On 01.12.2016 01:19, Carolyn Stokes wrote: > Hi, > > I’m too wordy to be able to get an answer on the forums so I will ask > this way. I have found that when trying to insert a picture, if I > have something on the page already especially a rectangle, it inserts > the pic into the shape instead of just overlaying it somewhere on the > document so that I can grab it and move it to where I want it > positioned. I ultimately have to delete the box and everything in it > to clear out the pic. How do I insert a pic without having that > problem? > > Thanks, > Carolyn Stokes
It sounds like you have the shape selected (ie. displaying the 8 green resizing handles) while inserting the picture. In which case you should click outside the shape to deselect it, then insert the picture. Dave -- Please address any reply to the mailing list only. Any messages sent to this noreply@ address are automatically deleted from the server and will never be read. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org