, move the mouse over the
blank canvas, then right click and select
Page > Page Setup.

The Page Setup Window will appear.

Step 02: Format/Orientation
On the Page Tab, change the Paper Format to Letter, and Orientation to Portrait.

Then set Margins to "0.50" each. Then click OK.

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Step 03: Construct Background

We will construct the Background with 4 Rectangles. Select the Rectangle Icon from
the Drawing Toolbar below.

Hold the Left mouse button down and drag to draw the 1st Rectangle. You will
notice that it has a "Blue" Fill and a "Black" Stroke by Default.

Each time you need to draw a new Rectangle, reselect
the Rectangle Icon.

Draw the Rectangles on the page so that they look like this:

Step 04: Rectangle Fill
Before we change the Color of the Rectangles, go to the Format
Menu > Area.

This will bring up the Area Window. Go to the Colors Tab.

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Step 05: Custom Color 1

In the Name Box, type in what you want to call your Custom Color, in this case, let's call it
Green1. Then go over to the RGB Boxes and set R to "170", G to "212", and B to "0".
Then click Add.


Next go back to the Name Box and type in Green2. Then set R to "218", G to "236", and B
to "143". Click Add.
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At the Name Box type Green3. Then set R to "239", G to "255", and B to "177". Click
Add.


At the Name Box type Green4. Then set R to "209", G to "236", and B to "99". Click
Add. You can scroll down the Table of Colors to verify that your new colors have been
added. Then click OK.

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Step 09: Line and Filling
Now, select Rectangle 1, then go to the Line and Filling
Toolbar. Click on the Down Arrow on the Area Style /
Filling Box which is the last box in this Image and select
Green1.

Select Rectangle 2, select the Down Arrow on the Area
Style / Filling Box and select Green2.

Select Rectangle 3, select the Down Arrow on the Area Style / Filling Box and select
Green3.

Select Rectangle 4, select the Down Arrow on the Area Style / Filling Box and select
Green4.

Step 10: Line Style
While holding down the "Shift" Key, select all 4 Rectangles.

Then go up to the Line and Filling Toolbar, and click the
Down Arrow on the Line Style Box and select Invisible from
the drop down menu that appears.

The Colored Background for the Flyer should look like this:

Step 11: Rounded Rectangle
Go back to the Drawing Toolbar and select the Down Arrow
next to the Basic Shapes Icon , to reveal a menu of Basic
Shapes.

Select the Rounded Rectangle which is the 2nd shape. Hold
down the Left mouse button and draw the
Rectangle on the page.

You will notice a Yellow Circle around the selected Rounded
Rectangle. Moving this Yellow Circle "Up" or "Down" will change
the Radius of the Rounded Corners.

Hold the Left mouse button down while over this Yellow Circle and
drag downward until you have achieved the desired
shape.

Then go back to the Line and Filling Toolbar and set the Area Style /
Filling Color to "White". Set Line Color to "Green".

This is what the completed background should look like:
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Step 12: Add Text

Select the Text Icon from the Drawing Toolbar. Click anywhere on the page and start
entering Text, in this case it will be the Flyer Title, "Amaya's Flower Garden".

Notice that if you draw a Text Box, you will have to deal
with Resizing it later.

However, if you just click once, the Text Box will not
need to be Resized later. It will Resize itself as you type.

Select the Text then go up to the Text Formatting Bar and click on the Down Arrow on the
Font Name Box and select Harlow Solid Italic. Click on the Down Arrow on the Font Size
Box and select "48".

Step 13: Format Text
Add the Company Address which is "89 Adrienne Lane, Alysstown, FL 34332, Tel.
555.111.2323, Fax 555.111.4434. Select all the Text and set the Font Name to "Segoe
Print" which is a free Font that was downloaded at www.FontFreak.com.

Set the Font Size to "18", then select the Centered Icon to Center the Text.

Step 14: The Paragraph Window
To Decrease the Line Spacing, Highlight all of the Text, Right
click and select Paragraph from the menu that appears.

This will open the Paragraph Window.

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Step 15: Line Spacing

In the Spacing Section set Above and Below Paragraph to "0".

In the Line Spacing Section, click on the Down Arrow and choose
Proportional from the menu that appears. Set the Percentage to "65%".

Then click OK.

Step 16: Format Remaining Text
Enter all the other remaining blocks of Text.

Make the "Bouquet Text" Bold by clicking on the Bold Icon and set the Font Size to
"28".

All the Text should look like this:

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Step 17: Royalty Free Images
Here I downloaded the Images of 3 Flowers from www.Clker.com, which is a site where you
can download Royalty Free Clipart. Visit www.Public-Domain-Image.com, and
OpenClipArt.org as well.

Step 18: Insert Images

To Insert an Image, click on the From File Icon which is located on the bottom of the
Page on the Drawing Toolbar.
You can also do this by going to the Insert
Menu > Picture > From File.

This will bring up the Insert Picture Window.

Locate your file, then click Open. Repeat for the other Images.

Step 19: Resize Images
Select the Yellow Flower. Move the mouse over one of the Squares,
hold down the "Ctrl" and "Shift" Keys at the same time, then drag to
Resize the Image.

Move it into place on the Flyer.

Resize the other 2 Flowers.

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Step 20: Drop Shadow Settings
Instead of selecting the Drop
Shadow Icon that is
clearly visible on the Line
and Filling Toolbar, we must
first change the Drop
Shadow Settings. To do this,
select both the Red and Pink
Flowers, and Right click
while over them. Select Area
from the menu that appears.

This will open up the Area
Window. Go to the Shadow
Tab.

Select the Check Box next to
Use Shadow.

Set Distance to "0.02", Color to "Black", and Transparency to "0".
Then click OK.

This is what the Drop Shadow should look like:

Step 21: Duplicate Image
To make a copy of the Pink Flower, select it then go to the
Edit Menu > Duplicate.

This will open the Duplicate Window.

Set the Number of Copies to "1". Click OK.

Move the Duplicated Image into the desired location.

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Step 22: Arrange Images

Select the Red Flower then click on the Arrange Icon located on the Drawing
Toolbar. This will bring up the Arrange Menu.

The First 4 Icons are "Bring to Front", "Bring Forward", "Send
Backward", and "Send to Back".

Select the 1st Icon, Bring to Front.

The Images should now look like this:

Step 23: Group Images
Select all 3 Images while holding down the "Shift" Key, then
go to the Modify Menu > Group.

Thus Grouping all 3 Images into 1 Group.

Step 24: Save File
This is what the finished Flyer will look like:

Go to File > Save.

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