OpenOffice.org Draw

OpenOffice.org Draw

OpenOffice.org Draw 3.0.0
Developer(s)	Oracle Corporation
Stable release	3.3 / January 25, 2011; 9 months ago (2011-01-25)
Development status	Active
Operating system	Microsoft Windows Mac OS X Linux BSD Unix
Platform	Cross-platform
Type	Drawing
License	GNU Lesser General Public License
Website	www.openoffice.org

OpenOffice.org Draw is a vector graphics editor and is part of the OpenOffice.org office suite. It features "connectors" between shapes, which are available in a range of line styles and facilitate building drawings such as flowchart. It also includes many features found in desktop publishing software.

OpenOffice.org users can also install the Open Clip Art Library, which adds an extensive gallery of flags, logos, icons and banners for general presentation and drawing projects. In particular, Linux distributions Debian and Ubuntu have provided ready-to-use openclipart packages for easy download and install from their online software repositories.

Released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public Licence, Draw is free software.

SVG support status

Currently OpenOffice.org supports exporting to SVG format officially, though with some limitations to be resolved^[1]. The SVG import filter^[2], however, is still under development and requires the Java Runtime Environment to be installed.

It is anticipated that as SVG and SVG filters evolve, users will be able to use Draw to edit the large scale collection of SVG samples from Open Clip Art Library.

See also

Free software portal

• List of vector graphics editors
• Comparison of vector graphics editors
• Scalable Vector Graphics
• Open Clip Art Library
• Comparison of office suites

References

1. ^ graphics: openoffice.org : graphics : chart project
2. ^ SVG Import Filter - OpenOffice.org Wiki

External links

• Draw information page
  • Graphics Applications Project
  • Draw FAQ
• User resources at OOo Wiki

Tutorials and resources

• OOo2.0 Draw Guide (6.5MB PDF)
• How-to: Get to Grips with OpenOffice.org Draw (PDF, free download from official How-tos)
• Sample Reference Card for OpenOffice.org Draw 2.0 made by cluesheets.com
• OpenOffice.org Draw Templates for designing and drawing labels
• OpenOffice Custom Shapes, a repository of custom shapes you can use with OpenOffice Draw
• Clker online clipart, offers public domain images in ODG & SVG format, directly usable by openoffice