Position cursor before/after image; Cursor shortcuts

[stebobibo]

This might be a simple matter to do if you have a small image (idk, didn't test with one). But in my case the image is large, it takes up a whole page, actually going over the margins even. So how do I position my cursor either right before or right after it? I can't click anywhere on the page without selecting the picture and then there is no cursor. I can click on the white space outside of the margins but that doesn't do anything.

My document is a blank page followed by the page that's fully taken up by the picture. It was generated like that (this was a note I backed up from my phone). In my case, right now I would like to add stuff after it, like a new page and then populate that page with text. But I've tried to add page breaks to get new pages, but they just add them before my image.

Also, if there is just general hotkeys for moving the cursor around, I would love to know those. Some of them would solve the current problem. I'm talking about things like: move cursor to next page, cursor to end of page, to end of document, beginning of document, etc.

Thanks for your help!

[robleyd]

HELP - F1 - is your friend. Open Help and search keyboard;navigation. Or see any of these pages.

Alternatively you could select the image and resize it to fit on the page. Right click, Picture, Crop.

[RoryOF]

Also, turn on /View /Non printing characters.

[JeJe]

You can add next/previous page commands eg to a toolbar

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[JeJe]

You can right click the picture for a menu and change the wrap to "In Background" to access the page and then change it back if desired.

[stebobibo]

Thanks everyone for your answers!

HELP - F1 - is your friend. Open Help and search keyboard;navigation. Or see any of these pages.

Alternatively you could select the image and resize it to fit on the page. Right click, Picture, Crop.

the search function in Help doesn't work for me, I get this message:

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I just downloaded java from here:https://www.java.com/en/download/, and restared my computer. Did I do something wrong, or is there something I need to do within OO?

Also, turn on /View /Non printing characters.

I tried that, but it's of no help.

by JeJe » Mon May 27, 2024 2:37 pm
You can right click the picture for a menu and change the wrap to "In Background" to access the page and then change it back if desired.
Re: How to position cursor before or after image? Cursor Hotkeys?

by JeJe » Mon May 27, 2024 2:32 pm
You can add next/previous page commands eg to a toolbar

Thanks! I will try those.

[robleyd]

Re Java: see Troubleshooting Open/LibreOffice and Java and note especially that you need a 32 bit version of Java as OpenOffice is a 32 bit application.

[Zizi64]

But in my case the image is large, it takes up a whole page, actually going over the margins even.

A little bit OFF, but is is related anyway:
Always optimize your images BEFORE you insert them into a document. Resize, resample them to the desired physical size and resolution with a third party image editor software.
You can decrease the color depth too. And never use .bmp file format. Use the .jpg or the .png file format - depended on the content/character of the image.

You can decrease the size of your document with this method, and it makes the images more manageable.

[RoryOF]

Also, turn on /View /Non printing characters.

I tried that, but it's of no help.

My suggestion was not intended as a fiux for your problem, but as a helpful hint to permit more accurate position selecting in any complex Writer document.

Most doing serious editing or document origination using Writer will have that option turned on.

[Bidouille]

You don't specify how the image is anchored. Anchoring the picture as a character allows you to follow the cursor.
Use this extension to set this up easily: viewtopic.php?t=107805