How To Insert Picture from File in OpenOffice Draw

To Insert an Image go to the Menu Bar and select Insert > Picture > From File. 

This will open up the Insert Picture Window.

Select your desired Image and hit the Open Button. 

The Image will appear on the page with 8 Green Square Resizing Handles around it.

How To Flip an Image Vertically or Horizontally in OpenOffice Draw

To Flip an Image Vertically, first select the Image and click on Modify > Flip > Vertically from the Menu Bar.

The Resulting Image will be Flipped Upside Down compared to the Original Image. 

To Flip the Image Horizontally, select Modify > Flip > Horizontally.

The Resulting Image will face the Opposite Direction compared to the Original Image. 

How To Rotate An Object in Inkscape - Free Rotate, Specific Degrees and 90 Degree Increments

Free Rotate An Object Select the Object that you wish to Rotate.  8 Black Arrows will appear around the Object when it is selected. These are Resizing Handles. Clicking on the Object again will change the Resizing Handles to Rotation and Skew Arrows.  The Rotation Arrows are at the 4 Corners of the Object. Move the cursor over any one of them, hold the mouse button down, and turn the mouse in a Clockwise or Counter-clockwise direction to Free Rotate. Rotate Object To A Specified Degree

Go to the Menu Bar and select Object > Transform.  This will open the Transform Window which has 5 Tabs, namely Move, Scale, Rotate, Skew, and Matrix.   Select the Rotate Tab. Where you see Angle, you will type in the Degrees you would like the Object to be Rotated. Keep in mind that to Rotate the Object Clockwise, you will have to enter a Negative Number (e.g. -30).  To Rotate the Object Counter-clockwise you will have to enter a Positive Number (e.g. 30). Click on the Apply Button when finished.

Rotate Object in 90 Degree Increments Select the Object you wish to Rotate.  Go to the Menu Bar and select Object > Rotate 90 Deg CW. This will move your Object forward in a Clockwise Direction at 90 Degree Increments each time you use it.   To Rotate in a Counter-clockwise Direction go to Object > Rotate 90 Deg CCW.  This will move your Object backward in a Counter-clockwise Direction at 90 Degree Increments each time you use it.

How To Insert an Image in Inkscape

To Insert an Image in Inkscape, go to the Menu Bar and select File > Import.

This will open up the Select File To Import Window. 





Select your image and click on the Open Button in the bottom right corner.

This will then open the Link or Embed Image Window. 

An Embedded Image stands alone, but results in a Larger SVG File. 

A Linked Image references a file outside the SVG document you are working on resulting in a Smaller SVG File.

Make your selection and click the OK Button in the bottom right. 



The Image will be surrounded by 8 Resizing Handles. They allow you to Resize your Image.

How To Free Rotate an Image in OpenOffice Draw

Assuming that you already have inserted an Image on your page in the OpenOffice Draw program, move your cursor over it. Select the Image. 

8 Green Square Handles will appear around the Image. These Handles are used for Resizing.

 

Go to the Drawing Toolbar that's located on the bottom of the page and select the down arrow to the right side of the Effects Icon. 

This action opens a popup menu. Select the first Icon for Rotation.

The 8 Green Squares Handles around the Image will change to 8 Red Circle Handles.






The 4 Circle Handles in each corner will be for Free Rotating the Image. The other 4 Handles will be for Skewing the Image. To Free Rotate the Image, move the cursor over 1 of the corner Circle Handles. 

Notice the cursor will change to a Rotation Handle. 



Hold down your mouse button and move in a Clockwise or Counter-Clockwise direction. 

Then you will have a rotated object or image as the case may be.