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<p class="Head1"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="27" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="drawing objects; copying between documents" tag="kw68023_1" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:key-word value="copying; drawing objects between documents" tag="kw68023_2" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><help:to-be-embedded Eid="copy_drawfunctions" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:link Id="68023">Copying Drawing Objects Into Other Documents</help:link></help:to-be-embedded></p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="28" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>In <help:productname xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">%PRODUCTNAME</help:productname> it is possible to copy drawing objects between text, spreadsheets and presentation documents. <text:s text:c="" xmlns:text="http://openoffice.org/2000/text"/></p>
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<p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="29" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Select the drawing object or objects.</p>
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<p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="31" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Copy the drawing object to the clipboard, for example, by using <help:switch select="System" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch>+C.</p>
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<p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="32" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Switch to the other document and place the cursor where the drawing object is to be inserted.</p>
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<p class="P2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="33" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Insert the drawing object, for example, by using <help:switch select="System" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"><help:case select="MAC">Command</help:case><help:default>Ctrl</help:default></help:switch>+V.</p>
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<p class="Head2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="34" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Inserting into a text document</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="35" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>An inserted drawing object is anchored to the current paragraph. You can change the anchor by selecting the object and clicking the <span class="T1">Change Anchor</span> icon on the Object Bar. This opens a popup menu where you can select the anchor type.</p>
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<p class="Head2"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="36" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>Inserting into a spreadsheet</p>
<p class="Paragraph"><help:paragraphinfo state="U" number="30" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/>An inserted drawing object is anchored to the current cell. You can change the anchor between cell and page by selecting the object and clicking the <span class="T1">Change Anchor</span> icon on the Object Bar.</p>